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i wanna over-clock a few things, but so far i am only aware of a few things.

i want info on what kind of temperature my CPU is perfectly OK at. atm my CPU is running at 50 C. and it's a hot day. so, what kind fo temperature would create a compromise between speed and lifetime?

also, the voltages on CPU, DRAM and AGP are as follows:

CPU mhz: 1729.00Mhz

CPU: 1.596
DRAM: 2.5
AGP: 1.5

The APCI, DRAM and AGP clock, frequnecy or SOMETHING are as follows:

DRAM: 266
AGP: 66
PCI: 33

OK, you overclocking techie's - you should know what i'm on about, so help me please....


note: the tool i'm using is Gigabyte Easytune 4.

AMD_MAN wrote:
> I do not agree with adrian, it's wrong, the faster the FSB of the
> memory the better.
>
> Colin

I have read from other forums thats its not and people have tested it. Running memory and CPU in sync is better than running it out of sync. People have tested it and the results tell that picture.

I do not agree with adrian, it's wrong, the faster the FSB of the memory the better.

Colin

adrian wrote:

Got 1024mb PC3200(400mhz) RAM running in dual channel, but only actually runs at PC2700(333mhz) as its best to run memory in sync with the FSB on the CPU and as thats a XP2800 Barton (333mhz) I run my RAM at that speed.

So what adrian's saying is wrong then?

The ram is on a seperate bus and runs at it's own speed, so the faster the ram the better, i would get the ddr 400 stuff, also the lower the cas latency timing the better.

Hope that helps.

Colin

AMD MAN< is it true that getting memory that matches the FSB of your CPU then just going at the fastest possible rate? I'm asking because my mobo supports upto 333mhz for the CPU FSB, but 400Mhz for the RAM. THe RAM I am considering is high grade (Corsair) and therefore expensive; so shoiuld I stick with the cheaper PC2700 (DDR333) version?

Water cooling is not only quiter than air cooling but is better as it gives the cpu temperature less heat rises under load, I have water cooled my overclocked cpu's a couple of time both on an athlon system and P4 system and i sold it, i wish i hadnt i am going back to water cooling soon.

Colin

Micro Mart? OK, I'm just buying the kit when its' ready, and foolow the instructions from there, but thanks anyway.

there a big feature on watercooling, what you need, how to do it etc in the latest issue of Micro Mart

Geezers, if you're so interested in overclocking, then you might want to see the results of a watercooled shuttle. I've just transferred the cash into my account and should be ordering the kit and customer components as soon as the supplier has it in stock.

www.melonrock.com/pics/insidecase.jpg

This is the inside of my case. The two exhaust fans to the left of the CPU are actually intakes, while the two fans at the bottom front of the case are blowing air out (I found reversing the air flow gave a 4-5 degree drop in CPU temp - presumably because of the cold air being blasted straight onto the heatsink, or the better supply of air to the heatsink fan). The case is about as empty as they can get, but it's swelteringly hot in there :O/