OC Question

[idtaminger]

So, I've been thinking about OCing my processor...if I have an Intel 3.4Ghz Dual core, and my temps are 32/4 on idle, and 40ish-50 on load, how much do you guys think I could safely OC it to?

And do you have to OC the processor in the BIOS, or are there external apps to do this?

[ZiggyDoodle]

No idea, but when I Googled overclocking 3.4Ghz dual core, I came up with a few thousand hits which included some very teckky OC forums.

[J. M. Pescado]

So, I've been thinking about OCing my processor...if I have an Intel 3.4Ghz Dual core, and my temps are 32/4 on idle, and 40ish-50 on load, how much do you guys think I could safely OC it to?

Mine idles at -65C, but I'm operating it in a carbon dioxide freezer.

[idtaminger]

No idea, but when I Googled overclocking 3.4Ghz dual core, I came up with a few thousand hits which included some very teckky OC forums.

I guess I should ask there, huh. I figured you guys were pretty techy, so might as well get a question in.

[jrd]

I'm an AMD guy, not Intel. Sorry.

[DrBeast]

Intel's pre-Core 2 Duo processors are extremely bad overclockers. They're extremely power-hungry and emit lots of heat. Without a custom heatsink and fan, I don't think you can push that processor over, say, 3.6GHz-3.7GHz tops.

You can OC from the BIOS, but there are Windoze applications that you can use as well. Try www.majorgeeks.com for overclocking utilities and system benchmarks.

[idtaminger]

I'm an AMD guy, not Intel. Sorry.

Wait...you're a guy? Lol. For the longest time I thought you were a girl, b/c, well, Jordi sounds like a girl's name.

[jrd]

Bah :p

It's a Catalan male name, the counterpart of Dutch Joris, German Georg and English George.

San Jordi is the Catalan protection saint (and no, I don't know why my German and Dutch parent gave me a Catalan name).

[DrBeast]

Ehrm...never read Jordi's caption under his avatar eh? 

[idtaminger]

Ehrm...never read Jordi's caption under his avatar eh? 

Eh. I just figured it was a line from some cartoon.

[jrd]

Not that I know of :p

Incidentally, if anyone recognizes where I got my avatar from I'd be surprised.

[J. M. Pescado]

Wait, you mean someone DIDN'T know Jordi was a dude? He always seemed like a dude to me. And not really the name, even, but just the general manner in which he conducts himself. I find that most people, unless deliberately attempting to conceal it, tend to be pretty easily picked out.

[idtaminger]

Wait, you mean someone DIDN'T know Jordi was a dude? He always seemed like a dude to me. And not really the name, even, but just the general manner in which he conducts himself. I find that most people, unless deliberately attempting to conceal it, tend to be pretty easily picked out.

Well, tomboys do exist, ya know. 

[jrd]

If anything I'd think my self-Sim would also make it obvious *g*

[Gwill]

The subject of overclocking always makes me think of this:
Overclock your Toothbrush!