New Poll: To overclock or not to overclock?

***Zardon*** · Jun 9, 2003, 07:08 AM

The theme over the last week on the driverheaven forum has primarily concentrated on overclocking, with alot of new people joining up to debate in our overclocking and modding forum with our board members.

I would like to get some figures for the percentage of visitors to our site regarding this. So do you overclock or not?

Your comments, as always are welcome in this thread.

krazy1 · Jun 9, 2003, 07:18 AM

Yep I OC. I OC my Ti4200 to the TI4400 speeds and I have my CPU (XP 2500) OCed. Multiplier to 11.5 and FSB to 180. I am not a HUGE OCer but I do a little.

redheads · Jun 9, 2003, 07:22 AM

Yeah the same here OC cpu and some mobo mod's to get the most out of the system.

The_Neon_Cowboy · Jun 9, 2003, 07:48 AM

yes..... wouldnt have it anyother way... how esle you gonna get better use out of a product cpu/video you payed 2/3X the price for ...

ex i bought my barton for $170

it now goes for $99

i o/c to 3000+ speeds

i save $155 for upgrade nuff said

everyone should be o/c by at least the safe 10%

i also spend hours tweaking, upgradeing drivers bios, getting all the latest apps etc.... hmmm mabe i outa write a guide for on here hmmm....

ps. were is the poll

~~WyreTheWolf~~ · Jun 9, 2003, 08:03 AM

I have a sickness... Everything that I own must be tweaked, modified, and overclocked.

dipstick · Jun 9, 2003, 08:11 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by WyreTheWolf
I have a sickness... Everything that I own must be tweaked, modified, and overclocked.

Well said

Veeoh · Jun 9, 2003, 08:28 AM

I have my XP 2400+ Oc'd to 2119Mhz 15X141.3 FSB.

I o/c my GF4 4800SE occasionally, but always go back to defaults at the end of the day.

I dont think you can tell a great deal of difference personally.

Cheers!

=V=

***Zardon*** · Jun 9, 2003, 08:37 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by The_Neon_Cowboy

ps. were is the poll

front page !

Driver 7 · Jun 9, 2003, 08:44 AM

Man it's to damn addictive. I've only started overclocking about 2 months ago. And with exception for my ram (wich I'm taking care of on Friday) My system is completley up to date with all of the latest sh*t on hella expensive components that work absoutley perfect and really dont need to b e overclocked.
It's these damn forums. I'm telling ya. Between my last post and now I have played BHD for 45 min, tweeked for about a half, And the rest of the time I've been building tubing to run from my air conditioner to the front of my case.
I think I might just need some help.
By the way. If people are reading this who have never overclocked. It took me just 2 weeks of being a total rookie at overclocking before I killed my first motherboerd. A brand new soltek at that.

snake · Jun 9, 2003, 10:01 AM

Yep Buddy

!

My 2600 XP is OC at 180Mhz * 12.5 (2.25 Ghz) and my Radeon 9700 Pro is at 350 Mhz
for the core clock and 333 Mhz Memory

And the most important, my system turns around 55°C Max

Athlon XP 2600+ FSB 360 + Volcano 9
Asus A7N8X
Radeon 9700 Pro Powercolor
512 Mo PC3200 Winbond (4-2-2-2)

Quarter · Jun 9, 2003, 10:05 AM

I always OC my personal boxen

~~DriveEuro~~ · Jun 9, 2003, 11:58 AM

My purpose is to buy a CPU that costs $60 and to overclock it to the $350 equivalent.

***Zardon*** · Jun 9, 2003, 12:03 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by DriveEuro
My purpose is to buy a CPU that costs $60 and to overclock it to the $350 equivalent.

Quote:

Originally posted by DriveEuro
My purpose is to buy a CPU that costs $60 and to overclock it to the $350 equivalent.

ok well, dont be buying 2 of them

~~DriveEuro~~ · Jun 9, 2003, 12:09 PM

Sorry, deleted it. ACtually at times I wanna have two rigs...

tek · Jun 9, 2003, 01:36 PM

OC? Hell yeah...

~~WyreTheWolf~~ · Jun 10, 2003, 05:08 AM

*stands up* Hello, my name is Wyre... and I'm an overclocker. *sits down*

The_Neon_Cowboy · Jun 10, 2003, 07:14 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by WyreTheWolf
I have a sickness... Everything that I own must be tweaked, modified, and overclocked.

I know the feeling

(few people know you can overclock the ramdac on your sound card!!! i dunno why but you can do it)

Quote:

Originally posted by Zardon
front page !

my bad i didnt see it lol .....

Quote:

Originally posted by snake
Yep Buddy !

My 2600 XP is OC at 180Mhz * 12.5 (2.25 Ghz) and my Radeon 9700 Pro is at 350 Mhz
for the core clock and 333 Mhz Memory

And the most important, my system turns around 55°C Max

Athlon XP 2600+ FSB 360 + Volcano 9
Asus A7N8X
Radeon 9700 Pro Powercolor
512 Mo PC3200 Winbond (4-2-2-2)

thats warm man need to get that under 50

if you can cook you eggs on it in the morning it's to hot j/k

Quote:

Originally posted by WyreTheWolf
*stands up* Hello, my name is Wyre... and I'm an overclocker. *sits down*

HA HA HA HA lol good one......

snake · Jun 10, 2003, 08:21 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by The_Neon_Cowboy
I know the feeling

(few people know you can overclock the ramdac on your sound card!!! i dunno why but you can do it)

my bad i didnt see it lol .....

thats warm man need to get that under 50

HA HA HA HA lol good one......

U know summer is comming

I wish i won't be cooked in my play room

HI HI

!!! Have Fun, Bench is life, OC is the way

DNAlchemist · Jul 29, 2003, 01:07 AM

dont mind OCing my CPU, but have stayed have resisted the temptation to OC my rad9700.....CPU's are a helluva lot cheaper than video

GazC · Jul 30, 2003, 06:13 AM

I spend money to overclock to save money(??)

In fact, sometimes I feel so guilty that I think I should send AMD some extra money to compensate for the "free" performance I'm "stealing" from them! The same goes for ATi and Twinmos. I'm such a bad person

Nah, just kidding! Overclock everything! It's addictive!

snake · Jul 30, 2003, 07:14 AM

My temp is about 50°C on load.
I would like to know if it's warm or not with a 2600+/volcano 9 ?
If i OC more my CPU, i must push the vCore above 1,7v so it's hotter and noiser...