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sjmX`
11-21-2004, 05:17 AM
...motherboard and CPU?

what are the signs and main things to look out for when buying a motherboard and CPU to overclock?

i just thought it would be interesting to know for the future thats all?
reject
11-21-2004, 05:51 AM
good voltage ranges, stability, memory tweaks etc.
yoou cant really gaurantee a good cpu unless its a mobile
FX Freak
11-21-2004, 05:58 AM
high voltages, some memory tweak features, and a very high FSB or HTT;)
Beenthere
11-21-2004, 06:18 AM
A good overclocker is a person who is methodical, technically savvy, patient, and willing to accept that overclocking is a crap shoot and that there are absolutely no guarantees any hardware will O/C at all. This person invests lots of time, energy and money testing, searching and learning even more than they already know, in an effort to O/C a particular piece of hardware. The personal satisfaction is in the journey not the destination. THAT is what makes a good overclocker...
sjmX`
11-21-2004, 06:50 AM
WOAH! that made me think!

i see what you mean though, my target was 2.4GHz and im 12Mhz below it so im happy. I will admit though, i thought just cause i had an unlocked barton it would OC well, but i was proved wrong. Im just waiting for xmas now for my XP-M 2500+!
TiTaNiUm
11-21-2004, 07:26 AM
BeenThere, you should put that in a Fortune cookie...LOL

i never realy looked at myself that way..im enlightened...
sjmX`
11-21-2004, 07:36 AM
TiTaNiUm, whats your clock speed?
jamesfuh
11-21-2004, 08:00 AM
Good title to reply...but different direction...

In my words : Good ocing works are 50+% overclocked freq @ all defaults volts..passed memtest86+ plus prime95 too.
sjmX`
11-21-2004, 08:03 AM
so your saying my OC should be 2.7GHz without a Vcore change???????
jamesfuh
11-21-2004, 08:11 AM
hehe...read this url link please...

http://www.coolaler.com/ipb/index.php?showtopic=30412

Courtesy of coolaler!...^__^

Seeing is believing, you can just read screeny...that's enough!...
sjmX`
11-21-2004, 08:15 AM
wow, those volt rails must be so good to do that!

do you think thats with a normal bios? or a modded?
jamesfuh
11-21-2004, 08:21 AM
Of course a noraml bios, even no modded Vdimm...

coolaler's forum accumulates taiwan's BEST overclock works...

i enjoyed and took part of them...
sjmX`
11-21-2004, 08:25 AM
cool

whats the CoreCentre program? is that just for his mobo or something?
TiTaNiUm
11-21-2004, 08:28 AM
TiTaNiUm, whats your clock speed?

Right now im at 225x12 1.9v 39c full load my max seem too be 2784mhz..O-how i wanted 2.8gig. i've tried every possible fsb multiplier combo, but no 2.8...
jamesfuh
11-21-2004, 08:29 AM
whats the CoreCentre program? is that just for his mobo or something?

Yah...MSI MB specific program...
sjmX`
11-21-2004, 08:34 AM
ah i see!

nice speed btw TiTaNiUm
texuspete00
11-21-2004, 08:58 AM
Don't give up only 12 MHz away. I know that NF7-S has more vcore in her. :p:
sjmX`
11-21-2004, 09:03 AM
titanium is only 22MHz away aswell!

ill try and OC more tonight