Hey. I just built my first system, and I just have some OC questions:
1. I got an Intel E8500 advertised at 3.16GHz. But when I check the clock speed with cpuz or other software like that, the clock speed varies from around 2.0 to 2.3 GHz. The bus speed is pretty constant at around 333MHz, but the multiplier thing (as I said, I'm a noob) switches from 6x to 7x. Does this mean my cpu is underclocked? A friend of mine said that the cpu may not use its full power when it doesn't feel it needs it. Would that be the case? If so, how can I check the max that my cpu will go to?
2. If I do want to overclock, what exactly should I do? From minimal research, I think that the two ways to overclock a cpu is to either change the bus speed or change the multiplier thing? Does it matter which one I change to achieve my result? Is one safer than the other?
3. What's a good temperature for the CPU? Right now it's running at around 17-18 C. How far should I let it go before I stop trying to overclock?
1. I got an Intel E8500 advertised at 3.16GHz. But when I check the clock speed with cpuz or other software like that, the clock speed varies from around 2.0 to 2.3 GHz. The bus speed is pretty constant at around 333MHz, but the multiplier thing (as I said, I'm a noob) switches from 6x to 7x. Does this mean my cpu is underclocked? A friend of mine said that the cpu may not use its full power when it doesn't feel it needs it. Would that be the case? If so, how can I check the max that my cpu will go to?
2. If I do want to overclock, what exactly should I do? From minimal research, I think that the two ways to overclock a cpu is to either change the bus speed or change the multiplier thing? Does it matter which one I change to achieve my result? Is one safer than the other?
3. What's a good temperature for the CPU? Right now it's running at around 17-18 C. How far should I let it go before I stop trying to overclock?