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how do i overclock an amd athlon 64 X2 dual core
proccessor 5000+ and what the maximum i could take it
to, its run at 2.6 ghz at the moment but want as much out
of this system as possible, aslo please try and answer my
other question abut my ram,
thanksdan
Need to know the make/model of your motherboard & which speed RAM (DDR2-800?). Also, is your CPU the retail 5000+ or the Black edition?
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it is just retail and the motherboard is an asus M2N -MX SE Plus its is also dual DDR2 SDRAM
oh and how much is 8028mb in virtual memory, is that ram and is that good?
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"its is also dual DDR2 SDRAM"
I assumed it was DDR2, but what speed? DDR2-667? DDR2-800? DDR2-1066? It makes a difference.
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You really should have DDR2-800. But I just downloaded the manual for the M2N-MX SE Plus & looked thru the BIOS chapter...it doesn't appear your board has any overclocking options other than the CPU multiplier. That's useless to you because the multiplier on your CPU is locked from going any higher. Looks like you're out of luck unless you wanna try overclocking software. IMO, it's not worth it. Get a decent motherboard.
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He didn't insult you, he insulted your crappy motherboard.
Your alternative?
"try overclocking software"Roundup: The Best Overclocking Software
Homebuilt projector:
Samsung 1080p panel
Pixelworks controller
2 HDMI, 2 Component, 1 VGA
Homebuilt enclosure
120" 16:9 screen
Connected to: HTPC w/ BD, satellite receiver, XB360.
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How did I insult you?
I gave you two alternatives:
1. try overclocking software
The reason I don't recommend the software approach is because it's very limited as to what you can do with it. The problem is that ALL of the buses (PCI, PCI-express, RAM, HyperTransport) increase as the CPU frequency increases. That is what you don't want to happen. The trick to overclocking an AMD system is to overclock the CPU only, while leaving the rest of the system running at or close to the defaults. If you wanna experiment with software, go right ahead. Here's an article about it:
http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews...
2. get a decent motherboard
What's wrong with recommending that? Your board doesn't have the necessary overclocking options in the BIOS so i you have you heart set on overclocking & wanna do it the "right way", get a board that DOES have the necessary BIOS options.
And what's wrong with telling you that you have the wrong RAM? For best performance, the X2 should be run with DDR2-800. It will obviously run with DDR2-667, but your system is taking a performance hit.
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and at jackbomb f--- off you stupid old c--t with your f---ing pikeyed out home made projector u piece of wank.
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Man, you're rude. You must ALWAYS refer to my projector as a home made 1080p projector.
This piece of wank doesn't build SVGA junk. :)
Homebuilt projector:
Samsung 1080p panel
Pixelworks controller
2 HDMI, 2 Component, 1 VGA
Homebuilt enclosure
120" 16:9 screen
Connected to: HTPC w/ BD, satellite receiver, XB360.
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A pike flying a kite.
Homebuilt projector:
Samsung 1080p panel
Pixelworks controller
2 HDMI, 2 Component, 1 VGA
Homebuilt enclosure
120" 16:9 screen
Connected to: HTPC w/ BD, satellite receiver, XB360.
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your an odd person when it comes to insults.
Custom Built PC
Windws XP Pro OS
19" Samsung LCD to be replaced with
32" HD TV
PS3 80GB
Logitech X-540 5.1
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A...
Horse is a horse, of course, of course, and no one can talk to a horse of course. That is, of course, unless the horse is the famous Mr. Ed.
Who says I'm trying to insult you? I may have intended to hit a nerve with my first comment on your motherboard, as your initial attitude toward jam's advice troubled me just a tad. But now, I'm just having fun...lol.
Are we good?
Homebuilt projector:
Samsung 1080p panel
Pixelworks controller
2 HDMI, 2 Component, 1 VGA
Homebuilt enclosure
120" 16:9 screen
Connected to: HTPC w/ BD, satellite receiver, XB360.
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yeah okay
Custom Built PC
Windws XP Pro OS
19" Samsung LCD to be replaced with
32" HD TV
PS3 80GB
Logitech X-540 5.1
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Good!
Now let us know how the overclocking goes.
Homebuilt projector:
Samsung 1080p panel
Pixelworks controller
2 HDMI, 2 Component, 1 VGA
Homebuilt enclosure
120" 16:9 screen
Connected to: HTPC w/ BD, satellite receiver, XB360.
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