Need help overclocking - total noob

[Phlab]

I need some help overclocking my system I'm a total noob, and this is my first a64 system
A64 3500+ Venice
Gigabyte GA k8nxp-9
Geil 1G Value Dual Channel - 2 x 512 kit
Xpertvision 6600GT PCI-E
Zalman VF700-CU
Zalman CNPS-7000B-CULED

I've tried to prepare for it by buying aftermarket coolers
I'd be grateful if you could recommend some stuff to me

 

[Visual]

well there are a couple of "overclocking guide" threads in these forums, this is at the top of the CPU category:
http://forums.anandtech.com/messageview...atid=28&threadid=1497607&enterthread=y

there are similar threads all over the net.

basicly there's not much to read about it too - for a beginner, i'd recommend that you go get Clockgen for nForce4 and try some overclocking through software instead of messing in the bios. this way if yuo mess up, a reboot will get you back to stock a 10% OC should be fairly easy without any bios changes at all.

once you've read up more, and feel more confident about what you're doing you'd need to change some bios settings though, as you can't play with HT multiplier, ram dividers/ratios or cpu/ram voltages with clockgen (ok, it does have some cpu voltage settings but they only work up to 1.45 last time i checked)

 

[rise]

i'm in the same boat OP. the only oc'ing i did before was with clockgen because my old mobo had next to no settings.

i tried a few "optimaized" settings i found on dfi.street but i'm back at stock right now. i did get a better understanding of the relationship between the settings tho so maybe you can pick up some stuff at gigabytes forums.

zebo's guide actually makes a ton more sense to me now and i'm trying that later tonight. but to an amd and oc noob i was a little confused/apprehensive using it because it's not that in depth.

 

[Phlab]

thanks - I just overclocked to a 2.70 GHz ( 300 9x ) cpu - temp is only 50, had to raise vdimm though

 

[AristoV300]

For a "noob" that sure is some serious hardware

 

[DrMrLordX]

2.7 ghz? Nice. Did you have to raise vcore at all?

 

[Doctorweir]

Uh, a venice! and an absolute noob (no offense intended) makes it to 2.7 easily...
:beer:to the venice!!!!

Edit: Welcome to the forums

 

[Phlab]

Nah, no Vcore needed - I'll try that later - maybe get up to 3ghz if lucky!:laugh:

Now, I need help overclocking my 6600GT plz!

 

[qbackin]

Originally posted by: Phlab
Nah, no Vcore needed - I'll try that later - maybe get up to 3ghz if lucky!:laugh:

Now, I need help overclocking my 6600GT plz!

coolbits
rivatuner

 

[11427]

Ok,... nice OC,... but we gotta know...... where did you get a Venice and how much?
Oh, and what timing is that value ram running at?

 

[DrMrLordX]

Damn, 2.7 ghz on stock vcore? I'm impressed.

 

[Phlab]

Originally posted by: 11427
Ok,... nice OC,... but we gotta know...... where did you get a Venice and how much?
Oh, and what timing is that value ram running at?

Got it imported from Taiwan ... first in Australia:roll::laugh:, at $430 AU
, and ram is running stock. except for increase vcore ( 2.7V)

Edit: I'm an aussie

My Ramhttp://geilusa.com/proddetail.asp?linenumber=36