New to overclocking, is my setup overclockable?

sunshineboy · 01-08-2009, 07:12 PM

Hi,

I use my computer for gaming and would like to get more out of it, if possible.

Q66
corsair 750
gtx 260 black edition
4gig ddr2 800 mgz
asus p5n73-am
raidmax gaming case
vista 64

Thanks for any help!

Sunshineboy

jobob1 · 01-14-2009, 09:29 PM

Easiest way to do it is bump up the fsb to 333. that will get you to 3.0 ghz. mine is very stable at that speed.

Josh.McLauchlan · 01-20-2009, 04:42 PM

i second that but you may need to bump up voltage by 1 increments but test it a default voltage first

Good luck
Josh

**linderman** · 01-21-2009, 02:20 PM

what is the EXACT model numbers of your ram sticks ............... your system is very near good overclocking rig ............ it actually mayyyyyyy be there depending on which ram sticks you have ?

**linderman** · 01-21-2009, 02:22 PM

use two instances of orthos to stress test your cpu after all overclocking settings adjustments !

or Prime 95 has a quad core version

use Core Temp to watch your cpu temps are you are stress testing

an overclock is not rated as "stable" unless you can stress test it for atleast two hours

01-08-2009, 07:12 PM	#1 (permalink)
sunshineboy Registered User Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 1 OS: vista64	New to overclocking, is my setup overclockable? Hi, I use my computer for gaming and would like to get more out of it, if possible. Q66 corsair 750 gtx 260 black edition 4gig ddr2 800 mgz asus p5n73-am raidmax gaming case vista 64 Thanks for any help! Sunshineboy

01-14-2009, 09:29 PM	#2 (permalink)
jobob1 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: indiana usa Posts: 35 OS: winxp x64 sp2 My System	Re: New to overclocking, is my setup overclockable? Easiest way to do it is bump up the fsb to 333. that will get you to 3.0 ghz. mine is very stable at that speed.

01-20-2009, 04:42 PM	#3 (permalink)
Josh.McLauchlan Registered User Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Blenheim, New Zealand Posts: 21 OS: xp (sp3)	Re: New to overclocking, is my setup overclockable? i second that but you may need to bump up voltage by 1 increments but test it a default voltage first Good luck Josh

01-21-2009, 02:20 PM	#4 (permalink)
linderman Moderator, Hardware Team Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 20,437 OS: win 2000 pro / Win XP pro My System	Re: New to overclocking, is my setup overclockable? what is the EXACT model numbers of your ram sticks ............... your system is very near good overclocking rig ............ it actually mayyyyyyy be there depending on which ram sticks you have ? __________________ I still know nothing and I respect that fact, striving to improve and, along the way, help anyone that comes from the place that I used to be! Power Supply Selection LEARN TO BACK-UP YOUR DATA FREE & EASY YouTube - Runtime Software DriveImage XML tutorial

01-21-2009, 02:22 PM	#5 (permalink)
linderman Moderator, Hardware Team Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 20,437 OS: win 2000 pro / Win XP pro My System	Re: New to overclocking, is my setup overclockable? use two instances of orthos to stress test your cpu after all overclocking settings adjustments ! or Prime 95 has a quad core version use Core Temp to watch your cpu temps are you are stress testing an overclock is not rated as "stable" unless you can stress test it for atleast two hours __________________ I still know nothing and I respect that fact, striving to improve and, along the way, help anyone that comes from the place that I used to be! Power Supply Selection LEARN TO BACK-UP YOUR DATA FREE & EASY YouTube - Runtime Software DriveImage XML tutorial