when windoze freezes
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when windoze freezes
hello,
i've been experimenting with overclocking my tualatin.
i am able to get windows to boot and i can go on the internet but then windows freezes.
when windows freezes on a overclocked cpu, is it due to insufficient voltage, or insufficient cooling? how can i tell apart the two causes?
thanks
dan
i've been experimenting with overclocking my tualatin.
i am able to get windows to boot and i can go on the internet but then windows freezes.
when windows freezes on a overclocked cpu, is it due to insufficient voltage, or insufficient cooling? how can i tell apart the two causes?
thanks
dan
you can't really really tell but if the temperature monitor reports CPU >60C or so then overheating is a pretty good guess.
google for "motherboard monitor 5" or "MBM 5" to get a temp monitor program if you don't have the one that came with your mobo.
The higher the overclock, the lower the crash temp is. Thus, lowering your temps might possibly keep you from having to raise your voltage.
Might also be your memory, northbridge, or etc.
the wesson
google for "motherboard monitor 5" or "MBM 5" to get a temp monitor program if you don't have the one that came with your mobo.
The higher the overclock, the lower the crash temp is. Thus, lowering your temps might possibly keep you from having to raise your voltage.
Might also be your memory, northbridge, or etc.
the wesson
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Your stability problems can be because the CPU cannot handle that frequency, because it needs more voltage or because it gets hot.
As it was said before, you can monitor your CPU's temperature with MBM.
If your temp is OK but your CPU isn't working OK, rise a lil bit the Vcore, and always keep an eye on your CPU's temperature.
How much to overclock, that depends on you, but for surfing the net, I think overclocking isn't worthy.
When I OC I run Prime95 for 24hs.
As it was said before, you can monitor your CPU's temperature with MBM.
If your temp is OK but your CPU isn't working OK, rise a lil bit the Vcore, and always keep an eye on your CPU's temperature.
How much to overclock, that depends on you, but for surfing the net, I think overclocking isn't worthy.
When I OC I run Prime95 for 24hs.
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thanks, i'll try following up on this,
you know the jedi master is supposed to build his own light saber, using the force.
a jedi-silent pc master builds a silent OC system.
i would like to OC my cpu, still keep my pc fanless, and then tell everyone one SPR how i'm now a jedi-silent pc master.
oh Ralph yeah i'm the guy who as long as i can get online, listen to music, transfer pic's, do word processing and it all works i couldn't care if it is or is not prime95 stable.
you know the jedi master is supposed to build his own light saber, using the force.
a jedi-silent pc master builds a silent OC system.
i would like to OC my cpu, still keep my pc fanless, and then tell everyone one SPR how i'm now a jedi-silent pc master.
oh Ralph yeah i'm the guy who as long as i can get online, listen to music, transfer pic's, do word processing and it all works i couldn't care if it is or is not prime95 stable.
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Freezing in Windows is one of the primary signs of an unstable system. That's why I'm suggesting that you test it using a stability testing app like Prime95.dan wrote:thanks, i'll try following up on this,
you know the jedi master is supposed to build his own light saber, using the force.
a jedi-silent pc master builds a silent OC system.
i would like to OC my cpu, still keep my pc fanless, and then tell everyone one SPR how i'm now a jedi-silent pc master.
oh Ralph yeah i'm the guy who as long as i can get online, listen to music, transfer pic's, do word processing and it all works i couldn't care if it is or is not prime95 stable.
northbridge eh?
sisandra and soyo's 'smartguardian" www.soyousa.com
tells you their temps of cpu, how can i check northbridge?
also, northbridge already has a heatsink, a green soyo heatsink glued on. if i attemp to remove it i'm afraid of damage.
-dan
ps i'm mostly likely going to throw in the towel on OC'ing, since i would have to go from 14 watts to 35 watts, a 2.5x increase in power consumption for a 33% increase in perfromance.
sisandra and soyo's 'smartguardian" www.soyousa.com
tells you their temps of cpu, how can i check northbridge?
also, northbridge already has a heatsink, a green soyo heatsink glued on. if i attemp to remove it i'm afraid of damage.
-dan
ps i'm mostly likely going to throw in the towel on OC'ing, since i would have to go from 14 watts to 35 watts, a 2.5x increase in power consumption for a 33% increase in perfromance.
IMO freeze is when the system just stops responding to user's commands. Sometimes even the mouse doesn't move, but [insert OS] desktop is still visible. Or a game screen, if one was playing.dan wrote:what's the difference between a freeze and a crash?
Crash is when the computer coughs out a blue screen, or just boots suddenly.
Cheers,
Jan