lazer_viking
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Hey, I didn't know where to put an intoduction for myself at, so I decided to post it in the forum which I have the most interest in, and where I have my initial questions in.
But first before the questions, let me introduce myself. My name is Mike and I live just outside of Seattle, Washington. I'm 14 (going on 15 5/5/06) attending a Jr.High school (8th + 9th grade). At the beginning of this year I bought my first high-performance computer (some of the specs are in my signature) after a year spending what seemed like every waking hour of my weekends mowing lawns. This computer is a HUGE upgrade from my former gaming/only computer, my laptop (2.8Ghz intel mobile, 512 ram, 64mb integrated graphic memory, 80gb HD). Since I got my new computer with its awesome uber robust power, I've naturally wanted to squeeze a bit more out of it and overclock it. Heres where my questions start and there is several lol.
(this first one sort of doesn't apply to anything... just something that has been buggin me) I know that my new computer is hella faster than my laptop, but why is my AMD 64 FX-57 rated with almost the same speed as my laptop? (a normal 32 bit intel stuff).
My next few questions are about my BIOS. I was reading this tutorial on overclocking and after it got passed the normal part about setting the FSB higher, it started talking to me about memory dividers to squeeze a little more out of my CPU. I didn't find anything related to what they were talking about in my BIOS so I tried to look for on some information on how to upgrade my BIOS. Then I realized... I got the least expensive motherboard and maybe that is affecting my ability to overclock like I'd like to. I still don't know much about specs of a motherboard, but here is all it says:
My last question: I'm only able to 100% stabally overclock my CPU to an FSB of 108mhz... the tutorial said that 110mhz was safe grounds to start with, but I can't even get that far!!! Is this something I'm doing wrong? Or is that as far as my CPU will go? And will/how far will memory dividers go to improve this? And what the heck are memory dividers anyway? The tutorial explained, but I didn't get it. Something about syncronization...
Thanks for all your help! I look forward to..... hmmm.... I look forward to any good things that I may experiance here!!!!
edit: another question I just developed... I was told by my dad who was trying to give me adivce (shouldn't have listened to him...) he told me that RAM was RAM so I got the cheapest RAM available. I know now that higher quality (name brand) RAM is better for overclocking so since I already have two sticks of 1gb RAM (getting two more soon; those will be name brand) can I overclock individual sticks of RAM? I don't want to overclock my generic RAM because.. well its generic. But the newer ones will be able to withstand more beating so I'll want to overclock those. Thanks again!
But first before the questions, let me introduce myself. My name is Mike and I live just outside of Seattle, Washington. I'm 14 (going on 15 5/5/06) attending a Jr.High school (8th + 9th grade). At the beginning of this year I bought my first high-performance computer (some of the specs are in my signature) after a year spending what seemed like every waking hour of my weekends mowing lawns. This computer is a HUGE upgrade from my former gaming/only computer, my laptop (2.8Ghz intel mobile, 512 ram, 64mb integrated graphic memory, 80gb HD). Since I got my new computer with its awesome uber robust power, I've naturally wanted to squeeze a bit more out of it and overclock it. Heres where my questions start and there is several lol.
(this first one sort of doesn't apply to anything... just something that has been buggin me) I know that my new computer is hella faster than my laptop, but why is my AMD 64 FX-57 rated with almost the same speed as my laptop? (a normal 32 bit intel stuff).
My next few questions are about my BIOS. I was reading this tutorial on overclocking and after it got passed the normal part about setting the FSB higher, it started talking to me about memory dividers to squeeze a little more out of my CPU. I didn't find anything related to what they were talking about in my BIOS so I tried to look for on some information on how to upgrade my BIOS. Then I realized... I got the least expensive motherboard and maybe that is affecting my ability to overclock like I'd like to. I still don't know much about specs of a motherboard, but here is all it says:
Is it possible for me to upgrade my BIOS on that motherboard to something that will allow me to employ the use of memory dividers? Or are my fears realized and I need to replace that? If so, what is a motherboard I need to have to overclock everything I have with super precision?
My last question: I'm only able to 100% stabally overclock my CPU to an FSB of 108mhz... the tutorial said that 110mhz was safe grounds to start with, but I can't even get that far!!! Is this something I'm doing wrong? Or is that as far as my CPU will go? And will/how far will memory dividers go to improve this? And what the heck are memory dividers anyway? The tutorial explained, but I didn't get it. Something about syncronization...
Thanks for all your help! I look forward to..... hmmm.... I look forward to any good things that I may experiance here!!!!
edit: another question I just developed... I was told by my dad who was trying to give me adivce (shouldn't have listened to him...) he told me that RAM was RAM so I got the cheapest RAM available. I know now that higher quality (name brand) RAM is better for overclocking so since I already have two sticks of 1gb RAM (getting two more soon; those will be name brand) can I overclock individual sticks of RAM? I don't want to overclock my generic RAM because.. well its generic. But the newer ones will be able to withstand more beating so I'll want to overclock those. Thanks again!
