OVERCLOCKED the Abit KG7-R and now have some ???'s, PLEASE HELP.

[jeff0628]

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Ok, thanks for reading and hopefully responding. I have a Abit KG-7R board with a AMD 1.4 TB , PC2100 256mb memory. I have a bunch of questions so here they go.

1) I have played around with different multipliers and fsb's and I can get a 150 fsb x 10.5 multiplier (1575) to run stable at around 48 degrees celsius (118 farenheit) at the cpu, and also a 142 fsb x 11 multiplier (1573) to also run stable. Now both equate to almost identical clockspeeds but the 150fsb x 10.5 seems to run faster. Both setups im running at 1.775 (bios) vcore voltage, 1.850 (windows) vcore. Does this sound right or is the increased speed just in my head.

2) Also whats a good temp for my cpu to be running at?? As mentioned above it seems to run at 48c or 118f. Is this too high or ok for being OC'd. I'm running a cooler master fan and heatsink at the cpu and 2 80mm case fans.

3) Also what's the maximum voltage to run on my motherboard and why is there an increase from 1.775 (bios) to 1.850 (windows)????

4) Is there any dangers in running at this OC'd state? Is there any harm being done to the video card or memory??

5) Lastely I was looking at PC2700 memory at the overclockerz store if I get this can I increase my fsb even further with this memory or do I have to do something else to get higher fsb.


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[Comage]

1. Yes, it does perform faster with a higher FSB. This applies to all peripherals you've got installed in your system.

2. From my POV, you should be getting less than 50 degrees Celcius at FULL LOAD, i.e., 100% CPU usage.

3. Max. volt, I'm not sure. Readings are different in BIOS from Windows because the probe you've got isn't really that sensitive. :)

4. Yes, you will reduce the lifespan of your hardware by overclocking them. The amount of lifespan reduced might vary, but most people feel that the lifespan reduced wouldn't affect them much, because they'd upgrade before the reduced lifespan of the hardware is reached.

5. Yes you can, using RAM intended for higher FSBs would work provided that the RAM is guaranteed to run at that higher FSB speed. Get more cooling and you might clock higher too.

Hope it helps. :)