Overclocking an AMD 6000+ CPU. Gigabyte GA-M55SLI-S4 Mobo
Overclocking an AMD 6000+ CPU. Gigabyte GA-M55SLI-S4 Mobo
Hi Everyone.
I am new here and have never overclocked before. I have recently got a New PC with a 6000+ X2 CPU in a GA-M55SLI-S4 Gigabyte Mobo.
I would appreciate it if someone could explain overclocking to me and how it is done? Precautions?
I have a 520w Raidmax PSU in it and 2x 12cm Fans and 1x 9cm Fan. (This excludes mobo fans, graphics fans, CPU fans etc)
And just the standard heat sinks etc. I have a Thermaltake Soprano Case.
What speed is this CPU able to be overclocked to safely without the crashes etc?
Any experiences doing this?
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks
I am new here and have never overclocked before. I have recently got a New PC with a 6000+ X2 CPU in a GA-M55SLI-S4 Gigabyte Mobo.
I would appreciate it if someone could explain overclocking to me and how it is done? Precautions?
I have a 520w Raidmax PSU in it and 2x 12cm Fans and 1x 9cm Fan. (This excludes mobo fans, graphics fans, CPU fans etc)
And just the standard heat sinks etc. I have a Thermaltake Soprano Case.
What speed is this CPU able to be overclocked to safely without the crashes etc?
Any experiences doing this?
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks
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AMD Athlon X2 6000+ CPU | Nvida GeForce 8600GT Graphics | 2x 1GB DDR2-800 RAM | Gigabyte GA-M55SLI-S4 Mobo | 250GB Seagate SATA HDD | Thermaltake Soprano Case, Black w/ Window | 520w Raidmax PSU | Lite-0n 20x DVD Writer Drive | 2x 120mm & 1x 80mm CASE Fans |
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Re: Overclocking an AMD 6000+ CPU. Gigabyte GA-M55SLI-S4 Mobo
The 6000+ is usually capable of doing 3.1-3.3Ghz under air, it's already AMD's high end and their silicon doesn't clock much higher than that.
Theres many guides out there that will show you how to overclock.
Basics are increase the Reference Clock (often referred as FSB even though it's wrong), default on AMD processors is 200 Mhz, so just slowly increase it until you get a BSOD, then increase the Vcore and try increasing the FSB again. You'll quickly hit a wall with these processors, youll know you've reached the max when even if you feed it alot of Vcore it won't boot at that frequency. If you have decent RAM it should be able to take that little overclock.
Theres many guides out there that will show you how to overclock.
Basics are increase the Reference Clock (often referred as FSB even though it's wrong), default on AMD processors is 200 Mhz, so just slowly increase it until you get a BSOD, then increase the Vcore and try increasing the FSB again. You'll quickly hit a wall with these processors, youll know you've reached the max when even if you feed it alot of Vcore it won't boot at that frequency. If you have decent RAM it should be able to take that little overclock.
Re: Overclocking an AMD 6000+ CPU. Gigabyte GA-M55SLI-S4 Mobo
imo. dont try to oc that proc. because of ur lack of experience, mainly. and for what your risking really. it isnt worth it.
Re: Overclocking an AMD 6000+ CPU. Gigabyte GA-M55SLI-S4 Mobo
There will always be some element of risk with overclocking, and as long as the 'user' is aware of the potential implications for damage then I don't see why they shouldn't. People have to start somewhere and overclocking can be very 'fun'.odie2190 wrote:imo. dont try to oc that proc. because of ur lack of experience, mainly. and for what your risking really. it isnt worth it.
In regards to what zertz said you probably would be best finding a good overclocking guide. I don't know specifics about AMD chips so can't say myself, but someone should add to zertzs basics with; a max Vcore you shouldnt go above, and a safe temperature you should stay under. Instead of running until you hit a BSOD you should try some quick stability checks like running super pi to 32million places. If it breaks you arent stable and need more vcore. When you think you have found the max stable, try running a longer stability test like ORTHOS for a lot longer (say 8 hours+) to make sure it really is stable.
Dan
Re: Overclocking an AMD 6000+ CPU. Gigabyte GA-M55SLI-S4 Mobo
I wouldn't go far over 1.5V and no more than 50C under full load.DMB2000uk wrote:a max Vcore you shouldnt go above, and a safe temperature you should stay under
And yeah, what i posted is really basic, there are some good overclocking guides out there, the more you read, the better.
I was referring to the BSOD you get when Windows is booting, but thanks, I completly forgot about stability testingDMB2000uk wrote:Instead of running until you hit a BSOD
Re: Overclocking an AMD 6000+ CPU. Gigabyte GA-M55SLI-S4 Mobo
Blasphemy! I don't own a stock computer, well maybe my laptop, but every computer I have is overclocked. I have one out in my smoking section, aka my garage, that is overclocked in the Texas summer heat.odie2190 wrote:imo. dont try to oc that proc. because of ur lack of experience, mainly. and for what your risking really. it isnt worth it.
Re: Overclocking an AMD 6000+ CPU. Gigabyte GA-M55SLI-S4 Mobo
do not try to overclock your 6000+
it run at 3ghz , if you try to overclock , it 's a large risk to reach 3.1 or 3.2 maximum , in addition it will affect the cpu temperature
i have a 6000+ , not overclicked and one ocz cooler , the temperature is 35C best of the best
it run at 3ghz , if you try to overclock , it 's a large risk to reach 3.1 or 3.2 maximum , in addition it will affect the cpu temperature
i have a 6000+ , not overclicked and one ocz cooler , the temperature is 35C best of the best
My system:
ASUS M2 CROSSHAIR
AMD 64 AM2 X2 6000+
CROSAIR TWIN2X 6400C4 800MHZ 2GB
GEFORCE 8800GTS 320MB
OCZ GAMER XSTREAM SLI 600W
500 MAXTOR SATA2 16MB
OCZ VINDICATOR CPU COOLER
--- 100% ASUS COSTUMER ---
ASUS M2 CROSSHAIR
AMD 64 AM2 X2 6000+
CROSAIR TWIN2X 6400C4 800MHZ 2GB
GEFORCE 8800GTS 320MB
OCZ GAMER XSTREAM SLI 600W
500 MAXTOR SATA2 16MB
OCZ VINDICATOR CPU COOLER
--- 100% ASUS COSTUMER ---
Re: Overclocking an AMD 6000+ CPU. Gigabyte GA-M55SLI-S4 Mobo
Huh? What exactly does this mean?brix wrote:i have a 6000+ , not overclicked and one ocz cooler , the temperature is 35C best of the best
Re: Overclocking an AMD 6000+ CPU. Gigabyte GA-M55SLI-S4 Mobo
He has a stock 6000+ idling at 35C with a OCZ heatsink.Major_A wrote:Huh? What exactly does this mean?
Re: Overclocking an AMD 6000+ CPU. Gigabyte GA-M55SLI-S4 Mobo
I know that but how is that relevant to the topic?
Re: Overclocking an AMD 6000+ CPU. Gigabyte GA-M55SLI-S4 Mobo
I got my 6000+ to 3,37 Ghz @ 1.4 V.
Not sure it's stable at that speed though.
Keep it under 3,3 and you should be safe.
Not sure it's stable at that speed though.
Keep it under 3,3 and you should be safe.
ASUS M2N32 SLI Premium
AMD AM2 X2 6000+
PQI DDR2 800 MHZ 2GB
ASUS GEFORCE 8800 GTS 320MB
NEXUS 500W
2X 400 SAMSUNG SATA2 16 MB
ANTEC P180B
AMD AM2 X2 6000+
PQI DDR2 800 MHZ 2GB
ASUS GEFORCE 8800 GTS 320MB
NEXUS 500W
2X 400 SAMSUNG SATA2 16 MB
ANTEC P180B
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Re: Overclocking an AMD 6000+ CPU. Gigabyte GA-M55SLI-S4 Mobo
I've got 3.37 going with liquid cooling, 42C is the usual operating temp
Re: Overclocking an AMD 6000+ CPU. Gigabyte GA-M55SLI-S4 Mobo
That looks high for a water cooled CPU, how much voltage you need on that chip to get it to that speed? Also, what's your cooling setup?psykosis13 wrote:I've got 3.37 going with liquid cooling, 42C is the usual operating temp