Beginner's Guide to Athlon 64 Overclocking

Sidney · 26th April 2005, 05:23

Technically, an overclock that crashes after 8 hours is not 100% stable, but stability really is relative to the observer. If you depend on your computer to always pump out 100% accurate results in whatever you do (scientific simulations, for instance), you shouldn't be overclocking in the first place, but if all you ever do is play games and listen to music, 100% accuracy is not required. Personally, I generally aim for at least 20 hours of stable Prime95'ing. If my processor can survive 20 hours of extreme torture, it should be able to handle anything I ever throw at it. I'm a perfectionist in this sense, and I'm sure many people would argue that 6-10 hours is enough.

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26th April 2005, 05:23	#1
Sidney Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 15,738	Beginner's Guide to Athlon 64 Overclocking Technically, an overclock that crashes after 8 hours is not 100% stable, but stability really is relative to the observer. If you depend on your computer to always pump out 100% accurate results in whatever you do (scientific simulations, for instance), you shouldn't be overclocking in the first place, but if all you ever do is play games and listen to music, 100% accuracy is not required. Personally, I generally aim for at least 20 hours of stable Prime95'ing. If my processor can survive 20 hours of extreme torture, it should be able to handle anything I ever throw at it. I'm a perfectionist in this sense, and I'm sure many people would argue that 6-10 hours is enough. http://neoseeker.com/Articles/Hardwa...wto/index.html __________________ lazyman Opteron 165 (2) @2.85 1.42 vcore AMD Stock HSF + Chill Vent II

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