Hello. A few months ago I did a little overclock on my CPU up to 2.5ghz from 2.0 and was content and just stuck with it. However, after a recent BIOS update which I guess reset my CPU to its default speed, I needed to go back in and overclock it. But this time I want to see how far I can go. I lowered the memclock index value to 133mhz from 200mhz to keep it from being a factor in limiting the overclock. I also lowered the HT frequency multiplier to 3x from 5x.
After that, I tested 2.5ghz again and it was stable. So I went back and increased the FSB by 10mhz to make it 2.6ghz. After saving the BIOS, my monitor went to sleep. I then raised the vcore to 1.5v from 1.4v and it booted into Windows fine. I ran a few Super PI's and the temperature reached 44ºC max during that. It would probably rise a few more in gaming.
So after that, I went and tried for 2.7ghz. When I exited the BIOS and it tried to load Windows XP, it said I was missing the C:\Windows\System 32\System file. So, I went back and reverted to 2.6ghz and everything was fine. So just for a last test, I tried 2.7ghz again and it gave me the same error again. So I went back to 2.6ghz and came here.
My question is, should I raise the vcore any higher than 1.5? I don't want to harm anything because I raised the voltages too high. But I also want to see how far I can push my Opteron 146.
For reference, I have an aftermarket HSF (Zalman 7000 Cu). My case is also a little dusty which I will eliminate soon as I can get some compressed air, so then my temperatures should drop a few degrees.
After that, I tested 2.5ghz again and it was stable. So I went back and increased the FSB by 10mhz to make it 2.6ghz. After saving the BIOS, my monitor went to sleep. I then raised the vcore to 1.5v from 1.4v and it booted into Windows fine. I ran a few Super PI's and the temperature reached 44ºC max during that. It would probably rise a few more in gaming.
So after that, I went and tried for 2.7ghz. When I exited the BIOS and it tried to load Windows XP, it said I was missing the C:\Windows\System 32\System file. So, I went back and reverted to 2.6ghz and everything was fine. So just for a last test, I tried 2.7ghz again and it gave me the same error again. So I went back to 2.6ghz and came here.
My question is, should I raise the vcore any higher than 1.5? I don't want to harm anything because I raised the voltages too high. But I also want to see how far I can push my Opteron 146.
For reference, I have an aftermarket HSF (Zalman 7000 Cu). My case is also a little dusty which I will eliminate soon as I can get some compressed air, so then my temperatures should drop a few degrees.