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I'm new at overclocking and i'm looking for some help, please.

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Hello my name is Nikita, and i'm looking for some help overclocking my rig. One day I was at a cardboard recycling center, to get some boxes and I notice a lot of computers raped in plastic rap. I seen one laying on the ground that wasn't taken apart, so I took it and it works (But it is really slow and the performance is not that great) so i'm looking to give it a new life. Its an Acer Model: AcerPower FG. Intel Pentium 4 running at 1. 92 Giga hertz; Windows XP service pack 3 32 bit ; 1.00 GB Single-Channel DDR2 @ 133 MHz (3-3-3-8); motherboard ACER E915VM; Graphics M19W (1440X900@60Hz) Intel(R) 82915G/GV/910GL Express Chipset Family.
More info on the CPU Intel Pentium 4 516 Prescott 90nm Technology. The BIOS is American Megatrends. I can get into the bios but I can't find the setting to change the cpu speed or the front side bus, please help me out.

Also It has a watercooled heatsink but the thermal compound is solid and chipped right off, but still runs cool.

Thanks in advance,
Nikita123951
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Also It has a watercooled heatsink

I somehow doubt that.
Anyway, Welcome to OCN! thumb.gif

Pre-build PCs like Acers, often lack the possibility to OC in BIOS (or at all).
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CPUGraphicsRAMHard Drive
Core 2 Duo P8400 Nvidia 9600M GT 2x2Gb Hynx DDR2 WD Scorpio Blue 
OS
Windows 7 x64 Professional 
CPUMotherboardGraphicsRAM
Intel Pentium G840 DualCore SB 2.8Ghz AsRock H61M-VS Inno3D 8800 GTS 320 Kingston HyperX 1600 4Gb 
Hard DriveOptical DriveCoolingOS
WD Scorpio Blue 250Gb LiteOn DVD-RW stock Win 7 Home Premium 
MonitorKeyboardPowerCase
Acer 19" 1440x900 Logitech MX3200 beQuiet 300W MS-Tech CA-0130 Black 
Mouse
Logitech MX300 Laser 
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Honestly I was suprised that it had a basic watercooled setup, thanks for the help though. Looks like if im going to try overclocking it needs to be custom and not a factory pre build.
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