Time to OC

[simple_inhibition]

you need to get into the bios. to do that press the delete key as your system boots. then look for the overclocking or advanced options tab. find the FSB selection and increase it 5mhz. save the settings and reboot into windows. once there run 2 instances of super pi 32mb test. if it passes then restart, go back to the bios, adv tab, fsb and increase it another 5mhz. repeat process until you fail super pi 32mb test. when you fail, go back to the bios and lower the fsb 10mhz and run orthos blend test at priority 9 or 10. if it passes for 6 hours or more then its a good overclock. if not then you have some more in depth tweaking to do (which ill be here to help)

[Dogpitt]

Originally Posted by frosty satan

so..uhh how do you raise the FSB?

Go into Bios.
Then you want want to find the details of your CPU's FSB setting. (this is normally under the "Soft Menu" heading)
Change the default FSB setting to "manual," and this should allow you to make changes to several settings including the FSB. Try increasing it a little and see how you get on.
Another thing, make sure any settings that limit your ability to overclock beyond stock speeds are disabled within. I can't say for definite where this is or even whether you'll have one. You should be able to see the relevant heading for this if its there (it is quite obvious).

[Computer-Ed]

On this particular BIOS when you get into the BIOS screen press CTR-F1 to enable the advanced memory options.

[simple_inhibition]

Originally Posted by Computer-Ed

On this particular BIOS when you get into the BIOS screen press CTR-F1 to enable the advanced memory options.

yeah gigabyte is weird when it comes to that.

anyway thats something we'll cover after we hear back from you. memory tweeking is one of the finer points in overclocking :)

[frosty satan]

OK thanks a lot guys
I'll get back to you when i've tried it, which will probably be within the next 2 days.

[Pete]

Cooling.................ThermalTake Big Typhoon VX

Right on!

hahaha

[frosty satan]

I'm gonna start an OC tomorrow, so from what you guys have posted i should DL these programs:

super pi 32mb test
orthos blend test

did i miss anything? And if i run orthos blend test for 6 hours, can i use the computer while it's testing?

[simple_inhibition]

you shouldnt use your computer while its testing. if you put orthos on priority 10, you wont be able to use your pc anyway. it puts such a load on the system that it will feel like you went back to a 486 based cpu.

some other testing programs to consider
3d mark 05/06
OCCT
memtest86+

[frosty satan]

OK thanks, i'll post how it goes tommorrow

I googled super pi 32mb and orthos blend but i can't seem to find a DL link, can someone link me to some?

[OCNoob]

Originally Posted by frosty satan

I googled super pi 32mb and orthos blend but i can't seem to find a DL link, can someone link me to some?

Duders.. the programs are Super Pi and Orthos. The tests you run within them are 32M and Blend, respectively. Here's the links you're looking for:

Super Pi

SP2004 Orthos Ed