Is it safe to OC without uping voltage ?

[yquo]

I have a Sempron 2200+ (Socket A) 1.5 Ghz (166 Mhz, 333 Mhz FSB)28ºC@stock

Stable (I guess)28ºC@ 1.750 Ghz (194 Mhz, 388 Mhz)

Does a 250 Mhz increase makes a difference in gaming fps ?


ASRock K7VM3
XFX FX5200 agp8x@4x
2x 256Mb DDR 333Mhz
Crappy 450W PSU 10A@12V

 

[kitchenshark]

Yes, it will make a difference. How large of a difference depends on the game and other hardware you're running. Benchmark before and after the OC to get a general idea how much of a difference.

 

[jt001]

As for the topic title yes it is safe to OC without upping the voltage, and as long as it's stable now then you're good.

 

[nvalhalla]

leaving the voltage at stock only limits how far you can push it. you should see a little improvement in fps, but that's dependant on what graphics card you are using. a high end card will be limited by your slow processor, but I'm betting you don't have a high end card. oc has high as you can withouy over heating and then up the volts in single increments and try and raise the speed again after each increase. I don't know the voltage limit to your chip, but it should handle 3-4 voltage increases without any problems.