- Feb 13, 2013
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So I was reading a bit in to overclocking tonight. Figured I might as well do a tiny overclock just to get a little bit of extra power. I did not want to go to far though just because I only have the stock cooler.
In any event I used the mhz multiplier method thing(?) changing it from 17.5x to 18.5x with the bus set to 200mhz so it now runs at 3.7ghz instead of its normal 3.5
Anywho thats not why I am here. This is my question. Since I used the multiplier method did it effect my GPU or RAM speed or should all that stuff still be fine?
If you change the bus speed I read the it effects everythings bus speed. What other busses are there exactly? And do I want them increased? Also if i lower the bus speed to 190mhz just to overclock it a bit more slowly would that slow down the other busses enough for me to notice?
I am reading the guide on techradar. Just some of the stuff is a bit confusing.
EDIT: As I read more into this my confusion grows lol. Ill edit in other questions as I find them.
Section I:
The first important step here is to reduce the memory bus speed to the lowest setting - ideally 400MHz with basic latencies of 8-8-8-8-24. These will help eliminate memory-based errors, so you can be more certain that the processor has caused a lockup by throwing a wobbly.
What does any of that mean. Like how do you lower the memory speed? I did not see an option at all to change that and what is the 8-8-8-8-24 thing? As I did not see a setting anywhere for that either.
Section II:
Best way to stress test the overclock? Just curious on some methods.
Section III:
So I downloaded AMD OverDrive. And did the stress test in there. On hardware moniter it believes my cpu temp went up to 206c and at times the clock speed would go from 3.7ghz to 1.4ghz. Is that normal or odd? Also during this time the computer ran fine with no issues. No graphic glitches no black screen or anything. Is that odd or?
In any event I used the mhz multiplier method thing(?) changing it from 17.5x to 18.5x with the bus set to 200mhz so it now runs at 3.7ghz instead of its normal 3.5
Anywho thats not why I am here. This is my question. Since I used the multiplier method did it effect my GPU or RAM speed or should all that stuff still be fine?
If you change the bus speed I read the it effects everythings bus speed. What other busses are there exactly? And do I want them increased? Also if i lower the bus speed to 190mhz just to overclock it a bit more slowly would that slow down the other busses enough for me to notice?
I am reading the guide on techradar. Just some of the stuff is a bit confusing.
EDIT: As I read more into this my confusion grows lol. Ill edit in other questions as I find them.
Section I:
The first important step here is to reduce the memory bus speed to the lowest setting - ideally 400MHz with basic latencies of 8-8-8-8-24. These will help eliminate memory-based errors, so you can be more certain that the processor has caused a lockup by throwing a wobbly.
What does any of that mean. Like how do you lower the memory speed? I did not see an option at all to change that and what is the 8-8-8-8-24 thing? As I did not see a setting anywhere for that either.
Section II:
Best way to stress test the overclock? Just curious on some methods.
Section III:
So I downloaded AMD OverDrive. And did the stress test in there. On hardware moniter it believes my cpu temp went up to 206c and at times the clock speed would go from 3.7ghz to 1.4ghz. Is that normal or odd? Also during this time the computer ran fine with no issues. No graphic glitches no black screen or anything. Is that odd or?
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