Vista - overclocking noob questions

**archie123** · 3 Weeks Ago

Quote: Originally Posted by smarteyeball

Quote: Originally Posted by archie123

at least you got prime 95 , remember 8 hours blended tests maximum stress , then you'll know its stable

Well... 8hrs is a good indication - 24hrs is better - even then it's not a 100% guarantee

(I have turned the air blue several times after P95 crashes/workers stopping at 9hrs+

)

Seriously though, do as Archie says and research this more.

me too especilly when just one thread crashes after 3 hours , but if your as anal as me its back to the drawing board

ive never left it 24 hours , jesus my pc is only ever on for 2 at a time when im using it

just usually run it overnight

**smarteyeball** · 3 Weeks Ago

Quote: Originally Posted by archie123

me too especilly when just one thread crashes after 3 hours , but if your as anal as me its back to the drawing board

I'm a bit anal too. At the first sign of instability, back to the BIOS I go. Rinse and repeat

Quote:

ive never left it 24 hours , jesus my pc is only ever on for 2 at a time when im using it

just usually run it overnight

Normally when I'm adjusting, I'll do an 8hr run overnight and then finish 'testing' with games.

But when it passes 8hrs of P95, 30 passes of IBT but still blue screens, it's off for a mega-run of punishment

**thepizzaman** · 3 Weeks Ago

Quote: Originally Posted by chaosrealm93

nah.... get intel. overclocked AMDs are the equivalent to stock intels. thats how good they are.

ok lets look at something...... that little 940 of yours is faster than all but one of the Q series of quad cores..... and is about as fast as their 8 core i7..... with that little quad don't tell me they arn't fast
oh btw what kinda cooler have you got on it?
and on a side note.... i will never buy another stinkin intel chip

**mpcrsc562** · 3 Weeks Ago

Quote: Originally Posted by chaosrealm93

yea, i OC'ed without much knowledge. i just knew that the higher the multiplier goes, the higher the voltage needs to be.

as for programs, i used CPU-Z, AMD Overdrive (to monitor my temps), and Prime95 (i heard its used to test stability)

as far as stability goes, i had to go back to 3.4GHz on 1.4V.
3.6GHz was apparently too much for the CPU and it crashed in the first few minutes of Prime95 =(

you should have been safe with 1.45v--as long as you have an adequate hsf. i have the same proc running at 3.4ghz with 1.4v.

3.4ghz at stock voltage (1.35) caused blue screen for me--as you indicated with 3.6ghz and 1.45. as long as you don't go overboard you should be cool with adequate cooling. also, you bios might be color coded--gray=safe; yellow=caution; red=danger--mine is such a mobo bios. stay in the yellow with voltage and make sure your cooling is adequate.

and as far as your first statement, the voltage only needs to be increased for the sake of stability. meaning, just because you go up in clock speed does not necessarily equate an increase in voltage--only an increase in the event of instability.

3 Weeks Ago	#11 (permalink)
archie123 Vista Home Premium 64bit SP2 1,743 posts	Re: overclocking noob questions Quote: Originally Posted by smarteyeball Quote: Originally Posted by archie123 at least you got prime 95 , remember 8 hours blended tests maximum stress , then you'll know its stable Well... 8hrs is a good indication - 24hrs is better - even then it's not a 100% guarantee (I have turned the air blue several times after P95 crashes/workers stopping at 9hrs+ ) Seriously though, do as Archie says and research this more. me too especilly when just one thread crashes after 3 hours , but if your as anal as me its back to the drawing board ive never left it 24 hours , jesus my pc is only ever on for 2 at a time when im using it just usually run it overnight
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smarteyeball Vista Ultimate SP2 x64 : Seven Ultimate x64 1,688 posts	Re: overclocking noob questions Quote: Originally Posted by archie123 me too especilly when just one thread crashes after 3 hours , but if your as anal as me its back to the drawing board I'm a bit anal too. At the first sign of instability, back to the BIOS I go. Rinse and repeat Quote: ive never left it 24 hours , jesus my pc is only ever on for 2 at a time when im using it just usually run it overnight Normally when I'm adjusting, I'll do an 8hr run overnight and then finish 'testing' with games. But when it passes 8hrs of P95, 30 passes of IBT but still blue screens, it's off for a mega-run of punishment
My System Specs

3 Weeks Ago	#13 (permalink)
thepizzaman Vista Home Premium 32bit and Ubuntu 9.10 32bit 1,290 posts	Re: overclocking noob questions Quote: Originally Posted by chaosrealm93 nah.... get intel. overclocked AMDs are the equivalent to stock intels. thats how good they are. ok lets look at something...... that little 940 of yours is faster than all but one of the Q series of quad cores..... and is about as fast as their 8 core i7..... with that little quad don't tell me they arn't fast oh btw what kinda cooler have you got on it? and on a side note.... i will never buy another stinkin intel chip
My System Specs

3 Weeks Ago	#14 (permalink)
mpcrsc562 Windows 7 Ultimate x64 (Vista went bye-bye on this rig) 228 posts	Re: overclocking noob questions Quote: Originally Posted by chaosrealm93 yea, i OC'ed without much knowledge. i just knew that the higher the multiplier goes, the higher the voltage needs to be. as for programs, i used CPU-Z, AMD Overdrive (to monitor my temps), and Prime95 (i heard its used to test stability) as far as stability goes, i had to go back to 3.4GHz on 1.4V. 3.6GHz was apparently too much for the CPU and it crashed in the first few minutes of Prime95 =( you should have been safe with 1.45v--as long as you have an adequate hsf. i have the same proc running at 3.4ghz with 1.4v. 3.4ghz at stock voltage (1.35) caused blue screen for me--as you indicated with 3.6ghz and 1.45. as long as you don't go overboard you should be cool with adequate cooling. also, you bios might be color coded--gray=safe; yellow=caution; red=danger--mine is such a mobo bios. stay in the yellow with voltage and make sure your cooling is adequate. and as far as your first statement, the voltage only needs to be increased for the sake of stability. meaning, just because you go up in clock speed does not necessarily equate an increase in voltage--only an increase in the event of instability. Attached Thumbnails
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