Well the guy that did my install and such who has his computer OC'ed said otherwise. He tried to put it at 3.0 and then dropped it down to about 2.65 I think. It wouldn't boot up.
I have never done this so I am lost on what to do. He tried to show me how to do some stuff but he was in a rush so not sure I got it all really. There was 3 items I can change that seems simple but the voltage stuff I got lost on.
its not your PSU... you should have plenty of power there for OCing... you'll just have to increase the voltage on the core and the NB a bit (and maybe the RAM... the voltage will be on the sticker on the DIMM) and then pump up the FSB
its not your PSU... you should have plenty of power there for OCing... you'll just have to increase the voltage on the core and the NB a bit (and maybe the RAM... the voltage will be on the sticker on the DIMM) and then pump up the FSB
There's literally a sticker on your RAM that tells you it's voltage. Take a look at it.
The power supply has nothing to do with why he couldnt overclock more. While overclocking, once you get to a certain point, you have to raise the voltage of the cpu, so that it gets more power, which it needs because it's working harder.
Basically, because you're making it output more, there needs to be more input. NB and FSB, in terms of overclocking, deal with the voltage that the cpu receives, and these values are what needs to be turned up to overclock higher and keep the cpu stable.