anoopnairm

i'm new to overclocking. wanted to try overclocking on my (poor lad!!) cpu. as i got to know, only SW OC is possible bcoz of my great MB. i'll really appreciate the dos and donts from u guys.
one qn i have is, will OCing my cpu help in gaming as i have a 9600gt alpha dog edition from XFX which i think is maxed.

TeenAgeReneGade2316

i noticed a huge improvement in games from my OC

your board looks like my old acer board, is your bios unlocked?

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PCWIZMTL

lols, the good ol days... I had that same mobo proc combo back in the days and used ClockGen to overclock it

you can find it here:

http://files.extremeoverclocking.com/file.php?f=189

the only thing is, you have to find your pll values and set them accordingly, the app does the rest

best of luck!

[edit] you also have a jumper on that board to unlock the BIOS... you should try that too

TeenAgeReneGade2316

if you can unlock your bios and clock from within the bios that would be a much much better option then using OCing software....no offence PCWIZMTL

Woot- my 500'th post...yay!

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anoopnairm

thanks for fast response...

checked bios with alt jumper setting.. a "maintanance" tab appeared:

clear all passwords
fixed disk boot sector - normal
C1E - enabled
(following ones r disabled)
processor stepping - 00000F64
microcode revision - 04
ratio actual value - 17
board id - 0

i think there is notin in bios that can help OC or am i missin somethin? or i'l have to go with clockgen. i got this one called "CPUcooL". shud i use this or go with clockgen. if clockgen, what pll shud i set? i read "ICS 954123" will work with my setup. suggestions?

anoopnairm

will my stock coolin b enough if i overclock?

PCWIZMTL

none taken man, and congrats on your post!

The only reason I mentionned clockgen is because I had that board and was going through the same thing as the OP.

I only found out about the jumper by accident a year and a half later (LOL)

but yeah, if you can overclock through the BIOS, do it, if you can't, use clockgen... works like a charm... well for me anyhow!

PCWIZMTL

BTW, I meant a physical jumper ON the actual motherboard... it says OC something, don't remember what though... or volt something... not in the BIOS itself

anoopnairm

yup i did set physical jumper, the only one i cud c on my mobo. the spec it enables more options in bios. it sure did as i explained in prev post.

PCWIZMTL

Ah sweet but no OC options ey, dang...

Have you tried Clockgen yet? it worked great for me when I had that board.