Overclocking

[weirdwolf]

Greetings to all
What I'd be interested to know is how many people here overclock their CPU.
I have OC'd mine to 3.26ghz from 2.8ghz using a AM3 Sempron 145. Using the AMD fan as well and haven't seen the temps get above 35C yet (32C avg)....amazing to me as my old 1.4ghz Geode (14w TDP) ran 40C on a regular basis. Have had it up to 3.3 so far but was unstable under a heavier load than what I normally use so I dropped it back down a little.
Before I OC'd it I was amazed how freaking fast everything was, Google earth is positively zippy now, from my perspective it's at least 3x faster. Even at stock speed this will be good enough for me for a good while, But those AMD Athlon II X3's do sound awfully intriguing (but almost twice the price). 

[Rudge]

I used to "OC" my CPUs all the time but I haven't done that stuff for better than 10 years.

[OMSkates]

I used to OC an old AMD Sempron; pull the right pins out etc etc.  Running a stock AMD Athlon 64 X2 5200+ now and prefer to keep the temps & energy use down these days.

[rubentje1991]

No OC at the moment....
I'd like to unlock an extra core on my pc (tri-core = quad core - one disabled);
but overclocking isn't necessary (working super fast (with 60GB SSD), at low temps, so just satisfied at the moment) 

[Just17]

I think the last CPU I overclocked was a Pentium Pro .......  not today nor yesterday

I also used to build raid systems back in those days but don't bother anymore.

CPUs are so fast now, and syncing a backup on fast HDDs is so easy, I have left all that tinkering behind me.

BTW .......  am unsure about the question ......  I have overclocked my CPU, but not recently .....  so is the correct answer to your question yes or No?

[jaydot]

this section is part of the help desk, weirdwolf.  polls are not permitted here.

[demilord]

I find the speed awesome of todays cpus , I used to run a stock p3 500 on I believe 6XX something.. And it ran pretty stable without to much heat... That was 12 years ago or something 

[kensum71]

Currently running an anthlon ll x4 oc to 3.4ghz. Stable with temps avg 31c. Overclocking today is a way to save a few bucks on cpus. To me the goal is to overclock without having to spend money on extra cooling, which would defeat the whole purpose. Fast and cheap. Using a biostar Ta870u3+ mainboard.

[jawz]

I just gotta OC.... running a core2duo at to moment up from 1.86 up to 2.4 runs at about 38ish but can go as hot as 42.

[weirdwolf]

Have got mine to run stable at 3.3ghz now by bumping up the voltage a wee bit. Runs beautifully and at a average of 31C, w/stock heatsink and fan. Will quit messing with it for now as it does what I want it to very quickly.

[glamdring]

Had my AMD Phenom II X6 1090T at 4.0Ghz, all 6 core. If I reset my CPU cooler, I know it's not set right but to busy, than I think I can push into the 4.5Ghz range. I'll let you know one day when I have no work due and can reset my CPU heatsink.

[Neo]

I've been overclocking my dual core Intel D950 by 20% for over five years now.

It normally runs at 3.4GHz but I've been running at approximately 4.1GHz.

When I built my computer over five years ago I went with a massive air cooler because it had a much quieter fan on it.
The hardware was bleeding edge back then and I had to overclock it just to get it to run stable.

Lately I've run into this mysterious Firefox crashing problem and am in the process of trying to determine if it is hardware or software.

[weirdwolf]

Considering how easy it was to OC with this board I'm really temped to start saving up for another setup to use for "testing". A AMD Athlon II X3 would be my choice I think then. Or a Phenom if the prices really come down.

 

[la_monda]

I have mine E8200 from 2.66 running at 3.2 ghz. I bought a coolmaster cooler cause the stock intel one was raising the temps. I also lowered the ram latencies from 5-5-5-18 to 4-4-4-10. All these with a little raise of the voltages on a gigabyte board. I couldn't go higher than 3.2 cause the board has a fsb wall at 400mhz. The system runs stable at 35C. I have the cpufreq governor on conservative mode and it gives me frequencies between 2.4-3.2

[glamdring]

Considering how easy it was to OC with this board I'm really temped to start saving up for another setup to use for "testing". A AMD Athlon II X3 would be my choice I think then. Or a Phenom if the prices really come down.

 

Great choice, whenever people ask me about building them a computer I often suggest the 3 core. Honestly the only people I know who can take advantage of 4 cores or more have big heavy compilation/animation software, but 3 gives you enough to handle all your background tasks and have plenty to focus on what you want to do. The price point for 3 corse is superb right now too!

I love my 6 cores, but in Linux I never need them. Most I have ever used is 12% of my CPU, except now that I'm running folding@home on it too.