Core voltage or heat?

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I’ve been doing some overclocking, and the maximum I can get my processor (1.75GHz) to is 1.94GHz, which seems to be a bit low…
If I set the clock any higher (1.94GHz is 112), my computer boots nicely and I can use most applications without problems, but if I try to run a game, particularly a CPU intensive game, my system just locks up and any sound goes into an infinite loop.
When I restart, I go into the BIOS to check the heat, and it’s usually at something like 50 celcius, which seems normal. Thing is, I can’t check if that’s why it restarts or not because the voltage resets straight away.

So, I just wondered if any one knew what that kind of lock up is caused by.
Thanks.

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it’s caused by heat. I wouldn’t recommend overclocking any further without water anyway

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Well, I’ve got speedfan so I can see the temperature, and it’s sometimes at 50, but it doesn’t seem to do anything… I read somewhere that the limit for my type of chip is 55 degrees.

Thanks anyway.

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You probably wouldn’t want to push your CPU thermal limits, you don’t want to fry your baby.

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P4s don’t fry :wink: (or at least, don’t fry instantly, but underclock… they do fry eventually)

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It’s a celeron D; the type that can be overclocked by 2 GHz. I’m not gonna try that, of course. I need a better cooling system… I havn’t cleaned my CPU’s heat sink/fan for at least 5 years.

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if you’re limit is 55 you don’t need to be at 50 - when you run an intensive game and your base is around 50 you could be getting up to around 60+

better cooling or save a little if you can and get a 2ghz chip :slight_smile:

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Agh, my motherboard’s chipset’s heatsink fell off and short circuited the graphic card (or it might’ve just touched it). I’ve fixed it now, but the hook that was holding the sink in just… Came out. I needed to solder it back on.

The hook that fell out just happens to be right next to my CPU. I guess that proves I need to lower the setting a bit (not that I’m suggesting it gets to 366 degrees (in order to melt the solder) but, still).