AMD Athlon(tm) 64 X2 Dual Core Processor 4200+

Hello

I would like to OC my CPU in order to run games better.

I dont have a clue about OC'ing tho, and was wondering if anyone could help.

Is there a userfriendly OC program around or is it a bit more complex than that?


Heres my CPU info from SiSoftware Sandra:

Processor
Manufacturer : AMD
Model : AMD Athlon(tm) 64 X2 Dual Core Processor 4200+
Speed : 2.2GHz
Peak Processing Performance (PPP) : 17.55GFLOPS
Adjusted Peak Performance (APP) : 5.27WG
Cores per Processor : 2 Unit(s)
Threads per Core : 1 Unit(s)
Type : Low Power, Dual-Core
Bus : HyperTransport
Package : Socket AM2/ASB1
Maximum Speed : 2.2GHz / 1x 200MHz (200MHz)
Multiplier : 11x
Minimum/Maximum/Turbo Multiplier : 5x - 11x
Generation : G8
Revision/Stepping : 6B / 2 (8D1)
Stepping Mask : BH-G2
Core Voltage Rating : 1.300V
Min/Max Core Voltage : 1.100V - 1.350V
Maximum Power : 54.85W
Maximum Physical / Virtual Addressing : 40-bit / 48-bit
Native Page Size : 4kB
Large Page Size : 2MB

Co-Processor (FPU)
Speed : 2.2GHz
Type : Integrated
Revision/Stepping : 6B / 2 (8D1)

Memory Controller
Integrated in Processor : Yes
Speed : 2.19GHz
Multiplier : 11x
Minimum/Maximum/Turbo Multiplier : 5x - 11x

Cache Information
Integrated Data Cache : 64kB, Synchronous, Write-Back, 2-way, Exclusive, 64 byte line size
Integrated Instruction Cache : 64kB, Synchronous, Write-Back, 2-way, 64 byte line size
L2 On-board Cache : 512kB, ECC, Synchronous, Write-Back, 16-way, Exclusive, 64 byte line size
L2 Cache Multiplier : 1x

Upgradeability
Socket/Slot : Socket AM2
Upgrade Interface : Socket 940
Supported Speed(s) : 3GHz

Environment Monitor 1
Model : ITE IT8718F LPC
Version : 3.00
Mainboard Specific Support : No

Environment Monitor 2
Model : AMD K8 CPU [P0, C2, SC3, SN0]
Version : 107.02
Mainboard Specific Support : No

Power Rating(s)
CPU Core Power : 54.51W

Sensors
CPU Temperature : 40.00°C
CPU DC Line : 1.30V

Features
FPU - Integrated Co-Processor : Yes
VME - Virtual Mode Extensions : Yes
DE - Debugging Extension : Yes
PSE - Page Size Extension : Yes
TSC - Time Stamp Counter : Yes
MSR - Model Specific Registers : Yes
PAE - Physical Address Extension : Yes
MCE - Machine Check Exception : Yes
CX8 - Compare & Exchange 8-bytes Instruction : Yes
APIC - Local APIC Integrated : Yes
SEP - Fast System Call : Yes
MTRR - Memory Type Range Registers : Yes
PGE - Page Global Enable : Yes
MCA - Machine Check Architecture : Yes
PAT - Page Attribute Table : Yes
PSE36 - 36-bit Page Size Extension : Yes
PSN - Unique Serial Number : No
CLF - Cache Line Flush Support : Yes
DS - Debug Trace & EMON Store : No
ACPI - Software Clock Control : No
(W)MMX Technology : Yes
FXSR - Fast Float Save & Restore : Yes
SSE Technology : Yes
SSE2 Technology : Yes
SS - Self Snoop : No
HTT - Hyper-Threading Technology : No
TM - Thermal Monitor : No
PBE - Pending Break Enable : No
IA64 Technology : No
SSE3 Technology : Yes
PCLMULQDQ - Carryless Multiplication : No
MON - Monitor/MWait : No
DSCPL - CPL qualified Debug Store : No
VMX - Virtual Machine eXtensions : No
SMX - Trust Execution Technology : No
EIST - Enhanced SpeedStep Technology : No
TM2 - Thermal Monitor 2 : No
Supplemental SSE3 Technology : No
CID - Context ID : No
FMA - Fused Multiply/Add eXtensions : No
CX16 - Compare & Exchange 16-bytes Instruction : Yes
xTPR - Send Task Priority Messages : No
PDCM - PerfMon and Debug : No
DCA - Direct Cache Access : No
SSE4.1 Technology : No
SSE4.2 Technology : No
x2APIC - v2 APIC Mode : No
MOVBE - Byte-swap Load/Store : No
POPCNT - Pop Count : No
AES - Cryptography Support : No
XSAVE - eXtended State Management : No
OSXSAVE - OS Enabled eXtended States : No
AVX - Advanced Vector eXtensions : No
GIH - Guest in Hypervisor : No
DAZ - Denormals Are Zero : Yes

Extended Features
SYCR - Extended Fast System Call : Yes
EMMX - Extended MMX Technology : Yes
FXSR - Fast Float Save & Restore : Yes
FXSR - Instructions Optimisation : Yes
3DNow! Technology : Yes
Extended 3DNow! Technology : Yes
XD/NX - No-execute Page Protection : Yes
AMD64/EM64T Technology : Yes
RDTSCP - Serialised TSC : Yes
P1GB - 1GB Large Page Support : No
LAHF/SAHF - Support in 64-bit : Yes
CMP - Multi-Core Legacy Mode : Yes
SVM - Secure Virtual Machine : Yes
APICEX - Extended APIC Register Space : Yes
AltMovCr8 - Lock Move CRn : Yes
ABM - Advanced Bit Manipulation : No
SSE4A Technology : No
MASSE - Misaligned SSE Mode : No
3D Now! Prefetch Technology : Yes
OSVW - OS Visible Work-around : No
IBS - Instruction Based Sampling Support : No
XOP - eXtended OPerations : No
SKINIT - HVCE Support : No
WDT - Watchdog Timer Support : No
FMA4 - 4 Operands Fused Multiply/Add eXtensions : No
CVT16 - Half Precision Float Conversion : No

Power Management Features
CPB - Core Performance Boost : No
TSCINV - TSC Invariant Across States : No
HWPS - Hardware P-State Control : No
½ - Half Multiplier Support : Yes
STC - Software Thermal Control : Yes
TM - Thermal Monitor : Yes
TTP - Thermal Trip : Yes
VID - Voltage Control : Yes
FID - Frequency Control : Yes
TS - Thermal Sensor Integrated : Yes

Virtual Machine Features
Version : 1.01
NP - Nested Paging : No
LBRV - LBR Virtualisation : Yes

Advanced Settings
System Ack Limit : 1 request(s)
System Victim Limit : 0 request(s)
Extended MTRR Types : Yes
I/O Type Range Registers : Yes
Top of Memory : C0000000

Symmetric Multiprocessing (SMP) Settings
Maximum Supported Configuration : 1-way
Bootstrap CPU : Yes
Global APIC Engaged : Yes
x2APIC - v2 APIC Mode : No
APIC ID : 0 : P0C0T0
Cluster ID : 0
Symmetric Arbitration ID : 0
Memory Range : 00000000FEE00000

Machine Check Architecture Settings
Number of Reporting Banks : 5
Exception Reporting Control Support : Yes

Variable Range MTRR Settings
MTRR 0 : 00000000-7FFFFFFF WB
MTRR 1 : 80000000-BFFFFFFF WB

Variable Range IORR Settings

Fixed Range MTRR Settings
MTRR 0 Range 0 : 00000000-0000FFFF WB rdIO wrIO
MTRR 0 Range 1 : 00010000-0001FFFF WB rdIO wrIO
MTRR 0 Range 2 : 00020000-0002FFFF WB rdIO wrIO
MTRR 0 Range 3 : 00030000-0003FFFF WB rdIO wrIO
MTRR 0 Range 4 : 00040000-0004FFFF WB rdIO wrIO
MTRR 0 Range 5 : 00050000-0005FFFF WB rdIO wrIO
MTRR 0 Range 6 : 00060000-0006FFFF WB rdIO wrIO
MTRR 0 Range 7 : 00070000-0007FFFF WB rdIO wrIO
MTRR 1 Range 0 : 00080000-00083FFF WB rdIO wrIO
MTRR 1 Range 1 : 00084000-00087FFF WB rdIO wrIO
MTRR 1 Range 2 : 00088000-0008BFFF WB rdIO wrIO
MTRR 1 Range 3 : 0008C000-0008FFFF WB rdIO wrIO
MTRR 1 Range 4 : 00090000-00093FFF WB rdIO wrIO
MTRR 1 Range 5 : 00094000-00097FFF WB rdIO wrIO
MTRR 1 Range 6 : 00098000-0009BFFF WB rdIO wrIO
MTRR 1 Range 7 : 0009C000-0009FFFF WB rdIO wrIO
MTRR 2 Range 0 : 000A0000-000A3FFF UC rdIO wrIO
MTRR 2 Range 1 : 000A4000-000A7FFF UC rdIO wrIO
MTRR 2 Range 2 : 000A8000-000ABFFF UC rdIO wrIO
MTRR 2 Range 3 : 000AC000-000AFFFF UC rdIO wrIO
MTRR 2 Range 4 : 000B0000-000B3FFF UC rdIO wrIO
MTRR 2 Range 5 : 000B4000-000B7FFF UC rdIO wrIO
MTRR 2 Range 6 : 000B8000-000BBFFF UC rdIO wrIO
MTRR 2 Range 7 : 000BC000-000BFFFF UC rdIO wrIO
MTRR 3 Range 0 : 000C0000-000C0FFF WP rdIO wrIO
MTRR 3 Range 1 : 000C1000-000C1FFF WP rdIO wrIO
MTRR 3 Range 2 : 000C2000-000C2FFF WP rdIO wrIO
MTRR 3 Range 3 : 000C3000-000C3FFF WP rdIO wrIO
MTRR 3 Range 4 : 000C4000-000C4FFF WP rdIO wrIO
MTRR 3 Range 5 : 000C5000-000C5FFF WP rdIO wrIO
MTRR 3 Range 6 : 000C6000-000C6FFF WP rdIO wrIO
MTRR 3 Range 7 : 000C7000-000C7FFF WP rdIO wrIO
MTRR 4 Range 0 : 000C8000-000C8FFF UC rdIO wrIO
MTRR 4 Range 1 : 000C9000-000C9FFF UC rdIO wrIO
MTRR 4 Range 2 : 000CA000-000CAFFF UC rdIO wrIO
MTRR 4 Range 3 : 000CB000-000CBFFF UC rdIO wrIO
MTRR 4 Range 4 : 000CC000-000CCFFF UC rdIO wrIO
MTRR 4 Range 5 : 000CD000-000CDFFF UC rdIO wrIO
MTRR 4 Range 6 : 000CE000-000CEFFF UC rdIO wrIO
MTRR 4 Range 7 : 000CF000-000CFFFF UC rdIO wrIO
MTRR 5 Range 0 : 000D0000-000D0FFF UC rdIO wrIO
MTRR 5 Range 1 : 000D1000-000D1FFF UC rdIO wrIO
MTRR 5 Range 2 : 000D2000-000D2FFF UC rdIO wrIO
MTRR 5 Range 3 : 000D3000-000D3FFF UC rdIO wrIO
MTRR 5 Range 4 : 000D4000-000D4FFF UC rdIO wrIO
MTRR 5 Range 5 : 000D5000-000D5FFF UC rdIO wrIO
MTRR 5 Range 6 : 000D6000-000D6FFF UC rdIO wrIO
MTRR 5 Range 7 : 000D7000-000D7FFF UC rdIO wrIO
MTRR 6 Range 0 : 000D8000-000D8FFF UC rdIO wrIO
MTRR 6 Range 1 : 000D9000-000D9FFF UC rdIO wrIO
MTRR 6 Range 2 : 000DA000-000DAFFF UC rdIO wrIO
MTRR 6 Range 3 : 000DB000-000DBFFF UC rdIO wrIO
MTRR 6 Range 4 : 000DC000-000DCFFF UC rdIO wrIO
MTRR 6 Range 5 : 000DD000-000DDFFF UC rdIO wrIO
MTRR 6 Range 6 : 000DE000-000DEFFF UC rdIO wrIO
MTRR 6 Range 7 : 000DF000-000DFFFF UC rdIO wrIO
MTRR 7 Range 0 : 000E0000-000E0FFF UC rdIO wrIO
MTRR 7 Range 1 : 000E1000-000E1FFF UC rdIO wrIO
MTRR 7 Range 2 : 000E2000-000E2FFF UC rdIO wrIO
MTRR 7 Range 3 : 000E3000-000E3FFF UC rdIO wrIO
MTRR 7 Range 4 : 000E4000-000E4FFF UC rdIO wrIO
MTRR 7 Range 5 : 000E5000-000E5FFF UC rdIO wrIO
MTRR 7 Range 6 : 000E6000-000E6FFF UC rdIO wrIO
MTRR 7 Range 7 : 000E7000-000E7FFF UC rdIO wrIO
MTRR 8 Range 0 : 000E8000-000E8FFF UC rdIO wrIO
MTRR 8 Range 1 : 000E9000-000E9FFF UC rdIO wrIO
MTRR 8 Range 2 : 000EA000-000EAFFF UC rdIO wrIO
MTRR 8 Range 3 : 000EB000-000EBFFF UC rdIO wrIO
MTRR 8 Range 4 : 000EC000-000ECFFF UC rdIO wrIO
MTRR 8 Range 5 : 000ED000-000EDFFF UC rdIO wrIO
MTRR 8 Range 6 : 000EE000-000EEFFF UC rdIO wrIO
MTRR 8 Range 7 : 000EF000-000EFFFF UC rdIO wrIO
MTRR 9 Range 0 : 000F0000-000F0FFF UC rdIO wrIO
MTRR 9 Range 1 : 000F1000-000F1FFF UC rdIO wrIO
MTRR 9 Range 2 : 000F2000-000F2FFF UC rdIO wrIO
MTRR 9 Range 3 : 000F3000-000F3FFF UC rdIO wrIO
MTRR 9 Range 4 : 000F4000-000F4FFF UC rdIO wrIO
MTRR 9 Range 5 : 000F5000-000F5FFF UC rdIO wrIO
MTRR 9 Range 6 : 000F6000-000F6FFF UC rdIO wrIO
MTRR 9 Range 7 : 000F7000-000F7FFF UC rdIO wrIO
MTRR 10 Range 0 : 000F8000-000F8FFF UC rdIO wrIO
MTRR 10 Range 1 : 000F9000-000F9FFF UC rdIO wrIO
MTRR 10 Range 2 : 000FA000-000FAFFF UC rdIO wrIO
MTRR 10 Range 3 : 000FB000-000FBFFF UC rdIO wrIO
MTRR 10 Range 4 : 000FC000-000FCFFF UC rdIO wrIO
MTRR 10 Range 5 : 000FD000-000FDFFF UC rdIO wrIO
MTRR 10 Range 6 : 000FE000-000FEFFF UC rdIO wrIO
MTRR 10 Range 7 : 000FF000-000FFFFF UC rdIO wrIO

PAT Settings
PAT 0 : WB
PAT 1 : WC
PAT 2 : UC-
PAT 3 : UC
PAT 4 : WB
PAT 5 : WC
PAT 6 : UC-
PAT 7 : UC


I have a GeForce 8500GT 256MB right now, but thinking about upgrading to a GTS250 and a Corsair VX550W PSU.


Thanks

NoizPhunk