to oc or not to oc

Hepe · 01-February-05, 04:22 AM

hey guys,

i have a p4 3ghz northwood. im using a gigabyte mobo 8ipe1000, i was just wondering on how far can i overclock this thing. i havent tried doing any overclocking, but i would appreciate all your inputs.
thanks.

danbanger · 01-February-05, 04:27 AM

We would need to know some more information about your computer such as what memory you have, cooling (what are your current temps), and power supply. If your other components are good, this chip should be able to OC quite a bit

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btw, stop posting in old threads

Hepe · 02-February-05, 04:37 AM

im just using the power supply that comes with my case. 420 watts. ram im using is 2x256mb kingston. im planning to get a new pair of ram, (2x512mb), would you have any suggestions in mind.

Human Traffic · 02-February-05, 05:31 AM

One piece of advice.. If this is your main rig then be very careful about Oc'ing if you are new to it. The rule I have found is to always increase by a little and then load test the rig to see if it can handle it. If you suffer instability then reduce your OC until it is stable again.

Good luck

$SOLID$ Necro · 02-February-05, 01:32 PM

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Originally Posted by Hepe


	im just using the power supply that comes with my case. 420 watts. ram im using is 2x256mb kingston. im planning to get a new pair of ram, (2x512mb), would you have any suggestions in mind.

Any memory with Samsung TCCD inside, wich can run low latency timings (2-2-2-5) at 400FSB or with relaxed timings, run 500FSB

PQI Turbo is realy good, Patriot (PDP) also makes good semi budget stuff. OCZ, Mushkin,and others make memory with the same Samsung chips, but are higher priced.

http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProduc...141-148&depa=0

Most people hit around 3.4-3.6ghz on Intel with good air cooling BTW

Hepe · 03-February-05, 04:59 AM

thanks for your tips guys. i'll try to post updates here once i get started. just saving a more dough so i can buy what i should be buying.

01-February-05, 04:22 AM		#1 (permalink)
Hepe Apex Techie Wannabe	to oc or not to oc hey guys, i have a p4 3ghz northwood. im using a gigabyte mobo 8ipe1000, i was just wondering on how far can i overclock this thing. i havent tried doing any overclocking, but i would appreciate all your inputs. thanks.

01-February-05, 04:27 AM		#2 (permalink)
danbanger Apex Tech Fanatic Supreme	We would need to know some more information about your computer such as what memory you have, cooling (what are your current temps), and power supply. If your other components are good, this chip should be able to OC quite a bit : btw, stop posting in old threads Last edited by danbanger; 01-February-05 at 04:39 AM..

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02-February-05, 04:37 AM		#3 (permalink)
Hepe Apex Techie Wannabe	im just using the power supply that comes with my case. 420 watts. ram im using is 2x256mb kingston. im planning to get a new pair of ram, (2x512mb), would you have any suggestions in mind.

02-February-05, 05:31 AM		#4 (permalink)
Human Traffic Apex Advanced Techie	One piece of advice.. If this is your main rig then be very careful about Oc'ing if you are new to it. The rule I have found is to always increase by a little and then load test the rig to see if it can handle it. If you suffer instability then reduce your OC until it is stable again. Good luck

03-February-05, 04:59 AM		#6 (permalink)
Hepe Apex Techie Wannabe	thanks for your tips guys. i'll try to post updates here once i get started. just saving a more dough so i can buy what i should be buying.