Overcloking a P4 3GHz

pelleplu

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I haven't been doing any overclocking for a long time now (the last thing i o/c'ed was a P2 450Hz :)). So I was wondering if you had any good resources about o/cing a P4. I know that the multiplier is locked so that changing the FSB is the way to go. But thats it, I don't really know what other settings to fiddle around with, like voltage and such, or how high I would dare to set it. Any guides or tips would be greatly appreciated :)
 
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welcome to the fourms. here is how i OC (with intel): i raise the FSB as much as i can, if i cant get into windows, i go back and give it a voltage bump until the CPU reaches its max OC (i dont bump the voltage to much with intel though). with each voltage bump, i moniter the temps when its under a load (use Prime95). if the temps look good under load, then i continue to run prime for 24 hours. if prime has no errors after 24 hours, then i keep the OC as i consider it to be stable
 

SinfulWeeper

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Generally speaking, voltages should be left alone now that mVID chips are out.
But to OC that 3GHz CPU, you must find some high quality, high speed memory.
 

poMONKey

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Originally posted by: SinfulWeeper[br]...But to OC that 3GHz CPU, you must find some high quality, high speed memory.

and that is getting harder and harder to find ( maybe its always been this way? )... check out some threads here and over at abxzone.com ( asusboards.com ) about memory and OCing... its a little bleak

another crapshoot
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