Overclocking..

Zeb · 14th October 2007, 18:20

Have we any other speed merchants on here?

Kandyman · 14th October 2007, 18:35

i use to overclock cpu/ram but haven't done for a few years now.

i use to help crunch seti's for the overclockers forum

BMC123 · 14th October 2007, 19:19

at the minute I have no need to do anything, as I am running a new machine and have decent enough benchmark scores, and everything I chucked at it so far works fine

Zeb · 14th October 2007, 20:40

Thought I would give it a go....

Laptop - 3dmark06 was 3336 now 4142
PC - was AMD Athlon 64 X2 4000+ (@ 2.1ghz x2) Now @ 2.6ghz x2 standard cooling..

They have come along way since my Athlon 1200mhz running at 1333mhz!

mantianak · 14th October 2007, 22:14

Had water cooling on my old pc. A little hint to anybody who wants to try this, unless you like the smell, don't substitute deionised water with Lenor iron deionised water! Also the other ingredients make it very bubbly, still worked fine though.

BMC123 · 15th October 2007, 00:46

I ran 3Dmark06 and get 10895 marks

I wont overclock it though, as I do think a quad core is plenty fast enough without pushing it for the sake of a few extra points on a benchmark program.

Zeb · 15th October 2007, 12:19

Quote:

Originally Posted by BMC123

I ran 3Dmark06 and get 10895 marks

I wont overclock it though, as I do think a quad core is plenty fast enough without pushing it for the sake of a few extra points on a benchmark program.

You have no need to overclock I agree...

Equally, having spent a fraction of the cost of a high end system yet still being able to get similar performance is rather satisfying

mantianak · 15th October 2007, 15:42

I don't plan on doing so, but if I did opt for water-cooling again I'd buy something like this.....

http://www.guru3d.com/article/gengoods/257/11

No need customising it, it's already been thought of in all areas!

BMC123 · 15th October 2007, 16:37

I don't feel the need to customise either

the only person that will see my PC is me, so i would rather spend the money or more RAM or something else, although I do agree some of them look really nice

Raistlin · 15th October 2007, 22:39

Can't see the need

Mine trundles along fast enough for what I need so might as well keep hardware within operational parameters rather than take risks.

Would give it a go in a while when this one is too slow as standard though

QX6850

Asus P5K3

8GB Corsair XMS3 in 2 x Dual Channel pairs

Pair of BFG 768MB 880 GTX

14th October 2007, 18:20	#1
Zeb Banned MGZT V8 & ZTT 190+LPG Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 8,089 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Overclocking.. Have we any other speed merchants on here?

14th October 2007, 19:19	#3
BMC123 Posted a thing or two 2004 1.8 Connoisseur SE, 1999 XJ8 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Northern Ireland Posts: 1,163 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	at the minute I have no need to do anything, as I am running a new machine and have decent enough benchmark scores, and everything I chucked at it so far works fine __________________ [SIGPIC][/SIGPIC]

14th October 2007, 22:14	#5
mantianak I really should get out more....... ZT 190+ Saloon Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Poole Posts: 2,413 Thanks: 6 Thanked 22 Times in 21 Posts	Had water cooling on my old pc. A little hint to anybody who wants to try this, unless you like the smell, don't substitute deionised water with Lenor iron deionised water! Also the other ingredients make it very bubbly, still worked fine though. __________________ http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d1..._signature.png

15th October 2007, 00:46	#6
BMC123 Posted a thing or two 2004 1.8 Connoisseur SE, 1999 XJ8 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Northern Ireland Posts: 1,163 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	I ran 3Dmark06 and get 10895 marks I wont overclock it though, as I do think a quad core is plenty fast enough without pushing it for the sake of a few extra points on a benchmark program. __________________ [SIGPIC][/SIGPIC]

15th October 2007, 15:42	#8
mantianak I really should get out more....... ZT 190+ Saloon Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Poole Posts: 2,413 Thanks: 6 Thanked 22 Times in 21 Posts	I don't plan on doing so, but if I did opt for water-cooling again I'd buy something like this..... http://www.guru3d.com/article/gengoods/257/11 No need customising it, it's already been thought of in all areas! __________________ http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d1..._signature.png

14th October 2007, 18:35	#2
Kandyman Banned ROVER 75 2.5 V6 Connoisseur SE Limousine 2004 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Welling Posts: 10,995 Thanks: 0 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts	i use to overclock cpu/ram but haven't done for a few years now. i use to help crunch seti's for the overclockers forum

14th October 2007, 20:40	#4
Zeb Banned MGZT V8 & ZTT 190+LPG Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 8,089 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Thought I would give it a go.... Laptop - 3dmark06 was 3336 now 4142 PC - was AMD Athlon 64 X2 4000+ (@ 2.1ghz x2) Now @ 2.6ghz x2 standard cooling.. They have come along way since my Athlon 1200mhz running at 1333mhz!

15th October 2007, 16:37	#9
BMC123 Posted a thing or two 2004 1.8 Connoisseur SE, 1999 XJ8 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Northern Ireland Posts: 1,163 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	I don't feel the need to customise either the only person that will see my PC is me, so i would rather spend the money or more RAM or something else, although I do agree some of them look really nice __________________ [SIGPIC][/SIGPIC]

15th October 2007, 22:39	#10
Raistlin Banned 75 CDT Connoisseur SE Auto Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Wolverhampton Posts: 8,450 Thanks: 0 Thanked 3 Times in 3 Posts	Can't see the need Mine trundles along fast enough for what I need so might as well keep hardware within operational parameters rather than take risks. Would give it a go in a while when this one is too slow as standard though QX6850 Asus P5K3 8GB Corsair XMS3 in 2 x Dual Channel pairs Pair of BFG 768MB 880 GTX