Guide D'OverCloking

Salut Tous!

J'ai retrouvé un petit guide d'initiation à l'OverClocking pour les |\|008. Je crois qu'il vient du forum Overclocker Club mais il date de l,époque de la DDR1.

Ce guide vous est offert sans prétention ni garantie que cela va marcher pour vous ni que votre machine n'explosera pas en cours de test!

Il est optimisé pour trouver l'OC max stable de votre machine à un ensemble de voltage xyz

FSB = QPI si je ne m'abuse... mais il est vraiment fait pour les machines sous fsb

Allons-y!

a) Trouver le FSB max de la MB:

-Mettre les options CPU en disable sauf le nb de coeurs. Il faut que le multiplicateur du cpu soit fixe pour que sa fréquence soit stable sous l'OS;

-Diminuer le multiplicateur du CPU sous la valeur max de quelques points: Le cpu sera Underclocké.

-Changer le ratio CPU/RAM pour que la RAM soit UC elle aussi: 1333mhz de RAM deviendra 1000mhz par exemple;

(le but des deux dernières opération est de s'assurer que ni le cpu ni la ram soient OC durant toute la prenière étape)

-mettre le voltage du cpu à la valeur normale pour la vitesse stock;

-augmenter le voltage de la MB (FSB) à 3-4 coches de plus que la valeur par défaut(normalement la valeur par défaut est celle la plus faible);

-augmenter le voltage du SB de 1-2 cran;

[c]Avertissement: durant les opérations suivantes, toujours s,assurer que les fréquences pcu et ram soient sous les valeurs stock pour ne pas que le plantage soit dû à ces pièces.[/c]

-augmenter le fsb de 25-30mhz de la valeur stock;

-BOOT!

-Si Boot, augmenter le fsb de 10-15mhz jusqu'à boot pas.

-Boot pas: diminuer le fsb de 5mhz jusqu'à boot;

-augmenter le fsb de 1mhz jusqu'à boot pas;

-diminuer le fbs de 1mhz pour que boot.

-sous OS: test p95 tous les threads en blend pour 3-4h

-veillez à ce que votre cpu et votre ram soient bien refroidit et que voter température du cpu ne dépasse pas 60oC.

-Si erreur: diminuer le fsb de 1mhz et retest jusqu'à pas erreur!

-fbs MB max: x

Trouver le fsb max de la ram;

-ajuster le ratio cpu/ram à 1:1;

-augmenter le voltage de la mémoire de 2 coches au dessus de la valeur stock;

-laisser les timming à leur valeur stock;

-tester le fsb stock

-augmenter le fsb de 25-30mhz de la valeur stock;

-Si Boot, augmenter le fsb de 10-15mhz jusqu'à boot pas.

-Boot pas: diminuer le fsb de 5mhz jusqu'à boot;

-augmenter le fsb de 1mhz jusqu'à boot pas;

-diminuer le fbs de 1mhz pour que boot.

-Si FSB ram = FSB MB, alors fsb ram > fsb MB:= changer de MB!

-sous OS: test Linx pour 3-4h

-Si erreur: diminuer le fsb de 1mhz et retest jusqu'à pas erreur!

-fbs RAM max: x pour timming y

-tester avec des timmings plus bas en répétant les mêmes étapes.

c) (le plus l'fun) Trouver la fréquence maximale pour le CPU

Avant de continuer, je dois dire que la chose importante est de trouver la meilleure combinaison multi et FSB, pas nécessairement la vitesse d'horloge du processeur la plus élevée. Bien qu'il est bon de savoir quelle est la vitesse d'horloge max cpu par rapport à son coolong. La meilleure combinaison dépendra de quel programme (s) vous voulez que votre système fasse fonctionner le mieux. Pour les paramètres de votre overclock final vous voulez que la vitesse d'horloge du FSB et du CPU soient aussi proches de leur maximum. Un système fonctionnant à 230MHz x 10 = 2300mhz pourrait être similaire que le même système à 210MHz x 11,5 = 2415mhz. Vous avez perdu 20MHz FSB 115MHz, mais pris de la vitesse d'horloge. Lequel est le mieux dépend si vous utilisez une application intensive du processeur ou un "système" d'application intensive. C'est le même principe que les timmings mémoire et sa vitesse. Pour savoir quelle combo fonctionne mieux: testez avec des programmes de bench de cpu, ou jouer à un jeu tout en surveillant vos images par seconde (FPS). Note: les instructions suivantes supposent que vous avez trouvé le fsb max de votre mobo et de la mémoire.

1Réglez votre FSB à 40MHz sous le fsb le plus bas de la mémoire ou de la carte mère.

2) Allez dans le "monitoring" de votre BIOS. regardez ce que le VCC / Vcore est quand votre tension Vcc est réglé sur "automatique." Selon la qualité de votre psu, la lecture peut être un peu moins de ce que c'est supposé. Mais de cette lecture, vous devriez être en mesure de dire la tension de votre voltage stock.

3) Vous pouvez alors soit d'abord trouver votre overclock max avec ce voltage, ou vous pouvez augmenter votre tension tout de suite pour trouver votre vitesse de processeur max pour ce nouveau voltage.

Lorsque vous oc, votre CPU ne devrais jamais dépasser 55C pour une utilisation normale ni augmenter le voltage de plus de 25% par rapport à la normale

4) Après avoir décidé de régler le voltage, d'augmenter le multiplicateur, sauvegarder et quitter le BIOS.

5)Si vous pouvez démarrer dans votre OS, continuer d'augmenter le multi d'une coche jusqu'à ce que vous ne puissiez plus entrer dans votre système d'exploitation.

6) testez comme à l'étape A

Vous devriez maintenant être proche de la vitesse du cpu maximale. Maintenant, pour considérer votre overclock stable à 100%, il faut faire un torture test un bon 8-12 heures

7) Maintenant, trouver la meilleur combinaison FSB/multi et le tour est joué!

Félicitations pour l'overclocking! Maintenant, changer tout ce qui ralenti votre machine par du matériel plus rapide et recommencez encore!

Un petit mot sur les psu:

Le PSU peut également limiter votre OC. Si le voltage du CPU est fluctuant, votre processeur ne sera pas stable. Votre vcore fluctue parce que votre alimentation soit n'a pas assez de pouvoir pour le garder le voltage au niveau désiré soit est trop mal construite pour garder vos tensions au niveau malgré la puissance qu'il peut produire. C'est pourquoi il est important pour les overclockers s'avoir un bon PSU. Pour voir si votre bloc d'alimentation pourrait être le problème, allez dans votre BIOS ou utiliser Motherboard Monitor pour garder un oeil sur les tensions. Le Vcore ne devrait pas varier de plus de 0.07v. Votre 3.3V, 5V, 12V et ne devrait pas fluctuer ou d'être différent de leur tension idéale par plus de 2,5%. Comme les lectures du BIOS ne sont pas toujours exactes testez vos lignes 5V et 12V à l'aide d'un multimètre.

C'est pas mal ça! Pour le reste, Google.ca!

Même un noob s'y perdrait avec tout les termes hi-tech de l'OC. Ahhh les joies d'être un débutant en la matière. Je suis bien content d'avoir persévérer et d'avoir passer en travers de cette étape.

Sinon, pour ma part, j'ai appris avec les guides du sites d'Overclocking-Masters.

J'ai fait un glossaire un jour: http://www.quebecgeeks.net/forums/viewtopic.php?pid=92784#p92784

Ouin ce guide date de longtemps ;(

mais le principe reste le même...

mais le principe reste le même...

-augmenter le voltage de la mémoire de 2 coches au dessus de la valeur stock;

Ton guide est pas super, et pas vraiment sécuritaire.

My 2 cennes.

Jle nommerais "Socket 775"

Jle nommerais "Socket 775"

Si jte dit : monte ton QPI PLL de 2 coche, tu va le faire toi?

C'est pas toutes les motherboard qui ont les meme paramètre de voltage.

Ce guide est bourré d'erreur et de non sens.

faudrait je prenne le temps de le lire au complet. Jsuis un peu dans le jus dans le momment.

bah jviens de le lire et c'est correct pour commencer un OC sur socket 775.

-augmenter le voltage de la mémoire de 2 coches au dessus de la valeur stock;

Umm pas beaucoup précis.

Ton guide est pas super, et pas vraiment sécuritaire.

My 2 cennes.

L'overclock est pas vraiment sécuritaire non plus... surtout quand on joue avec les voltages..

Jle nommerais "Socket 775"

Umm....

Si jte dit : monte ton QPI PLL de 2 coche, tu va le faire toi?

C'est pas toutes les motherboard qui ont les meme paramètre de voltage.

Ce guide est bourré d'erreur et de non sens.

C'est un guide que j'ai depuis quelques années et c'est cette méthode que j'utilise pour oc mes machines.

Comme je suis encore sous 775 et qu'il a été fait durant les heures de gloire de la ddr1, c'est un peu normal que les nouvelles architectures comme le qpi ne soient pas pris en compte.

Je crois que pour un système AMD même AM3 ce guide est excellant.

Je vous met ic le texte non traduit:

What you need to overclock your CPU/mobo/memory

1) A motherboard (mobo) that allows you to manually change at least the front side bus (FSB), or multiplier.

2) Adequate cooling for the CPU. What is adequate depends on how far you want to push your system, what vcore (CPU voltage) you're willing to use, and your specific chip model. You can overclock w/ a stock AMD heat sink (HS), but better cooling = higher speeds (generally). Use a program like MotherBoard Monitor to check your temps. If they're above say 48C don't even bother overclocking your CPU until you have upgraded your cooling. Though you can overclock your FSB and lower your multiplier in order to keep your CPU at stock speed.

3) Common sense, general computer knowledge, luck, and good memory helps.

Terms/Definitions

FSB - is the speed at which your CPU, memory, and motherboard transfer data. A higher FSB means higher bandwidth, and performance. Your motherboard and memory will limit your max FSB when overclocking. Generally, your CPU will not, though there have been exceptions.

PCI Bus - is the frequency at which your hard disk drive (HDD), PCI slots, USB ports, etc run at. The stock speed is 33.3mhz. Increasing the PCI bus usually doesn't increase performance noticeably. Running your PCI bus too high can cause PCI cards not to work, USB to stop functioning (rarely), or HDD corruptions (most common) where you could potentially lose all your files and have to reinstall everything. If your using a VIA chipset or any other motherboard where your FSB is multiplied by 1/4, 1/5, or 1/6 to obtain your PCI bus, make sure it never goes over 37mhz-39mhz (37mhz being safe, 39mhz being slightly risky) unless you don't care if you lose everything. [PCI Bus] = [FSB] X [the divider]

AGP Bus - is the bus speed your accelerated graphics port and graphics card will run at. On motherboards w/ dividers, AGP bus = the PCI bus x 2. Higher bus speed mean more bandwidth. However, many graphics cards do not need anymore bandwidth than they already have at 66.6mhz. Though you might see a very small increase in 3D benchmarking scores by it being higher.

Multiplier - is what your FSB will be multiplied by to get the end CPU clock speed. Most mobos allow you to adjust this by .5 increments.

CPU Cache - is the memory that a CPU has within its self (onboard). There is the level-1 (L1) and level-2 (L2) cache. L1 is faster. Generally, the L2 cache is bigger (because it's cheaper to manufacture). The size of the caches depend on the processor's core.

Voltages:

Vcore (vcc) - is the CPU's core voltage. The higher the voltage, the faster the clock speed the CPU will be able to run at, and the hotter the CPU will get. And yes, there is a point at which more voltage will hurt your overclock.

Memory voltage (vdimm) - The more voltage, the higher the FSB your memory will be able to hit; and/or the better the memory timings your memory will be able to run at. Some memory modules like higher voltages more than others.

Vdd voltage - is the voltage supplied to your chipset. Generally, the higher the voltage the higher the FSB that your motherboard can obtain.

AGP voltage - is the voltage supplied to your AGP slot/card. Raising the voltage to anything above stock (1.5v) is not recommended. This voltage will not help you overclock your GPU much further. It will only enable you to increase the AGP bus, which in most cases, doesn't increase performance by more than a very small fraction. Increasing this voltage for an extended period of time can cause damage to your video card.

CPU/RAM Ratio, FSB/RAM Divider, etc - This allows you to run your mobo and CPU at a different clock speed than your memory. However, generally w/ AMD boards, a ratio of 1 (1:1, 3/3, 4/4, 5/5, etc) will yield the best performance. Running your mobo and CPU at 200mhz FSB w/ a memory ratio of 6:4 (memory running at 133mhz) will not be very advantageous.

Memory Timings/Delays - are how many cycles your memory is delayed between certain operations. Different memory have different stock timings. Lower timings are better, but the lower the timings, the lower the max FSB that can be obtained by the memory. Example of very good memory timings:

CAS Latency: 2

RAS/Row Precharge (tRP): 2

RAS-to-CAS Delay (tRCD): 2

Row-active-delay (tRAS): 6

CAS - CAS latency is the number of clock cycles between the memory receiving a "read" command and actually starting to read.

RAS/Row Precharge (tRP) - This Precharge to Active timing controls the length of the delay between the precharge and activation commands.

RAS-to-CAS Delay (tRCD) - This timing controls the length of the delay between when a memory bank is activated to when a read/write command is sent to that bank.

Row-active-delay (tRAS) - The Active to Precharge timing controls how soon after activation the access cycle will be started again.

You can think of memory timings and FSB like this: You're picking up boxes from different locations, organized in rows and columns, and moving them to another given location. The timings would be how long you pause between getting the info for your which box you need, finding the box's column, then the box's row, picking up the box, and leaving that area. Frequency would be how fast you walk/run from the time you leave the pick-up area to the time you return for another box (in other words, it has to do with how many times you could get from the pick-up area, to the drop-off area, and back in one minute if you didn't have to worry about finding/getting the box). The faster you run with the box you're carrying, the slower you are able to find your new box and everything with out freaking out. The more you hussle to find/get your new box, the slower you can hussle to drop off the box and get back. You need to find the best balance. With dual channel there are two of you.

DDR Memory Clock Speeds/Ratings:

Double Data Rate (DDR) memory, while still working at the normal FSB, transfers data at double the rate of your FSB. This is done by the memory transfering data twice per each cycle. The PCxxxx rating tells you the maximum megabytes per second that the memory can transfer at the given frequency (FSB). Where xxxx = MB/s. For example PC2100 memory has a bandwidth of 2100MB/s (2.1 GB/s). When talking about FSB I will refer to the actual frequency; not the DDR FSB, which is also referred to as the "effective" FSB. Here's a table of ratings:

PC4000 = DDR500 = 250Mhz actual FSB

PC3700 = DDR466 = 233Mhz actual FSB

PC3500 = DDR433 = 216MHz actual FSB

PC3200 = DDR400 = 200MHz actual FSB

PC2700 = DDR333 = 166MHz actual FSB

PC2100 = DDR266 = 133MHz actual FSB

PC1600 = DDR200 = 100MHz actual FSB

The Process/Theory of OVERCLOCKING!

You should check out this thread to see what kind of overclocks to expect, and what core you have (if you don't already know).

Overclocking Basics:

CPU Speed = FSB x The Multiplier. Note: that a system clocked at 210 x 10 = 2100mhz will perform better than the same system clocked at 200 x 10.5 = 2100mhz. This is because your FSB affects not only your CPU, but your motherboard and memory as well. But because you're also overclocking your motherboard and memory, these components can limit your max FSB. Your motherboard may be able to run at 220mhz FSB, but if your memory can only run at 200mhz, then that's where you're FSB overclock is going to have to stop (unless you buy better RAM). It is also possible that your motherboard will stop you before anything else does. When overclocking hardware for the first time, it's a good idea to find out how fast each component can run individually. Due to concerns w/ the PCI bus, sometimes this can be a bigger challenge for those w/ out a nForceII chipset. If you do not find your max overclock for each component, when you hit a wall, it will be harder to deduce what is holding you back. Here is the general process of overclocking your CPU/mobo/memory. The options you have in your BIOS totally depends on your chipset, motherboard make/model, and sometime your BIOS version. Your options may just be named differently or you may not have them. It's up to you to learn how to use your BIOS. Use google and/or your manual to figure out how. If you don't have the options you want... buy a new mobo.

Finding the max FSB for your motherboard:

1) Insure you have good or sufficient cooling for your CPU!

2) Boot into your BIOS settings by hitting the delete key whiling your computer is starting up. On some mobos you use a different key. If del doesn't work, search google.

3) Lower your multiplier to a low setting (5-8).

4) Raise your memory timings, and/or change your CPU/memory ratio so that your memory's FSB is always at/below it's rated speed. This should insure that your memory won't be limiting your FSB, just your mobo.

5) Disable useless BIOS features (depends on your mobo, but CPU speed spectrum, throttling are common ones).

6) Increase your mobo's voltage (vdd) as high as you safely can. Most motherboards don't allow you to increase your vdd more than is safe (1.6v-1.7v or higher w/ a decent northbridge heatsink). When in doubt search Google.

7) Increase your system FSB to 10-15mhz above its rated speed. Always make sure your PCI bus speed isn't too high before you SAVE and exit your BIOS.

8) Then see if you can boot into your operating system. If your computer boots into your OS, and doesn't restart, or lock-up, increase the FSB by another 10-15mhz.

9) Continue until your computer reboots unexpectedly, or locks-up. When this happens go back into your BIOS and lower your FSB by maybe 5mhz and try again (if that doesn't work, lower it some more).

10) If you tried a FSB high enough, you may not be able to get back into your BIOS to lower your settings. In this case, you have to use the jumper located near the battery and CMOS chip of your motherboard. Move the jumper from its current pins, to the only other possible position. Then after about 5 seconds, move it back to it's original location. If you don't have one of these jumpers, take out your battery for 1 hour or so and then put it back in. You will now be back at default settings. So you must reset everything to where you were just before you hit trouble.

11) Once you are back into your OS open prime95 (which you have already downloaded and installed from here). Then start the "torture test." This will test your system for stability. Since we're only testing out the mobo, once torture test has ran continuously for 4 hours with zero errors/reboots/lock-ups, your FSB is stable. If you get an error or crash, lower your FSB by 1mhz or 2mhz. When running the torture test, check your CPU's temperature. It shouldn't be above 45C MAX since you lowered your multiplier and is probably running below stock clock speed. As mentioned earlier use a program like MotherBoard Monitor to monitor your uhh... motherboard.

12) You now know and can now write down your motherboard's max FSB

Finding your memory's max FSB:

1) Go back into your BIOS.

2) Change your CPU/memory ratio to 1:1 (A.K.A.: 1, 1/1, 3/3. 4/4, 5/5, etc).

3) Increase your memory voltage to the max you're willing to run it at (SAFE: 2.8v; MAX: 3.1v).

4) Adjust your memory timings to 2.0-2-2-6 (The last value is up to you. 5-8 should be good, but many nforceII motherboards run better when the last value is 11).

5) First, try your memory's stock FSB. You should try your stock speed first because 2.0-2-2-x might be lower than your memory's recommended timings. Then continue to find your memory's max FSB just like you did w/ the mobo. Now if you work your way back up to your mobo's max FSB, and your system is stable, then you know your memory can do a higher FSB than your mobo; but you won't be able to find out what that is with out a higher clocking mobo.

6) The best memory stability testing program is Memtest86. You should unzip the downloaded file to a floppy/CD, then boot to that floppy/CD in order to start the test. Prime95 will also test your memory. Use both if you wish.

7) Now you have found your memory's max FSB w/ the memory timings 2.0-2-2-x. Test your bandwidth using SiSoftware Sandra's "Memory Bandwidth Benchmark." Depending on a lot of factors, you may have better overall performance w/ the timings 2.0-3-3-x. (or higher). You should definitely be able to reach a higher FSB w/ these timings than you did w/ 2.0-2-2-x. So set your memory timings to 2.0-3-3 and test some more! Once you find this max FSB, test your bandwidth again w/ SiSoftware Sandra, and see which settings yielded the higher score. You can continue to test 2.0-3-2-x, 2.0-2-3-x and whatever other timings you want, or settle on using the one you have already found to work the best thus far.

Finding your max CPU clock speed:

Before we continue, I must say that the important thing is to find the best multi and FSB combination, not necessarily the highest CPU clock speed. Though it is nice to know what the max clock speed is for your chip/cooling. The best combo will depend on which program(s) you want your system to run better on. For your final overclock settings you want your FSB and CPU clock speed to be as close to their maximum's as possible. A system running at 230mhz x 10 = 2300mhz might perform similar to the same system at 210mhz x 11.5 = 2415mhz. You lost 20mhz FSB but gained 115mhz clock speed. Which one is better depends on whether you're running a CPU intensive application or a "system" intensive application. This is similar to when we found the best memory timing and memory FSB combination. To find out which combo works better: Use a program to benchmark your system such as 3DMark01 SE, or play a game while monitoring your frames per second (FPS). Note: the following instructions assume you have found your mobo and memory max FSB. To get started w/ the CPU:

1) Enter your BIOS yet again. Set your FSB to something around 40mhz below your mobo's/memory's max FSB.

2) Go into the "monitoring" section of your BIOS. See what the vcc/vcore reading is when your vcc voltage is set to "auto." Depending on the quality of your power supply, the reading may be slightly under what it's suppose to be. But from this reading you should be able to tell your stock voltage.

3) You can then either first find your max overclock w/ stock voltage, or you can up your voltage right away to find your max stable clock speed for that given voltage. When overclocking you should never allow your CPU to get above 55C (not above 48C is better), nor increase your voltage by more than 25% from its normal voltage (when using air cooling). Feel free to play around w/ higher voltages (25%-32%) for very short term usage. But for daily use, 25% is pushing it.

4) After deciding/setting your voltage, increase your multiplier one setting. Save and exit BIOS.

5) See if you can boot into your OS. If so, continue increasing the multi by one setting, until you cannot get into your OS. Once you can't, lower the multi back a setting. Then run Prime95's torture test. If you get an error/crash while Prime95ing lower your FSB some and try again. If you pass for 12hours or more, increase your FSB. You should now be close to your maximum clock speed. Now to consider your overclock 100% stable, you should be able to run the torture test w/ out any errors/reboots/lock-ups for 12-24hours.

6) Now find your best FSB/multiplier combination and your set! Congrats on the overclock! Now go upgrade whatever is slowing you down, and do it again! The nice thing about finding all your max speeds is that if you upgrade say your memory, you already know what your motherboard and CPU can do.

Now that you've hit your CPU wall. I should tell you that your power supply (PSU) can also limit your overclock as well. If you CPU's voltage is fluctuating alot, your CPU will not be stable. Your vcore fluctuates because your power supply either dosn't have enough power to keep it at the desired level or is too poorly made to keep your voltages at the that level despite how much power it can output. That is why it is important for overclockers to buy good PSUs. To see if your PSU might be the problem, go into your BIOS or use Motherboard Monitor to keep an eye on the voltages. Vcore shouldn't range by more than say 0.07v. Your 3.3v, 5v, and 12v shouldn't jump all over the place or be under/over their ideal voltage by more than 2.5% MAX. BIOS readings aren't always accurate. To test your 5v and 12v lines, test a molex connector using a multimeter. Need more info? Haven't you learned already... Google.com!