Going to overclock 3200+ Winnie

[AtaruMoroboshi18]

Alright, after much debating with myself and with as few sedatives as possible to achieve the desired "normal" state, I have come to the point where I'm now going to try overclocking my 3200+ Winchester and I have a few questions, How long will a CPU last when overclocked? I mean how long in months or years can one last? What are some good programs that can be used? What could a 3200+ do safely as an overclock? Check my sig, will 430w be enough to get a good overclock or would I need more? Will overclocking damage any of my other components? What kind of increase in games can I expect, such as Farcry or Chaos Theory or Half Life 2? Is the AI and Physics all that the CPU will move around? Sorry if some of these questions have been asked before, I just want to make sure that I'm doing this right and not going to blow my new computer up.

 

[MustangSVT]

o/c the hell out of it. you will need to upgrade loooong before it dies from o/c.

i dont know what steppings you have, but expect 2.4~2.7 ghz when overclocked.

you will gain alot of performance, if overclocked properly, only thing you will be pushing is the cpu.

read the sticky on top of this forum.

 

[AtaruMoroboshi18]

This is my power supply.

http://www.ewiz.com/detail.php?name=PS-S12-430

 

[MustangSVT]

psu is fine. what mobo?

 

[AtaruMoroboshi18]

My sig rig has everything you need to know. I was also wondering if overclocked RAM would still get it's warranty in case something happens.

Ah, I know, what would be a good test OC for my Winnie? What settings do I change to OC?

Hey, what's Vcore mean in the quick and dirty guide? Cpu Chipset Voltage or CPU VID?

 

[AtaruMoroboshi18]

Anything that can help me for now? I have a Lanparty Ultra-D UT DFI Mobo.

 

[exar333]

if thats a 20 pin PSU, replace it...430 is still pretty low for OCing, but u can try it....head to dfi-street for a lot specific OC settings, as these DFI's can be pretty picky, especially with memory settings in particular

 

[The Gun]

v-core is the cpu voltage. Try setting it at 1.55 initially and perhaps lower it as far as possible when you have found your OC. Don't think you have to be concerned with chipset voltage...
Good tests to check for stability is Prime95 and memtest86, use them as described in Zebo's guide.


I just did my first ever OC on a 3200+ so I'm no expert, but I might know something about the problems encountered by a noob.

First of all, you need to use a memory divider if you have value RAM. On my Asus a8n I set the memory speed to 333 instead of 400. When the FSB/HTT is raised to about 250 the RAM is running slightly faster than stock anyway.

Also, setting memory timings is appearantly important for performance. 1T 2.5-3-3-5 was the best my Twinmos value ram would do, but you might be able to go lower (ie. faster).

Appart from RAM issues OCing was pretty straight foreward... I've got it rock stable at 2.45 with very little effort.

Try spending some time reading up on the basics and google words and terms you don't understand.

 

[AtaruMoroboshi18]

Originally posted by: ExarKun333
if thats a 20 pin PSU, replace it...430 is still pretty low for OCing, but u can try it....head to dfi-street for a lot specific OC settings, as these DFI's can be pretty picky, especially with memory settings in particular

It's a 24 Pin PSU.