OC' Guide for AMD~~

[aclays]

Actually it's an 'all-around' oc guide, but they mostly talk about AMD's. lots of excellent illustrations, great for people like me who have this need to know exactly whats happening on the inside :thumbsup: this is one of the better, most comprehensive oc guides i've seen. enjoy!

there are newbie and advanced OC'ing sections in here as well :thumbsup:

http://www.deep-powder.net/OC_Guide/Mem_Mobo_CPU_Overclocking_Guide.htm

[Daytona]

Getting aged i guess ill put a bandaid on it.

here is a list of current CPU's to buy
http://wiki.extremeoverclocking.com/images/3/3c/CPU_CHART_NEW.JPG

This was made for DFI boards but it is a great example of the 64bit CPU?s was a great help to me switching from Intel explaining the differences with the onboard memory controller. Also talkes all about overclocking A64 chips

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

After an overclock here is how I test for stability, im sure lots of other people will tell you differently but this is what I do.

1. I run SuperPI 32M (not the best stability test) but for me I have passed hours of prime when this failed in 7 mins.
2. Run PRIME95 I run it for 12-24HR's Duel instances(great for checking your MAX load temps)
3. Memtest86 After 1HR it will pick of most of the major problems but I suggest running it overnight just to be sure.
*ive noticed that SP2004 is a lot better then prime95 although its more/less the same program seems to pick up errors faster and is more user firendly.
Also OCCT is a quick 30 min test but is not as good as SP2004. My system past OCCT but failed SP2004 in 14 mins.




Building a new gaming rig on a budget? Here is what I suggest, keep in mind this is overclocking section of AMD.

CPU-Opteron 144 ($140) or 165 ($300) Duel vs. Single whatever is in your budget.
MOTHERBOARD-DFI Lanparty-UT NF4 Ultra-D ($120) or ASRock 939-SATA2 ($72) personally I would go with the DFI but again it is all about the budget.
MEMORY- best bang for the buck is the G.Skill 2GB DDR500 ($150) check for deals newegg always has specials on this memory. There is a lot better stuff out there but it?s a lot more about $300 for a nice set.
VIDEO CARD- best budget card right now is the 7900GT($300). Or ATI's X1800XT ($290) ..

Of course when overclocking you need a nice PSU. Lots of choices here I would stuck with OCZ, Seasonic or PC Power & Cooling. Here is a guide I would stick by to fit your budget.
http://forums.extremeoverclocking.com/showthread.php?t=136602

Well the rest is up to you or you should have the rest already if you are rebuilding your rig.