Hi, like all the thousands of other posts, I am a noob in need of a bit of help. I have my old rig - just over a year old - which I am wanting to overclock and use for folding etc. The specs are:
+ athlon 3000xp (barton and I dont think it is a locked one as it is a year or so old, I checked the tag on it and if it is locked I can get a speed stip that will unlock it)
+ Asus a7n8x-e deluxe (with latest bios)
+ ati radeon 9800 pro 128mb
+ 2 sticks of unbranded (think it could be samsung) memory
+ audigy 2 zs platinum
+ 2 sony drives - one dvd, other dvd rewrite
+ maxtor diamondmax 9 120Gb hdd
+ xp pro
+ water cooled but for silence not performance (got it as stock temps were 60) and the water is warm as it does cpu, northbridge and graphics.
Now, I would like to overclock the graphics and cpu so I can really get the best out of the system. I have read the stickys and the madshrips guide but none are specific for my mobo and it would also be helpfull to know what speeds other people got with the same set up. I have been told to just get the ati tool and let it do all the work, but also been told to change drivers for the card. I think that to overclock the CPU I am meant to up the multiplier, and then if it fails to boot, then up the voltage, and then continue.I also think that upping the voltage increases temps, so if I was to up the voltage untill it got to a temp that I was happy with and then raised the multiplier as much as I could - is that how to do it? I then get a little confused with the fsb. Also have no idea what to do when it comes to my memory - any ideas. My current scores on 3d mark 03 were under 5000. Thanks for any help that can be offered. I have some ramsinks on the way as well, to try and help. Nowhere seems to say about the voltage on graphics cards though...
+ athlon 3000xp (barton and I dont think it is a locked one as it is a year or so old, I checked the tag on it and if it is locked I can get a speed stip that will unlock it)
+ Asus a7n8x-e deluxe (with latest bios)
+ ati radeon 9800 pro 128mb
+ 2 sticks of unbranded (think it could be samsung) memory
+ audigy 2 zs platinum
+ 2 sony drives - one dvd, other dvd rewrite
+ maxtor diamondmax 9 120Gb hdd
+ xp pro
+ water cooled but for silence not performance (got it as stock temps were 60) and the water is warm as it does cpu, northbridge and graphics.
Now, I would like to overclock the graphics and cpu so I can really get the best out of the system. I have read the stickys and the madshrips guide but none are specific for my mobo and it would also be helpfull to know what speeds other people got with the same set up. I have been told to just get the ati tool and let it do all the work, but also been told to change drivers for the card. I think that to overclock the CPU I am meant to up the multiplier, and then if it fails to boot, then up the voltage, and then continue.I also think that upping the voltage increases temps, so if I was to up the voltage untill it got to a temp that I was happy with and then raised the multiplier as much as I could - is that how to do it? I then get a little confused with the fsb. Also have no idea what to do when it comes to my memory - any ideas. My current scores on 3d mark 03 were under 5000. Thanks for any help that can be offered. I have some ramsinks on the way as well, to try and help. Nowhere seems to say about the voltage on graphics cards though...
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