Basic Overclocking help for newbie

[TreesMadeOfTanks]

Title explains it......I've never got into overclocking and don't know what i'm doing.... I watched the tech quickie overclocking guide but am still confused.....Pc specs below -  my x4 955 is running st 3.20ghz  heres a screenshot of my overclocking thingy'

 

 

I'm confused as to whats safe and not....people say you can blue-screen in videos, warning me about it....If i do... how do i get out of it? Bios? 

Am i suppose to change voltage? Or not? Whats the safest moderate overclock for the 955? Again i'm newbie

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[harrynowl]

Try 20X multiplier (4GHz) and 1.45V

 

Then give it a test. Most 955s can do 4 but K10 tends to top out just after that.

[TreesMadeOfTanks]

1 minute ago, harrynowl said:

Try 20X multiplier (4GHz) and 1.45V

 

Then give it a test. Most 955s can do 4 but K10 tends to top out just after that.

I'ma go a little slower than that like 0.5x at a time with 3 minuet tests

[harrynowl]

2 minutes ago, Jonathan McCann said:

I'ma go a little slower than that like 0.5x at a time with 3 minuet tests

Suit yourself. I find that a waste of time. I just go straight for the average and work from there  

[TreesMadeOfTanks]

Well i've literally never done this and have no idea what iam doing....lol Thanks still

[TreesMadeOfTanks]

2 minutes ago, harrynowl said:

Suit yourself. I find that a waste of time. I just go straight for the average and work from there  

What dose bluescreening mean? Will it just shut down? 

[harrynowl]

Just now, Jonathan McCann said:

What dose bluescreening mean? Will it just shut down? 

 

then it'll reboot. 

[TreesMadeOfTanks]

Just now, harrynowl said:

 

then it'll reboot. 

But it won't damage anything

[pithball]

1 minute ago, Jonathan McCann said:

But it won't damage anything

no it won't, unless you are crazy and go like 5 gHz first try.

[TreesMadeOfTanks]

Just now, Hydraxiler32 said:

no it won't, unless you are crazy and go like 5 gHz first try.

Thnx i'm at 3.6ghz rn testing

[TreesMadeOfTanks]

58 minutes ago, Hydraxiler32 said:

no it won't, unless you are crazy and go like 5 gHz first try.

 

1 hour ago, harrynowl said:

Suit yourself. I find that a waste of time. I just go straight for the average and work from there  

Finished, Max- 4.25ghz. Bluescreen at 4.3ghz but 4.25ghz was running like 69F though and 4ghz was fine for me. Running like 47F 

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[TreesMadeOfTanks]

Just now, Jonathan McCann said:

 

Finished, Max- 4.25ghz. Bluescreen at 4.3ghz but 4.25ghz was running like 69F though and 4ghz was fine for me. Running like 47F 

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1 hour ago, Hydraxiler32 said:

no it won't, unless you are crazy and go like 5 gHz first try.

 

1 hour ago, harrynowl said:

Suit yourself. I find that a waste of time. I just go straight for the average and work from there  

Without changing Voltage, Thanks for the help btw

[harrynowl]

3 hours ago, Hydraxiler32 said:

no it won't, unless you are crazy and go like 5 gHz first try.

GHz doesn't kill  

[pithball]

13 hours ago, harrynowl said:

GHz doesn't kill  

what about 3 volts, 5.5 gHz and stock AMD cooler

[harrynowl]

8 minutes ago, Hydraxiler32 said:

what about 3 volts, 5.5 gHz and stock AMD cooler

That's just called stupidity