Help overclocking amd 64 4200+ dcore

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im looking for settings that i can run with my stock heatsink :/
thanks again.
specs:
Motherboard: NVDAACPI

Basic Input Output Systme(BIOS): Award Modular BIOS v6.00PG

Central Processing Unit(CPU) X 2

AMD Athlon(tm) 64 X2 Dual Core Processor 4200+

AMD Athlon(tm) 64 X2 Dual Core Processor 4200+
++++Basic CPU fan that came with it (heatsink)

Physical Memory X 2 (Kingston DDR2)

1024MB

1024MB

Hard Disk: MAXTOR STM3160812AS (149GB)

Video Card X 2

VisionTek Radeon X1550 Series

VisionTek Radeon X1550 Series Secondary

Each chip and board are going to react differently, no matter if its the same model or even stepping. The best thing you can do is just slowly increase your bus speed and watch your temps. The stock HSF is decent for a moderate overclock. Don't worry about touching the vcore initially.

ahh alright, well i thought that there are optimal settings out there that people use, but i guess i was wrong.

Toledo or Windsor core?

Either way, I don't see any reason why you wouldn't hit atleast 2.5 Ghz.

It's a Windsor.
right now i only tweaked my cpu clock from 200 to 206 seems to add up
i just dont get how to tweak ram and all that :/
please suggest,dont flame.
thanks.

Oh I doubt anyone would care to reply and flame you. That's not what we're about.

When it comes to overclocking, generally you want to find each part of your system's limit. So that means finding your board's limit, CPU's limit, and your RAM's limit. Find your CPU's limit by running the highest multiplier and increasing the bus speed. Increase the voltage until your temps get too warm. A moderate voltage change shouldn't affect the temps too bad. To check the maximum of the RAM, lower the multiplier of the CPU and increase the bus speed until its not stable. A little voltage on the RAM can help with a higher frequency.

There's SO many aspects and factors that should be considered when overclocking, so before you do anything its best if you read a general guide or walkthrough.

Here's a couple:
http://forums.guru3d.com/showthread.php?t=139322
http://www.devhardware.com/forums/c...ting-97163.html

thanks but i wont be able to increase voltage because my cpu would fry :P
remember? i told you i have a stock heatsink

Oh no, I doubt it would fry. What you want to do is watch your temps. You might be surprised as the stock HSF isn't so bad. Just the overclock itself won't really generate much more heat than it already has. Just marginally. What tends to generate much more heat is increasing the voltage. You should be able to push it to probably 225 without adding anymore voltage. It's just a trial and error process that's nerve racking at first, but quite addicting as you become more experienced.

indeed i got mine from 2.2 ghz now to 2.4
but ill probably get myself a nice cpu cooler becuase i cant core cooler, and core temp gets up to 50 sometimes :/
any suggestions?

Heres an awesome CPU cooler....got one myself
Arctic Freezer
Can't beat the Price/Performance Ratio

thanks :P
i decided to buy few other things :P
hd cooler and graphics card cooler
my cpu doesnt get hot or anything like that so yeha :/
now i need to know what voltage and etc should i add :?
im confused
(im talking about overclocking_

Well, that's for you to figure out man. You only want to run the minimum voltage required to be stable at any given level. So, in that case, you'll want to slowly increase your bus speed until you're not stable, and then increase the voltage slightly and keep going. Again, watch your temps to make sure you don't run too warm.

I have a p4 1.8 @ 2.4 on stock cooling it gets a littlle warm but its been running that way for years now,