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ReaperOfSly
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Posted - 2008.01.01 21:32:00 -
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This is probably a silly question, but how do you check the temperature of your CPU under different loads? I know where to look in the BIOS, but CPUs don't tend to be working very hard when you're in BIOS so it's not really an accurate reading.
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ReaperOfSly
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Lyrus Associates
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Posted - 2008.01.01 21:43:00 -
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Ta very much 
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ReaperOfSly
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Posted - 2008.01.01 21:56:00 -
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OK once I have better cooling, how would I go about overclocking it? Is that done in BIOS?
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ReaperOfSly
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Posted - 2008.01.01 22:11:00 -
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 Originally by: RogueWing
Originally by: ReaperOfSly
OK once I have better cooling, how would I go about overclocking it? Is that done in BIOS?
Here's a pretty good guide:
Overclocking Guide
Oh 
I think I'll forget about overclocking for now 
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ReaperOfSly
Gallente
Lyrus Associates
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Posted - 2008.01.01 22:17:00 -
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Originally by: Dark Shikari
Originally by: ReaperOfSly
Originally by: RogueWing
Originally by: ReaperOfSly
OK once I have better cooling, how would I go about overclocking it? Is that done in BIOS?
Here's a pretty good guide:
Overclocking Guide
Oh
I think I'll forget about overclocking for now
Its really not that hard--only 20-30 seconds in the BIOS, and knowing how to reset it if you screw up.
Except apparently you can't do it unless you have one of the most expensive CPUs available.
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ReaperOfSly
Gallente
Lyrus Associates
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Posted - 2008.01.01 23:02:00 -
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Originally by: Dark Shikari
Edited by: Dark Shikari on 01/01/2008 22:18:21
Originally by: ReaperOfSly
Except apparently you can't do it unless you have one of the most expensive CPUs available.
What are you talking about--its literally the opposite. The most expensive CPUs have the least room for overclocking, while the least expensive ones have the most room.
Back in the day, a 1.6Ghz P4 Northwood overclocked to 3Ghz on air cooling, while a 3.2Ghz only went to 3.8.
I'm talking about this:
CPU manufacturers will take measures to ensure that a processor runs at its intended speed by locking the multiplier. This fixes the multiplier setting, so it cannot be changed in the BIOS. This is done primarily to keep CPU ôre-markersö from selling cheaper parts as more expensive ones, but it also serves to thwart overclockers.
But not every chip is locked. IntelÆs Extreme series of CPUs does not feature multiplier locking nor does AMDÆs FX series or some of its new Black Edition CPUs.
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ReaperOfSly
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Posted - 2008.01.01 23:56:00 -
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What if my CPU FSB speed is already equal to my motherboard FSB speed? Need a new motherboard?
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ReaperOfSly
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Posted - 2008.01.02 14:24:00 -
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Originally by: Dark Shikari
Originally by: Imperator Jora'h
Originally by: Dark Shikari
Originally by: ReaperOfSly
What if my CPU FSB speed is already equal to my motherboard FSB speed? Need a new motherboard?
What do you mean? The CPU FSB speed is always equal to the motherboard FSB speed.
All you do is raise the FSB, while raising the voltage slightly to ensure stability. That's it.
My opinion of you has dropped a notch Dark Shikari. Doubtless you could not care less but about my opinion but I am still surprised.
Overclocking a PC is part art and part science. As you raise the FSB you impact the CPU as well as memory. Good motherboards will allow you to decouple (I forget the proper term) the two so you can adjust the FSB separately between the two. Further...you can alter memory timings versus clock speed. Sometimes a faster clock is better than faster timings in the memory and sometimes vice-versa (although personally I think tighter timings are better). Then add in pushing voltages up and down. Can get rather fiddly hence the "art" of it all.
Bottom line is it can be a fair bit of work to massage your system into max performance and is not a matter of merely buffing your FSB (at least if you want to do it well).
The more you want out of your system, the more you need to know about overclocking.
But if all you want is to bump your CPU up a notch, I am 100% correct--you don't need to care about memory voltages, memory timings, etc.
I used to overclock basically as a sole hobby and I can say for sure if you run around telling O/C newbies ridiculously complex things that they don't have to know (before they even get started!), you're just going to make them less likely to even try.
Case in point right here! 
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