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overclocked my components but need help.

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utkarsh009
utkarsh009 Original post #1
Mar 12, 2011 at 7:29 PM
you all know my config. its in my signature. i oc'ed my proccy from 2.9 to 3.2 ghz. i have set fsb to 225mhz with a multiplier of 14.5x but i havent increased voltage. its 1.425 V (as easy tune 6 lists) i used bios setup for oc as et6 was giving me troubles. i dont have all those thermal paste and all. my cabby has a fan in front which sucks air and one at the back which releases air. is it ok? or should i revert back. temperature was 36 C. also i oced igp to 810mhz. is it ok? can i oc more without adding any extra stuff?
MegaMind
Mar 12, 2011 at 7:51 PM
As long as your temps stay low u are safe....
No thermal paste ? u mean u removed it?
which PSU?
sparx
sparx #3
Mar 12, 2011 at 7:52 PM
You should be real careful while overclocking if you are new to it. Try to overclock the rig bit by bit and not in jumps, be careful with overvolting. Overvolt only when the rig is not stable after fsb and multiplier increase. It takes patience do it cool and easy.
utkarsh009
Mar 12, 2011 at 8:24 PM
As long as your temps stay low u are safe....
No thermal paste ? u mean u removed it?
which PSU?

does thermal paste come pre-applied on the proccy? then it must be there. but i didnt apply anything over it. ok and what is the limit of safe temperature? i have a 250W psu which came prebundled with the branded zenith pc i bought 6 years ago. i will but vx450 when i will purchase a gfx card.
sparx
sparx #5
Mar 12, 2011 at 8:42 PM
Its highly recommended you dont overclock with that crappy PSU
utkarsh009
Mar 12, 2011 at 9:12 PM
Its highly recommended you dont overclock with that crappy PSU

is the amount of overclocking i have done, ok? or should i revert back?

---------- Post added at 09:12 PM ---------- Previous post was at 09:03 PM ----------

how to check how much power is my system drawing?
MegaMind
Mar 13, 2011 at 12:26 AM
so u are using that 250w psu to OC?
If so, you should definitely revert back....
skeletor
Mar 13, 2011 at 12:27 AM
Please don't overclock if you have a poor PSU. You're risking your machine.
topgear
topgear #9
Mar 13, 2011 at 6:53 AM
does thermal paste come pre-applied on the proccy? then it must be there. but i didnt apply anything over it. ok and what is the limit of safe temperature? i have a 250W psu which came prebundled with the branded zenith pc i bought 6 years ago. i will but vx450 when i will purchase a gfx card.

If you have not removed your cpu HSF an cleaned something - the TIMis still there.

You have bought a box packed cpu which comes with a HSF and thermal paste per-applied on the bottom side of the HSF not cpu ;-)

you have achieved nice OC even with that paltry PSU though as eveone is saying - get the new psu to ASAP !