Do You Overclock?

[congo]

Hmmm,

So a new ploy becomes apparent......

First, establish your company as sensitive to the interests of enthusiasts, provide some quality overclocked gear at fair prices, build up a good reputation and client base, then...................

Screw them all!   Shame, Shame BFG!

[alrot]

What are we talking here? overclock the CPU?in Bios?I used to do In socket 370 and many others who works this has damage this units by that,sound insane

[the_autopilot]

New CPU units do have thermal protection.

And it does not damage the CPU unless you don't know what your doing and simply "mess around".

And what decade are you from, socket A is legacy.

Overclocking for those who know how to do is not risky and offers decent performence gains.

[Skligmund]

HEY! My back-up computer is still Socket A (462), and I'm getting 2300 MHz out of that old 2100+ (less efficient water cooling solution for it). It still holds its own on BOINC and anything else I throw at it.

[congo]

Sorry Skligmund, I've been off socket A now for a few weeks, it's definitely history!  

Mind you, a tweaked out nForce2 rig on socket A should run just about anything well.

I just love the "fear factor" associated with overclocking.

And it probably should be feared. The knowledge required to do it right is not so easy and straightforward as many think.

Successful overclocking requires that you understand the PC's architecture and the many relationships within that technology. I have always overclocked, but conservatively, and learned mostly by trial and error. So far, I haven't damaged any component by doing that, at least not that I'm aware of.

The experienced overclocker may think, "just wind up the bus speed and tweak the ram timings", but when you sit down and analyze the required knowledge carefully, it's really quite complex.

One also needs a software tool kit he knows inside out so the system can be analysed and monitored until stability is achieved and verified.

Not only that, but the hardware should be chosen carefully with a view to overclocking in advance in order for your best chance of success.

If you have heard or experienced any "overclocking disaster" stories, then they were likely associated with ignorance or error.

I have really experimented a lot, and goofed up a lot, and I still haven't managed to break anything. I mean, who else attaches old heatsinks from the re-cyclers to their brand new nForce4 mainboards with rubber bands?

Rubber bands tend to let go within a few hours, that's a handy hint! So if your newly modified PC happens to blue screen crash with a chipset overheat, it would probably pay to attach the heatsinks with something a bit more substantial.  

[Joe_D]

Something to keep in mind:

Manufactures usually set the default clock speeds on hardware lower than they are capable of running safely.

This is because they have absolutely no control of the enviorment they will be installed in.

With excellent cooling, you can usually take advantage of the clock speed potential safely in most instances.
However you still do so at your own risk. A little common sense goes a long way. Do your research on the overclocking potential of the hardware you wish to overclock and proced slowly, a little at

[GunnerMan]

Yes Congo I love the "fear factor" as well and the satisfaction you get when you get a good clock. ATM im having trouble with the DFI I need to work because it takes a 100Mhz fine and stable if done in windows try to do it in BIOS and boot I get restart. I had the ram at 180Mhz so at 211 HTT it was 191 with CAS of 3-3-3-6 on 2-2-2-5 ram stock voltage. So i need to figure that out. I really need a new PSU that myay be the prob.

As for the 7800GTX I stuck wit BFG its goin great have not OC yet. I need another gig of ram to get the true gain from this machine.

Im gettin 5700 3dmarks (05) at stock settings(nearly). The XP-120 heatsink keeps it at a cool 28C idle, unforunatly I was not able to apply the AS5 right as that heatsing is a job to get on the mounting brakets are very ard to bend.

Anyway Joe thats about what I said in my prevous post in a nut shell