overclocked my 3800 x2 s939

i have a msi k8n sli platinum, corsair twinx1024c2pt @ 2.5-3-3-7 1T i just overclocked my cpu to 2250mhz 250*9, i set the htt multiplier to 4 so i get 1000mhz htt and the ram is running at 409mhz so basicly its just the cpu that's being affected. can something bad happen like the pci clock get screwed up and my audigy 4 or tv tuner experience problems? i seem to notice some improvements and there have been no problems so far although the windows sounds and yahoo mes sounds have stopped otherwise its ok the games the software i ran prime95 and some other benchmarks and all is good. i'd appreciate any thoughts. thanks guys

Prime 95:
You want to run two instances, 1 set to each core. You want one running heavy memory usage, and the other doing medium. With 2gb you can use about 1gb with heavy, and about 512mb with medium. So you end up using around 1.75gb. If you're getting hd swapping (ie your hd light is mostly solid...) then you're grabbing too much ram. It won't heat up properly if you're hd keeps kicking in.

My 3800+ x2 did 2.7 on a divider, 2.55 1:1, on a max of 1.5v. I'm currently running 230 or 240fsb 1:1, i can't remember, on around 1.4v. Right now, my dfi expert board is throwing up problems with the ram i used to hit 2.55 1:1 on my asus premium board.

2.4ghz is an easy hit if you drop your DDR down to 333. 2.6 isn't too hard if you loosen your timings and toss a little more volts at the DDR. Getting past 2.6 and still making a performance inprovment is a different story. Sure with right settings your core clock could be 4.0, but the HTT is at 200mhz. The best way I've found with the 3800 X2 is to get it to 2.6 stable.


260x10=2600 HTT 260x4x2=2080 w/DDR @ 333 = 440

Then just keep bumping up your core clock 1mhz at a time to get most out of it. With each bump your HTT and DDR will go up too. Your limits will not be the amount of volts you apply, mine is at 2.65 @ 1.3850, you limit will be your ability to remove the heat. Working with good RAM, an excellent heatsink/fan and a PSU that's up to the task you'll push the 3800 X2 past any place it was ever intended to be. Have fun.

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