Post Your Overclock! [2]

tom982 · 10 Nov 2012

714 said:

Is there a simple OC'ing guide? I'd love to OC one of my many PC's. I don't care about damaging, I got all files saved, and multiple PC's to work with if one is screwed

Have they got overclockable (if that's a word) CPUs? You need an unlocked multiplier :)

AC · 10 Nov 2012

CPUs in my PC's I'm interested in OC'ing.
Intel Core 2 Duo T5550 @ 1.83 GHz (I know people say OC'ing on a laptop is pretty much impossible, but I've got nothing to lose)
Intel Celeron 900 @ 2.20 GHz
AMD Athlon 64 XD @ 2.2 GHz
Intel Pentium Dual Core @ 2.4 GHz

Britton30 · 10 Nov 2012

You also need to have a BIOS that has settings available for overclocking. I think 99% of factory PCs have that all locked out.

AC · 10 Nov 2012

Crap. Oh well then, I'll wait till I get my money for my build. Is this system good for OC'ing?
AMD Athlon II X2 270, MSI Radeon HD 6450 - System Build - PCPartPicker

shawnglory · 10 Nov 2012

4.5 ghz on my i7 3930k at 1.35. Runs perfectly well in hot tropical Asian weather air cooled alongside dual xmp 1866 1.65V 32 gb.

tom982 · 10 Nov 2012

shawnglory said:

4.5 ghz on my i7 3930k at 1.35. Runs perfectly well in hot tropical Asian weather air cooled alongside dual xmp 1866 1.65V 32 gb.

You run at 1.35V on air!? Wow

Britton30 · 10 Nov 2012

shawnglory said:

4.5 ghz on my i7 3930k at 1.35. Runs perfectly well in hot tropical Asian weather air cooled alongside dual xmp 1866 1.65V 32 gb.

That's a high volt, what are your temps?

shawnglory · 11 Nov 2012

This is where I was pleasantly surprised too. 32 on desktop 60 highest at load and on hot afternoons 70 to 75 though I do go down to 3.8 in the afternoons to be safe.

Pedroc1999 · 12 Nov 2012

it is good to be sure you dont burn it

shawnglory · 12 Nov 2012

Yeah I burnt a c2e before and it was heart breaking though Thanks to the new architecture and smaller dyes its almost fool proof as long as you know the ceiling. Also set ups like mine do require higher than average power settings. It was worth a cold sweat and some shivers first time around.