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22nd February 2006, 14:55
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|  Need help on how to overclock my new computer... Asus a8n32-SLI Deluxe AMD64 x2 4200+ Asus EAX1900XT 2*1GB Corsair 4000PT (2GB kit) 650 Watt Sweex I want to get the most out of the processor. I'm willing to buy any whatever cooling system (water, air, nitro, ice cubes...whatever) that is within normal price range. The idea is to get the best quality for cost ratio. I'm not up to date with current hardware and overclocking capibilities but I used to be a few years ago. Can anyone help me out or point me in the right direction ? All help is much appreciated |
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22nd February 2006, 16:34
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| Member  Join Date: Mar 2004
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 | It is better that you highlight your PC & overclocking experience so that other can offer whatever that you need in specific area. An idea of what you intend to do with the system after you have spent quite a few dollars.
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23rd February 2006, 08:56
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| I used to build and troubleshoot pc's and hardware for a few years until 7 years ago. After that I moved on to networking and I've been active as an MS mcse for the last 7 years. Right now I only build a computer if it's for myself but I've got no experience in decent overclocking so I consider myself a dummy there. What I need it for is simple to play a game that is extremely cpu intensive. Every Mhz gained on the cpu is a help towards achieving a frame more in that game. The cpu is always at 100% and the game often runs for more than 8 hours straight. In other words: the goal is not to achieve the highest overclocking score that runs mabye one time and crashes another but on the contrary, my goal is to achieve better (but stable!!) performance than stocking speed so my game runs better. |
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23rd February 2006, 19:56
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| first learn to oc then buy better cooling check the guides @ [m]
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23rd February 2006, 20:03
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| Madshrimp  Join Date: May 2002 Location: 7090/Belgium
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 | "What I need it for is simple to play a game that is extremely cpu intensive." can you name that game or games? please  I like to know what game is very CPU intensive, that a stock X2 4200+ is not fast enough for
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24th February 2006, 08:52
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| well Well, the game is called Everquest 2 also known as EQ2, it's been around for a few years so it was developed about 4-5years ago. The graphics engine was built to be scalable and grow along with hardware. They built it in such a way that the cpu is only partially offloaded to the gpu instead of almost fully in nowadays games. Therefore when you play the game, your cpu is always at 100% The only difference is you'll be able to play at a higher degree. The settings go up like this: extreme quality very high quality high quality balanced high performance very high performance extreme performance I just upgraded from your system Jim and I could play on high performance with it pretty well (frames between20-30 with occasional drops to 15) I just Used Asus AI to do 10% automatic overclocking when the cpu goes above 90%, the dashboard now dynamically goes up from 2200Mhz to 2419Mhz whenever I play EQ2 and I already feel a difference. Voltage, bus speed and multiplyer speed are automatically screwed up with windows showing the temperature and voltage at all times, If temperature goes up to much the AI screws it down fully automated. With this new system clocked at 2419Mhz I can play pretty smoothly at high quality already people with the same config but with a FX-60 processor clocked at 3Ghz report that they can play on very high quality or even at extreme but without any shadows. I assume that next year the fastest game processor, while overclocked will allow us to play at max settings. For now I still want to get the most out of my processor while still being stable. What guides are you referring to ? |
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24th February 2006, 09:45
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| Madshrimp Join Date: May 2002 Location: 7090/Belgium
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| who's Jim? I would not use the Asus AI, it will up the vcore of the CPU which is not always needed. the guide referred to is one of the most complete around, it helps you understand how the A64 works and what can limit your overclock. always use tools like Prime95 and 3DMark to check for stability. here's the linkie: http://www.madshrimps.be/gotohowto.php?howtoID=58
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24th February 2006, 10:35
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| Thx for the info, I'll get started on that. Btw, in your experience what should I be able to run my system stable on to play with more than 8 hours of straight 100% cpu load ? 2.4 ? 2.6 ? And I mean air cooled as it is... |
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24th February 2006, 10:44
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| Madshrimp Join Date: May 2002 Location: 7090/Belgium
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| 2.4 is a realistic high; anything above that is anybodies guess http://www.hwbot.org/quickSearch.do?hardwareId=CPU_301 Has 5 results for your CPU, average OC of 2700.. but they are not all running air cooling..
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