Never overclocked before, I don't have cooling.

[trenchtoaster]

Is there anyway I can overclock my computer a bit with the normal cooling already in it?

OCZ 600w PSU
http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16817341001


X1950XT video card
http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16814102067

GSkill 2gb DDR 2 ram
http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16820231098

Gigabyte GA-965P-DS3 Socket T motherboard
http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16813128012

Sonata II case
http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16811129155

C2D 6300
http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16819115005




Is there any room for overclocking with what I have now? I would like to increase the video card and processor speed mainly if I could, in order to get some better performance in games.

 

[Heyyou27]

Yes you could overclock both the videocard and CPU a bit.

 

[Jeepinator]

Just watch your temps as you run Prime 95. If you keep them low you are safe from any component damage.

 

[sarsoft]

Yes you can OC with stock cooling. You are going to be limited in OC vs. an aftermarket cpu or gpu hsf. But with stock cooling you can still OC very well without the system becoming unstable.

CPU - go inside the bios and increase the FSB. Watch the temps under load. Use Orthos or Prime95 to get your cores under load.
GPU - use Atitool to OC your video card.

 

[trenchtoaster]

Yes you can OC with stock cooling. You are going to be limited in OC vs. an aftermarket cpu or gpu hsf. But with stock cooling you can still OC very well without the system becoming unstable.

CPU - go inside the bios and increase the FSB. Watch the temps under load. Use Orthos or Prime95 to get your cores under load.
GPU - use Atitool to OC your video card.

Okay, got those two programs. Which temperatures would be considered healthy?

And do you have any numbers which I should be aiming for?

 

[elpresidente2075]

Not sure of the normal temps of the core2's but anything over 50c is dangerous, on either piece of equipment. I believe mid-40's is normal for being under load with them, and at idle it should be in the mid-30's. Your CPU will like you more if you keep it in the twenties and thirties though. That's where the aftermarket coolers come in.

No idea on the VC. Haven't OC'd one in years.

 

[trenchtoaster]

hmm my GPU was around 70degrees until I increased the fan speed from 50% to 80%. Should I increase it to 100?

 

[elpresidente2075]

Wow, that's hot. If I'm reading you right, thats around 160F. That's a very warm piece of equipment, and I wouldn't like my videocard to be that hot.

That said, there may be nothing you can do about it. Since the chips are made of silicon (same as glass) they're able to withstand some pretty high temps, and as I recall, VC's are designed to withstand significantly higher temps than cpu's and still run.

You may want to increase your fan speed, but that may do little to arbitrate the situation. Try to increase the free flowing air around the card and see if that makes any difference. Start by putting low height cards, perhaps nothing (if you have the space) in the slot next to the card and see if that fixes it.

But that may just be the normal operating temp of the card. Like I said, I haven't dealt with VCs for a couple years, so things may be different than they used to be.

 

[n0odle]

The E6300 can easily be overclocked to 2.8 with stock HSF.

 

[AMDThunder]

The E6300 can easily be overclocked to 2.8 with stock HSF.

Agree. I'm currently at 3.01 with the 6300 on stock cooling. Idle temps are 55C which might be a touch warm, but not dangerous. If memory serves, the 6300 (maybe the other c2ds as well) will throttle themselves down at around 85C to prevent damage.

One thing to remember when you're running prime95 or Orthos under full load. Other than in load testing, your PC will likely never run at those temps. My temps rarley move a degree or 2 over idle when gaming. Unless you're doing lots of cpu intesive tasks, yours shouldn't either.

 

[ThatGuy5256]

The 1900s and 1950s run very hot. Never quite figured out what a reasonable temp is but with WC my 1900xtx runs in the mid to high 40s when overclocked