When should you overclock?

[t3h l337 n3wb]

I'm building a new Athlon 64 system this summer, and I plan to overclock a bit. I'm getting a Venice 3200+ with stock HSF, 2x512MB Corsair VS, and the MSI Neo-4 Platinum. I'm hoping to get a moderate ~400 Mhz overclock (don't wanna push it, since this is my first time overclocking). Should I start overclocking as soon as my rig is up and running, or should I wait a couple months? I've heard that some people wait a couple months to give their comp time to "settle down".

 

[o1die]

You can overclock right away. Just make the adjustments gradually, and check each fsb increase with a program such as prime 95 (a free download) for stability.

 

[Chode Messiah]

make sure it lasts 24 hours in prime 95

 

[RichUK]

Originally posted by: Chode Messiah
make sure it lasts 24 hours in prime 95

24 hours :shocked:

 

[t3h l337 n3wb]

Yeah, I know this stuff. I read Zebo's Athlon 64 overclocking guide. So there's no benefit of letting the computer run at stock for a while and then overclock?

 

[Budman]

Originally posted by: t3h l337 n3wb
Yeah, I know this stuff. I read Zebo's Athlon 64 overclocking guide. So there's no benefit of letting the computer run at stock for a while and then overclock?

The only benefit to let it run at stock for a while would be to make sure your system is stable before you start overclocking.

Once you know it's all good then you can start overclocking.

 

[dashrendar]

Budman is right. I got the same CPU and mobo as you did last week. I ran it at stock speeds to made sure it is stable.

If you overclock immediately and face problems, you won't be able to tell whether it's a hardware defect or overclocking that's causing it.

I tested mine at stock speeds in Win x64 (Prime95 64-bit version) and it ran fine for an hour. I should try for like 24 hours or so. Make sure it's rock solid.

 

[t3h l337 n3wb]

Alright, thanks guys 🙂

 

[theMan]

here ya go