does it pay to overclock the xbx2

BlackRebel · Post by **BlackRebel** » Sat Jun 23, 2007 1:52 pm

does it? i never had any luck overclocking my previous board, a asus 875p. i may have had it a 5%-10% auto overclock, but that was about all it could handle. frankly, with a 3.2 p4 i was happy, it was the burning/melting 4-pin 12v connector that led to its replacement. now i'm up to a 33% overclock and i'm not sure anything is "faster" i don't know. maybe it's like 0-60 is the same but now i can do 160mph rather tha top out at 120mph. must i raise voltages even if i have not? bottom line...that previous board and its 12v connector and my current xbx2 and its lifespan overclocked, good, bad, but does it pay?

Post by **Apoptosis** » Sat Jun 23, 2007 3:01 pm

I overclocked on my Bad Axe 2 for a year with no problems at all with my E6700. I moved over to the 680i SLI when I got the QX6700 for my personal system and that's the only reason I moved. It payed off for me as my system was faster and thats what I wanted. No regrets here and nothing died... I did add cooling over the memory, which helped cool the passive north bridge though. If you overclock I'd add an extra fan around it to help keep the temps under control.

Sparky · Post by **Sparky** » Sat Jun 23, 2007 6:41 pm

I've had my XBX2 w/ an E6700 OC'd to 3.2 since I put it together in Feb. 07 and have no regrets. Just be sure to ditch the stock CPU cooler and invest in something a little more effective.

DaddyRabbit · Post by **DaddyRabbit** » Mon Jun 25, 2007 7:48 pm

While I only have an E6600, my XBX2 overclocked to 3.2G flawlessly, the only addition I made was a Thermaltake Big Typhoon, temps idle kinda' high but cool as a cucumber under load. This is without ANY voltage changes...

Me Likes Me Precious...

Zertz · Post by **Zertz** » Mon Jun 25, 2007 8:52 pm

DaddyRabbit wrote:cool as a cucumber under load

Hmm... interesting

DaddyRabbit · Post by **DaddyRabbit** » Mon Jun 25, 2007 9:24 pm

Zertz wrote:
DaddyRabbit wrote:cool as a cucumber under load
Hmm... interesting

Please don't read into that

BlackRebel · Post by **BlackRebel** » Mon Jun 25, 2007 10:57 pm

well, i'm pretty well shocked i got up to 365 fsb before orthos crashing. from there i went back to the safety of a 333 fsb, i don't want to be crashing my working box to often

cpu temp seems to keep to 10 degrees above ambient (stock voltage) regardless the cpu clock speed and upping the voltage 1 notch adds 3-4 degree to that. i have the ultra 120 cooler. we will see, but for some friggin reason i think i'll pursue this
overclocking a bit further

, thanks folks. e6600 by the way.

DaddyRabbit · Post by **DaddyRabbit** » Mon Jun 25, 2007 11:21 pm

BlackRebel wrote:well, i'm pretty well shocked i got up to 365 fsb before orthos crashing. from there i went back to the safety of a 333 fsb, i don't want to be crashing my working box to often cpu temp seems to keep to 10 degrees above ambient (stock voltage) regardless the cpu clock speed and upping the voltage 1 notch adds 3-4 degree to that. i have the ultra 120 cooler. we will see, but for some friggin reason i think i'll pursue this
overclocking a bit further , thanks folks. e6600 by the way.

This may be construed as "heresy" but, when I sit down at my box the LAST thing I want to do is watch Orthos run for 18 hours or calculate Pi to the "nth" degree. I can play Guild Wars, HL2, Oblivion etc... for HOURS with no failures, blue screens, or glitches (which means that "Office" type stuff is cake) I can run multiple videos (with "DreamScene enabled under Vista) all day long. Since "those things" are actually why I built this box, well, I'm happy...

EDIT, BlackRebel, don't misconstrue my comments, keep on going. Just don't fall prey to the "oh my box won't run Orthos for 18 hours" mindset. Use the box for what is was meant for and not what you'll never use it for...

BlackRebel · Post by **BlackRebel** » Mon Jun 25, 2007 11:36 pm

ha, i hear that. no i put it on a low priority and go about my business. as long as a crash won't take any work with it i let it run till i'm done doing what i'm doing. no marathons here.