New to overclocking... assistance needed

[boondocks]

Re: New to overclocking... assistance needed

I sent a PM to the above named member... I dont know if the PM even went thru...
I wrote out this long PM explaining my issue and hit 'Send'... but NOW the 'Sent Messages' box is still empty.

I really jut need a list of settings/readings that I need to adjust and/or monitor once I adjust the core clock freq. to 250... changing the CPU core ration to 4000 from 2800.

I just need to know what else needs to be adjusted and monitored to keep things stable

You have to go into your forum settings to have sent messages kept in your sent folder. I had this same problem a while back. FYI.

[profJim]

Re: New to overclocking... assistance needed

PM sent to Artdrivers (and Mr.Walnuts) with a link to this thread asking him to help out with AMD overclocking.

[artdrivers]

Re: New to overclocking... assistance needed

Hello Mr. Walnuts. 230Mhz is a good start without changing voltages. Let us know how your system performs at the 230Mhz settings I recommended. Please run some tests, and let us know if it is stable. If it is it may be set at what it will do, or it could go a little higher. It just depends on alot of parts, variations, and tweeks.

[Mr.Walnuts]

Re: New to overclocking... assistance needed

Much thanks to ProfJim for the reference...

Boondocks had it right.... the PM went through, but wasn'tsaved because my settings auto-deleted sent PM's.

and GREAT GREAT GREAT thanks to ArtDrivers for going out of his way and callingme at home and walking methru overclocking my CPU... I'm now running my 2.7GHz CPU at 3.5GHz with his help.

You guys have been a great help.

I'm sure I'll be back on more... specifically next week when I get both my:
• mediocre EVGA - GeForce GT 520 2GB GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 Graphics Card...
and...
• my new GA-990FXA-UD7 Motherboard...

At the end of the month, I plan to get the FX 8120 Zambezi Eight Core AMD CPU
(If anyone on here with specialty experience thinks I'm buying a lesser than stellar CPU with the FX 8120... let me know. My other options are:

• FX-8150 Zambezi 3.6GHz (WITHOUT Fan & Heatsink)
• FX-8150 Zambezi 3.6GHz (WITH Heatsink and Fan)

Keep in mind that I'll continue to use my Zalman Heatsink/Fan...so stock sinks and fans matter not.

Regardless...speak up if you think Im choosing the wrong one.

Now that I've typed it out... the FX-8150 Zambezi 3.6GHz barebones may be a better choice since I dont need a heatsink and/or fan.
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[Mr.Walnuts]

Re: New to overclocking... assistance needed

Hello Mr. Walnuts. 230Mhz is a good start without changing voltages. Let us know how your system performs at the 230Mhz settings I recommended. Please run some tests, and let us know if it is stable. If it is it may be set at what it will do, or it could go a little higher. It just depends on alot of parts, variations, and tweeks.

I downloaded a slew of CPU/Memory monitoring apps:
• ClockGen
• CPUMonitor
• HWMonitor Pro
• i7 Turbo GT
• PerfGraph
• TMonitor
• EverestHome
• FreeRAM XP Pro
• SpeedFan664

If anyone can think of any better CPU and/or Memory monitoring applications... please link them to this thread for me to download.


ETA: Nix all the monitoring apps listed above... they're all crap except Speedfan.
I guess thats what you get from freeware.

If anyone knows of any Pay software for monitoring CPU, RAM, and system performance, let me know... I don't mind paying a little for results

[Acebmxer]

Re: New to overclocking... assistance needed

When Artdrivers is suggested run some test, I think he meant stablity tests like Prime95 or maybe LinX if it works with AMD.

i7 Turbo GT is not going to work as i7 is a intel name for their processors.

You should download CPU-z, coretemp should show you core temps of your cpu.

Speedfan is just to adjust the speeds of your fans.

Dont think you need Clockgen and I dont think that works with Win7. Never used the program.

[Chike]

Re: New to overclocking... assistance needed

I know those BIOS backward and forward.... and I''ve never seen a core performance boost function...much lessa toggle to turn it on/off

could it have a different nomenclature?

LOL I am sorry your board don't have it so never mind it,.
Please fill your forum signature with your system specs, this will help us prevent such confusions.

[Mr.Walnuts]

Re: New to overclocking... assistance needed

LOL I am sorry your board don't have it so never mind it,.
Please fill your forum signature with your system specs, this will help us prevent such confusions.

Just finished filling my signature with my system specs.

Also, I already have CPU-Z
I ALSO had GPU-Z... but I cannot locate it.


If anyone knows of any pay software to monitor system performance... Im open to those too

[Chike]

Re: New to overclocking... assistance needed

What do you e,am monitor system performance?
I think AMD overdrive has monitoring capabilities, it not a monitoring software though.

[Mr.Walnuts]

Re: New to overclocking... assistance needed

Anyone know a good (better than average Benchmarking application?

Right now Im using SiSoftware Sandra Lite 2010

[artdrivers]

Re: New to overclocking... assistance needed

When Artdrivers is suggested run some test, I think he meant stablity tests like Prime95 or maybe LinX if it works with AMD.

i7 Turbo GT is not going to work as i7 is a intel name for their processors.

Yes that's right Linx with speedfan works well for my setup. Linx with any cpu temp monitoring should suffice for the starting run. Without errors we can tweek some more if needed, and run the tests again.

[Mr.Walnuts]

Re: New to overclocking... assistance needed

Got a link to this LinX application?

You wouldn't imagine how many results pop up when you tag LinX+Software into Google™

[Acebmxer]

Re: New to overclocking... assistance needed

Everything can be found in this sticky. http://forums.tweaktown.com/gigabyte...ity-tools.html Make sure you grab the one with update libraries.

[Mr.Walnuts]

Re: New to overclocking... assistance needed

Outstanding!

Any one work better than the others for benchmarking and monitoring respectively?

[Chike]

Re: New to overclocking... assistance needed

There are different application for different benchmarks, memory, CPU computing power, and graphics some combine 2 or more.
For CPU computing power you can use LynX, CINEBENCH CPU tests, wPrime, and SuperPi mod.