AMD overclocking?

[veg1992]

I'm new to using AMD processors for overclocking and i've heard that they use unlocked multipliers...... is this true?

 

[Nagasama]

we should be so lucky. only the fx has an unlocked multiplier. now, you can lower it, but raise it above stock...nope.
aren't you getting a a 3600? it will have a multi of 9.5, so make sure you get a decent mobo that will handle a high external clock if you want to have good results.
did you decide on that t550?

 

[veg1992]

actually i am thats y i was asking (u have a great memory man [hahahahaha realized the pun lol]) actually i was getting one of these Asus M2N-SLI (well i have one lying around so i'll use that) with some Mushkin Xtreme RAM 4-4-3-10 Latency lying around so no need for RAM i got 2 1 gb sticks

also help me plan to OC!! i'm afraid i may screw my 3600+ if i OC too much with too much of a voltage, with the e4300 i had no trouble as i copied Anandtech's test bed

 

[Nagasama]

actually i am thats y i was asking (u have a great memory man [hahahahaha realized the pun lol]) actually i was getting one of these Asus M2N-SLI (well i have one lying around so i'll use that) with some Mushkin Xtreme RAM 4-4-3-10 Latency lying around so no need for RAM i got 2 1 gb sticks

also help me plan to OC!! i'm afraid i may screw my 3600+ if i OC too much with too much of a voltage, with the e4300 i had no trouble as i copied Anandtech's test bed

those should work great. lemme know when you need help!

 

[veg1992]

oh another thing i wanna use the stock AMD cooler for OC'ing my Brisbane, will it be able to hit 3 Ghz with it? or go ahead and buy the Monsoon II Lite CLT-M2LA AMD Air Cooler

So My Build Will Be As Follows:

- Sigma Gaming Orca (came with that PC i found in the garbage , u no the one with the MCE Disk in it {score!!!]
- CoolerMaster Unit 600 Watts eXtreme Power PSU
- AMD Athlonâ„¢64 X2 3600+ Brisbane 1.9 Ghz
- Asus M2N-SLI Deluxe nForce 590 SLI
- Monsoon II Lite CLT-M2LA or Stock AMD Cooler
- Mushkin Xtreme 2 GB (1 GB X 2)
- XFX 7900 GS 256MB 16X PCI Express
- Western Digital Caviar 320GB or Seagate Barracuda 320 GB
- Sony 16X DVD ROM
- LG 18X DVD±R/±RW

So how will this OC?

 

[philbar71]

goahead buy the better heatsinc and fan and use clockgen it is a good overclocking program and use pcwizard to monitor temps and find detailed info about your sys

 

[veg1992]

bump, for nagasama to help me with his AMD Expertise

 

[Nagasama]

dude that will overclock very nicely. it is very similar to my own, i still am staring at this evga 590 sli mobo...haven't installed it fully yet (i ran some tests on my 4200 though) for use with my 3600...but i am planning on doing it in the next couple days. i just had to see how far the ol abit nf4 would go, and it goes to 3ghz and gives up the ghost. not bad
i do agree to go ahead and get the aftermarket cooling. but really man, these things run so cool...you could use the stock hsf. but i think for peace of mind you should have one that is a little more efficient.
also, clockgen is okay for finding the limits of your system, but i never really liked using it...just something about that freeze-up i dont like.
although, i did use it (just to see, lol) how far my 3600 would go before bsod...3.3ghz not too shabby. unstable as f***, but that is about all clockgen is good for.
all in all it will be easy to oc your rig. as far as overclocking...there is a giant difference (for me anyway) going from a 4200 to the 3600. i got a 5-600 mhz max on my 4200...with a lot of hard work and CMOS resets haha, this wee thing gets 1000mhz EASY.

 

[veg1992]

could i still hit 3.0 Ghz with a stock hsf? cuz i already have it, took it out of that MCE PC that i found, it was AM2 too and was a 3000+ (already parted the PC so don't ask) so should i spend the money on like more case fans for my case? (thats a given lol!!)

 

[Nagasama]

you will be able to hit 3.0 (most likely) with the stock cooler.
watch the temps.
i only have to increase the vcore to 1.35 to stabilize it at 3.0, so not a whole lot more heat is generated. just watch it.