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2007-07-08 16:29:26
Sintesi2
Member
+11|6733|Preston, England
Ok, so iv decided to overclock my AMD Athlon 64 dual core 5200+ which runs at about 2.61GHz

Im goin to use the bios to overclock because i have a rough idea how to But what im not sure on is how much i can overclock it without doing serious harm to my Pc. As you can probably tell im not to good at this.

If you need to know anything else just let me know...

Thanks

~Sint

Last edited by Sintesi2 (2007-07-08 16:30:15)

2007-07-08 16:39:22
max
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+1,652|7039|NYC / Hamburg

I could swear I already answered such a question today ....


use this guide. Don't let your CPU temps rise above 60°C. Make sure you know how to clear CMOS. Take it slowly.

EDIT: as for how far it should clock: 3.0 GHz should be achievable with a good cooler

Last edited by max (2007-07-08 16:40:21)

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2007-07-08 16:44:42
Sintesi2
Member
+11|6733|Preston, England
Ah, Thanks alot
2007-07-09 07:21:11
lt.jpsmith
Member
+10|6743
A good overclock depends on your motherboard and RAM as much or more than the cpu. As for hurtting your computer you likley wont. If you do somthing your PC cannot handle she just wont "post" aka boot up and youll have to clear cmos like Max stated above(usually a jumper on your mainboard located beside the cmos battery{which you can remove for 5 seconds and it will clear cmos as well}).
2007-07-09 07:24:02
Freezer7Pro
I don't come here a lot anymore.
+1,447|6669|Winland

max wrote:

I could swear I already answered such a question today ....


use this guide. Don't let your CPU temps rise above 60°C. Make sure you know how to clear CMOS. Take it slowly.

EDIT: as for how far it should clock: 3.0 GHz should be achievable with a good cooler
Don't you think 60C is a little low? I often run my CPU on 1GHz clock and 80C, and I've been doing that for three years now. It's not all too good for it, but I'd say 70-75C is acceptable.
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