How High Should I o/c my PC

[Ricemarine]

Well ok, right now I o/ced my parts to 2.4 GHz, with memory timings of 2.5-4-4-10 1T 1:1 ratio. Now I've read that I shouldn't overclock my computer past 250 fsb if my HT is set to 4X, so should I change it to 3X and keep going? Right now I am running prime95 on it, to make sure it'll last at least. My Crucial ballistix should be handling lower timings though, so its says.. So right now, my questions are. Should I be using clockgen to o/c to 2500? Should I attempt for 2600 Mhz and up? What timings should I set for my memory? What should my vcore and dimm be at?

Right now, I have it set on
Memory:2.5.4-4-10 1T (as I stated above..)
CPU:240X10
VCore:1.55 +5.0%
Dimm:2.85v
System temperature: 20c
CPU temperature: 57 C (on prime95, is that bad?)
12v:11.20 (Aspire 500w, sucks, but hey, 10% tolerance it can last)
5v:5.00

Also, I am a bit confused on how memtest86 works, I don't really understand the instructions either... can you guys tell me how? Heh, Im a noob... sorry if it bothers you.

 

[Lithan]

You overclock your computer until it stops working. If your computer isn't stable at 4x 250, then drop it to 3x and keep going.

Memtest is simple. Put a floppy (or cdr if you get the ISO) in the drive and run the exe (Or burn the iso for a cd). Then boot from the drive it's in. It does the rest.

 

[Zebo]

2600mhz is doubtful...

This is pretty safe and a safe bet

HTT to 250

LDT 4

Chip vcore 1.55-1.6 which ever makes stable

Ram Vdimm 2.7

CPU multiplier 10

Ram timmings 2.5-2-2-10 1T

http://www.anandtech.com/memor...oc.aspx?i=2145&p=9

 

[Ricemarine]

Well, what I did was run one of those overclocking checklist, doing the HTT, memory, and CPU. I got 2530 Mhz as my max o/c, so I set the FSB to 253, and mutliplier as 10.. But the thing I don't understand is this. How come my HTT is still at 253? Shouldn't it be higher due to the HT multiplier? Btw, my Vdimm is 2.85, and my vcore is 1.7

 

[Ricemarine]

I also did try a CAS of 2.5-2-2-10 1T, it didn't work... So I guess, I'm sticking with 2.5-3-3-7. Heh.. That's still not bad though, surpassing ddr500

 

[hawksballer]

How is that Motherboard? I was thinking about getting it but I have read about a lot of problems it has been having. Also what heatsink are you using?

 

[Ricemarine]

Update: I got it at 2.5-3-2-6 1T, which was stated on their website. I lowered my MHz to 250 for the heck of it (even numbers =D). The K8N Neo2 is a great overclocker, but it has a few bugs which they still haven't fixed... I really want the asus a8v deluxe rev. 2 though. My heatsink is the venus 12, BUT ITS SOO LOUDD!!!!! I should've had that Zalman CNPS7000A-CU one... Its too loud for my liking, louder than the 9 fans I have installed too.

Well, update...
Speed: 2530 Ghz
CAS: 2.5-4-4-7 1T
Vcore:1.7
Vdimm:2.85
HT:4
FSB:253X10

I had to change 3-4 to make it more stable. Because my game wouldn't load fully, so I knew my timings were off.