If you have time, please try to other a few of the questions below, although you dont absolutely HAVE to answer them....Just have a look at the discussion in the posts below...I really need all the guidance I can get...Thanx 
Hey guys....Im thinking of finally giving overclocking a try on my year and a half old rig, and see how things turn out.. Im gonna use this thread to walk ask all my questions in... I decided to make a new thread because the last one was only meant for getting some guides, which I found lots of...it was getting side tracked....
Anyways, here are my opening questions. I know they are a lot, but Im a first timer at this, so please bear with me, I need all the help I can get. I also like to do my homework before I decide to take the test .....
1) In many OC DB's, I have seen people quoting codes such as CCBBE 0615 EPMW in their entires. I believe they are either called OPN, or PR numbers, dont know which. I found out that they are only written on the CPU chip itself, and on the stock HSF that comes with it. Is there any other way to retrieve this number, because I dont want to open up my system ?
2) As far as I know, the acceptable vore range for my processor (Opteron 165 Denmark Dual Core 939 Pin) is 1.30v~1.35v...So wouldnt that limit the max vcore voltage I can use? And hence, also limit the processor's overclocking capabilities ?
3) How previous will be the vcore voltage, if i use the 'Special VID Control', to increase the percentage ? Will the final floating point value be rounded off ?
4) what is the role of the chipset, and the chipset voltage, in the entire overclocking process, if any ?
5) My Memory is rated DDR500, so I should be fine with upto a 250 FSB. Does this means that I dont have to mess with the latency timings, provided I keep the FSB at 250 or less ?
6) Say I want to take the FSB beyond 250, and I still want a 1:1 ratio, then do I need to change the latency timings ? I think thats a yes, but not sure ...If so, how ?
7) what is the difference between the RAM divider and the RAM ratio ? I found a guide claiming that they are different things..
8) Is it required to change the ram's latency timings at all ? When can we get away with use OCing the rest of the system, and leaving the latency timings as they are ? Right now, the latency timings in my system are all set to AUTO.
9) What is the recommended HT Link speed ? Some people say that 1000mhz is ok, but we shouldnt go beyond that...while others suggest to lower this. But isnt lowering the HT Link kind of like 'underclocking' your system ? I know that HT Link doesnt necessarily mean a faster system, but still I thought I should ask this.
10) specifically, which hardware depends on the FSB speed ? I am asking this because if I change the FSB, I would where else to expect changes from in the system...changes like increased temperatures, etc..
11) FSB is something physically deployed on the motherboard itself, as far as I know. So if I increase the FSB, it would put more load on the motherboard itself. Is this true ? If yes, will it increase the motherboard's temperature) ?
Hey guys....Im thinking of finally giving overclocking a try on my year and a half old rig, and see how things turn out.. Im gonna use this thread to walk ask all my questions in... I decided to make a new thread because the last one was only meant for getting some guides, which I found lots of
...it was getting side tracked....Anyways, here are my opening questions. I know they are a lot, but Im a first timer at this, so please bear with me, I need all the help I can get. I also like to do my homework before I decide to take the test
.....1) In many OC DB's, I have seen people quoting codes such as CCBBE 0615 EPMW in their entires. I believe they are either called OPN, or PR numbers, dont know which. I found out that they are only written on the CPU chip itself, and on the stock HSF that comes with it. Is there any other way to retrieve this number, because I dont want to open up my system ?
2) As far as I know, the acceptable vore range for my processor (Opteron 165 Denmark Dual Core 939 Pin) is 1.30v~1.35v...So wouldnt that limit the max vcore voltage I can use? And hence, also limit the processor's overclocking capabilities ?
3) How previous will be the vcore voltage, if i use the 'Special VID Control', to increase the percentage ? Will the final floating point value be rounded off ?
4) what is the role of the chipset, and the chipset voltage, in the entire overclocking process, if any ?
5) My Memory is rated DDR500, so I should be fine with upto a 250 FSB. Does this means that I dont have to mess with the latency timings, provided I keep the FSB at 250 or less ?
6) Say I want to take the FSB beyond 250, and I still want a 1:1 ratio, then do I need to change the latency timings ? I think thats a yes, but not sure ...If so, how ?
7) what is the difference between the RAM divider and the RAM ratio ? I found a guide claiming that they are different things..
8) Is it required to change the ram's latency timings at all ? When can we get away with use OCing the rest of the system, and leaving the latency timings as they are ? Right now, the latency timings in my system are all set to AUTO.
9) What is the recommended HT Link speed ? Some people say that 1000mhz is ok, but we shouldnt go beyond that...while others suggest to lower this. But isnt lowering the HT Link kind of like 'underclocking' your system ? I know that HT Link doesnt necessarily mean a faster system, but still I thought I should ask this.
10) specifically, which hardware depends on the FSB speed ? I am asking this because if I change the FSB, I would where else to expect changes from in the system...changes like increased temperatures, etc..
11) FSB is something physically deployed on the motherboard itself, as far as I know. So if I increase the FSB, it would put more load on the motherboard itself. Is this true ? If yes, will it increase the motherboard's temperature) ?
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