Is this really OC'ing???

[Gerbil333]

Barton 2500+'s run at 166.6x11 stock, which is 1833.33MHz.

Would 193x9.5, 1833.5mhz, really be considering OC'ing the CPU since when running Corsair TWINX3200LLPT memory and an A7N8X Deluxe 2.0 (supporting up to 200mhz FSB)?

I know this would speed things up...but since my RAM, motherboard, and CPU frequency would still be running in spec, would this really be overclocking? I cant decide...I know it's gotta be placing more stress on something, but would the CPU see the same load as before since it was running at the same frequency, or would the higher FSB cause it to need more voltage/run hotter/be overclocked?

Simple Question: If running at a higher FSB & lower multiplier that results in the same CPU frequenecy as the stock FSB and multiplier, and the RAM and motherboard are in spec, will the CPU be out of spec??

I'm guessing it is...I gave this chip its first OC'ed test last night at 190x9.5 just to see if it could handle a higher FSB. I ran 3DMark and submitted the results with no problems, but since my temps are hot at stock (using a stock hsf), I want to find out if this is really any more stressful to the CPU or not.

 

[TRUMPHENT]

You have just entered the "Tweaking Zone". If you haven't truly run a component out of spec, but have improved your performance, you are tweaker. That is my opinion.

Tweaking can be as good or better than overclocking. Overclocking and $3.79 will get you a cup of coffee at StarBucks.:beer:

There are numerous guides to test each subsystem for overclockability.

Hotter temps are not always what they seem. I have computers that are reporting extremely high temperatures immediatly after power on. They cannot be correct. You can only use a set of data from one motherboard to compare to data from the same motherboard.

 

[Corporate Thug]

its ocing

OCing is changing either tha FSB or multipler or both

 

[wicktron]

OC'ing RAM (if PC2100 or PC2700), but not OC'ing CPU.

 

[Corporate Thug]

Originally posted by: wicktron
OC'ing RAM (if PC2100 or PC2700), but not OC'ing CPU.

if the ram and FSB is running in sync which it bery likely is, it is OCing the FSB as well...

 

[slaves123]

it is overclocking of course, and if change the defaults you will be by sure overclocking, or underclocking but you computer change, if what you've done is not overclocking what sense should that have?

 

[Gerbil333]

Originally posted by: shady06
its ocing

OCing is changing either tha FSB or multipler or both

Yes, by that definition. But despite the FSB being changed, all the components are still running well within specification...my Corsair TWINX3200LLPT (PC3200) would be 7mhz within 200mhz, so would the motherboard, and the CPU would still be at the same frequency...so it seems like everything would be the same. The only different would be the FSB speed. Does that affect the CPU, or is it really just a bus, or pathway TO the processor?

 

[MDE]

The bus is a pathway to and into the processor, so yes, you are effectively overclocking your processor.

 

[Gerbil333]

Thank you, that answers the question then: This is indeed overclocking because the procesesor is running faster than it is rated.

I was just unsure of whether or not the processor was affected since its frequency remained constant.

 

[Corporate Thug]

Originally posted by: Gerbil333

Originally posted by: shady06
its ocing

OCing is changing either tha FSB or multipler or both

Yes, by that definition. But despite the FSB being changed, all the components are still running well within specification...my Corsair TWINX3200LLPT (PC3200) would be 7mhz within 200mhz, so would the motherboard, and the CPU would still be at the same frequency...so it seems like everything would be the same. The only different would be the FSB speed. Does that affect the CPU, or is it really just a bus, or pathway TO the processor?

not really, the CPU specification is to run @ 166 mhz not 193

 

[Gerbil333]

Yea, read the 2 posts before yours...I was unsure if the FSB was a pathway to the CPU, or to & into the CPU. I was thinking that if the FSB was only a pathway to the processor then it wasn't really overclocking. In that case, it'd just be a tweak.

 

[DAPUNISHER]

Overclocking and $3.79 will get you a cup of coffee at StarBucks.

Or turn a sub $100 CPU in to a $325 CPU or any other variation of CPU cost to performance ratio

 

[dnuggett]

verclocking and $3.79 will get you a cup of coffee at StarBucks.

Or get you a $320 CPU for $90 at NewEgg. Overclocking has a lot of value to it. :Q