Help me overclock my AMD 3200+ Winchester

[ibex333]

I want to overclock my CPU, but I know NOTHING about CPUs or overclocking.
Can someone like me do this, or should I just forget the whole thing?

My mobo is DFI Lanparty Ultra-D, and my CPU is in the title.
I have 1Gig of cheap Coursair RAM.


I did many searches and found many guides on forums, but all these guides say things like set your multiplier to..... or set your htt to.... I dont know how to "set" anything. I dont even know where to set it. I'm guessing this should be done in BIOS, but I dont even know how to get there and how to use BIOS.

I know that no one here has the time or desire to explain all this stuff to me, so if you could drop me a couple of links where I can read and learn all this, I'm be very greatful. I hope there are guides that are thorough enough for newbs like me.


PS:

I tried building this rig all by myself 2 years ago, but when I put everything together, it just wouldnt work... Then I had to pay someone to help me, and it turned out that the reason why my rig wouldnt work is because I got a defective board, so I had to RMA it. But even when my PC finally started working there was a problem with my RAM, and now I have to press F1 to get into windows every time I boot. (I get a strange message in POST concerning my RAM every time)
The reason why I chose my DFI mobo is because people said it's good for overclocking. Since I never tried that, I feel like I wasted my $$$. Either way, I do want to try, and I was always interested in this kind of stuff...


You might ask why I mentioned all this stuff. I did it to explain just how much I know about these things.

[Chewb|t]

you need to read the stickies and do more reasearch before you start posting questions

[ibex333]

Ok.. that was helpful. Thx.


You got a point though. It's just that I already did quite a lot of searching, and didnt find what I was looking for. Guess I'll go back to more searching....

[dnottis]

I want to overclock my CPU, but I know NOTHING about CPUs or overclocking.
Can someone like me do this, or should I just forget the whole thing?


If you really aren't sure - I would suggest NOT overclocking at all. There is risk involved, reading the stickies will explain how - if you really dont understand how to "set" things though - I would suggest either letting someone you know help you overclock or just leave it at stock.

[MrSeanKon]

I want to overclock my CPU, but I know NOTHING about CPUs or overclocking.
Download from Aoaforums here Guidemania and OcBible (http://files.aoaforums.com/D171-Cpu%20Burn%20In%20Stress.html) the first program is a huge o/c guides collection.
OcBible is for extra assistance and is supported at XtremeSystems also --> link --> see my profile.
I have 939 samples like your CPU in my personal database.
Good luck. :)

[ibex333]

Thanx guys. I'll start reading then....

Oh, and about the risk... I'm willing to take it. I'm sure all of you started from nothing too.

[Console]

Well when you are first booting up the black screen will say hit " " key to enter BIOS it is prob delete .

Then from there is where you start changing values. It might be a good idea to mind your cmos reset jumper on your MB @ the same time.

Once in bios you will under stand the differnt lingo like htt and ldt and such .

I have a 3200+ winchester that runs @ 2.7ghz with 1.55v

since your default multi is 10x I would just leave it there . Start rasing the htt from 200 go in small steps booting into windows and running Pime95 .
You will prob need to put your ram on a divider . (that is in bios as well)

[MrSeanKon]

I forgot this link also click here (http://forums.techpowerup.com/showthread.php?t=20251) it is a complete list with overclocking programs and links.
Prefer manual settings instead of AUTO. :)
Finally you should be patient when you o/c.

I have a 3200+ winchester that runs @ 2.7ghz with 1.55v
A common MSF limit for aircooled Winnies.

[petercintn]

You can read this also, it is concise and the web site is just right for you Ultra-D, the people there will help you a lot, it's where I learned about my Ultra-D and the offical rep site of DFI. Have fun, tweek on.
http://www.dfi-street.com/forum/showthread.php?t=20823

Edit: Hate to tell you but that Corsair memory doesn't play well with the dfi boards.

[MrSeanKon]

I forgot to post this link (http://forums.pcper.com/showthread.php?t=390368) OK some links are old fashion but includes some basic o/c guides for novices.
petercintn the link for DFI forum is at TechPowerUp! thread. :D