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Looking for advice on OCing my Athlon 64 x2
First of all, I will list my setup (all stock settings of course). Please see my attached CPU-Z screenshots for details.
CPU: AMD Athlon 64 x2 5600+ @ 2.8ghz
Mobo: ASUS Crosshair
RAM: 4GB (2x2gb) Corsair DDR2 800 RAM @ 800mhz 4-4-4-12 timings
FSB: 200mhz
HT bus: 1000mhz
PSU: BFG 1000W (+3.3v/28A +5v/28A +12v/20A +12v/20A +12v/20A +12v/20A -12v/0.8A +5vSB/6.5A)
Voltages
CPU vcore: 1.392v
RAM: 2.1v
First of all, I want to ask if my hardware is up to snuff for OCing (especially my ram and PSU). If so, what speeds should I try for? I was thinking something along the lines of 250mhz FSB, bump the HT link multiplier down to 4x (to stay at a safe, sane 1000mhz), take the cpu multiplier down to 13x (for a speed of 3.25ghz) and finally take the ram down to DDR2 667 (for a final speed of 834mhz). Would this be a safe OC? Should I go lower, or try for higher? In any case, when I perform the OC, should I bump any voltages up from what they are now? And for the ram, should I loosen the timings down to 5-5-5-15 in order to achieve a higher speed?
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