I've changed a few things about my pc today, in order to squeeze a few extra bits out of it.
Firs, my system: AMD Athlon XP 1800+ (1.53), 512MB DDR (1 DIMM), Chaintech GeForce 3 Ti 200, 40GB 7200RPM HDD, SB Live! etc. etc.
So, I have o/c'd both my CPU and GPU, the farthest I could push the athlon (by only using bios, not messing with the CPU by changing L1 stuff phisically) is 1.612 GhZ (1900+).
The Gf3 was quite easy, Power Strip let me push the Clock/Memory (defualt 175/400) to 233/533.
Also, I have left my case open, so more air can come in, the entire left side is open. I have 4 fans, one is the standard thing in the top back of the case, a CoolerMaster cooler on my CPU, a cheapo Chaintech cooler on my GF3 and another large (diameter of 8cm approx.) fan in the back of the case below the big one, close to both the CPU and VGA card.
I've had a massive performace increase, even with only 100MhZ extra and the Gf3 o/c'd, my system runs smooth.
So, now I only have 3 questions for the pro's:
- I am aware of dangers of overclocking, but do you agree with me that this is quite safe (I'm not pushing it over the top).
- Is the cooling adequate?
- Is it no problem to leave the case open? My PC is in a special PC table, so it fits right in, while there is a speca of 6-7cm open between the left side and the wood (the left side is open, remember???). So can I leave it open?
Please help me out here, thanks alot!
Firs, my system: AMD Athlon XP 1800+ (1.53), 512MB DDR (1 DIMM), Chaintech GeForce 3 Ti 200, 40GB 7200RPM HDD, SB Live! etc. etc.
So, I have o/c'd both my CPU and GPU, the farthest I could push the athlon (by only using bios, not messing with the CPU by changing L1 stuff phisically) is 1.612 GhZ (1900+).
The Gf3 was quite easy, Power Strip let me push the Clock/Memory (defualt 175/400) to 233/533.
Also, I have left my case open, so more air can come in, the entire left side is open. I have 4 fans, one is the standard thing in the top back of the case, a CoolerMaster cooler on my CPU, a cheapo Chaintech cooler on my GF3 and another large (diameter of 8cm approx.) fan in the back of the case below the big one, close to both the CPU and VGA card.
I've had a massive performace increase, even with only 100MhZ extra and the Gf3 o/c'd, my system runs smooth.
So, now I only have 3 questions for the pro's:
- I am aware of dangers of overclocking, but do you agree with me that this is quite safe (I'm not pushing it over the top).
- Is the cooling adequate?
- Is it no problem to leave the case open? My PC is in a special PC table, so it fits right in, while there is a speca of 6-7cm open between the left side and the wood (the left side is open, remember???). So can I leave it open?
Please help me out here, thanks alot!
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