Overclocking
 

I've taken necessary cooling precautions, but I'm not sure about how to go about overclocking the processor. I'm assuming you change the FSB speed in the BIOS, but whats a safe speed to change it to? i currently am running a 2500+, the actual clockspeed i believe is 1.83 GHz. I'd like to overclock it so that it runs about equal to a 3200+. Can anyone help?

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I have a 2500+ at 3200+ so I know how to do it to 3200 speeds easily (as long as nothing else inside complains :p )

Go into bios, the FSB should be at 333 (or 1 mhz around it) right now. Change it to 400 and your set. Now also, you do have PC-3200 ram right? (just to make sure it can handle 400 fsb without any problem)

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i wish i had money to buy a 2500+...my ****ty comp is on a 1400+ (running really really really well)...oh well, hell my comp is so old, the motherboard doesnt support DDR RAM :unsure:

lol...junbo, can you list what cooling stuff or whatever i would need to get a 2500+ to a 3200+? and how much it would cost

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I suggest a water cooling system...but thats just me :)

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Im sorry....i just find that f****** hilarious. :rofl:

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All you would need is a decent heat sink and fan. Jonbo has some insane heat sink that bolts to his mobo and a fan that, if ran on high, will cause you to throw it out of the window because of the noise.

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yea, same, i actually have the heatsink made for the 3200+, it was the same price....it also has the fan and bolts to the motherboard, plus i have a PCI slot double fan installed, as well as 2 external fans on the side of my case, and in the back. I think i'm alright on cooling. I never notice the noise since i always have music playing :D

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yes yes, laugh it up :rolleyes:

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Yes, yes I do. And I don't want to get rid of them when I do the next major upgrade in the fall/winter but by then I can find another insane heatsink for my A64. And btw..here's some images of my heatsink and fan (its not my own taken but its the same thing)



(thats the same mobo I have but the northbridge heatsink is different for me)

And the fan I have (with a fan controller obviously like Hero2 said)
Image shown has a grill on it, mine doesnt for obvious reasons

And just a comparision shot of a puny 80mm fan vs. Tornado 92mm (that i have)

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What's that monster made of? Any idea what the best heatsink material is?

Haha, I was gonna say, I didn't see what the big deal was about the fan, until I saw the comparison shot.

As for overclocking, anyone have experience overclocking a P4 2.4GHz B (533FSB)? I have a decent enough mobo to be able to change the speeds, but I've never had balls big enough to mess with such expensive components.

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It's made of all Copper (best heat conductive material for a heatsink)

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Heat sinks are usually made of aluminum and copper.

Edit: Damn you jonbo. ;p

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Dammit, how come mine's made of cheese? I think I got ripped off :(

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you must have bought the fondo heatsink. Dont worry you did'nt get ripped off its a good heat sink for the money (By good I mean as food if you want it to cool off your computer your screwed :p )

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Ahhhh, my delicious cheesesink, you will go wonderfully on some saltines... :D