BF2S Forums overcloking, vista and my 6600 ;)

dunno about the gpu overclocking in vista but I guess ya could use clockgen for overclocking ur cpu in windows

leetkyle wrote:

ATITool.

doesnt work

leetkyle wrote:

ATITool.

[PTG]shogun wrote:

Also i have tried ATI tools but that doesnt seem to work

Last edited by majorassult (2007-04-26 14:49:29)

Winston_Churchill wrote:

Ive been reading this to learn the basics on how to overclock my computer. 
Can anyone experienced help me out by reading it and making sure it is correct and offer any advice since I, and the article mentioned, use almost the same specs as the OP.

Also, about the voltages in the article, should I do it that way or just go as much as I can without upping the voltage.

Thanks

It's not a bad guide, it explains what to do quite well, however:

I would never up the voltage before increasing the FSB. Best way to do it is to start upping the FSB till you cant get into Windows, reset the CMOS and set the FSB back to the step before what it was before it wouldn't boot, and then start to up the voltage.
Also, they just do it in a few hours, which in my mind is rather reckless of them. You can do it in that time, but personally, I tend to stress test it for at least an hour or two whenever I have increased the clock by a largish amount. Once I've reached the top end of how far it will clock, I stress test it for 8-12 hours to ensure it's completely stable.
Other than that, however, I'd say the guide gives you a pretty good idea of what to do, especially with all those BIOS settings that you might forget to change otherwise.

Winston_Churchill wrote:

ghettoperson wrote:

It's not a bad guide, it explains what to do quite well, however:

I would never up the voltage before increasing the FSB. Best way to do it is to start upping the FSB till you cant get into Windows, reset the CMOS and set the FSB back to the step before what it was before it wouldn't boot, and then start to up the voltage.
Also, they just do it in a few hours, which in my mind is rather reckless of them. You can do it in that time, but personally, I tend to stress test it for at least an hour or two whenever I have increased the clock by a largish amount. Once I've reached the top end of how far it will clock, I stress test it for 8-12 hours to ensure it's completely stable.
Other than that, however, I'd say the guide gives you a pretty good idea of what to do, especially with all those BIOS settings that you might forget to change otherwise.

First, I've never oced before so I mstill learning.  On an ASUS Striker 680i what button is the CMOS reset (or is there a button?), can you circle it in a picture or something?
Another - what program is good for stress testing - there are so many out there i dont know what to use
And, my 6600 is at stock @ 2.4GHz, whats a good speed to OC it to for a first try?

I don't own a Striker, so I can't be sure. Check the manual, that'll tell you easily.

However, going on a decent sized picture, I'd say it's what I labeled as 1. I think it's just a button, so you press it for a certain amount of time and it clears. You could pop out the battery (labeled 2) if you really wanted to, put it in upside down for 10 secs and then pop it back in the right way up though. Personally, I'd stick with the button. Check the manual to confirm that though, mostly on how long to hold it for.

BTW, rclick on the pic so you can actually see the pic full sized.



For stress testing I'd recommend either Prime95 or Orthos. I believe with Orthos you need to have it open twice at the same time, because you've got a dual core, though. (someone confirm that, I can't remember)

As for how far to push it, just see how it goes. I'd say you should be able to get it to 3Ghz fairly easily. People have gone waaaay over that on them, and people have got up to 3.7 on the E6300 (from 1.86Ghz stock), but obviously they've had more practise than you. 3Ghz should be fairly attainable for you though. Just remember to take it slow, and not jump up steps too quickly.

Last edited by ghettoperson (2007-04-27 13:47:34)