Originally posted by: wizboy11
You should (note I say "SHOULD") be able to reach 700mhz on the Core and 900mhz on the memory.
Anything beyond that YMMV.
Originally posted by: Juno
Originally posted by: wizboy11
You should (note I say "SHOULD") be able to reach 700mhz on the Core and 900mhz on the memory.
Anything beyond that YMMV.
i'm afraid it might fry my precious video card.![]()
Originally posted by: akshayt
You don't need to overclock at the moment. Which game runs unsatisfactorily? Also, with X2 3800 at stock in most games which are single threaded any way the CPU is the bottleneck as it only compares to Amd 64 3200 if you are running a single threaded game, overclock that first if you need to.
Originally posted by: Juno
which numbers are the so far the safe at stablilty?
Originally posted by: videopho
Originally posted by: Juno
which numbers are the so far the safe at stablilty?
If you have a beefy psu as well as a nice cooling chassis I'd say 700/1800 is very do able. Mine is an eVGA which currently runs at that exact speed and has had no issue.![]()
Originally posted by: akshayt
In most single threaded apps, benchmarks show X2 3800 not more powerful than a AMD 64 3200. It may be a tad better but real difference is only in games that use 2 cores.
Anyway, there is no point overclocking unless you feel that you need a lot more juice in your games, else how does it matter if you oc or not.
Anyway, to get the maximum out of your card I would say oc your cpu, that will help you more.
Originally posted by: wizboy11
Originally posted by: akshayt
In most single threaded apps, benchmarks show X2 3800 not more powerful than a AMD 64 3200. It may be a tad better but real difference is only in games that use 2 cores.
Anyway, there is no point overclocking unless you feel that you need a lot more juice in your games, else how does it matter if you oc or not.
Anyway, to get the maximum out of your card I would say oc your cpu, that will help you more.
No point to overclocking????
The point to "overclocking" is to get the most out of what you paid for. I paid for 2 7900GT's and I overclocked them to get a much faster card for less $$$.
If you pay $400-500 for a video card you want what you pay for. So overclocking just gives you more for what you paid for. And it's safe too. Bumping the speed up to 700/1800 is very doable.
And the CPU is not the bottleneck. The GPU is at high quality settings. Your right in the X2 3800+ sometimes performs only slightly better, however X2 3800+ performs the same as a FX-57.
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Originally posted by: akshayt
In most single threaded apps, benchmarks show X2 3800 not more powerful than a AMD 64 3200. It may be a tad better but real difference is only in games that use 2 cores.
Anyway, there is no point overclocking unless you feel that you need a lot more juice in your games, else how does it matter if you oc or not.
Anyway, to get the maximum out of your card I would say oc your cpu, that will help you more.
Of course you should overclock.
Originally posted by: Zebo
Originally posted by: akshayt
In most single threaded apps, benchmarks show X2 3800 not more powerful than a AMD 64 3200. It may be a tad better but real difference is only in games that use 2 cores.
Anyway, there is no point overclocking unless you feel that you need a lot more juice in your games, else how does it matter if you oc or not.
Anyway, to get the maximum out of your card I would say oc your cpu, that will help you more.
Almost no one is CPU bound. I can clock 2Ghz or 3Ghz with my X2 and score same at anything worth playing at.
Anyone can try this at home too just read more reviews which show you this. (hint not the ones at 800x600)
http://www.firingsquad.com/hardware/intel_core_2_sli_performance/default.asp
I think I need to do another head to head test similar to the one I did showing performance ram a total waste in RL. But this time for CPU's and gaming. Lay this 'CPU bound' myth to rest once and for all. I will underclock to 1.5 and overclock to 3.0 just to have as dramatic differnce as possible, exactly half as fast, and show you SLI GT's and single GT at what I play at.
Of course you should overclock.
Originally posted by: buzzsaw13
Originally posted by: wizboy11
Originally posted by: akshayt
In most single threaded apps, benchmarks show X2 3800 not more powerful than a AMD 64 3200. It may be a tad better but real difference is only in games that use 2 cores.
Anyway, there is no point overclocking unless you feel that you need a lot more juice in your games, else how does it matter if you oc or not.
Anyway, to get the maximum out of your card I would say oc your cpu, that will help you more.
No point to overclocking????
The point to "overclocking" is to get the most out of what you paid for. I paid for 2 7900GT's and I overclocked them to get a much faster card for less $$$.
If you pay $400-500 for a video card you want what you pay for. So overclocking just gives you more for what you paid for. And it's safe too. Bumping the speed up to 700/1800 is very doable.
And the CPU is not the bottleneck. The GPU is at high quality settings. Your right in the X2 3800+ sometimes performs only slightly better, however X2 3800+ performs the same as a FX-57.
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Ignore Asshat, you don't even have to know about him to know he's an idiot. He goes into every thread about video/cpu, and always says the CPU is a bottleneck.
Back on topic, Juno, what are you using to overclock? Coolbits? Rivatuner? Powerstrip?