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OC'ing + cool&quiet = oxymoron?

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notanotheracct

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i haven't really seen any mention of people taking advantage of both features simultaneously and just wanted to make sure i wasn't imagining the impossible. i've heard nothing but good things about DFI mobos and OC'ing, and found one of their boards with cool&quiet but need this confirmed before i waste my time.


in relation, i need to choose an X2 and figured it'd be between the 3800 and 4200, depending on which chip seems to OC better. i know AT has results from their X2 3800 OC on air but am not sure if/where i've seen anything similar for an X2 4200... ideas, opinions, links?


 
If you o/c, then disable the Cool&Quiet.

What I do is o/c for gaming (and disable C&Q). For normal use I do not o/c and enable C&Q.
 
i don't think it's an oxymoron and it utilizes your cpu when you need it hence better efficiency. thats how i feel. i have my a64 3200 w/dfi ultra d, clocked at 1.1ghz when i'm not doing anything cpu intensive and goes up to 2.3ghz at 1.4v for gaming. i think it's a neat feature not talked about enough w/these a64. i'm using rmclock. great software
 
Just turn CnQ off...it's so pointless anyway. Just use your motherboard's fan controller (if it has one) or just leave everything to itself.
 
I tried overclocking my rig with C'n'Q enabled. In BIOS I set the FSB multiplier to 10x, but when I booted into Windows it was 11x. So instead of the cpu clock being 2400MHz (10 x 240MHz) it was actually 2640MHz. How did this happen? 😕 It looks like C'n'Q sets the multiplier to the default value irrespective of the BIOS setting.
 
I use the A8N-SLI deluxe with C n, Q and overclock and it's great. I use RMclock to control the throttling.

When surfing and doing non CPU intense stuff it runs at 1530mhz(255x6) on 1.1v, when I launch a CPU intense app it jumps to 2805mhz(255x11) at 1.45v
 
after seeing GD's results i started using RMclock on my dfi nf4's. very sweet. all are oc'd as well.
 
Originally posted by: LT4CAMSS
You should only leave C&Q on if you're overclocking using the stock multiplier.
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Only true if your letting windows do the throttling, if you use RM clock you can control what multi it throttles up to
 
Yea...sorry my statement was a bit misleading. My statement is true when not using RMClock, which is excellent for controlling the multi. I think C&Q is good. It definitely reduces the heat in a room. I can't believe how much heat gets produced...so much that it even affects a whole room. You also save electricity, which is useful if you live in Cali.
 
Originally posted by: Bona Fide
Just turn CnQ off...it's so pointless anyway. Just use your motherboard's fan controller (if it has one) or just leave everything to itself.
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CnQ has nothing to do with the CPU fan. I would say it's far from pointless if your CPU automatically underclocks and undervolts itself when not under load.
 
Originally posted by: notanotheract
how is RMclock used though? meaning, does it always have to run in the background or does it just run at bootup then close etc?
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Yes it always runs in the background, but thats a small price to pay for the benifit IMO
 
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