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overclocking basics?

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azntiger0586

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is there a basic plan in overclocking?

like what do u do first.. up the fsb? or the cpu voltage?

and how far can a 1.8ghz willamette go? im just curious =)
 
Ahh... Willy's have some head room..

You can bump your FSB up in 5mhz increments.. If you start to lose stabilty you can up your ram voltage ( Don't surpass 2.9v - 2.8v is perfect)

CPU voltage - Give a 5% bump if you hit instability..

Keep an eye on temps.

What is your current memory? It may hinder your overclocl, if so you can run a 5:4 ratio to keep your FSB high, but your memory clock lower. ( So it stays in spec)

Come back for more.

🙂
 
thanks for the clear response. and as for my current memory, i have a 1 pc2100 512ddr and 2 pc2100 128ddr = 768 pc2100 ddr.

what can i notice if i lose stability, would system crash instantly on bootup? or how long should i wait till i see unsatability.

and what is 5:4 ratio u were talking about? sorry if i ask too much, im still new in the overclocking world =)
 
what can i notice if i lose stability, would system crash instantly on bootup? or how long should i wait till i see unsatability.
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Well for starters you can run things such as; Prime 95, 3dmark 2k1-2k3 ( looping ( you will see under options) ) and Sandra burn in test..

P95 is your best bet for stability... ANY errors, and your overclock is either too high, or just needs some more juice.

and what is 5:4 ratio u were talking about? sorry if i ask too much, im still new in the overclocking world =)
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The ratio's should be in your BIOS, reguarding what and where, i couldn't tell since I don't know the maker and what not...

But for instance, Your memory is really onlly capable 133mhz..(P4 willy's run a 400mhz FSB) 100mhz ( quad pumped ) = 400...

Since the multipliers are locked on the P4 your only way to go about overclocking is through the FSB...You can bump that 100->133 and reap the benefits.. Now lets just say, your chip can handle much more, but your memory cannot. You can run a 150 FSB on a 5:4 ratio...(divide 150 by 5 times it by 4) gives you a 120 FSB, well within stock speed..

Yet, you are running a 150x4 600FSB... Nice OC... 😀 During this time is where you adjust voltages, temps and settings.

Hope that helps.

Good luck, and DON'T be afraid to come back and ask some more questions.

🙂

Welcome to the world of overclocking.
 
here are my specs:

-Willamette 1.8ghz 256k 400fsb
-768 pc2100 ddr
-P4X400 Soyo Dragon Ultra (Platinum Edition)
-Phoenix - Award WorkstationBios CMOS Setup Utility

before overclocking I went to see if i can find these menu, i found:
-FSB (min 100, max 132)
-CPU Clock (min 10, max 22 <- I think)
-DRAM Clock
-DDR Voltage
-AGP Voltage
-CPU Vcore

i understand how to test stabitlity now. as for the 5:4 ratio, i understand the situation but i just dont know how to actually "do it". I hope this is enough info. Thanks for the welcoming .
 
Here is a link to a nice, detailed article about overclocking. The details in this article are about Athlon/nForce2 overclocking (so adjusting the multiplier is covered), but it's a good article and should be helpful.
 
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