biert

Hey guys,

I got a Pentium D for awhile and I want to overclock him.
It's an Pentium D 950 @3,4Ghz.
I prefer to do it whit any tool, because I never overclocked a Pentium D, so I don't want to do it in the bios.

My system specs are:

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-8I945PM-RH ( an old one).
Proccesor: Pentium D 950 @ 3,4Ghz.
RAM: DDR2 Corsair PC2-5300, 667Mhz.
GPU: Nvidea 8800GTS PCI-express x16 640MB.

OS: Dual-boot Windows xp 32-bit SP2 & Windows Vista 64-bit SP1.

I tried an tool from Gigabyte, but both didn't work, one didn't support my motherboard and the other opens, but then crash and don't do anything.
I hope someone knows an other option, so I can still overclock him.

PS: I used the 'search' option but didn't found an other topic, sorry, if there was an other topic.

Thanks in advance.

Greets,


Biert

igob8a

Make sure you have good cooling. Pentium Ds run super hot.

Anyway, why not the BIOS? If you want to do it in Windows (not really recommended), then you can either use a tool that came with your Mobo, or you can use a program like SetFSB. http://www13.plala.or.jp/setfsb/

biert

Thanks for the reply.
I know Pentium D gets really hot, I have a good cooling.
I don't want it in the bios anymore because I forgot how to do it, I did it before whit a Pentium 4 and it worked.
The tool which came whit my motherboard, I don't have it, that's what I was searching for but, didn't worked.
Thanks for the tools, I will try them right now.

I was first thinking of buying a new CPU, something like a C2D.
But after all, Pentium D isn't that bad, and works great whit my system.


Edit: the software link you gave me, don't support my motherboard.

Frontline

Never do a software overclock when you can do it in the bios. Google something like "Gigabyte GA-8I945PM-RH overclock guide"

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igob8a

If you lost the software that came with your mobo, download it here: http://www.gigabyte.com.tw/Support/M...lity_List.aspx

I'm pretty sure EasyTune lets you OC in Windows.
I still highly recommend doing it in the BIOS though.

biert

I wanted to download the software there but it didn't work.
Easytune 5 keeps crashing, I open it, it shows fast a window, then it turns off and it's gone, I can try him on Windows Vista.