OverClocking My AMD Athlon 64 3400+ 2.20 GHZ?

Question

I know you do it in the BIOS but can someone please give me step by step directions.

How many GHz will I be able to get up to without really doing any damage to my computer in the long run. I have the stock fans, I removed the side of my computer, and the room my comp is in is in my basement and kept at 18C.

Answer 1

PC_Hoser is definitely correct. If you have a motherboard that supports overclocking, plus RAM that supports it (if the motherboard doesn't have RAM dividers), then your Socket 754 3400 can go as high as 2.6Ghz. It just won't go that high on stock cooling. But then again, it may only do 2.25Ghz, there's no way to know ahead of time.

Answer 2

Nice and cold room temps, thats good. Um...
Change your RAM dividers to 5:6 so you don't max out ur RAM before maxing out your cpu, whats even better is chaning your divider to 3:4, when you reach your maximum CPU fsb, change your divider back to 5:6
okay, well your cpu can be 1 of 4
a 1.8 ghz
a 2.0 ghz
a 2.2 ghz
a 2.4 ghz
if you have a 1.8, you should be able to get up to 2.2 or so
if you have a 2.0, you should be able to get up to 2.3 or so
if you have a 2.2, that is a mobile, and you cna't do anything about that
if you have a 2.4, you should be able to get up to 2.7 or so

I had a 4000+ which is 2.4, i reached 3ghz, but i doubt the 3400+ can do that
you might want an aftermarket cooler such as the Zalman CPNS9500 or the Thermaltake Big Typhoon

When you overclock, DO NOT move the fsb of the cpu higher than 5 fsb at a time! THAT IS IMPORTANT
Download Speedfan and Prime95 before you do anything.
everytime you raise it about 5 to 10 fsb (or when you get close to the limit i told you) open up Speedfan and watch the top temperature. Use Prime95 and the Torture Tests as Speedfan is still up. IF your load temps are below 56 C, you are good. Let Prime95 run on its own for about 12 to 24 hours. If it passes to 15 hour mark, then your computer is completely stable and you can move higher
Be patient, it takes a very very long time

Answer 3

ur computer is pre set by factory not to overclock yes it is done thru the bios...to get max gigs out of ur computer u have to run MAX memory....go to AMD/Athlon/support.com and find the bios flash for u type of computer.....be very careful if u have never flashed ur bios....make sure beyond shadow od a dought u have the correct bios if u flash with different ...then i would say u have big problem but there is a solution to that also ....what u need to do to begin with is go into ur first boot in start up scren and see exactly what ur bios is....the is a program made to find out what it is .......most i ever seen so far was american megatrends...but there are others out there.....just make sure u know who the vendor is for ur bios ...if u download the wrong one just keep bucket of water handy in case of fire....hahahahahaha

Answer 4

Too many variables, what kind of motherboard? Does it support overclocking? If it does, go to a reputable website for answers. MaximumPC just had an excellent overclocking issue about 2 months ago. Also Tom's Hardware has alot of info guides.

Answer 5

just gradually raise the multiplyer and bus speed and see what works. if it doesn't boot into windows, you have raised it too far and you'll need to lower it some.

if you are serious about overclocking, you may want to get some arctic silver compound and a better heatsink/fan.

Answer 6

5%

Answer 7

Hope you have a fire extinguisher handy and have the funds for a new processor...