DualBoot OC'ing?? XP/Vista?

frostybrad · November 20th, 2007

If you have a dual boot system... XP and VIsta....... and you choose to overlock, would 1 operating system run more stable than the other?? For example, if I were to get the cpu to 3.4ghz, could I see a difference from one operating system to the other?? Or does the operating system have absolutely nothing to do with the overclocking??

thanks...

Also... if I run 3dmark06 on each of the operating systems, should I see the reitivly the same results??? XP pro and vista ultimate are the operating systems..

thanks yet again

polobunny · November 20th, 2007

#1 I don't think anyone can make stats on which one is more affected by an unstable overclock. If your overclock is unstable, no matter what OS you're using, it's going to be unstable.
#2 You should see better results on XP Pro.

Yellowhello · November 20th, 2007

Quote:

Originally Posted by polobunny

You should see better results on XP Pro.

I agree.

Athildja-x64 · November 20th, 2007

Both operating system have different kernels and different Hardware absratction layers, therefor each OS will act differently when you overclock them
you might find that one will run at a higher overclock than the other.
As to 3Damrk06 you will different scores between the two with XP usually coming out with a better score due to the maturity of the OS and drivers.
Vista should run more stable at a higher OC according to my testing, but some have reported the oposite.

November 20th, 2007	#4
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frostybrad Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 271	DualBoot OC'ing?? XP/Vista? If you have a dual boot system... XP and VIsta....... and you choose to overlock, would 1 operating system run more stable than the other?? For example, if I were to get the cpu to 3.4ghz, could I see a difference from one operating system to the other?? Or does the operating system have absolutely nothing to do with the overclocking?? thanks... Also... if I run 3dmark06 on each of the operating systems, should I see the reitivly the same results??? XP pro and vista ultimate are the operating systems.. thanks yet again E6600 Dual Core @3.4GHZ (1511 FSB)@1.325volts 2x 8800 GTX KO ACS3 PCI-E 630MHZ 768MB 2.0GHZ Raptor 74GB WD Caviar 250GB HD Antec 1200 Hundred Case 4 gigs of Corsair XMS2 TWIN -6400C4 2GB DDR2-800 CL 4-4-4-12-2T 680I SLI LGA775 MOBO Samsung DVD+RW Enermax Galaxy 1000 wats PSU Zalman 9700 LED cpu fan 24" Samsung SynMaster Cooling: Swiftech Dual rad Swiftech Micro Res Swiftech Apogee GT Cpu block 2x Koolance 8800 GTX Full Coverage Water blocks Feser One Blue Fluid

November 20th, 2007	#2
polobunny T-Rex Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 4,605 Blog Entries: 6	Re: DualBoot OC'ing?? XP/Vista? #1 I don't think anyone can make stats on which one is more affected by an unstable overclock. If your overclock is unstable, no matter what OS you're using, it's going to be unstable. #2 You should see better results on XP Pro.