how to overclock this beast

[coolal]

Hey guys, as i've read more and more into overclocking, there seems to be alot more than just heat and stability. It seems running the ram in sync with the CPU is very important. I need help overclocking my system please.

Here's the system:
Case: Cooler Master Praetorian
PS: Antec True480
Mobo: Asus SK8V
Cpu: AMD Athlon 64 FX-53
Memory: 1 GB (2 pcs 512) DDR (400) PC-3200 REG ECC Corsair (TwinX1024RE-3200LLPT)
Sound Card: Creative Audigy 2 ZS 24BIT
Hard Drive: Seagate 80 GB Barracuda 7200RPM 8MB Cache SATA (Two in Raid 0 config)
CDR: Plextor 52X32X52 CD-RW
DVD-R: Plextor PX-712A DVD±R/RW 4X-DVD+-RW/12X-DVD+R/16X-DVD/48X24X48-CD-
Video Card: Visiontek Radeon X800 Pro 256MB
Heatsink: Swiftech MCX-6400V Heatsink
Speakers: Klipsch 4.2 ProMedia speakers

ok, so hopefully many of you are familular with the mobo/cpu/mem combo. and if you aren't hopefully you can still help. I want to go from the spec 2.4 ghz to around 2.6-2.8. is that possible with air cooling? i'll need the mobo settings for whatever you reccomend.
thanks guys!
-Alex

 

[Avalon]

I believe silverback has a somewhat similar system that he overclocked pretty high. I know there's a difference between your air cooling and his phase change, but he'd still know what to do and what your processor may be able to do.
BTW, very nice rig

 

[Megatomic]

Good lord, unless you're an overclocking junkie I don't see much need to overclock such a fast computer. Why don't you see if it's fast enough at default speeds before you ruin your warranties by overclocking the gear.

 

[FiberoN]

Originally posted by: Megatomic
Good lord, unless you're an overclocking junkie I don't see much need to overclock such a fast computer. Why don't you see if it's fast enough at default speeds before you ruin your warranties by overclocking the gear.

What he said.

 

[azndelite6983]

Originally posted by: FiberoN

Originally posted by: Megatomic
Good lord, unless you're an overclocking junkie I don't see much need to overclock such a fast computer. Why don't you see if it's fast enough at default speeds before you ruin your warranties by overclocking the gear.

What he said.

Ummm, yea...tryin to oc that beast into a supercomputer?

Jes*s that's a nice rig...you should think long and hard about voiding a warranty on a brand new $800 cpu.

BTW, major props on the 4.2 Klipsch system...you just hook up a couple of 2.1's or did you add an SWS to a 4.1? (I have the promedia ultra's )

 

[BaneGrievver]

I wouldn't overclock that until it's like a year or so old. Right now its freaking top of the line, no sense in possibly lowering the hardware's lifespan to get an extra few fps for games that already run fast enough at stock speeds.

 

[AristoV300]

No kidding nice rig!!! That FX-53 has some extra life in it, at least OC some.

 

[jhurst]

After spending around $2500 I don't think I would want to OC my system. You are paying a premium for basically everything you bought. I hope you enjoy it man, and I also hope you werent the one paying for all that premium-priced goods.

 

[Sylvanas]

silver back? a little help

 

[magratton]

Come on all of you, you are raining on the guys parade here. He wants some sage advice on over clocking and nearly everyone is instead telling him "no dude, don't do it!". Just cuz he bought primo stuff doesn't mean he shouldn't now race it a little! Isn't that the point of buying primo stuff?

"Go for it!" I say. :beer::beer:

 

[azndelite6983]

Originally posted by: magratton
Come on all of you, you are raining on the guys parade here. He wants some sage advice on over clocking and nearly everyone is instead telling him "no dude, don't do it!". Just cuz he bought primo stuff doesn't mean he shouldn't now race it a little! Isn't that the point of buying primo stuff?

"Go for it!" I say. :beer::beer:

Actually, the point in buying primo stuff is that it performs better out of the box than everyone else's super-tweaked setups. Unless you find your system cannot keep up with the things you do with it, what reason is there to put that much expensive hardware at risk?

Not everyone can spend $3k every year to build a top of the line system.

Although overclocking might be fun and interesting, it's really not something you should be considering just yet.

 

[Delorian]

Despite the fact that I agree with not overclocking such a sweet setup, I'd suggest going for a lower multiplier, higher FSB ratio. The processor/Vid card WILL NOT be your bottleneck, your ram and other individual components would be holding you back more IMO. I'd set the multiplier to 11 or 11.5 and try to raise your FSB in 1 or 2 mhz increments up to 215 (granted it's still stable at that point). Run memtest/cpu benchmarking tests such as Sandras for a couple hours to be sure it's stable. Make sure you can get accurate CPU heat displays (Motherboard Monitor 5 is a great tool) and watch it closely. If the ram is stable at 215 FSB (430 for the ram) then I'd slowly start to increase the multiplier until the heat stabilizes in the low 50s to mid 50s during a demanding game/program. If you manage a 12.5/215 ratio you will be at 2687 mhz. I strongly recommend not upping the voltage on your CPU. I would try to max out the settings at the stock voltage and stick with that. If you run into problems, try to switch back to the last stable setting, or if you can't get cmos/bios at all, use the jumper on your MB to clear cmos settings. Best of luck and grats on the almighty rig of yours!:beer: