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Old 03-14-2009   #6 (permalink)
mpcrsc562


Windows 7 Ultimate x64 (Vista went bye-bye on this rig)
 
 

Re: athlon black edition stable overclock

not to be a smart-ass, but what you're stating to me is like trying to understand klingon-ese--i don't understand.

it has to do with the amd processor vs intel. one, i have an unlocked multiplier and i got to where i need on upping the multiplier, so that's cool. the other thing is that i have no fsb to mess with. when i up the cpu speed for and amd processor, the ram and hyper transport speed increases too. that's why i had to set the ram to ddr2 667 instead of ddr2 800; increasing the clock would make my ram run out of spec--above the 800mhz it's rated at if the cpu speed is increased. as far as the hyper transport link, the default speed is 1ghz, and also as the ram, if i increase the cpu speed, the hyper transport link speed increases above the default 1ghz necessitating the need for me to set it to 800mhz; if i don't then either i'll get blue screens or the computer will randomly crash and reboot.

my concern is if there is anything else i need to tend to, thus, my calling out to anyone who has overclocked an amd system with success. as i stated previously, where everything is set now, core voltage @ 1.5v, dram voltage @ 2v, dram set to ddr2 667, and hyper transport link set to 800mhz, every thing runs and the setup even successfully sustained two hours of prime95--no lockups, crashes, spontaneous reboot, or bsod's. it just doesn't seem to run smooth though and it makes me think that i'm overlooking something.

thanks for your input, though.
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