Help me overclock!!

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  1. Posts : 143
    Window 7 Home premium 64 bit
       #1

    Help me overclock!!


    Hey, I'm trying to overclock my Computer in order to play Battlefield 3 at ultrahigh setting flawlessly, I barely got any overclocking experience, and when i overclock to 3.6ghz my computer crashed and turned off while playing battlefield 3. Apparently they told me i didnt overclock right and it was unstable. Like i said before Im new to overclocking.
    anyways here's my computer spec
    Processor: i7 920 2.6ghz
    Video Card: Dual ATI Radeon 5970's
    Ram: 6gb
    Power Supply: 1100 watts (or 1200)
    Operating System: Window 7 home premium 64 bit
    HardDrive: 1.15 TB (terabyte)
    I have a Alienware Area 51 Desktop, and it has Liquid Cooling and fans that i can be powered up to 100%, apparently it has good venting system (Atleast that what i was told) i currently have it at 3.4ghz and its not crashing. How far can i overclock without worrying about frying any component? Anyways if u leave instructions or suggestion to overclock please list them, and remember im a rookie so try to speak in english, becuase i have a hard time understanding on what people are talking about .
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  2. Posts : 409
    win7 Ult 64
       #2

    You might want to list your LC system such as is it a closed loop like the corsair H series or is it a custom loop and what size rad. Two, three, or a single fan system etc......

    What MB is in your system along with the RAM. 6GB really doesn't tell anyone much, is it 1600, 1333, 2000MHz, etc....

    Don't forget that when OC there is no one size fits all, every system is unique but there are some settings which will get you started if we have the right information.
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  3. Posts : 143
    Window 7 Home premium 64 bit
    Thread Starter
       #3

    More information


    Kipper said:
    You might want to list your LC system such as is it a closed loop like the corsair H series or is it a custom loop and what size rad. Two, three, or a single fan system etc......

    What MB is in your system along with the RAM. 6GB really doesn't tell anyone much, is it 1600, 1333, 2000MHz, etc....

    Don't forget that when OC there is no one size fits all, every system is unique but there are some settings which will get you started if we have the right information.
    Hey Kipper! thanks for trying to help me out! like i said, i not a genius in computers so i really dont know what u were trying to say on the first paragraph, but it seems to me that your asking for more information. Well here you go
    Processor
    CPU_Name: Intel(R) Core(TM) i7 CPU 920 @ 2.67GHz
    CPU_Manufacturer: GenuineIntel
    CPU_Caption: Intel64 Family 6 Model 26 Stepping 5
    CPU_Version:
    CPU_ProcessorId: BFEBFBFF000106A5
    CPU_CurrentClockSpeed: 2506MHz
    CPU_AddressWidth: 64Bits
    CPU_DataWidth: 64Bits
    CPU_SocketDesignation: CPU 1
    Verified Hardware Device against Order: VARIABLEXYZ
    Verify Correct Processor Frequency

    System Memory

    Memory Module
    Mem_Capacity: 2048MB
    Mem_BankLabel: DIMM #1
    Mem_Type: DDR3
    Mem_Bandwidth: PC3-10660 (1333 MHz)
    Mem_Frequency: 1284MHz
    Memory Module
    Mem_Capacity: 2048MB
    Mem_BankLabel: DIMM #2
    Mem_Type: DDR3
    Mem_Bandwidth: PC3-10660 (1333 MHz)
    Mem_Frequency: 1284MHz
    Memory Module
    Mem_Capacity: 2048MB
    Mem_BankLabel: DIMM #3
    Mem_Type: DDR3
    Mem_Bandwidth: PC3-10660 (1333 MHz)
    Mem_Frequency: 1284MHz

    BIOS Information

    BIOS_Manufacturer: Alienware
    BIOS_Name: Network:MBA v11.0.14 Slot 0500
    BIOS_Version1: A03
    BIOS_Version2: ALWARE - 20091028

    Motherboard Information

    MB_Manufacturer: Alienware
    MB_Product: 0J560M
    MB_SerialNumber: ..CN697029990178.
    MB_Version: A00

    Video Adapter

    Video_Caption: ATI Radeon HD 5900 Series
    Video_AdapterRAM: 1024MB
    Video_DriverVersion: 8.663.0.0
    As of Fans, I really dont know how many there are but i got control over 2 of them in the Alienware Command Center, and the graphic card fans. And my CPU is Liquid cooled
    here a picture of what my computer looks like inside (Sorta got it from a online site, but it look exactly the same, except the graphic card are much closer together) Dell Alienware Area-51 Core i7-980 X Infused Gaming PC - HotHardware. If you want more information about my computer you can check out Alienware.com and go to Area 51, so.. any suggestion? or anything else you want me to put down?
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  4. Posts : 627
    win 7 ( 64 bit)
       #4

    i'd say start by going to some overclocking fourms and read and make sure you no what you are getting into before
    you do anything. then after that read more on the settings you need to change and how and where to change them.
    after that always start out small and work your way up testing and retesting to make sure it right. keep a eye on your temps at all times.


    scrooge
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  5. Posts : 143
    Window 7 Home premium 64 bit
    Thread Starter
       #5

    scrooge said:
    i'd say start by going to some overclocking fourms and read and make sure you no what you are getting into before
    you do anything. then after that read more on the settings you need to change and how and where to change them.
    after that always start out small and work your way up testing and retesting to make sure it right. keep a eye on your temps at all times.


    scrooge
    can you give me a link? becuase i looked under tutorial and i didnt see anything about overclocking.
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  6. Posts : 9,537
    Windows 7 Home Premium 64bit
       #6

    Start here and read all the posts given regarding Overclocking....
    https://www.sevenforums.com/overclock...rclocking.html

    Heat will be your big problem and you better know what you are doing.
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  7. Posts : 627
    win 7 ( 64 bit)
       #7

    Diabolical said:
    scrooge said:
    i'd say start by going to some overclocking fourms and read and make sure you no what you are getting into before
    you do anything. then after that read more on the settings you need to change and how and where to change them.
    after that always start out small and work your way up testing and retesting to make sure it right. keep a eye on your temps at all times.


    scrooge
    can you give me a link? becuase i looked under tutorial and i didnt see anything about overclocking.

    just do a search for (overclocking fourms)
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  8. Posts : 16
    Windows 7 Ultimate x64
       #8

    If your wanting to put the graphics on max and have it run smoothly you will need to overclock your graphics card, you wont notice much if any difference overclocking only the CPU as the CPU that you have is good by itself. However overclocking a graphics card requires more experience than overclocking a CPU and as such i wouldn't recommend it as you may easily fry the gpu.
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  9. Posts : 28,845
    Win 8 Release candidate 8400
       #9

    Diabolical said:
    scrooge said:
    i'd say start by going to some overclocking fourms and read and make sure you no what you are getting into before
    you do anything. then after that read more on the settings you need to change and how and where to change them.
    after that always start out small and work your way up testing and retesting to make sure it right. keep a eye on your temps at all times.


    scrooge
    can you give me a link? becuase i looked under tutorial and i didnt see anything about overclocking.
    Overclocking sites are other sites devoted to OC. You are obviously new to this.

    Just remember overclocking will shorten its life span and can result in instability.
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  10. Posts : 143
    Window 7 Home premium 64 bit
    Thread Starter
       #10

    Thanks guys


    Dayums you guys are making it sound like if im signing my computer death sentence by overclocking, Idk, in the information about the Area 51 it says that im pretty safe in overclocking due to its liquid cooling and its ventilation system, but ill make sure to be careful!!
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