Athlon64 X2 4400 (Toledo) Overclock

[mruffin75]

Ok...I'm in no way a newbie to computing...but I am sooo a newbie to overclocking...

I've just ordered an Athlon64 X2 4400 (Toledo core) to replace an Athlon64 3500 (original clawhammer core!)..

This is what the specs of the PC will be:

Athlon64 X2 4400 (Socket 939 - Toledo - 2MB cache)
4x512MB Crucial Ballistix DDR400 RAM
Foxconn 6150 M-ATX Mainboard
ATI 2900XT Video Card

I'm not looking for an extreme overclock...maybe just 200Mhz or so would be fine on stock hs/fan.. just trying to get the CPU to keep up with the video card

Currently the PC is broken up as we're in the middle of moving, but once it's back together I'm going to have a crack at overclocking it a little...

As I mentioned in the summary...the last overclock I did was on a Celeron 366 to get it to 458Mhz.. (by changing the bus speed from 66Mhz to 83Mhz or something..god I can't believe I remembered that)..so I wouldn't even know where to start...

Yes I know there are topics on this which I could/should search.. and I most likely will.. but if anyone has any pointers they know of, that would be a great start..

 

[Aquila76]

X2 OC guide

OC Matrix Calculator - Google for one (there's plenty), or send me an e-mail and I'll send you one that I used before.

Once you get your max stable values from the first link, toss them in the calculator to see what you can actually set the BIOS settings to.

I used these tools to get my Opty 170 (2.0GHz stock) running at 2.7GHz on stock volts (270MHz x 10x Multi) and Memory @ 225MHz on stock volts & timings (166MHZ or 5/6 divider).

 

[mruffin75]

Thanks. I've checked out the OC'ing guide before, but I think I was too hasty with my expectations... I'll give it another go when the new CPU arrives..