Technical Bugs
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Right I’ve got some problems which you guys may be able to help with.
I am running a Intel Pentium Dual CPU E2200 @ 2.20GHz, which is currently overclocked at 2.65Ghz, which isn’t that great of a performance I would like to push 3Ghz at least, it has ample cooling, and the FSB, multiplier and BUS speed are all capable of reaching this value, the problem is the computer doesn’t POST after around 2.85Ghz, now I know how to rectify the problem, but I don’t know how, let me explain, I know the voltage has to be increased, but my motherboard wont let me increase it, it’s currently running between 1.2V and 1.39V depending on the CPU load. the mobo is a MSI MS-7528 running at BIOS version 1, I’ve had a look round and it seems to be dependant on certain values defined in the BIOS, the thing is I don’t want to manually change every setting in the BIOS to find the correct one, I’d rather have someone tell me it’s X,Y or Z value so I can change the value knowing in full confidence I’m not about to inadvertently screw the mobo for good. Now if it is the case that my mobo will not let me unlock the voltage value I could flash the BIOS to a newer version but that of course runs the risk of killing my BIOS and would require me to flash the BIOS to an older version with a chance of completely murdering the mobo.Thanks DA
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Well it seems I’ve sorted it, after reading about DRAM configs it seems that by upping my BUS speed I was exceeding my maximum DRAM frequency as it was set to auto ratio, after changing it from auto ratio, which incidently 1:2 to 1:1.67 I’ve been able to overclock my CPU to 3.05Gh, however I would still like to know if changing my Voltages can be done, as I would prefer to get the lowest stable Voltage that I can get, to increase performance by decreasing heat generation.
P.S Sorry for DP
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When you speed up a CPU beyond its capacity it will require more power, in turn more heat, its unavoidable, best you can do is use better cooling
I know, I stated that in my post ;), but I can’t increase my power that’s the problem, I have ample cooling, and my CPU has to be manually overclocked.
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You need to up your VCore most likely.
If you can flash your BIOS so you can change the VCore enough to make the system stable then you should be ok (if it doesn’t overheat and kill your cpu). If you can’t adjust your voltage in your BIOS even after flashing the new version… then you need to back off of the overclock.
Your concerns about your hardware is one of the risks overclockers take. Personally I wouldn’t up the VCore much. Some combos require less voltage than others (and it varies from component to component… even same components), this is why noone really knows what the safe thing to do. There are alot of variables here.
If you are already having POST or 48hr burnin issues then I’d personally recommend backing off of the overclock a bit. Thats just me… shrugs its your money.
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I’ll just say this: when you are overclocking your main computer, it’s alright as long as you don’t touch the voltage. If you do that and you do NOT have another computer to fall back to in case of problems, I say the risk is not worth the gain.
I’ll also remind you of the classic: backup, backup, backup. I’ve just had to reformat my whole HDD, but since I’m now a backup freak I haven’t lost a single thing (daily backups in three or four different places, both offline, online and remote).
Finally, after you make any change, run the Torture Test of Prime95 for about 24 hours straight. If you get through that, you’re likely safe for short-term consequences. Just always have in mind that any voltage increase will also decrease your processor’s useful life.
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lol, thanks dad
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points to my own signature ^^
