Processor Overclocking

[dragon25]

Need some help, and advice....I want to overclock my Athlon 64 3200+ processor. I go into CMOS and the clock speed and processor options are grayed out and can not be selected.....What do I need to do?

[Mr No Name]

Not flaming you bud, but if you are asking this question... PLEASE... Leave it alone!

[WhiteHawk]

Originally posted by dragon25
Need some help, and advice....I want to overclock my Athlon 64 3200+ processor. I go into CMOS and the clock speed and processor options are grayed out and can not be selected.....What do I need to do?

Uhhh, i think you want to be in the BIOS;)   Go into the clock speed and hit enter, then select user define.  DONT SET ANY HIGHER CLOCK SPEED BEFORE RETURNING TO THIS THREAD AND POSTING YOUR SYSTEM SPECS SO SOMEBODY WITH A SIMILAR SETUP CAN TELL YOU WHAT TO DO WITHOUT BURNING UP YOUR GOODIES>  

[GunnerCAF]

The Bios are the CMOS.  I agree with Mr. No Name, if you can't figure this out, you shouldn't be overclocking.  I suggest doing some research on overclocking before changing these settings.

[Ghosth]

I over clocked my Venice core AMD 3200 several times. However in the end I went back to stock factory settings. Reason, Stability & heat, since I did I have had zero problems. Before I couldn't run a day without some kind of problem.

Plus, some motherboards over clock MUCH easier than others.

Forget the hype, leave it at stock settings. For one it will likely last you twice as long.

[WhiteHawk]

Originally posted by Ghosth
I over clocked my Venice core AMD 3200 several times. However in the end I went back to stock factory settings. Reason, Stability & heat, since I did I have had zero problems. Before I couldn't run a day without some kind of problem.

Plus, some motherboards over clock MUCH easier than others.

Forget the hype, leave it at stock settings. For one it will likely last you twice as long.

yea, but some people want to overclock for fun.  I have an old rig I like to jack around with.  I can get much better performance by overclocking but, as you say, I get the occasional lockup.  Overclocking is fun and expands ones knowledge of computers greatly.  I love to see what I can get out of my Rig and its relatively safe now.

[Kev367th]

Originally posted by GunnerCAF
The Bios are the CMOS.  I agree with Mr. No Name, if you can't figure this out, you shouldn't be overclocking.  I suggest doing some research on overclocking before changing these settings.

Technically they aren't -

CMOS - Is the chip itself (Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor)
BIOS - Is the set of instructions contained on the CMOS (Basic Input/Output System)

[GunnerCAF]

Originally posted by Kev367th
Technically they aren't -

CMOS - Is the chip itself (Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor)
BIOS - Is the set of instructions contained on the CMOS (Basic Input/Output System)

Technically you are correct.  The poster was refering to BIOS.  I am an Electrical Engineer that deals a lot with non technical people.  Most times you need to answer what they ment and not what they said without confusing them

Gunner

[WhiteHawk]

Originally posted by GunnerCAF
Technically you are correct.  The poster was refering to BIOS.  I am an Electrical Engineer that deals a lot with non technical people.  Most times you need to answer what they ment and not what they said without confusing them

Gunner

Boy, you must think very little of dragons IQ and even less of his ability to grasp simple concepts.  BIOS is software and CMOS is hardware.  'i'm too hi-tech for most people to understand, so i talk in baby talk for thier own good '. .  Thats a good one

[Kermit de frog]

Go into the CMOS.
Go into the BIOS.


If you were to tell someone that, they will end up at the same screen.

[Roscoroo]

"I go into CMOS and the clock speed and processor options are grayed out and can not be selected."  

well if you dont know how to un-grey this  . its best to goto the amd forums and study ...  your mb may beable to OC or it might not .

another thing befor you even start to OC is Temps/ case/ airflow ... and Ram type .  

 final note : dont oc if you dont have a spare pc or the funds to fix what might break.

[Kev367th]

Try updated BIOS from mobo website.

Note -
All AMD 64's apart from the FX are locked.

You can usually lower the multiplier but not increase it.

Best way to get a boost is to lower multiplier settings enough to get the 'fsb' (I know), up to 250, with overall speed close to the orignal.

Then set HTT to 250

Then fit DDR500 memory.


E.g for mine (been thinking about it)

2.2 GHz AMD X2 4400

Setting 'fsb' to 250 with a multiplier of 9 = 2.25Ghz (instead of default 200 * 11)

Now tricky part on mine -
HTT at 1000 = default 200fsb x 5,
HTT at 800 = defualt 200fsb x 4
Therefore I would set HTT to 800 which would actually equal 250 x 4=1000 (max HTT speed)
Then fit some DDR500

Most nice performance increases are made by dropping the multiplier and increasing the FSB.

[WhiteHawk]

Originally posted by Kermit de frog
Go into the CMOS.
Go into the BIOS.


If you were to tell someone that, they will end up at the same screen.

So if some one told you to reset the CMOS you would do this from the BIOS?  

[x0847Marine]

Originally posted by dragon25
Need some help, and advice....I want to overclock my Athlon 64 3200+ processor. I go into CMOS and the clock speed and processor options are grayed out and can not be selected.....What do I need to do?

What brand motherboard do you have?... some motherboards are great for it, others not.

If you dont know whats inside your computer, this free utility will tell you everything you could want to know:
http://www.belarc.com/free_download.html

Gigabyte has a great free utility called "eztune" that will OC in Windows, other companies offer similar software. Otherwise your best bet is to Google your specific motherboard + overclock.

Be ready to buy a new CPU fan.

[dragon25]

OK......

Computer has following specs...

Processor
2.00 gigahertz AMD Athlon 64 (3200+ model)

Main Board
Board: ASUSTek Computer INC. Amberine M 1.03
Bus Clock: 200 megahertz



Thanx 4 the help and all the links, guys!