Overclocking

[Christian]

OK guys, well im bored with my PC atm..

Im also broke, that gives me the oppotunity to play more with overclocking ,,,

Im wanting to jack my e5200 up a bit more maybe to at least 3.6ghz.

currently i have a p5kplcm motherboard and i think it may be what is holding me back? as i cant see to be able to adjust vcore so i am stuck at 3.3ghz stable on prime95.

I have 4gig gskill trident ram a 4870 1gig gpu. Big F/OFF arctic cooler..


Is it worth buying 2nd hand somthing like this?

ASUS MAXIMUS FORMULA LGA 775 ROG MOTHERBOARD GAMERS (eBay item 120653203820 end time 05-Dec-10 21:11:24 AEDST) : Computers


Opinions on what i should do plz im a bit lost..

 

[lozzo]

ask dandexter hes a computer wiz, pretty sure he does overclocking

 

[walt]

if your going to overclock, make sure you insert a couple more fans.

 

[Christian]

Well I already at 3.3 from 2.5

I have an antec case and enough airflow..

Temps are good.

 

[Kapow]

I would say your motherboard would be the thing limiting you, so yeah i reckon upgrade your motherboard. I personally before had a P5K Deluxe motherboard + a e4200 i think, and i got that to go from 2ghz to 3.2ghz stock volts. I don't have any experience with the maximus board but from what i have read its a pretty good board. P5K Deluxe was pretty damn easy to overclock with.

Have you considered getting a delta to add to your case? lol

Delta TFB1212GHE 120x38mm Extreme High Speed

 

[dandexter]

That motherboard is most likely the problem, if you can't even change the vcore then you have pretty much no chance of improving it. The ASUS maximum would do a much better job.

ask dandexter hes a computer wiz, pretty sure he does overclocking

I don't overclock much anymore, however I'm pretty sure i'm still the highest ranked hardware master in Australia.