Freezer's guide to overclocking your processor using BIOS

2009-01-12 21:24:06

#76

Freezer7Pro: I don't come here a lot anymore.; +1,447|6414|Winland

TheAussieReaper wrote:
Acid flashback f7p?

If it only were so well. My 8800GT is on it's way out.

The idea of any hi-fi system is to reproduce the source material as faithfully as possible, and to deliberately add distortion to everything you hear (due to amplifier deficiencies) because it sounds 'nice' is simply not high fidelity. If that is what you want to hear then there is no problem with that, but by adding so much additional material (by way of harmonics and intermodulation) you have a tailored sound system, not a hi-fi. - Rod Elliot, ESP

2009-01-12 23:36:34

#77

GC_PaNzerFIN: Work and study @ Technical Uni; +528|6631|Finland

Freezer7Pro wrote:
TheAussieReaper wrote:
Acid flashback f7p?
If it only were so well. My 8800GT is on it's way out.

holy shit that looked funky...

going to order thenew gfx card soon? you REALLY need it...

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2009-01-12 23:38:58

#78

Freezer7Pro: I don't come here a lot anymore.; +1,447|6414|Winland

GC_PaNzerFIN wrote:
Freezer7Pro wrote:
TheAussieReaper wrote:
Acid flashback f7p?
If it only were so well. My 8800GT is on it's way out.
holy shit that looked funky...

going to order thenew gfx card soon? you REALLY need it...

As soon as dad goes and signs the netbank contract, so DU can get me my cash.

The idea of any hi-fi system is to reproduce the source material as faithfully as possible, and to deliberately add distortion to everything you hear (due to amplifier deficiencies) because it sounds 'nice' is simply not high fidelity. If that is what you want to hear then there is no problem with that, but by adding so much additional material (by way of harmonics and intermodulation) you have a tailored sound system, not a hi-fi. - Rod Elliot, ESP

2009-01-13 00:36:18

#79

Finray: Hup! Dos, Tres, Cuatro; +2,629|6005|Catherine Black

Freezer7Pro wrote:
max wrote:
CrazeD wrote:
It doesn't have to crash to be unstable. If you see artifacts and such, that means you have gone too far.
It's been a long time since I saw real artifacts. Damn these new drivers resetting before anything funky happens
I GUESS I SHOULD CONSIDER MYSELF LUCKY, THEN.

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Hacks tbh.

2009-01-18 13:33:47

#80

Mr.Dooomed: Find your center.; +752|6545

Re-re-revive!

I'm overclocking my Dads computer for him, and it went well...for a moment...

Here are my official BIOS Settings with respective options for each in parentheses:

K8 CPU Clock Ratio: (Default), (x5 -1000MHz), (x6 -1200MHz), (x7), (x8), (x9)
CPU Host Clock Control: (Enable), (Disable)
CPU Host Frequency (MHz): 200+ (I can set this all the way up to 455 it states)
PCI/AGP Frequency (MHz) 34/68 <- This is a blued-out setting that changed automatically when i adjust Host Frequency
CPU OverVoltage Control: (Auto), (+5%), (+7.5%), (+10%)
AGP OverVoltage Control: (Auto), (0.1v), (0.2v)

He has an AMD Sempron running at 1.8GHz. I got it up to 2GHz and ran Orhtos and it ran through all its tests. (well, MOST of them. I stopped it after it ran for 45 min on full load with CPU temp only at 37c the whole time) I don't remember all my settings I used though

ANYWAY, I went in to set the CPU Host Frequency up a few more to 230 and when I saved it, the monitor went into sleep mode and I couldn't do anything. So i reset Bios.

I tried setting the CPU Freq up just a little bit to 205-210 and the monitor shuts down...I reset again...

What I CURRENTLY have that works is this:

204MHz
CPU Overvolt: +5%
AGP Overvolt: Auto

Maybe, if I keep the AGP overvolt on auto no matter what, it'll be ok? The AGP voltage is for the graphics card, which obviously is sending output to the monitor....

The first time I did this I know I got the CPU Freq. up to 227 or 228 and it worked, but when I went to 230 the monitor shuts off, and now I can't seem to go over 205 without the monitor shutting down on me...

Thoughts?

Edit: I set the CPU Freq. to 215, the Overvolt settings both on Auto, and it boots. Perhaps I should just leave the voltage settings on Auto.

Last edited by Im_Dooomed (2009-01-18 13:39:07)

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2009-01-18 13:42:16

#81

Finray: Hup! Dos, Tres, Cuatro; +2,629|6005|Catherine Black

Im_Dooomed wrote:
Thoughts?

It's quite cold in my room.

2009-01-18 13:58:51

#82

max: Vela Incident; +1,652|6784|NYC / Hamburg

Go for the max voltage on CPU. AGP + 0.1V. Then crank the FSB until you're unstable

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2009-01-18 14:27:29

#83

Mr.Dooomed: Find your center.; +752|6545

max wrote:
Go for the max voltage on CPU. AGP + 0.1V. Then crank the FSB until you're unstable

yeeeahh, that doesn't sound like the greatest idea.

I've tried boosting the voltages on AGP and CPU and I'm gettin that issue again with the monitor going into sleep mode. It's odd, it'll be stable at 234MHz, with both voltages on auto, then I'll increase it a few MHz, then it'll go into sleep mode, when I reset it and slowly increase it, it'll go into sleep mode again even before I reached my previous stable setting of 234MHz.

I haven't tried boosting the CPU voltage to max, but I guess its worth a try to see what happens.

Last edited by Im_Dooomed (2009-01-18 16:20:18)

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2009-02-01 12:54:16

#84

Peter: Super Awesome Member; +494|6619|dm_maidenhead

Thanks a lot freezer I love you

Got my E6600 to 3GHz with your help. Could probably go higher. Might try another time.

2009-02-01 13:37:35

#85

HellHead: The fantastic Mr. Antichrist; +336|6926|Germany

That´s funny ! I did the same thing yesterday !
Same CPU, same speed.

2009-02-01 14:16:47

#86

Peter: Super Awesome Member; +494|6619|dm_maidenhead

HellHead wrote:
That´s funny ! I did the same thing yesterday !
Same CPU, same speed.

Haha, awesome

2009-02-01 16:06:02

#87

GC_PaNzerFIN: Work and study @ Technical Uni; +528|6631|Finland

now OC some more... that CPU will easily go much higher

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2009-02-01 16:11:41

#88

DUnlimited: got any popo lolo intersting?; +1,160|6680|cuntshitlake

Yeah look at mine

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2009-02-01 18:28:00

#89

Mr.Dooomed: Find your center.; +752|6545

Alright, now that I got my corsair PSU, replacement HDD and my comp reformatted with XP, i wanted to share what I got for BIOS overclocking settings, and there is a lot of stuff! I got a Gigabyte GA-K8NF-9 board, AMD Athlon 64

https://img88.imageshack.us/img88/9930/mvc015smx3.jpg

https://img88.imageshack.us/img88/7558/mvc016sba9.jpg

https://img88.imageshack.us/img88/6308/mvc017snh0.jpg

https://img88.imageshack.us/img88/3486/mvc018szn0.jpg

https://img88.imageshack.us/img88/5695/mvc019szh4.jpg

https://img258.imageshack.us/img258/1599/mvc020swu7.jpg

https://img258.imageshack.us/img258/2936/mvc021scj0.jpg

I set the clock ratio to 210 and it was stable when i ran orthos, but when i rebooted, it kept rebooting itself, so i reset bios. I guess i should increase the core voltage, but there is no standard set, so I'm not sure what voltage to set it at. Any tips?

Anybody know about that last photo? Robust graphics controller?

Nature is a powerful force. Those who seek to subdue nature, never do so permanently.

2009-02-15 01:47:52

#90

Mr.Dooomed: Find your center.; +752|6545

I figured this shit out. It took most of today, but I found out what my problem was. I assumed the HT Link (FSB so to speak) for my mobo was 1000. But its not. It's 800. So when I had the HT frequency ratio set at 5x (Assumed default) I was trying a CPU speed of 210Mhz, thus giving me an HT Link of 1000+ which is WAY to much.

So, I found out the default HT Link ratio is 4x. So I dialed it back to 3x, and I'm currently at a CPU speed of 238mHz giving me an HT Link speed of 715MHz and running a stress test which just ran into an error after 6 minutes....

So maybe 238 is to much?

Anyway, my CPU (AMD A64 3700) went from 2.2Ghz to 2.6Ghz with my Vcore set at 1.425. And my memory dialed back 2/1 so its only running at 120MHz right now. (I'll adjust that later)

My question is this: I've been having issues at the current 238MHz speed (Stress test failed after 6 minutes) and my HT Link is currently at 714MHz when its stock speed is 800MHz, so what exactly am I gaining from having a reduced HT Link speed? Does that effect the performance of my PC, or not?

If i dial back my CPU frequency to something stable like 220-230, then my HT link is only 660-690MHz compared to stock settings of 800MHz...

I'm just kind of stuck here as for what to do.

Last edited by Im_Dooomed (2009-02-15 01:50:07)

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2009-02-15 02:18:40

#91

Mr.Dooomed: Find your center.; +752|6545

I've realized I can change the HTT Frequency ratio from the stock of 11x (200MHzx11=2.2Ghz which is my stock setting) and the HT Frequency ratio was set at 4x so 200MHz x 4 is what gave me the HT Link of 800Mhz.

I currently have it on 250Mhz with an HTT ratio of 10x. That changed my cpu frequency to 2.5Ghz and my HT Link to 750Mhz close to the 800MHz stock setting.

My memory is set at 209Mhz, so it is slightly overclocked. Not sure if I have to change the timing for it but I'm running a stress test now to see what happens....

Now that I set the HTT Multiplier to 10 im thinking of lowering the vcore back to stock, and seeing if it's stable...

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2009-02-17 12:24:03

#92

bad-man: now say you sorry; +34|6064|one windy city

just oc'd my q6600 to 3.6 on water.... have tested with f@h for an hour at 100% cpu load on all cores and its stable ... the only thing that worries me is the temp

45c no activity to 60-62 under full load <--- is this ok or should i try to lower the CPU voltage???

2009-02-17 13:49:41

#93

DUnlimited: got any popo lolo intersting?; +1,160|6680|cuntshitlake

up to 70 is just fine.

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2009-02-17 14:01:11

#94

max: Vela Incident; +1,652|6784|NYC / Hamburg

Temps are fine. What Vcore are you running?

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2009-02-17 14:11:50

#95

CrazeD: Member; +368|6889|Maine

bad-man wrote:
just oc'd my q6600 to 3.6 on water.... have tested with f@h for an hour at 100% cpu load on all cores and its stable ... the only thing that worries me is the temp

45c no activity to 60-62 under full load <--- is this ok or should i try to lower the CPU voltage???

Those are pretty shit temps for water.

2009-02-17 16:09:16

#96

Microwave: _; +515|6872|Loughborough Uni / Leeds, UK

CrazeD wrote:
bad-man wrote:
just oc'd my q6600 to 3.6 on water.... have tested with f@h for an hour at 100% cpu load on all cores and its stable ... the only thing that worries me is the temp

45c no activity to 60-62 under full load <--- is this ok or should i try to lower the CPU voltage???
Those are pretty shit temps for water.

Yeah I was going to say...

My Q6600 is at 3.3 on air and I'm getting high 30's at idle. 1.385 vcore.

2009-02-17 16:33:21

#97

GC_PaNzerFIN: Work and study @ Technical Uni; +528|6631|Finland

james@alienware wrote:
CrazeD wrote:
bad-man wrote:
just oc'd my q6600 to 3.6 on water.... have tested with f@h for an hour at 100% cpu load on all cores and its stable ... the only thing that worries me is the temp

45c no activity to 60-62 under full load <--- is this ok or should i try to lower the CPU voltage???
Those are pretty shit temps for water.
Yeah I was going to say...

My Q6600 is at 3.3 on air and I'm getting high 30's at idle. 1.385 vcore.

and load?

I can't say anything of the temps until I know if its G0 stepping or the old hottie and what kind of watercooling does he have. The cheapest watercooling kits are beaten by top air coolers. And no idea what vcore does he have.

And Q6600 can get very hot at around 3.6GHz. I had G0 but it was still so hot it literally overhelmed my 9700NT at 3.57GHz. If its the older revision I can imagine it may be really hot.

here is a pic of my G0. Notice the difference in what mobo sensor shows vs the coretemp that is correct. and that was only at 1.312vcore.

https://img15.imageshack.us/img15/7978/temps2qg7.png

So I wouldn't call those abnormally hot temps until we know more. And some CPUs just are insanely hotter than others. (contact with IHS and cores sucks or IHS is badly manufactured resulting in bad contact with heatsink).

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2009-02-17 16:38:03

#98

Microwave: _; +515|6872|Loughborough Uni / Leeds, UK

I've got the G0 stepping. I'm also using coretemp for monitoring.

I can't remember the load temps.

I've tried upping the vcore but I can't seem to get any higher.

2009-02-17 16:53:20

#99

bad-man: now say you sorry; +34|6064|one windy city

i'll post some screen shots after getting home

2009-02-17 20:25:47

#100

bad-man: now say you sorry; +34|6064|one windy city

no load

full load temp goes up to 68C, and i only keep the fan at 1400-1500 rpm... anything over is starting to get loud

https://img15.imageshack.us/img15/3840/100loadfd3.jpg

Last edited by bad-man (2009-02-17 20:26:21)

BF2S Forums Freezer's guide to overclocking your processor using BIOS

TheAussieReaper wrote:

Freezer7Pro wrote:

TheAussieReaper wrote:

GC_PaNzerFIN wrote:

Freezer7Pro wrote:

TheAussieReaper wrote:

Freezer7Pro wrote:

max wrote:

CrazeD wrote:

Im_Dooomed wrote:

max wrote:

HellHead wrote:

bad-man wrote:

CrazeD wrote:

bad-man wrote:

james@alienware wrote:

CrazeD wrote:

bad-man wrote:

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