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Overclocking Your AMD Processor--All You Need To Know

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APPLICATIONS:
(all Windows based unless noted)



OVERCLOCKING:

Nvidia:

Calculating CPU mhz, RAM mhz, and dividers (win32 app):
http://raven.kalshadowtech.com/webstuff ... ivider.zip

nTune:
http://www.nvidia.com/object/sysutility.html


Non-specific:

A64 Tweaker:
http://www.falconfly.de/download.htm
(has a boatload of apps)

Clockgen:
http://www.cpuid.com/clockgen.php

CrystalCPUID:
http://crystalmark.info/?lang=en

Linux:
http://cpuspeedy.sourceforge.net/

http://www.fedoraforum.org/forum/showthread.php?t=25602

http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=a ... =598&num=1



Laptop Progs:
http://overclockers.com/articles1485/


MONITORING:

Nvidia:

nTune:
http://www.nvidia.com/object/sysutility.html


Non-specific:

AMD apps:
http://www.amd.com/us-en/Processors/Tec ... 18,00.html

CPU-Z
http://www.cpuid.com/cpuz.php

Motherboard Monitor:
http://mbm.livewiredev.com/

PC Wizard:
http://www.cpuid.com/pcwizard.php

Realtime Power Management:
http://www.falconfly.de/download.htm

Samurize:
http://www.samurize.com/modules/news/

Shutdown NOW!
http://raven.kalshadowtech.com/webstuff ... utdown.zip
http://www.pcworld.com/downloads/file_d ... 688,00.asp
http://www.rjlsoftware.com/software/utility/shutdown/
(can be used with MBM5)

Smartguardian:
http://www.dfi.com.tw/Upload/Driver/ITE_SG_050123.zip
http://www.ite.com.tw/product_info/PC/B ... 8712_2.asp
http://www.ite.com.tw/software_download ... nload2.asp
http://www.smartguardian.com/

Speedfan:
http://www.almico.com/speedfan.php

WCPUCLK:
http://www.cdmediaworld.com/hardware/cd ... ls_2.shtml
(a bunch of utilites are at the previous link)
http://www.myplc.com/sony/bin/wclk130.zip

XCPUID: Linux
http://www.falconfly.de/download.htm
(has a boatload of apps)




STABILITY:

Non-specific:

BIOS Flashing
http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepage ... ufhome.htm

CPU burn-in:
http://www.softpedia.com/get/System/Ben ... rnin.shtml

DocMem:
http://www.simmtester.com/PAGE/products/doc/docinfo.asp

Memtest: Linux and win32
http://hcidesign.com/memtest/

Memtest86+:
http://www.memtest.org/

Prime95:
http://www.mersenne.org/freesoft.htm

Stress Prime:
http://sp2004.fre3.com/

Windows Memory Diagnostic:
http://oca.microsoft.com/en/windiag.asp





VARIOUS:

http://www.downloadstock.info/Stress-Pr ... 11337.html
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GUIDES:


A64 Overclocking (socket 939&940):
http://anandtech.com/cpuchipsets/showdoc.aspx?i=2548
http://forums.anandtech.com/messageview ... erthread=y
http://www.hardforum.com/showthread.php?t=888001
http://www.hardforum.com/showpost.php?p ... stcount=10

AM3 Guide:
http://www.madshrimps.be/?action=getart ... rticID=909

BIOS Flashing:
http://www.abit-usa.com/downloads/bioshelp.php
http://www.asrock.com/support/DOS.html
http://www.xbitlabs.com/articles/mainbo ... pdate.html

Booting Off A USB Drive With A BIOS File And Memtest:
http://csd.dficlub.org/forum/showthread.php?t=1136

Bridge Painting:
http://www.ocinside.de/go_e.html?/html/ ... nting.html
(vcore, unlocking, muliplier, etc.)

Bridge Painting On The New XP Packaging (XP->MP Guide):
http://www.ocprices.com/?rev_id=184

Capacitor Replacement:
http://www.aoaforums.com/frontpage/inde ... 41&itemid=
http://badcaps.net/
http://www.procooling.com/index.php?fun ... s&disp=147

Chiller Fluid Mixture:
http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/sho ... stcount=24

Cleaning A Heatercore:
http://www.overclockers.com/tips250/

Diamond Paste For Your CPU:
http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/sho ... p?t=167905

Emergency Shutdown For A Watercooled System:
http://www.overclockers.com/tips1122/

DFI Nforce4 BIOS Flashing Guide:
http://www.dfi-street.com/forum/showthr ... mod+thread
http://www.techpowerup.com/articles/other/114/3

Flatness--A Poor Man's Guide:
http://overclockers.com/tips1224/
http://raven.kalshadowtech.com/webstuff ... ngGrid.pdf

Flow Switch For Water Cooling:
http://www.overclockers.com/tips1114/

General Tips:
http://www.overclockers.com/articles769/

"Goo" Guide:
http://www.cs.brown.edu/people/jfh/pers ... s/goo.html

Heatercores--Choosing The Right Size:
http://www.overclockers.com/tips1031/

Insulating Your Mobo:
http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/sho ... p?t=176913

Nforce4 Mobo Chipset Driver Installation:
http://www.sudhian.com/showdocs.cfm?aid=699

Pin Modding For The Athlon XP:
http://www.ocinside.de/go_e.html?/html/ ... inmod.html
(vcore, unlocking, muliplier, etc. but by a different method)

Phase Change DIY Unit:
http://www.extremecooling.net/index/e10 ... content.38

Phase Change Introduction:
http://overclockers.com/tips1238/index.asp
http://www.phase-change.com/

Phenom Overclocking: AM2 vs. AM2+:
http://www.xbitlabs.com/articles/cpu/di ... html#sect0
http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/sho ... p?t=172960

Pin Modding For The Athlon64:
http://www.ocinside.de/go_e.html?http:/ ... guide.html

Pin Modding For The Opteron 940:
http://www.amd.com/us-en/assets/content ... /31412.pdf
http://forums.2cpu.com/showpost.php?p=5 ... tcount=427

Peltier Calculations:
http://www.overclockers.com/tips112/

Plumbing--How To Properly Plumb Your System:
http://www.overclockers.com/tips1056/

Relays--How To Make A Pump Relay:
http://www.overclockers.com/tips242/index.asp

Reservoirs--How To Make One:
http://www.overclockers.com/tips1089/index.asp

Sensors For Water Cooling:
http://www.overclockers.com/tips1120/

Shrouds--How To Make One:
http://www.overclockers.com/tips1022/index.asp

Unlocking The Extra Cores On AMD Procs:
http://www.nordichardware.com/news,10153.html

Unlocking The XP By Painting On The Mobo:
http://www.lostcircuits.com/cpu/amd_unlock/
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INFORMATION:

939 Opterons:
http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/sho ... 5063&pp=25

A64 Primer (socket 754, 939 & 940):
http://forums.anandtech.com/messageview ... erthread=y
http://anandtech.com/cpuchipsets/showdoc.aspx?i=2548
http://www.hardforum.com/showthread.php?t=888001
http://www.hardforum.com/showpost.php?p ... stcount=10

AMD/ATI Compatibility Docs:
http://www.amd.com/us-en/Processors/Tec ... 69,00.html

AMD Processor Information Database (similar to Intel Spec Finder):
http://products.amd.com/en-us/OpteronCP ... n%E2%84%A2

ATI Chipset "Fish Name" Explanations:
http://www.anandtech.com/mb/showdoc.aspx?i=2481&p=3

Calculating CPU mhz, RAM mhz, and dividers (win32 app):
http://raven.kalshadowtech.com/webstuff ... ivider.zip

Coolant And Liquid Data:
http://www.overclockers.com/articles609/

CPU wattage calculator:
http://www.benchtest.com/calc.html

CPUZ Records:
http://valid.x86-secret.com/records.php

Fanless Radiator:
http://www.overclockers.com/tips857/

Flow--An Explanation Of Laminar And Turbulent Flow:
http://www.overclockers.com/articles511/

Flow--An Explanation Of Rate And Heat Transfer:
http://www.overclockers.com/articles599/

Flow Rate Excel Calculator with explanation:
http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/sho ... p?t=151627

Flow Rate Calculator Software:
http://www.pipeflow.co.uk/public/contro ... h=/497/738

[bHistory:[/b]
http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/amd ... ,2008.html

Intel Doc On Chassis Airflow:
http://cache-www.intel.com/cd/00/00/06/ ... _62086.pdf

Interactive Waterblock Review Chart:
http://www.procooling.com/index.php?fun ... s&disp=131

Memory Explanations:
http://www.bit-tech.net/hardware/2008/0 ... y_part_3/1
http://www.bit-tech.net/hardware/2008/0 ... y_part_4/1

Push, Pull, Or Both?--Radiators And Fan Arrangement:
http://www.overclockers.com/articles1155/

Processor Identifier:
http://www.amdcompare.com/us-en/desktop/Default.aspx
http://www.cpu-world.com/info/id/AMD-K7 ... ation.html
http://www.hwspirit.com/tools.php?m=cpu
http://www.ocinside.de/go_e.html?/html/ ... ct_id.html

Steppings:
http://mp3.zonebg.com/cpu/cpu.php

Traditional XP's To Overclock:
1700+ with JIUHB
2100+
2500+ (lowest Barton--mobile version for increased chance of success)
2400+
2700+ (when you simply need the best Thoroughbred B out there)
3000+ (when you simply need the best Barton 333 fsb out there)
3200+ (when you simply need the best Barton 400 fsb out there).

Sweet ones, though, are 1700+, 2100+, and 2500+ (best bang for buck).

Watercooling Myths Part I:
http://www.overclockers.com/articles1088/

Watercooling Myths Part II:
http://www.overclockers.com/articles1218/

Why The Tbred's Overclock So Well--A Hypothesis Or Two:
http://www.madshrimps.be/?action=getart ... articID=84
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MOTHERBOARDS--THE SPECIFICS

General Socket 939 AGP Boards With Tips
http://xtremesystems.org/forums/showthread.php?t=46730


ASRock 939Dual:

BIOS Flashing:
http://www.ocworkbench.com/ocwb/ultimat ... /5056.html
http://www.lejabeach.com/ASRock/html/as ... sguide.htm

Both (better vdimm and vcore IMO):
http://www.rhcf.com/sis-bin/ultimatebb. ... 000029;p=0
http://www.techpowerup.com/articles/ove ... ltmods/130

FAQ's:
http://forums.ocworkbench.com/bbs/showt ... b1&t=40579
http://www.ocworkbench.com/ocwb/ultimat ... /5271.html

General Results:
http://www.ocforums.com/showthread.php? ... ge=1&pp=30
http://www.ocworkbench.com/ocwb/ultimat ... um/30.html
http://www.ocworkbench.com/ocwbcgi/ulti ... aysPrune=0
http://forums.anandtech.com/messageview ... erthread=y
http://www.rhcf.com/sis-bin/ultimatebb.cgi

Nvidia 6800:
http://www.ocworkbench.com/ocwbcgi/ulti ... /4919.html

SATAII HDD WinXP Install:
http://www.ocforums.com/showthread.php? ... ost4342501

Vcore:
http://www.ocworkbench.com/2005/asrock/ ... guide3.htm

Vdimm:
http://www.ocworkbench.com/2005/asrock/ ... guide1.htm

Vmods--All Of Them:
http://www.ocforums.com/showthread.php?t=440021

Wiki:
http://www.plackemeier.com/wiki/index.p ... Dual-SATA2



Asus K8N-DL

Wiki
http://tastytronic.net/k8ndlis/


Asus
Boards that support X6's
ASUS M4 Series Motherboards Ready for AMD Phenom II X6 processors
M4A89GTD PRO AMD® 890GX/SB850
M4A89GTD PRO/USB3 AMD® 890GX/SB850
Crosshair III Formula AMD® 790FX/SB750
M4N72-E NVIDIA nForce® 750a SLI
M4N82 DELUXE NVIDIA nForce® 980a SLI with NVIDIA NVCC and ESA support
M4N75TD NVIDIA nForce® 750a SLI® Supports NVIDIA Clock Calibration(NVCC) function
M4N98TD EVO NVIDIA nForce® 980a SLI Supports NVIDIA Clock Calibration(NVCC) function
M4A79 Deluxe AMD® 790FX/SB750
M4A79T Deluxe AMD® 790FX/SB750
M4A78T-E AMD® 790GX/SB750
M4A78-E AMD® 790GX/SB750 (DDR2)
M4A78-E SE AMD® 790GX/SB750
M4A785TD-V EVO AMD® 785G/SB710
M4A785TD-M EVO AMD® 785G/SB710
M4A785D-M PRO AMD® 785G/SB710 (DDR2, 125 watt)
M4A785T-M AMD® 785G/SB710
M4A785-M AMD® 785G/SB710
M4A785G HTPC AMD® 785G/SB710
M4A78-EM AMD® 780G/SB700
M4A78LT-M LE AMD® 760G/SB710
M4A78L-M AMD® 760G/SB710
M4A78 PLUS AMD® 770/SB700
M4A77TD PRO AMD® 770/SB710
M4A77TD AMD® 770/SB710
M4A77D AMD® 770/SB710
M4A77T AMD® 770/SB710
M4A77 AMD® 770/SB710
M4N78 SE NVIDIA nForce® 720D
M4N68T PRO NVIDIA nForce® 630a
M2N68 PLUS NVIDIA nForce® 630a
M3N78-VM NVIDIA GeForce® 8200 4dimm, 140watt, no 1100t (but lesser)
M4N78-AM NVIDIA GeForce® 8200 2dimm
M4N78-AM V2 NVIDIA GeForce® 8200 2dimm
M2N68-AM SE2 NVIDIA Geforce® 7025/nForce 630a
M4N68T-M NVIDIA Geforce® 7025/nForce 630a
M4N68T-M LE NVIDIA Geforce® 7025/nForce 630a
M2N68-AM PLUS NVIDIA Geforce® 7025/nForce 630a



DFI Lanparty UT nF3 250Gb

Vcore measurement:
http://people.freenet.de/celemine1Gig/h ... 0VCore.jpg

Vdimm measurement:
http://people.freenet.de/celemine1Gig/h ... mm+VTT.jpg



DFI Lanparty UT nF4 ULTRA-D

BIOS:
see DFI Nforce4 BIOS Flashing Guide above.

BIOS not saving:
http://www.dfi-street.com/forum/showthread.php?t=22821

Chipset Mod With Artic Cooler:
http://www.dfi-street.com/forum/showthr ... e=14&pp=15

Review:
http://www.pcmoddingmy.com/content.php?review.308.0

Tweaking Guide:
http://www.dfi-street.com/forum/showthread.php?t=20823





EPoX 9NDA3+

Both:
http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/sho ... ge=1&pp=25

Vdimm & Vcore:
http://www.sysxtreme.com/showthread.php?t=246
http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/sho ... %2A9NDA%2A

Version2.1 Vdimm & Vcore:
http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/sho ... %2A9NDA%2A





MSI K7D Master:

Emboss' BIOS For Mobiles Or On-The-Fly Vcore/Multiplier Switching:
http://www.emboss.co.nz/k7d/status.html




MSI Neo2 Links

BIOS:
http://www.lejabeach.com/MSIK8N/k8nneo2.html

Both:
http://xtremesystems.org/forums/showthr ... ge=1&pp=25

Review:
http://www.pcmoddingmy.com/content.php?review.272.0

Tweaking Guide:
http://xtremesystems.org/forums/showthread.php?t=43033

Vdimm:
http://www.rhcf.com/sis-bin/ultimatebb. ... 000023;p=0
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A Duron exploding due to "heat"

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid ... pr=goog-sl

Staged, but still kinda cool.
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