Overclock your PC
Monday, April 21st, 2008 running time 16:56
Back in the day, only the foolhardy overclocked a PC. Today? It's practically expected for home builders. We walk you thru the basics of getting free performance from your processor.
Weston writes in, "Could do explain how to to overclock? I have a I have an Opteron 165, 1.8 Ghz Dual core proccessor and my mother board is MSI K8N Neo2 Platinum and wanted to overclock."
No problem, Weston. Tho we don't have quite the same configuration as you do, the basics of overclocking, the fine art of tweaking your CPU, memory or GPU to get more performance than the part is rate for, hold pretty much the same, whether you've got an Intel or AMD processor.
Back in the day, only the brave and the foolhardy overclocked. Today, it's practically expected. Motherboard manufacturers have made it easy to overclock without puttering with tiny jumpers on the motherboard; it's all in the Bios, and most mobos will automatically reset if you push things too far. GPU manufacturers like Nvidia and ATI put overclocking tools in their drivers.
On the show we walk you thru the basics of turning up the Front Side Bus, along with the bus multiplier, since our processor's multiplier isn't locked... we ended up boosting our procesor 13% over stock. Not a huge gain, but nothing to sneeze at.
We also test our systm's stability using Prime95 for 30 minutes between each tweak to the BIOS.
Want to get more in depth with overclocking? We highly recommend the Extremetech Overclocking Guide, by Joel Durham, Jr. It's packed full of great info on overclocking your CPU and graphic card!
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" There's -- system is brought you by Netflix. And godaddy.com. Today we're gonna talk a little bit about over clocking you've been asking us we're gonna show he had over clock your PC. And get a little more performance for just about not that. On this episode of system. But he definitely welcome the system I'm Patrick Norton it is. A sad that's a system today not -- my child is on the sets of Peterson cooing giggling it's actually not need to actually machinists. But actually. To announce the departure of David Randolph from system. And from a mission Teresa fabulous new job we wish him well and we hope to see him back on system in the future or some of -- amazing projects. But currently we will no longer had David Randolph -- echo so want to thank him for some amazing episodes lot of fun we had making him. And that do us a favor check him out on the boards before it leaves until about how much you enjoyed the project is brought to you. That. Over clocking -- topic we've gotten a lot of emails about classic example is this email from -- it could you explain how to over clock. I've opera 165 at one point eight gigahertz dual core processor and motherboard is an MS psyche and -- to platinum. And it really went over clock not over clocking is the finer tweaking your CPU turning up the throttle. -- did the memory of the graphics processing unit try to get more performance -- the part is rated for why would you do that so you get it cheaper part. That performs like a more expensive part now back in the day was pretty much only -- my mad dogs and englishman. These days though it's practically expected. Motherboard manufacturers have made it easy to over clock -- ATI put over clocking tools in their drivers and many manufacturers even stipulate a percentage of over clocking -- acceptable within the warranty. To let's talk about how it works yet to basic tools the first one is turning up the front side bus for your clock speed at your primary tool. Turn up five or ten megahertz restart your machine checked for stability. And you can basically -- things up slowly with that one. The big one if your processor is not clock clock you can play around the CPU multiplier single from like ten X multiplier to eleven X multiplied this in my experience is usually less successful but sometimes you get him. Big -- over clocked. By cranking up your CPU multi polar wander through notches. That said you never play around with these at the same time basically just one variable at a time check for stability and restart remember we told you need time for this. Finally you can turn up the voltage are basically one more power into the processor to see if that'll actually help with stability do that when something is kind. Kinda stable -- not quite there do some research and playing around the voltage going your processor before you play with that said. The other thing you may want to do and they kinda go hand in hand with over clocking is increase your cooling capacity. Either putting on a better processor cooler going to water cooling or some kind of electric thermal cooler. Anyone of these can actually pull more heat away from the processor and that's definitely going to increase -- stability. I like to play around with the native heat -- first insert -- up to more sophisticated heat sex. -- primary goal enhancing stability if you can't reboot and use your computer it's not really usable over -- so members stability that --"
" Now before we get any farther want to take a moment to thank one of our sponsors of these the people to help us bring you if you -- support them you're doing us a big favor. Are you want to make an impact on line do with -- dot com. -- dot com names as well as a dollar 99 plus world plus hosting fast and easy website builders and a lot more plus if you enter in the code since the sixth that's SYS six when you check out you'll save an additional 20% on any twelve or 24 -- hosting plan that's -- yeah now some restrictions apply even if the details and godaddy.com to do is a favorite. Get your piece of the Internet -- and dot com and enter in the code 66 movie -- keep bringing it shows you."
" Probably the most critical thing when your playing around over -- Is having a bunch of time on your PC when I say that you don't want -- over clocking when you have a report you the next day he would hit particularly machine in the house you probably don't want to start playing around with this. Unless everybody's somewhere else for a few hours -- basically. You're gonna play around the settings you're gonna restart the machine you're gonna see if it's stable and you're gonna do this over and over and over again. Which means you need a PC with -- an unlocked clock you need the ability to adjust. The clock speed this eliminates most commercially built systems -- commercially built in mean Dell HP Gateway traditionally. They don't want you playing around this stuff. Intel and the they don't want to play around this stuff so they lock it down. On the motherboard chances are given Intel motherboard you're not gonna actually be able to play around the clock speed thing for gallery. Some cases this isn't so. Isn't how it works but in the majority most basically commercially prepared systems that come from the big companies. Are not -- over clock. I also recommend updating your bios the latest version available from the motherboard manufacturer why you want all the tweaks all the fixes and all the stability you can get. Having a freshly upgraded by -- definitely helps of that. One -- deathly want to tracked down before you start over clocking is that manufacturers rating for your CPU on the heat basically. You're gonna look at the manual that came with the part or from the manufacturer Intel -- in -- website they're gonna tell you. A thermal rating basically degrees Fahrenheit -- more likely degrees centigrade. That they consider the safe operating -- for the chip. Along with that you need motherboard monitor or some other tool that allows you to monitor the CPU temperature on your motherboard worst case scenario you might be able to find it inside the bios. Why do you need to do this basically if you're running too hot on your processor either need to dial it back down again. Or need a better cooling system because running too hot is very very bad for processors. Finally you're gonna need two more things a copy of the manual for your motherboard that's going to give me the details. On actually the physical process inside your biased over clocked at W is jumpers anymore. And a sheet of paper and pencil to make notes on he can take a look at the settings. And make notes as to whether they were stable or not stable and give you an idea to determine with one point nine volts to determine when point nine tuneful -- and -- one -- no that was it. Get the idea here write this stuff data -- around that. Irate over clock there's one last thing you need figure out how to do first. How to reset your motherboard. Because if you turn the clock up too far. The process is gonna be so once stable your systems I didn't get a boot which essentially turns your fabulous -- the parts whether it's 500 dollars for the parts of 5000 dollars were the parts into a paper weight. This is bad he -- know how to reset the motherboard to factory settings or if you're lucky you've got a motherboard like I -- have used the clear RTZ ram jumper. It's gotten paces calls -- the CPR feature of the motherboard BC if you were. Parameter recall which essentially means. If the processor can so unstable because it's turned up you formula won't boot. This actually automatically. For rattles it back down default settings and then you go next time to play around over clocking don't turn it up that far or maybe try to turn up the voltage a little bit with that now. Important figure this out before you start turning up the clock. Your first challenge when -- over clocking is actually giving into the bios or seen a setup utility that's or looking at right here on the screen. And generally speaking your hit delete or F one RF two during the boot sequence normally. You're systems going to start it's gonna give you a message and editor system setup we're ordered a bios and RC knows. And basically do it says fleet F one -- that information doesn't post on the screen. During the booting process. He'd probably gonna check the manual -- do a search for the manufacturer of motherboard. And getting it getting into the space motherboard. But generally speaking member we told you should have your Manuel Emmanuel tell you can do -- this is -- than usual system right here we're looking at the -- goes for EP -- systems science is not an 8000 dollar system. As for eight grant HP probably figure Shirokiya play -- over clocking because you like to spend money. And we're looking inside of here. And I see this on a number of aces motherboard is they have the -- tuning options is basically controls. Your over clocking options manual is a fully manual configuration."
" That allows you going to play around with the system clocks that you PCI bus your front side memory. And under over clocking in that you're CPU multiplier. Posted at back a step in -- Nokia including options and so one of the interesting things that are found and a lot of support these cases is sort of standardize over clock where it's gonna actually try to give you 5% 10% 15% 20%. Or for smaller step things you can actually look at that a guy and OS settings or in this case it's 35810%. So as a little bit smaller than. Just for fun though -- go back to. Manual and a sort of an auto is that the optimize settings recommended by the bias writers. And standard is basically the of them that standard configuration we come from the factory and so -- set things everything back -- the way they were just it stands. Going to fully manual. And our front side bus or memory configuration. So it's set to automatically corrects an have to play around with that and this case and believe it linked. And we're going to turn the front side bus up let's call it ten megahertz so it's thirteen 33 -- thirteen. 431343. And we hit F ten. That's going to save and exit memorably changing one parameter of the time."
" And let's see -- reviews and this is essentially. Over clocking you tweak a setting you restart excellent. Give this summary -- my favorite over clocking articles from extreme tech. Extreme -- died over clocking at scheduled during junior great guys lot of writing for extreme tech dot com he basically says tweak boot. Test repeat. --"
" check it out to redo it. And we're gonna run prime 95 and receive that stable."
" And by the way we're a prime 95 for like thirty minutes. So will be right back to you and that's that's."
" take a break quick break who to thank our sponsors the sponsors help bring the show to use if you can help us by supporting them that would be awesome. And you know when it's the Netflix sponsored movie pick of the week. This time we're gonna do TV series and movies. Red dwarf for his side by comedy generally a winning combination I can't stand Doctor Who. Our producer Roger loves of the red dwarf is a definite winner for everybody series -- Because the spaceship or space stage with a bunch people trapped. Have very very small place it's got quite cool following it is funny it is amusing and all eight seasons are available for instant viewing on the Netflix website that's release like that's for online delivery system. Think about it if you're craven movie rentals of that drive into the store check out Netflix dot com -- thousand titles on line including tons of -- titles you'll probably not gonna find at your local video store forty shipping centers it means delivery generally happen in a single business day. Plans are for 99 because your friend of -- your system you're you can get a free trial by signing up at WWW. That Netflix dot com slash system. Red dwarf check it out it's funny amber going to be talking about it in the four."
" So we've ran prime 95 for half an hour checking out the system was stable we've restarted take a look at this settings we actually played around with here so we did the front side bus to turn that up of thirteen 43 from. Thirteen 33 year 1000 retreat hurt. And that takes us from three point 33 gigahertz to three point 35 year it's a not a huge increase -- definitely start. But just for fun let's play around with the CP multiplier and we're bring that up to eleven that's one louder. And just for fun. We're gonna leave it to the front side bus turned up that ten hurt so we're gonna F ten save out. And so we've tweaked we've that a single setting change we're gonna see if it boots."
" Okay this is a fine example. -- they failed over clock basically. The problem isn't that awareness and set up had damaged but he's legally we over clock we've pushed too far stability in the CPU. Went right down the terrain so we're gonna reboot."
" And corporate power stood reboot this thing and turn -- clock -- part act now to go back to play with front side bus. Now what did you do generally if it gets and stable deserted boots up into the operating system that's generally -- time to clear when voltage. But if it doesn't won't even posting W that now. Basically boosting the voltage is one of the things that can kill your processors -- research mission at the right voltage and don't turn it -- more than 15%. And don't turn it up more than one ticket -- time basically -- available packages in here. Basically turn up one restarted you see that helps the stability may be wondered Timor definitely don't. Turn your voltage of the Mormon -- for its voltage is something that can kill your CPU and CPUs are expensive. So what's actually go back and this we're gonna turn that clock multiplier off. And -- beaten. Potato back at ten. And will go back into our. Front side bus and we'll turn that up just for fun the 1400. And see -- that several actually boot that big honking job remember we had small increments for doing this one just for fun. Because we're gonna play around this and see exactly how high we can get it. But -- books. 1400. -- to save out."
" Savings fund -- accidents. And we'll see if that reduce its. Now since the third number that you over clocking assist in the GPU in the memory GPU over clocking is really popular memories kind of tied into the front side bus. It's definitely worth playing around with so what you're looking at right here is prime 95 it's the most boring application on the planet and it's absolutely brilliant for testing. Ability because it basically cranks a ton of Mac. Inside -- your system so this will be used to test ability to put -- new GPU it's a great idea of taking recent model 3-D game and you don't get our three gamer don't even bother turning -- GPU even so. David normal settings but taking me. The high end 3-D video game and throwing that basically seeing if it doesn't. Crash we talk about stability here things like. Physical crashes that blue screen we saw earlier weird blocks of color on your system all these are signs of stability or just randomly. Programs randomly die that you never a problem dying for these -- stability problems. So like Beretta prime 95 try to root those out before we turn up a little bit more check this -- we at a safe stable -- we're gonna run prime 95. And now we come back retired a little bit about how fast it again."
" To get this system turned up this. We -- that thing up to 1400 we got the blue screen. Which of course gave us the ever popular pieces to encountered and predictable hardware here -- example of a decided lack of stability -- voltage -- that didn't help us out there. Now normally this is the three gigahertz part time two inductees thirteen hundred the front side bus Texas three point 33 gigahertz and we basically slowly clocked at up from. Thirteen hundred to thirteen fifty. And thirteen seventy was that ties -- you know that was three point fourteen gigahertz that's the 13% over clock that's pretty cute considering. -- basically you're looking at 13% more -- And we're pretty happy with that. So just yeah."
" There Weston your system's gonna be a little different from this ranks get a different motherboard manufacturer get a different processor. But the basic process is the same you're gonna look at the bios you're gonna player -- front side bus clock multiplier settings and you're gonna tweak it up -- for stability tweak it up test for stability. Do what do reading great article on this I mentioned it earlier. I extreme text carried over clocking for my children junior great writer varied experiences over clocking in a wonderful introduction I can't recommend it. Highly enough we'll have some more links up on. The web page and hey man over clocking the steps of the system next week. We're gonna clear of water cooling as to whether or not we can actually -- the system up even more I'm Patrick Norton you're watching system. We'll see you next week."
" That the -- smile --"
" There's -- system is brought you by Netflix. And godaddy.com. Today we're gonna talk a little bit about over clocking you've been asking us we're gonna show he had over clock your PC. And get a little more performance for just about not that. On this episode of system. But he definitely welcome the system I'm Patrick Norton it is. A sad that's a system today not -- my child is on the sets of Peterson cooing giggling it's actually not need to actually machinists. But actually. To announce the departure of David Randolph from system. And from a mission Teresa fabulous new job we wish him well and we hope to see him back on system in the future or some of -- amazing projects. But currently we will no longer had David Randolph -- echo so want to thank him for some amazing episodes lot of fun we had making him. And that do us a favor check him out on the boards before it leaves until about how much you enjoyed the project is brought to you. That. Over clocking -- topic we've gotten a lot of emails about classic example is this email from -- it could you explain how to over clock. I've opera 165 at one point eight gigahertz dual core processor and motherboard is an MS psyche and -- to platinum. And it really went over clock not over clocking is the finer tweaking your CPU turning up the throttle. -- did the memory of the graphics processing unit try to get more performance -- the part is rated for why would you do that so you get it cheaper part. That performs like a more expensive part now back in the day was pretty much only -- my mad dogs and englishman. These days though it's practically expected. Motherboard manufacturers have made it easy to over clock -- ATI put over clocking tools in their drivers and many manufacturers even stipulate a percentage of over clocking -- acceptable within the warranty. To let's talk about how it works yet to basic tools the first one is turning up the front side bus for your clock speed at your primary tool. Turn up five or ten megahertz restart your machine checked for stability. And you can basically -- things up slowly with that one. The big one if your processor is not clock clock you can play around the CPU multiplier single from like ten X multiplier to eleven X multiplied this in my experience is usually less successful but sometimes you get him. Big -- over clocked. By cranking up your CPU multi polar wander through notches. That said you never play around with these at the same time basically just one variable at a time check for stability and restart remember we told you need time for this. Finally you can turn up the voltage are basically one more power into the processor to see if that'll actually help with stability do that when something is kind. Kinda stable -- not quite there do some research and playing around the voltage going your processor before you play with that said. The other thing you may want to do and they kinda go hand in hand with over clocking is increase your cooling capacity. Either putting on a better processor cooler going to water cooling or some kind of electric thermal cooler. Anyone of these can actually pull more heat away from the processor and that's definitely going to increase -- stability. I like to play around with the native heat -- first insert -- up to more sophisticated heat sex. -- primary goal enhancing stability if you can't reboot and use your computer it's not really usable over -- so members stability that --"
" Now before we get any farther want to take a moment to thank one of our sponsors of these the people to help us bring you if you -- support them you're doing us a big favor. Are you want to make an impact on line do with -- dot com. -- dot com names as well as a dollar 99 plus world plus hosting fast and easy website builders and a lot more plus if you enter in the code since the sixth that's SYS six when you check out you'll save an additional 20% on any twelve or 24 -- hosting plan that's -- yeah now some restrictions apply even if the details and godaddy.com to do is a favorite. Get your piece of the Internet -- and dot com and enter in the code 66 movie -- keep bringing it shows you."
" Probably the most critical thing when your playing around over -- Is having a bunch of time on your PC when I say that you don't want -- over clocking when you have a report you the next day he would hit particularly machine in the house you probably don't want to start playing around with this. Unless everybody's somewhere else for a few hours -- basically. You're gonna play around the settings you're gonna restart the machine you're gonna see if it's stable and you're gonna do this over and over and over again. Which means you need a PC with -- an unlocked clock you need the ability to adjust. The clock speed this eliminates most commercially built systems -- commercially built in mean Dell HP Gateway traditionally. They don't want you playing around this stuff. Intel and the they don't want to play around this stuff so they lock it down. On the motherboard chances are given Intel motherboard you're not gonna actually be able to play around the clock speed thing for gallery. Some cases this isn't so. Isn't how it works but in the majority most basically commercially prepared systems that come from the big companies. Are not -- over clock. I also recommend updating your bios the latest version available from the motherboard manufacturer why you want all the tweaks all the fixes and all the stability you can get. Having a freshly upgraded by -- definitely helps of that. One -- deathly want to tracked down before you start over clocking is that manufacturers rating for your CPU on the heat basically. You're gonna look at the manual that came with the part or from the manufacturer Intel -- in -- website they're gonna tell you. A thermal rating basically degrees Fahrenheit -- more likely degrees centigrade. That they consider the safe operating -- for the chip. Along with that you need motherboard monitor or some other tool that allows you to monitor the CPU temperature on your motherboard worst case scenario you might be able to find it inside the bios. Why do you need to do this basically if you're running too hot on your processor either need to dial it back down again. Or need a better cooling system because running too hot is very very bad for processors. Finally you're gonna need two more things a copy of the manual for your motherboard that's going to give me the details. On actually the physical process inside your biased over clocked at W is jumpers anymore. And a sheet of paper and pencil to make notes on he can take a look at the settings. And make notes as to whether they were stable or not stable and give you an idea to determine with one point nine volts to determine when point nine tuneful -- and -- one -- no that was it. Get the idea here write this stuff data -- around that. Irate over clock there's one last thing you need figure out how to do first. How to reset your motherboard. Because if you turn the clock up too far. The process is gonna be so once stable your systems I didn't get a boot which essentially turns your fabulous -- the parts whether it's 500 dollars for the parts of 5000 dollars were the parts into a paper weight. This is bad he -- know how to reset the motherboard to factory settings or if you're lucky you've got a motherboard like I -- have used the clear RTZ ram jumper. It's gotten paces calls -- the CPR feature of the motherboard BC if you were. Parameter recall which essentially means. If the processor can so unstable because it's turned up you formula won't boot. This actually automatically. For rattles it back down default settings and then you go next time to play around over clocking don't turn it up that far or maybe try to turn up the voltage a little bit with that now. Important figure this out before you start turning up the clock. Your first challenge when -- over clocking is actually giving into the bios or seen a setup utility that's or looking at right here on the screen. And generally speaking your hit delete or F one RF two during the boot sequence normally. You're systems going to start it's gonna give you a message and editor system setup we're ordered a bios and RC knows. And basically do it says fleet F one -- that information doesn't post on the screen. During the booting process. He'd probably gonna check the manual -- do a search for the manufacturer of motherboard. And getting it getting into the space motherboard. But generally speaking member we told you should have your Manuel Emmanuel tell you can do -- this is -- than usual system right here we're looking at the -- goes for EP -- systems science is not an 8000 dollar system. As for eight grant HP probably figure Shirokiya play -- over clocking because you like to spend money. And we're looking inside of here. And I see this on a number of aces motherboard is they have the -- tuning options is basically controls. Your over clocking options manual is a fully manual configuration."
" That allows you going to play around with the system clocks that you PCI bus your front side memory. And under over clocking in that you're CPU multiplier. Posted at back a step in -- Nokia including options and so one of the interesting things that are found and a lot of support these cases is sort of standardize over clock where it's gonna actually try to give you 5% 10% 15% 20%. Or for smaller step things you can actually look at that a guy and OS settings or in this case it's 35810%. So as a little bit smaller than. Just for fun though -- go back to. Manual and a sort of an auto is that the optimize settings recommended by the bias writers. And standard is basically the of them that standard configuration we come from the factory and so -- set things everything back -- the way they were just it stands. Going to fully manual. And our front side bus or memory configuration. So it's set to automatically corrects an have to play around with that and this case and believe it linked. And we're going to turn the front side bus up let's call it ten megahertz so it's thirteen 33 -- thirteen. 431343. And we hit F ten. That's going to save and exit memorably changing one parameter of the time."
" And let's see -- reviews and this is essentially. Over clocking you tweak a setting you restart excellent. Give this summary -- my favorite over clocking articles from extreme tech. Extreme -- died over clocking at scheduled during junior great guys lot of writing for extreme tech dot com he basically says tweak boot. Test repeat. --"
" check it out to redo it. And we're gonna run prime 95 and receive that stable."
" And by the way we're a prime 95 for like thirty minutes. So will be right back to you and that's that's."
" take a break quick break who to thank our sponsors the sponsors help bring the show to use if you can help us by supporting them that would be awesome. And you know when it's the Netflix sponsored movie pick of the week. This time we're gonna do TV series and movies. Red dwarf for his side by comedy generally a winning combination I can't stand Doctor Who. Our producer Roger loves of the red dwarf is a definite winner for everybody series -- Because the spaceship or space stage with a bunch people trapped. Have very very small place it's got quite cool following it is funny it is amusing and all eight seasons are available for instant viewing on the Netflix website that's release like that's for online delivery system. Think about it if you're craven movie rentals of that drive into the store check out Netflix dot com -- thousand titles on line including tons of -- titles you'll probably not gonna find at your local video store forty shipping centers it means delivery generally happen in a single business day. Plans are for 99 because your friend of -- your system you're you can get a free trial by signing up at WWW. That Netflix dot com slash system. Red dwarf check it out it's funny amber going to be talking about it in the four."
" So we've ran prime 95 for half an hour checking out the system was stable we've restarted take a look at this settings we actually played around with here so we did the front side bus to turn that up of thirteen 43 from. Thirteen 33 year 1000 retreat hurt. And that takes us from three point 33 gigahertz to three point 35 year it's a not a huge increase -- definitely start. But just for fun let's play around with the CP multiplier and we're bring that up to eleven that's one louder. And just for fun. We're gonna leave it to the front side bus turned up that ten hurt so we're gonna F ten save out. And so we've tweaked we've that a single setting change we're gonna see if it boots."
" Okay this is a fine example. -- they failed over clock basically. The problem isn't that awareness and set up had damaged but he's legally we over clock we've pushed too far stability in the CPU. Went right down the terrain so we're gonna reboot."
" And corporate power stood reboot this thing and turn -- clock -- part act now to go back to play with front side bus. Now what did you do generally if it gets and stable deserted boots up into the operating system that's generally -- time to clear when voltage. But if it doesn't won't even posting W that now. Basically boosting the voltage is one of the things that can kill your processors -- research mission at the right voltage and don't turn it -- more than 15%. And don't turn it up more than one ticket -- time basically -- available packages in here. Basically turn up one restarted you see that helps the stability may be wondered Timor definitely don't. Turn your voltage of the Mormon -- for its voltage is something that can kill your CPU and CPUs are expensive. So what's actually go back and this we're gonna turn that clock multiplier off. And -- beaten. Potato back at ten. And will go back into our. Front side bus and we'll turn that up just for fun the 1400. And see -- that several actually boot that big honking job remember we had small increments for doing this one just for fun. Because we're gonna play around this and see exactly how high we can get it. But -- books. 1400. -- to save out."
" Savings fund -- accidents. And we'll see if that reduce its. Now since the third number that you over clocking assist in the GPU in the memory GPU over clocking is really popular memories kind of tied into the front side bus. It's definitely worth playing around with so what you're looking at right here is prime 95 it's the most boring application on the planet and it's absolutely brilliant for testing. Ability because it basically cranks a ton of Mac. Inside -- your system so this will be used to test ability to put -- new GPU it's a great idea of taking recent model 3-D game and you don't get our three gamer don't even bother turning -- GPU even so. David normal settings but taking me. The high end 3-D video game and throwing that basically seeing if it doesn't. Crash we talk about stability here things like. Physical crashes that blue screen we saw earlier weird blocks of color on your system all these are signs of stability or just randomly. Programs randomly die that you never a problem dying for these -- stability problems. So like Beretta prime 95 try to root those out before we turn up a little bit more check this -- we at a safe stable -- we're gonna run prime 95. And now we come back retired a little bit about how fast it again."
" To get this system turned up this. We -- that thing up to 1400 we got the blue screen. Which of course gave us the ever popular pieces to encountered and predictable hardware here -- example of a decided lack of stability -- voltage -- that didn't help us out there. Now normally this is the three gigahertz part time two inductees thirteen hundred the front side bus Texas three point 33 gigahertz and we basically slowly clocked at up from. Thirteen hundred to thirteen fifty. And thirteen seventy was that ties -- you know that was three point fourteen gigahertz that's the 13% over clock that's pretty cute considering. -- basically you're looking at 13% more -- And we're pretty happy with that. So just yeah."
" There Weston your system's gonna be a little different from this ranks get a different motherboard manufacturer get a different processor. But the basic process is the same you're gonna look at the bios you're gonna player -- front side bus clock multiplier settings and you're gonna tweak it up -- for stability tweak it up test for stability. Do what do reading great article on this I mentioned it earlier. I extreme text carried over clocking for my children junior great writer varied experiences over clocking in a wonderful introduction I can't recommend it. Highly enough we'll have some more links up on. The web page and hey man over clocking the steps of the system next week. We're gonna clear of water cooling as to whether or not we can actually -- the system up even more I'm Patrick Norton you're watching system. We'll see you next week."
" That the -- smile --"
tylerhowarth
Started discussion: April 21, 2008 @ 3:01pm GMT
Episode 47 - Overclock your PC [Discussion]
Back in the day, only the foolhardy overclocked a PC. Today? It's practically expected for home builders. We walk you thru the basics of getting free performance from your processor.
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Will_Stutler
about 1 year ago
thats cool
i always thought over clocking was harder than that
i wounder if you could do it on a laptop
i always thought over clocking was harder than that
i wounder if you could do it on a laptop
Shinigami052
about 1 year ago
There's a pretty cool and good group of overclockers over at:
http://www.teampalit.com/forumdisplay.php?f=81
http://www.teampalit.com/forumdisplay.php?f=81
computoman
about 1 year ago
there's the other way to.
Some people will underclock a machine so it will run cooler and use less juice. Some cpu's have a special section in them to record if the cpu has been overclocked. That way if there is a warranty issue the overclocker will have have to come clean. Good show by the way.We want to see a pic of the little one!
Atris316
about 1 year ago
Dave
Say it ant so.. Dave gone, this saddens me. Let me be the first to say good show. Systm wouldn't be the show it is today without you (or Rev3 for that matter). So good luck, i wish you well at your new venture. Hope you come back and guest on a few shows.
Smeerkaas
about 1 year ago
Overclocking is fun. I've been doing it for 15 years or so. Getting nostalgic is great 'n all, but i'm sure glad I don't have to solder crystals anymore to get more oomph. These days it is really too easy. Just dial in a value and see if it sticks.
My current machine runs almost 40% over stock, with air cooling and no noise. Default voltages even for the CPU and motherboard. All I had to do was set my memory to 2.1 volt (default 1.8). And even that is the rated voltage for those sticks.
C2D E6600 2,4GHz @ 3,3GHz. Free speed. It's wonderful.
And because the voltages are kept stock, I'm not too worried about electromigration.
I'm sure I could get more out of it, but my main concern is quiet and cool operation. DDR2 Memory at 730MHz 3-3-3-9-12. A year and a half old machine, and it's kicking *ss even when compared to brand new stock machines. In both pure speed, and bandwith. :)
My current machine runs almost 40% over stock, with air cooling and no noise. Default voltages even for the CPU and motherboard. All I had to do was set my memory to 2.1 volt (default 1.8). And even that is the rated voltage for those sticks.
C2D E6600 2,4GHz @ 3,3GHz. Free speed. It's wonderful.
And because the voltages are kept stock, I'm not too worried about electromigration.
I'm sure I could get more out of it, but my main concern is quiet and cool operation. DDR2 Memory at 730MHz 3-3-3-9-12. A year and a half old machine, and it's kicking *ss even when compared to brand new stock machines. In both pure speed, and bandwith. :)
Bani-Banan
about 1 year ago
Overclocking is fawking awesome!
Most fun I've had is overclocking my computah.
Back in the day, I used to overclock my integrated graphics card... = epic failure!
Saddens me that randolph is leaving =/
Most fun I've had is overclocking my computah.
Back in the day, I used to overclock my integrated graphics card... = epic failure!
Saddens me that randolph is leaving =/
Tilman
about 1 year ago
Overclocking is useless. It is fun if you have time for it.
And it _can_ be very rewarding. But just finding this out and at some point of course, finding out you did it too much wastes so much time you could better invest in fun software stuff.
Did i tell you that i find PC hardware boring and dumb? *g*
I will buy the first pc without hardware if there ever is one. ;)
When i was a kid, i liked all this stupid bigger fan more volts and Hz stuff. But i liked some other strange things as a kid...
And it _can_ be very rewarding. But just finding this out and at some point of course, finding out you did it too much wastes so much time you could better invest in fun software stuff.
Did i tell you that i find PC hardware boring and dumb? *g*
I will buy the first pc without hardware if there ever is one. ;)
When i was a kid, i liked all this stupid bigger fan more volts and Hz stuff. But i liked some other strange things as a kid...











hahaha nice Spinal Tap reference.. :)
Sad to hear about Dave leaving, aside from being stuck in the studio running tens of thousands of miles of wires, he seemed to have a lot of great ideas for projects for the show.