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Overclock AMD Sempron on stock fan

Original Message
Name: zack
Date: May 2, 2008 at 14:22:10 Pacific
Subject: Overclock AMD Sempron on stock fan
OS: XP Pro
CPU/Ram: 1.8GHZ/384MB
Model/Manufacturer: Sempron/3000+
Comment:

Could i overclock my AMD Sempron Socket 754 3000+ on my original stock fan. if so how far. THANKS

Zack


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Response Number 1
Name: jam
Date: May 2, 2008 at 14:48:58 Pacific
Subject: Overclock AMD Sempron on stock fan
Reply: (edit)

You should have no problem with the stock fan. It's the motherboard & RAM that you need to be concerned about. Do you have DDR400 & a motherboard with overclocking features? If so, you *should* be able to crank it up to 2.25GHz.

"And that's the fishing line, because Sharkboy said so!"


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Response Number 2
Name: zack
Date: May 2, 2008 at 16:42:25 Pacific
Subject: Overclock AMD Sempron on stock fan
Reply: (edit)

I have 1 stick of 128mb ddr333 and 1 stick of 256mb ddr 266. My motherboard is a Nforce3-A.
Thanks for the respons. The only motherboard i have ever overclocked was an old asus p3?

Zack


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Response Number 3
Name: jam
Date: May 2, 2008 at 19:38:38 Pacific
Subject: Overclock AMD Sempron on stock fan
Reply: (edit)

You have a good enough motherboard, but you're not gonna be able to overclock with that RAM. The DDR266 is killing performance as it is, not to mention that you only have a total of 384MB. Overclocking isn't gonna help...you need DDR400 RAM & you should really have a minmum of 512MB.

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Response Number 4
Name: zack
Date: May 2, 2008 at 19:55:15 Pacific
Subject: Overclock AMD Sempron on stock fan
Reply: (edit)

okay thanks. i do plan on getting 1gb of ram and a geforce fx5500.

Zack


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Response Number 5
Name: jam
Date: May 2, 2008 at 20:53:54 Pacific
Subject: Overclock AMD Sempron on stock fan
Reply: (edit)

Definitely get the 1GB RAM & make sure it's DDR400 (aka PC3200). The FX5500 isn't a very good card though. How much are you willing to spend?

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Response Number 6
Name: zack
Date: May 2, 2008 at 21:18:09 Pacific
Subject: Overclock AMD Sempron on stock fan
Reply: (edit)

about 50$ i cant shop online.

Zack


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Response Number 7
Name: jam
Date: May 2, 2008 at 21:39:51 Pacific
Subject: Overclock AMD Sempron on stock fan
Reply: (edit)

what video card do you have now?

Too bad you can't buy online. Here's a 1GB stick of Crucial DDR400 for just $21 after rebate:

http://shop2.outpost.com/product/52...

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Response Number 8
Name: zack
Date: May 3, 2008 at 09:43:16 Pacific
Subject: Overclock AMD Sempron on stock fan
Reply: (edit)

Right now i have an oc'ed ati radeon 7200 32mb xD i also have an old geforce 2 mx 400 32mb without a heatsink or fan somewhere. Thanks

Zack


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Response Number 9
Name: jam
Date: May 3, 2008 at 12:16:31 Pacific
Subject: Overclock AMD Sempron on stock fan
Reply: (edit)

The FX5500 is pretty weak by today's standards, but anything's an improvement over what you have...lol.

There are ways to buy stuff online without a credit card. Some sites accept checks or money orders, or you may be able to use a pre-paid debit/mastercard. You'd have to look at the website's policy.

I'm not a big fan of TigerDirect, but look at what you can get for $50:

Radeon X1650Pro 512MB/128-bit GDDR2 AGP8x

TigerD accepts money orders too. And just in case you don't know, CompUSA is now owned by TigerD...here's the same card for the same price:

Radeon X1650Pro 512MB @ CompUSA - $50

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