ok this may be a lazy way have read a few articles on oc'ing and get a bit confused.
got a good rig here specs as follows.
a8r32 mvp deluxe bios 0701 (socket 939)
amd fx 60 running at 2900 at present (not bad) stock cooler
2 x 1gb ballistix ram 400ddr
2 x radeon x1950 512mb crossfire
2 x 150gb raptor hd 10000rpm
1 x 160gb toshiba hd
1kw galaxy Power Supply Unit
big fan at rear
dual booting xp mce 2005 and vista(till issues are sorted with)

just would like to know if anyone out there has or knows of a system like mine and what is possible?

changing cpu fan is a problem on my board due to the northbridge heatsing being so close to the cpu.

would love to get this baby to mid 3000's
any suggestions welcome.

Hi slippy...upgrading is different for each computer - even if they are identical
The way the cables are managed inside the case effects it...if you have carpet, or hard wooded floors also makes a difference.

The only way you can do it, is by going up slowly...until you get stable/where you want...

I don't recommend O/C'ing as this will void your warranty.

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I agree-- and with that rig to start with... why ?
Just as an experiment?
Or are you having issues?
You have some pretty serious gear-- already putting out a lot of heat
I would probably assume a 120mm fan at rear (no others?)
From what I've read-- this is a very 'tricky' board to go overclocking on--for an experienced user... not what you want to learn on.
For any performance issues... there are probably standard tweaks that will fix them, and not beat on all that expensive gear.
In fact -- this board is so new-- the BIOS has been updated several times-- and the board was released only a couple of months ago.


Welcome to AnandTech.com [ Article: ASUS A8R32-MVP: Taking the Overclocking Route via the 0404]
This article is in Anandtech... a reliable resource-- and these guys were only running a single video card-- not 2.


Just reducing case temps... via more cooling/cable routing/increasing airflow-- could help a lot. I'm running more cooling than that-- and I don't have half that power. (front and rear 120 mm case fans-- and my Power Supply Unit has a 120 also.) Keeps my feet warm

Yup, Anandtech is a great site

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hi there thanks for reply and complement of my system. blush...

just started getting to grips with building my own pc's. had some bad experiences with past ones and they spent more time down the pc doctors shop than my home.
so i eventually bought another from a certain specialist.uk for £2300 thinking well get all best bits on it and it'll be great....... oh nay oh nay...Blue Screens of Death regular as hell... more time at docs..(turned out to be a poor pc doc mind more spyware oriented than pc minded)
so after that i thought bugger it i'll upgrade again. but this time do it myself. with help of internet guides and a bit of sense it is fairly simple...but when searching net i started reading up on oc'ing. and wanted to see how close a mere mortal could get to the 3d mark 06 scores.
finally got to 10850..yey wanted to break the 10k barrier.
wandering if this is a good score. with stock cooling.

The thing about "benchmarking" scores-- is that they are often no real indication of actual Game-play Performance.
Do they give some idea of computer performance, probably-- though there is a faction -- who disregard even that.
Some folks really compete just for these scores/bragging rights.
With hardware like you have there --if you want to game --go buy a couple-- or try something like this:
System Requirements Lab
though it's probably overrated as a test --too

i agree with everyone else pretty much. I seriously wouldn't worry about overclocking that rig, expensive components, too much of a risk in my view. my idea of overclocking is putting together a cheap system and seeing how far you can take it. if the performance is already there, like with yours, then I'd definitely settle for it.

if you do decide to go overhead with any o'cing, then yeah, make sure your case has sufficient cooling, i'm sure there are plenty of articles lying around about that particular subject. you could invest in a decent water cooling kit i suppose.

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hi thanks for all the replys, i've taken them all on board, but i just want to see what my system is capable of. will be changing whole pc when amd's quad core comes out and am2+ and of course the hd 2900xtx which if i can save enough will try 2 in crossfire.

will be changing pc case today for a thermaltake kandalf extreme edition and have a asus silent square pro arriving too, so should safe up my components and keep temps down.

think i've got addicted to the 3dmark 06 benchmarking. although i do have probs occasionally with game choppyness when there's a lot happening in the scene. so am hoping to get machine stable at 3ghz if poss am running 2900ghz at present with stock fan with no probs but a lot of fan racket.

also am hoping the new case may cool my ram down as i'm unable to use it to its full bandwith. am running at 216 where it is capale of 250. ballistix ddr 2 x 1gb. noticed b4 that ram closest to cpu gets quite warm/hot which cant be good. and wont restart when put above 216.. will run at 250 when running at stock speeds however.

i have multipier on 14 and the ram is slightly faster but still has headroom to the 250 mark.

maybe rambling a bit here, better go to bed to much whisky.
thanks for your time.
any input received gratefully.

will case make a difference?

yes go to bed, it's very late lol. i'm still awake too and it's what...almost 5.00 AM here in England. I'm such an insomniac lol.

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