How to overclock my AMD Processer?

Question

How can I overclock my AMD Athlon 64bit 3000+ to 3800+?

I want my PC run faster, Please who can help me...?

My PC's RAM is "PC3200 2x512MB"
Motherboard is "ABIT AV8"

Answer 1

Over clocking isn't bad if it's done properly ..
I have an Athlon 64 X2 3800+ over clocked 700MHz on default voltage and running at around 33 Celsius idle.
Anyway when over clocking you need to remember a few things ..
1) If you're using the stock AMD heat sink forget about over clocking until you buy something better suited at keeping an over clocked processor cool.
2) When you raise your front side bus speed you're also going to raise your memory's speed .
3) when you over clock you also may need to add more voltage because some chips need more voltage even jumping up 100MHz.

So you want to raise a 1.8 Ghz processor to 2.4 Ghz? ..
If i remember correctly the 3000+ has a 9x multiplier.. So that means you're going to have to raise your Front side bus to 267MHz. So 267x9 =2403 MHz which will give you 3800+ speeds.. But with Amd processors your also going to need to lower the Hyper transport link from 5x to 4x
But then you have a memory problem because If you're running DDR400 which is 200 MHz like the Front side bus link your memory speed would now be 534 MHz which is doubtful that it would run that high.. So your going to need to lower your memory down to something like 133 MHz or 266 Mhz effective. This is just a example.. you may be running faster or slower memory. If you can get the memory stable you need to download a program called orthos and stress test the system. If you come back with an error go back into bios and bump up the processors voltage and retest.
It may sound complicated..but it's really not.

Answer 2

Look you should be really carefull when overclocking because you will need to decrease the heat that is being added to your computer. Now the easiest way to overclock is to up the FSB speed in BIOS. Basically if your FSB was set to 200 and your CPU Multiplier was set to 10 your CPU would run at 2.0Ghz. Thus putting the FSB up to 250 but using the same multiplier (some CPU's DONT let you up the multiplier anyway) your CPU would now run at 2.5Ghz. Thats the basics.

Note: if your FSB is 200 and you have DDR400 RAM that is perfect. If you up the FSB to 250 your RAM will now be running at equivalent DDR500. That can be bad. To stop killing your RAM most BIOS's now allow you to use a divider so as you lift the FSB on the motherboard your lower the speed of the RAM. If you have superfast rated RAM although you wouldnt have to do this.

That goes for ANY overclock though..... bit by bit.

On a final note without going too deep into it, as you increase speed on Motherboard/RAM/CPU you might need to increase the voltages to cope. This in turn produces more heat, hence the need for good cooling. Be really carefull you should better get a software like tuneup utilities that does the job for you.

Answer 3

Overclocking a working laptop or laptop's processor or reminiscence reasons it to circulate swifter than its production unit rated speed. A processor rated at 2.4GHz could desire to be overclocked to 2.5GHz or 2.6GHz, on a similar time as reminiscence rated at 200MHz could desire to be pushed to 220MHz or bigger. and it will take care of it without blowing up , we use them as a results of fact they are in a position to be run flat out , rendering video or working no longer ordinary, without the cpu determining that it is to warm , and then the two shutting itself down , or idleing , making you lose time or all your paintings , ah yeh , they final longer to , cos they are in a position to take plenty greater

Answer 4

Can be done through software but enthusiasts prefer to do it in the BIOS.
Better read first some basics of overclocking so you would understand the significance and effect of every adjustment you will make and so that you will not be surprised by sudden BSODs.
You might pick up some pointers here:
http://www.short-media.com/review.php?p=1&r=300
http://www.deep-powder.net/OC_Guide/Mem_Mobo_CPU_Overclocking_Guide.htm

Answer 5

I wouldn't do it. Even if you could make it run faster your system would be unstable. From what I can tell about my AMD processors AMD seems to test them really well and marks their speed at the maximum reliable rate. Even if it will boot up and run once your system gets hotter it can start to get really flakey. It is better to leave it alone and enjoy it.

Answer 6

Just trying to help that if you overclocked a AMD processor which already runs hot by itself that it will probably fry itself pretty fast or overheat so much that you wont get a performance gain, so just buy a 3800.

Answer 7

Get more Ram. If you will run a system check, your AMD came overclocked. More Ram, More Ram.