Tips On Overclocking

KINDRED · March 11th, 2003

I WANT TO OVERCLOCK MY INTELP4 1.6A GHZ I HAVE A ASUS P4S8X SO THE OPTION IS THERE BUT I KNOW THAT I HAVE TO BUY A HEAT SINK THAT CAN COOLIT DOWN BUT I HAVE NO IDEA WHICH ONE TO BUY.I REALLY DONT HAVE ANY MONEY TO BUY ANOTHER PROCESSOR SO I NEED THE MOST STABLE OVERCLOCK ANY HELP WOULD BE MOST HELPFULL

Melhisedek · March 11th, 2003

www.overclockers.com

disableing Caps Lock "WOULD BE MOST HELPFULL"

**Kellicros** · March 11th, 2003

From the Board Rules:

"4. Do NOT post in all caps. Capitalized words should be used only as a method of emphasizing certain words."

KINDRED · March 11th, 2003

sorry i didnt know caps was such a problem

KINDRED · March 11th, 2003

i tried going to overclockers but i cant find exacly what i want

vivrantpig · March 11th, 2003

..i still dunt get y u guys care about the caps thing.. i think its a dum rule.. :P

KINDRED · March 11th, 2003

you got it buddy i got all kinds of messages saying take caps off but in reallity its much easier to see and it looks better

Hanamichi · March 11th, 2003

It also looks more annoying and as if you're shouting. Why go againts the accepted and rules of the language anyway.
Is your 1.6 a Wilamette or a Northwood? Anyways the stock cooler should handle some good amounts of overclocking. Try overclocking with the stock cooler first, and if youre not satisfied then read the heatsink reviews at overclockers.com and try to find a good one in the stores.

Chinoz · March 11th, 2003

Hey Han, it's an A, so it's a NW with 512k cache
Btw, the stock cooler should be fine as long as you're doing mild overclocking.

KINDRED · March 11th, 2003

my board has a set overclock 2.4 or something how can i do a mild overclock is there a certain way

Sampah · March 11th, 2003

Some places like mine don't sell something called heat sink, cooler, the only thing they have is fan a lousy fan so I decided to take a heat sink, a big heat sink(actually it's not for PC) and I saw it off into pieces that I like to have.

KINDRED · March 11th, 2003

if i get a kickass heat sink fan this should prevent the cpu from burning right but how reliable is it?would it burn when im playing a high end game------unreal2 that my performance tester

D.D. · March 11th, 2003

Personally, I would recommend a Vantec Aeroflow, cuz I've heard so many good things about it (easy installation, good cooling).

Also kindred, I'm suprisedthat you got a p4s8x! Prior to buying my MSI 648 max-l, I was going to buy that board, but I visited asusboards.com and found that so many people got screwed over by it (mem only running at 133mhz=266 instead of 333, not booting up, etc). So, I wuz just wondering how yours is doing?

BTW, I'm loving my MSI 648 max cuz I'm running my 1.8A @ FSB 137.95 (its weird cuz MSI overclocks the thing by default

) and 100% stable, proven by 24 hrs of Prime 95.

KINDRED · March 11th, 2003

its running ok but i get some problems the major one is freezing in windows never on games at least.and when i bought it the clerk told me that was the only one that had agp 8x for intel hopefully they upgrede the bios and work out all the bugs.
it says that it runs 333 ddr on the board

vivrantpig · March 12th, 2003

Quote:

Originally posted by D.D.
Personally, I would recommend a Vantec Aeroflow, cuz I've heard so many good things about it (easy installation, good cooling).

i ordered a vantec aeroflow for my athlonxp.. it has really good ratings and a decent price

Chinoz · March 12th, 2003

For me, i would go for more ram instead of a fan. A volcano 7+ costs the same thing as 256mb ddr333 over here. Or i mighta use the extra cash to get a c1. I find that the stock cooler is "cool" enough

And D.D, abt the msi boards, lotsa vendors here say that MSI boards have a lot of probs.. But dunno if thats true onot tho...coz the 648 is a really good board and function packed. Not to mention its real cheap too

Violineb · March 12th, 2003

Quote:

Originally posted by 12si
For me, i would go for more ram instead of a fan. A volcano 7+ costs the same thing as 256mb ddr333 over here.

You're crazy. the cheapest ram would be like 40-50 for that type and amount and a Volcano 7 is only $15. Don't kill me if I'm wrong

KINDRED · March 12th, 2003

so the volcano 7+ should work nicely?

Aleksei (St) · March 12th, 2003

yep thats right

vivrantpig · March 13th, 2003

itll work but its loud!!!!!

March 11th, 2003	#1 (permalink)
KINDRED Registered User Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Toronto, Canada raised in Argentina Posts: 88	Tips On Overclocking I WANT TO OVERCLOCK MY INTELP4 1.6A GHZ I HAVE A ASUS P4S8X SO THE OPTION IS THERE BUT I KNOW THAT I HAVE TO BUY A HEAT SINK THAT CAN COOLIT DOWN BUT I HAVE NO IDEA WHICH ONE TO BUY.I REALLY DONT HAVE ANY MONEY TO BUY ANOTHER PROCESSOR SO I NEED THE MOST STABLE OVERCLOCK ANY HELP WOULD BE MOST HELPFULL

March 11th, 2003	#2 (permalink)
Melhisedek Registered User Join Date: Sep 2002 Posts: 495	www.overclockers.com disableing Caps Lock "WOULD BE MOST HELPFULL" __________________ Love can die, but Power is forever!

March 11th, 2003	#3 (permalink)
Kellicros Administrator Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Posts: 7,686	From the Board Rules: "4. Do NOT post in all caps. Capitalized words should be used only as a method of emphasizing certain words." __________________ Kellicros' DeviantArt

March 11th, 2003	#4 (permalink)
KINDRED Registered User Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Toronto, Canada raised in Argentina Posts: 88	sorry i didnt know caps was such a problem __________________ Processor~ Intel Pentium 4 1.6A GHz@1596MHz Motherboard~ Asus P4S8X Gfx~ Msi Geforce 4 TI 4200 128mb 8x agp Ram~ 512DDR-266 HDD~ Maxtor 40G @ 7200rpm CdRom~ Toshiba 12x DVD

March 11th, 2003	#5 (permalink)
KINDRED Registered User Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Toronto, Canada raised in Argentina Posts: 88	i tried going to overclockers but i cant find exacly what i want __________________ Processor~ Intel Pentium 4 1.6A GHz@1596MHz Motherboard~ Asus P4S8X Gfx~ Msi Geforce 4 TI 4200 128mb 8x agp Ram~ 512DDR-266 HDD~ Maxtor 40G @ 7200rpm CdRom~ Toshiba 12x DVD

March 11th, 2003	#6 (permalink)
vivrantpig (>^_^)> KIRBY Join Date: Sep 2001 Posts: 2,609	..i still dunt get y u guys care about the caps thing.. i think its a dum rule.. :P __________________ "...we stand strong, even in time of crisis, when our man passed on, we still marched on, Dignified, walkin with our heads up high, Soldiers until the day that we die..." -D.I.T.C "Stand Stong"

March 11th, 2003	#7 (permalink)
KINDRED Registered User Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Toronto, Canada raised in Argentina Posts: 88	you got it buddy i got all kinds of messages saying take caps off but in reallity its much easier to see and it looks better __________________ Processor~ Intel Pentium 4 1.6A GHz@1596MHz Motherboard~ Asus P4S8X Gfx~ Msi Geforce 4 TI 4200 128mb 8x agp Ram~ 512DDR-266 HDD~ Maxtor 40G @ 7200rpm CdRom~ Toshiba 12x DVD

March 11th, 2003	#8 (permalink)
Hanamichi Crotally Tazy Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Malaysia Posts: 4,573	It also looks more annoying and as if you're shouting. Why go againts the accepted and rules of the language anyway. Is your 1.6 a Wilamette or a Northwood? Anyways the stock cooler should handle some good amounts of overclocking. Try overclocking with the stock cooler first, and if youre not satisfied then read the heatsink reviews at overclockers.com and try to find a good one in the stores.

March 11th, 2003	#9 (permalink)
Chinoz ... Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Desa Park, Key Ell, Malaysia Posts: 2,301	Hey Han, it's an A, so it's a NW with 512k cache Btw, the stock cooler should be fine as long as you're doing mild overclocking. __________________ System specs P4 2.6c \| Abit AI7 \| Radeon 9800pro \| 1024mb kingston ddr400 \| 120gb seagate sata \| 40mb wd \| And all the minor bits and pieces 3dMark2001SE

March 11th, 2003	#10 (permalink)
KINDRED Registered User Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Toronto, Canada raised in Argentina Posts: 88	my board has a set overclock 2.4 or something how can i do a mild overclock is there a certain way __________________ Processor~ Intel Pentium 4 1.6A GHz@1596MHz Motherboard~ Asus P4S8X Gfx~ Msi Geforce 4 TI 4200 128mb 8x agp Ram~ 512DDR-266 HDD~ Maxtor 40G @ 7200rpm CdRom~ Toshiba 12x DVD

March 11th, 2003	#11 (permalink)
Sampah The Handsome Man Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Unlucky Place Posts: 881	Some places like mine don't sell something called heat sink, cooler, the only thing they have is fan a lousy fan so I decided to take a heat sink, a big heat sink(actually it's not for PC) and I saw it off into pieces that I like to have. __________________ PROCESSOR: AMD Athlon 64 3000+ @1.8Ghz RAM: Kingstone 512MB PC3200 MOBO: ECS Nforce4 A939 VGA: Pixelview Geforce 6600GT (Golden Limited Edition) 128MB OS: WinXP pro Service pack 2

March 11th, 2003	#12 (permalink)
KINDRED Registered User Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Toronto, Canada raised in Argentina Posts: 88	if i get a kickass heat sink fan this should prevent the cpu from burning right but how reliable is it?would it burn when im playing a high end game------unreal2 that my performance tester __________________ Processor~ Intel Pentium 4 1.6A GHz@1596MHz Motherboard~ Asus P4S8X Gfx~ Msi Geforce 4 TI 4200 128mb 8x agp Ram~ 512DDR-266 HDD~ Maxtor 40G @ 7200rpm CdRom~ Toshiba 12x DVD

March 11th, 2003	#13 (permalink)
D.D. band Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: HERE Posts: 4,574	Personally, I would recommend a Vantec Aeroflow, cuz I've heard so many good things about it (easy installation, good cooling). Also kindred, I'm suprisedthat you got a p4s8x! Prior to buying my MSI 648 max-l, I was going to buy that board, but I visited asusboards.com and found that so many people got screwed over by it (mem only running at 133mhz=266 instead of 333, not booting up, etc). So, I wuz just wondering how yours is doing? BTW, I'm loving my MSI 648 max cuz I'm running my 1.8A @ FSB 137.95 (its weird cuz MSI overclocks the thing by default ) and 100% stable, proven by 24 hrs of Prime 95. __________________ 1. Small, Cheap, Powerful - you can have only two 2. Everytime you engineer something foolproof, the world comes up with a better idiot. 3. 「学問とは虚栄である。」 The PS3 Cell Processor Explained Page, IBM Research's Introduction to Cell Multiprocessor and Cell Processor Programming Guide

March 11th, 2003	#14 (permalink)
KINDRED Registered User Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Toronto, Canada raised in Argentina Posts: 88	its running ok but i get some problems the major one is freezing in windows never on games at least.and when i bought it the clerk told me that was the only one that had agp 8x for intel hopefully they upgrede the bios and work out all the bugs. it says that it runs 333 ddr on the board __________________ Processor~ Intel Pentium 4 1.6A GHz@1596MHz Motherboard~ Asus P4S8X Gfx~ Msi Geforce 4 TI 4200 128mb 8x agp Ram~ 512DDR-266 HDD~ Maxtor 40G @ 7200rpm CdRom~ Toshiba 12x DVD

March 12th, 2003	#16 (permalink)
Chinoz ... Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Desa Park, Key Ell, Malaysia Posts: 2,301	For me, i would go for more ram instead of a fan. A volcano 7+ costs the same thing as 256mb ddr333 over here. Or i mighta use the extra cash to get a c1. I find that the stock cooler is "cool" enough And D.D, abt the msi boards, lotsa vendors here say that MSI boards have a lot of probs.. But dunno if thats true onot tho...coz the 648 is a really good board and function packed. Not to mention its real cheap too __________________ System specs P4 2.6c \| Abit AI7 \| Radeon 9800pro \| 1024mb kingston ddr400 \| 120gb seagate sata \| 40mb wd \| And all the minor bits and pieces 3dMark2001SE

March 12th, 2003	#18 (permalink)
KINDRED Registered User Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Toronto, Canada raised in Argentina Posts: 88	so the volcano 7+ should work nicely? __________________ Processor~ Intel Pentium 4 1.6A GHz@1596MHz Motherboard~ Asus P4S8X Gfx~ Msi Geforce 4 TI 4200 128mb 8x agp Ram~ 512DDR-266 HDD~ Maxtor 40G @ 7200rpm CdRom~ Toshiba 12x DVD

March 12th, 2003	#19 (permalink)
Aleksei (St) In Love! Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Ensenada Mexico Posts: 704	yep thats right __________________

March 13th, 2003	#20 (permalink)
vivrantpig (>^_^)> KIRBY Join Date: Sep 2001 Posts: 2,609	itll work but its loud!!!!! __________________ "...we stand strong, even in time of crisis, when our man passed on, we still marched on, Dignified, walkin with our heads up high, Soldiers until the day that we die..." -D.I.T.C "Stand Stong"

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