Over clocking

[mkillio]

I'm thinking about over clocking my P4 3Ghz and I want to be safe about it so I'm going to replace my current fans and heat sink and add one or two more fans. I was wondering which fans and heat sink to get, I assume I should get a copper heat sink. I do need to have the fans be really quiet though since my computers in my room.

 

[Tim Murray]

for the heatsink, Thermalright SLK947U (or, alternately, whatever the new one with the heatpipes is, the one that's P4 only).

fans? I like Cooler Master TLF-R82s, seeing as how I have 3. 35CFM, I think, and 28dBA, so they don't suck. LEDs are an added benefit if you have a window and don't really matter if you don't.

 

[mkillio]

Thanks for the info. Also, is that heat sink copper and is there that big of a difference between aluminum and copper heat sinks? How much do you think I can over clock my computer witht aht kind of a set up? My case is aluminum with a window btw.

 

[fbg1]

Here's that heatsink The Baron is talking about:

http://www.thermalright.com/a_page/main_product_sp94.htm

It's pretty cool, if I had a P4 I'd probably get it too. Just make sure your motherboard has 4 screw holes around the CPU, as that appears to be the only way this heatsink can be mounted.

And while I'm at, here's a one of my favorite sites for cooling products:

http://www.frozencpu.com/

 

[mkillio]

Do you think that I should get a new heatsink and fan for my chipset too? I currently only have a heatsink. and do you have to individualy over clock the FSB and CPU? Also, is there an easy way to find out what size fans I have?

 

[mkillio]

bump/how much do you think I canover clock my computer with just a new heat sink and new/an extra fan(s)?

 

[fbg1]

That I don't know, I'm more of an Athlon fan myself, so I haven't kept up with how much various P4's can overclock. A good place to pose that question is here:

http://www.futuremark.com/

These people are some mad overclockers, but ime are willing to help noobs.

 

[kyleb]

How much do you think I can over clock my computer witht aht kind of a set up? My case is aluminum with a window btw.

well, cooling is imporant but it depends on a lot of factors like your ram, motherboard chipset and just how lucky you got with the cpu itself. but the window in the case, that is worth another 100mhz easy.

 

[mkillio]

I noted the the aluminum case because it's better for heat but since there's a window that's made of plastic I figured it might hurt the cooling some.

I have the ASUS P4C800 ATX Motherboard with DDR400.

 

[SuPERkAJ]

Well the motherboard u have, can definetely overclock, but since u have a 3ghz already u should aim for something in the 3.3-3.4 ghz area with air at best.

And as said before the ram plays a big role... so need to know if it is Kingston, Corsair or maybe some no name ram ? DDR400 is usually not enough for the biggest of overclocks, but since u have a 3ghz and not aiming for 250fsb+ then u should be okay

 

[mkillio]

SO what kind of RAM should I get, what brand and from where? Also do you know how fast the fastest P4 that supports my chipset is supposed to be?

 

[beyondhelp]

bump/how much do you think I canover clock my computer with just a new heat sink and new/an extra fan(s)?

With exceptional Air cooling and the right Motherboard you may be able to reach 3.5-3.6Ghz

Reference the CPU Overclock Database at overclockers.com

The P-IV 3.0C had 29 entries and an avg. overclock of 3601 Mhz.

http://www.cpudatabase.com/CPUdb/

 

[Nuno Brito]

3.6 is an abuse (and will not work).
i think that 3280 is good and no worrys about.

 

[mkillio]

I ordered the Thermalright SP94 today and I was wondering if I could use it without a fan and still be at safe temperatures. This is of course without overclocking.

 

[mustrum]

I don't think that's a good idea. But you can mount a 92 mm fan on low RPM.
My Thermalright SLK900 A has a past 92 mm dfan running at 19 dezibel.

 

[mkillio]

Well I'm going to try it without a fan first. I did install my Asus system monitor so I'll pay close attention to it for a few days.

Thanks.

 

[Tim Murray]

uh, no, you can't use it without a fan

 

[mkillio]

how come? heat issues or other? If I can't then I need a really quiet fan. My computer is in my bedroomand i annoys the piss out of me and anyone that ever comes in there.

 

[incurable]

how come? heat issues or other?

Yes, heat, it's the thing that your P4 doesn't really like to keep to itself and getting it away effectivley requires a minimum amount of airflow on the heatsink.

If I can't then I need a really quiet fan. My computer is in my bedroomand i annoys the piss out of me and

I'd recommend buying a medium-speed fan (maybe ~3k RPM) and using a potentiometer (like Zalman Fanmate) to adjust its speed downwards until it's either a) quiet enough or b) your P4 overheats and throttles. (think 65 C core temperature upper limit)

anyone that ever comes in there.

cu

incurable

 

[mkillio]

I got the heat sink put in and I put a chassis fan in it and it runs at 1700+ RPMs and my CPU temp, is at 58C. Is this a pretty safe temp.? If not, then what self monitoring/changing cpu fan should I get?