[noshibby]

What is the most this processor can be overclocked meanwhile still being stable and how would i go about doing so with my motherboard

 

[Chim3ra]

Have you read through the Intel overclocking guide? You can find a link to it in my signature. What kind of cooling do you have on your CPU?

 

[noshibby]

I have a zalman fatal1ty fan cpu cooler

 

[pablo420]

I oc'd my 2.8 to 3.2 on stock. so I guess you can move it up 5 ticks up in BIOS

 

[Chim3ra]

Depending on how much your RAM can take, I'd say at least around 3.1-3.3. The nForce chipsets for Intel's haven't really been great overclocker's from what I've seen on the forums though. At this point in time, I think you're biggest limiting factor may be your RAM. What speed is it rated for?

 

[noshibby]

Density: 512MB
Pin Count: 240-pin
Version: Unbuffered
Package: DIMM
Speed: PC2-4200
Configuration: 64 Meg x 64
Data Rate: 533 MT/s
CAS Latency: 4
Voltage: 1.8V
Component Config: 32 Meg x 8
ECC: Non ECC
Module Ranks: Dual Rank
Component Count: 16

i have 2 of these in dual channel mode

 

[noshibby]

and what do you mean by 3.1 3.3?

 

[ckp64]

Quote:

Originally Posted by noshibby and what do you mean by 3.1 3.3?

That you can, atleast, overclock from stock 2800mhz to 3100mhz-3300mhz.

 

[Chim3ra]

GHz

With PC-4200 You could probably even get it to around 3.4.

 

[noshibby]

yeah but i already have a 3200 mhz processor

 

[Chim3ra]

No you don't. According to your CPUz screen shot you have a P4 640 which is rated for 2800MHz from the factory.

Edit: I retract my statement, the 640 is rated for 3.2GHz from the factory. It's weird that your CPU changed your multi on you.

 

[noshibby]

well it says 3.2GHz all over it

 

[laboitenoire]

It all depends on your board, your memory, your cooling, and your power supply. If it's all pretty decent, and you got a good chip, you could probably hit 3.3.

 

[noshibby]

ok so why would i buy a 3.2GHz processor when it only is 2.8?

 

[noshibby]

and it is 3.2 the cpu core clock keeps changing so what would it be able to go to if it is 3.2

 

[Chim3ra]

You might have been scammed. Did you even notice the frequency in the screenshot you posted?

 

[noshibby]

yes but then i ran cpu-z again and it said 3200 and has gone to 2799.1 to 2800.1 so yeah it is changing

 

[noshibby]

but the specification is correct it says 3.2 anyways

 

[ckp64]

Most likely, you have SpeedStep enabled in BIOS. This can cause changes in CPU frequency to save power.

 

[noshibby]

yeah so anyways how would i overclock it with this motherboard