David Posted January 20, 2005 Report Share Posted January 20, 2005 I have seen a good deal for a cheap retail sempron 2400+ which I am going to build into a cheap pc. Basically i have never over clocked a cpu before and I am unsure how do do it (well i have a basic idea) All I really know is it can go wrong and you need lots of cooling hehe.Any help please? Thanks, dave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
biketrialler Posted January 20, 2005 Report Share Posted January 20, 2005 Out of interest, why would you be over clocking it anyway? :( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fishwog Posted January 20, 2005 Report Share Posted January 20, 2005 (edited) To make the CPU run faster than it's standard core and memory speed's? Just something to have a bit of fun and experiment with innit :( Some guidlines - 1. Make sure you have at least a fairly decent HSF for your CPU. 2. When upping your FSB and multiplier clock, take it in tiny steps, and occassionally up the voltages aswell. 3. After every step up in speed, run some of your normal process's for ten minutes to make sure everything is stable. 4. Always keep an eye on your temperaures. Something like MBM5 is a useful utility for this. HSF = HeatSink Fan. FSB = Front Side Bus MBM5 = MotherBoard Manager 5 Edited January 20, 2005 by Fishwog Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
biketrialler Posted January 20, 2005 Report Share Posted January 20, 2005 hehe no shit, i know what overclocking is... I just dont see the point in overclocking a chip like a sempron, that isnt going to gain much! Even clocked to its maximum it wont be good enough for all the latest games on max settings or anything! And for anything else eg media center like, you dont need clock speed... Its not hard to overclock it but its not gonna get you very far! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomm Posted January 20, 2005 Report Share Posted January 20, 2005 hehe no shit, i know what overclocking is... I just dont see the point in overclocking a chip like a sempron, that isnt going to gain much! Even clocked to its maximum it wont be good enough for all the latest games on max settings or anything! And for anything else eg media center like, you dont need clock speed... Its not hard to overclock it but its not gonna get you very far! ← Actually... I don't really know what the SocketA semprons are like, but the Sempron 3100+ are really good for overclocking. And it's just kinda like getting something for nothing - however fast your processor, you can always make it that bit faster. But you would, still, be better off with a similarly priced AthlonXP and overclocking that I think. And you should use a program called Prime95 to test if your overclock is actually stable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJ Phaze Posted January 21, 2005 Report Share Posted January 21, 2005 (edited) I'm running an Athlon XP 2400+ @ 200Mhz x 11 (unlocked! Wohoo! - default: 133Mhz x 15) @ 1.85V under a Danger Den waterblock (N) 35'C MAX he he Edited January 21, 2005 by DJ Phaze Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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