could i get to 3ghz with this

[monkey999]

opty 165 asus a8n5x mobo 1 gig crucial balistix 550watts

if i got a corsair natilus water cooling system could i get to 3ghz with what i have listed above?ty

 

[godman]

yeah, i guess so, what speed is your ram 400mhz ?
motherboard might limit your overclock though seeing as its a 'performance-value' board. you'd have to get:
idea a
334*9=3006mhz
or
idea b
375*8=3000mhz
then i have no idea how the HTT works, i think you have to multiply the bus speed (200mhz) by like 5 to get you 1000mhz HTT.

It features 2000/1600 MT/s HyperTransport Bus and dual-channel un-buffered DDR400 memory support.

from asus's website

of course if im right you have to lower the HTT multiplier to like 4 for idea a so you get 1336mhz HTT thats assumuing the mobo can take it (it says in quotes that you cna get up to a 2000mhz HTT so i guess you could keep the HTT multiplier at 5)
CPU speed
334*9=3006mhz
HTT speed
334*5=1670mhz

but dont trust all what ive said about the HTT multiplier as im not an expert at it but the rest should be fine.

you should be able to get 3ghz although the board might limit it. wat for wusy, he'll help....where's he when you need im hey? :lol:

 

[godman]

o oops wusy got there whilst i was writing my post sorry! :lol:

 

[godman]

wow thanks wusy i needed someone who could explain the HTT stuff ....

....that tells you how much i know about amd and HTT :lol:

 

[raven_87]

Not beyond the realm of possibility, but its not going to be easy.

165 = low multi's
RAM = iffy
mobo = could be better

Get a better northbridge cooling solution.
Take your CPU to 1.5v if necessary, and up your chipset voltage as well.
Might have to set your RAM on a divider and a 2t line to get that high.

I can only speak for my boards....but the Asus 939 I had did not make 300HTT. My DFI and Sapphire boards did, so I'm just giving you a fair warning, dont be let down if you dont make it.

 

[monkey999]

i heard the gigabyte galaxy has a leaky something or other but i really dont know

and right now when i oc i usally keep it between 2400 and 2600mhz and the ht is at 3 but any higher and it wont start usally