Crossfire

Do you play with overclocked hardware?

by foonr • 20 Jul 2007, 16:21 • Polls
More specifically CPU/GPU, I suppose if you really want to stretch it you could include mice, but that's starting to push it boyos
25.0 %
(345 votes)
58.7 %
(810 votes)
16.4 %
(226 votes)
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Sheep 20 Jul 2007, 17:21
nope, i do not!
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FaKy 20 Jul 2007, 17:21
same

EDIT: 3on3 with danoobne?
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biqq 20 Jul 2007, 17:23
AMD64 3000+ @ 2250Mhz
GF FX5900XT @425/750
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TosspoT 20 Jul 2007, 17:37
What FPS do you get with that?
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biqq 20 Jul 2007, 20:19
The stable 100fps I need. :)
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kot 20 Jul 2007, 19:26
Naablet!

AMD64 3000+ @ 2400 MHz here, nP.
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biqq 20 Jul 2007, 20:20
I dont want to set a higher vcore. :<
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KvakaC 21 Jul 2007, 02:07
I have 3000+ @ 2520 with default vcore
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biqq 21 Jul 2007, 04:45
I couldn't go beyond my 2250mhz without vcore increase.. no clue why but it didnt work out! :o
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KvakaC 21 Jul 2007, 18:30
hmmm maybethe cpus are different.
Mine is: socket 939, venice core
Or maybe it is just bad luck, nad it can't go any further...
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VarmaIS 22 Jul 2007, 12:05
venice 3200+@ 2,6 GHz here :)
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m00f 20 Jul 2007, 17:25
Overwhat? wtf
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Deactivated7001 20 Jul 2007, 17:25
Btw I don't wear a clock.
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m00f 23 Jul 2007, 16:32
Do you wear thongs?
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duNzy 20 Jul 2007, 17:26
I don't know how to do overclocking. :(
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TsK 21 Jul 2007, 04:45
let a program do it for you ;)
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pumu 20 Jul 2007, 17:27
will do it soon :P
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biqq 21 Jul 2007, 18:39
your cpu can get to 3,6ghz without vcore increase :P
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pumu 21 Jul 2007, 20:12
running @ 3ghz now
my mobo can only get 1333 fsb :/
56°C @ prime (100% each core)
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teente 20 Jul 2007, 17:27
With my old pc i did :o
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Nonix 20 Jul 2007, 17:31
Higher fsb
a 2500+ barton @ 2040Mhz
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overdrive 20 Jul 2007, 20:16
same here, barton with good memory and OC FSB
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d227_speedy 20 Jul 2007, 21:34
@2200MHz here :)
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Nonix 20 Jul 2007, 22:25
jeh can do that but very hot here lately :P
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Mamalukes 20 Jul 2007, 17:32
my pc is hot enough
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Chigoami 20 Jul 2007, 17:32
fsb, ram, cpu & gpu

x)
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eVo 20 Jul 2007, 17:51
its nothing to be proud of
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decem 20 Jul 2007, 18:26
why not? :o
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eVo 20 Jul 2007, 18:35
because it means you're having to push your system components past their rated specification to try to achieve extra performance to meet a requirement which would be met if you just had the right hardware in the first place. Thus by overclocking you invalidate the warranty on your components and their lifespan will probably be half what it normally would be.

Basically dont be a cheap skate and just decent equipment then you have no need to overclock :D Being a cheap skate is nothing to be proud of :D
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decem 20 Jul 2007, 18:41
a cheap skate saves money!

and I thought I got nice components but I didnt, I get quite shitfps. specs on my profile. either is the dualcore or amd, or both.
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eVo 20 Jul 2007, 18:47
That should be ok but you shouldn't need to overclock that. Chances are your running all your apps on one core when running ET because it doesn't have dual core support. I would specify ET to run on core 2 and just dedicate that core to ET whilst associating vent / irc etc on core 1

Overclocking gets unstable so could explain your shitty FPS
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decem 20 Jul 2007, 18:48
yeah, I've tried that but windows keep on resetting the core settings.
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overdrive 20 Jul 2007, 20:25
I have been overclocking my cpu / gpu for 5 years now and I never ever had a broken cpu or vidcard. Most of the time when a pc dies its their mobo, not the cpu. Vidcards do tend to break but out of all the times I had to replace a vidcard it were pc's which had never been overclocked and were running Word 90% of the time.

QuoteThus by overclocking you invalidate the warranty on your components

Only if you are stupid enough to tell the retailer you blew the chip yourself ... Also most mobo autoshutdown on overheat, you really have to use some insane values to blow a chip ...

QuoteBasically dont be a cheap skate and just decent equipment then you have no need to overclock :D

Why buy a brand new system and keep it running at default specs if you can easily oc them +10% without any hassle? Also OC'ing can make your pc unstable, but thats why you need to run some app like fastpi and keep it running for an hour or two. Most systems can take +5% without losing a bit of stability.
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eVo 20 Jul 2007, 20:37
lol u totally miss the point
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Yossarian 20 Jul 2007, 22:42
you are wrong, and i care NOT to explain why :/
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plekter 20 Jul 2007, 23:21
You forgot the fact that overclocking = fun
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v3rtigo 21 Jul 2007, 03:25
lol...

If you can run your cpu 100% faster why not?

and btw you can run et on both cores...
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Adacore 22 Jul 2007, 02:46
There is an alternate argument that if you can afford it, you can get hardware better than top of the line by buying the best there is then overclocking that. If you can afford to do that sort of thing repeatedly then you wouldn't really care about warranties...

If you then factor in the relatively low risk of failure from overclocking and the hardware saving when you scale the problem down to cheaper systems, it does actually make sense. It depends on your values and levels of acceptable risk, really.
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slowmotion 24 Jul 2007, 18:18
hahahahahaahaha
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vaGgi 20 Jul 2007, 17:36
tried it and almost destroyed my gfx card :(
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Splodge 20 Jul 2007, 17:42
AMD Opteron 165 Dual Core OC'ed from 1.8 -> 2.8 Ghz on each core.
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evan 20 Jul 2007, 18:35
Not that you can over clock the cores separately but never mind!
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Splodge 20 Jul 2007, 18:45
Can i have an invite to the ManU clan?
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abort 20 Jul 2007, 21:15
izi OC!
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chaMire 26 Jul 2007, 20:09
The overclock masta, After eR!k OFC.
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Phemon 20 Jul 2007, 17:43
Geforce 6600 LE 300 - 550 @ 440 - 650
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flms 20 Jul 2007, 17:47
killed my cpu once by doing it
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Superboyy 20 Jul 2007, 17:48
i think most of ppl here play with an usb Hz patch
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ph4ge 20 Jul 2007, 18:03
i will, once games will start to need it. i can get stable 1000 fps in ET anyway.
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duumed 20 Jul 2007, 18:08
amd xp 2600+ @ 2022MHz (def ~1900)
ati radeon 9600xt @ core: 537 mem: 321 (def 499 & 300)
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Otternase 20 Jul 2007, 18:11
i tried to overclock my cpu but my cooler is somehow very shittie so i have too high temperature-.- + my motherboard suxx0rs :D
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mythos 20 Jul 2007, 18:14
AMD Athlon 64 X2 4800+ [Zalman CNPS9500 LED Cooler] @ 3,2 ghz ( in benchmark better than a intel core 2 duo quadcore ) :o
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Deactivated6709 20 Jul 2007, 18:34
AMD Athlon 2200+ (1,8 ghz) ---> 2400+ (2,0 ghz) [over 2 ghz its overheating :( ]
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drago 20 Jul 2007, 19:01
dont need to 8)
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hvK 20 Jul 2007, 19:19
No need to overclock, even with my crap hardware I still get stable 125 fps
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slajdan 20 Jul 2007, 19:29
Most pc's are overclocked from factory, the poll result is faulty.
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evan 20 Jul 2007, 19:33
No there not :s
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overdrive 20 Jul 2007, 20:31
Most small retailers OC. Last pc I bought was e6700 and the guy from the shop OC'd it from 2,66ghz => 3 ghz.
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slajdan 20 Jul 2007, 20:58
I mean retailers, not some grossist.
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HellKn1ght 20 Jul 2007, 21:16
Tried it (7-10%), but my boxed cooler sucks. (athlon64 3200+)
I removed the site panel of my tower, but in summer I get temperatures of 35° Celsius in my room, that's too hot for the cooler 8(
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ubermicro 20 Jul 2007, 21:25
Used to, now i don't play ET anymore and sold my pc.

It was:
Amd opteron 146 2,0 @ 3,0 ghz
Geforce 7900GT 550/800 (stock: 450/660)
2x512 MB Bh-6 ram @ 240mhz 2-2-2-11 timings.

Easy 125 fps :P
Now im struggling to get stable 76 with a cheap pc :(
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ogrec 20 Jul 2007, 21:29
3700+, default is 2.2ghz, i oc'ed it to 2.43ghz cause it speeds up avi rendering =) if i wouldnt need it to render avis i'd leave it default since i have 125fps constant on 12 player server.
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Yossarian 20 Jul 2007, 22:38
since i got my 2nd computer in 2001~

now i have XP1700 (1400~mhz) @ 2300MHz (worked for 3,5 years, now seems like mobo is dying, cannot boot with anything above 1800mhz, tho if i use PC for liek an hour, reboot and overclock, PC can run @ 2300mhz all the time, till i shut down it for few hours)

before that had XP1600+ (1300~MHz) @ 1800Mhz

my 2nd card GF2Ti was uber clocked
same for 5700
and 9800pro
recently i got 6600GT, havent clocked this one, because its kind of useless with cpu mentioned above...
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plekter 20 Jul 2007, 23:20
Sempron 2400+@2040 here
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artlove 21 Jul 2007, 01:07
used to on my P3 :P
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juxx 21 Jul 2007, 02:24
nothing overclocked :)
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Anark 21 Jul 2007, 04:23
GPU OC'ed from factory so..ye.
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lawley 21 Jul 2007, 08:01
image: clipboard06ru5
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Deactivated6709 22 Jul 2007, 13:15
what program is what show this? or is it some win thingie?
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lawley 22 Jul 2007, 13:35
Everest Ultimate Edition
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bh_ 21 Jul 2007, 08:58
i overclocked my gpu but the fan broke up while i was not @ home so my gpu is broken now :D

normaly you can overclock everything, just dont overplay it too much :p
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HardyRah 21 Jul 2007, 10:36
Intel Pentium IV 2.31 GHz (original 2.2 GHz, overclock: 5%)
=(
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triflip 21 Jul 2007, 10:47
AMD Athlon 64 3200+ (socket 939) @ 2,6 GHz (stock = 2,0 GHz, overclock 30%)

I wanted to go to the 2,8 - 3,0 GHz but my mainbord won't let me, can't lock the SATA BUS.
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vicek 21 Jul 2007, 12:03
I do :p

Anyway I don't want to risk too much so only on "safe" level:

Intel Core 2 Duo E4300 (1.86GHz) @ 3.00GHz (1,35 V, BOX cooling)
MSI 7900GTO (650/660) @ above GTX (710/850)
OCZ Platinum 800MHz @ 915MHz (2,1 V) - it should go above 1000 ;(

Very stable :)
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duKe_ 21 Jul 2007, 13:06
2 Intel® Pentium® 4 CPU 3.00GHz (real 2992MHz)

Shall i gonna Overclock the both CPU's?
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Iron 21 Jul 2007, 13:08
AMD 3200+ @ 2620mhz
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Z1ppo 21 Jul 2007, 16:09
Don't need it with my uberhighend pc :P
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forgo+en 22 Jul 2007, 00:16
I you want a long life for you PC dont overclock it!
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jeje 26 Jul 2007, 16:59
I don't want to have my pc for 10-15 years.
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forgo+en 26 Jul 2007, 17:01
buy a new one :)
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jeje 27 Jul 2007, 11:04
Normaly I buy a new pc every 3 years if it's needed.
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Kiewan 22 Jul 2007, 01:22
nope, stabel 166 fps if i wanted
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Adacore 22 Jul 2007, 02:48
I overclock my CPU, and it's fine (but then I have great cooling on my CPU, so NOT overclocking it would be almost criminal). I don't think my GPUs could cope with overclocking though - they run quite hot as it is, and overclocking dual graphics cards isn't all that easy.
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Deactivated5924 22 Jul 2007, 06:27
ye, graphics card @ 630 / 720
default 587 / 693

pc @ 3,6ghz, def 3,0ghz
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KENTSU 22 Jul 2007, 13:44
2600+ @ 8454 without any problems
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xety 23 Jul 2007, 11:08
pc is good enough for any games atm. no need to overclock
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Spirea 23 Jul 2007, 12:15
my overclocked E6700 is running lower than my room temperature, so why not
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lyb 23 Jul 2007, 16:41
sounds interesting,

either you use a really good cooling system or your cpu must have been built in wonderland...
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Spirea 24 Jul 2007, 01:49
tuniq tower as cooler
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lyb 25 Jul 2007, 17:20
quite nice, however its not possible to have lower cpu-tems than room-temps... with aircooling!
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Spirea 26 Jul 2007, 20:04
I had water cooling earlier but now I get lower temperatures than that

and the cpu is running 18-19 C while my room temperature is 21-23 C
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lyb 26 Jul 2007, 20:15
which tool do you use to display your temps ??
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heaven 23 Jul 2007, 21:05
I plan to overclock when I get my e6860 and 8800gtx. bye et.
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SuI101 23 Jul 2007, 22:25
8800gtx@ultra
e6420@3ghz
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Malak 24 Jul 2007, 00:34
never done it, too afraid
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chaMire 24 Jul 2007, 01:28
I don't:
59.3%
(666 votes)
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qwik 24 Jul 2007, 20:08
intel e6600 to e6700
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kyp 25 Jul 2007, 15:58
noname 6600gt @ 580/1160
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Split 26 Jul 2007, 11:48
I have overclocked my gpu.
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InterFace 26 Jul 2007, 19:41
i used to play. cpu + gfx overclocked with my PCs but now with this laptop .. sometimes gfx is @ automatic overclocking but usualy not. makes it too hot.
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crajsor 27 Jul 2007, 02:46
Yap always been overclocking the cpu.
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grd 27 Jul 2007, 12:46
e6300 1.86ghz @ 3.5ghz
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lyb 27 Jul 2007, 14:23
FSB 500, quite impressive! :o

lucky you! :)
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grd 27 Jul 2007, 17:06
cpuz stats
xD
even though i've got pc 8500 memory cpuz only shows pc6400 :<
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chaoZ 27 Jul 2007, 17:16
AMD Athlon 64 3700+ 2,2Ghz @ 2,8 Ghz(11x255)
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