Overclock.net banner
Cancel

Help Overclocking Pentium 4 (For computing and Gaming)

651 Views 3 Replies 3 Participants Last post by  sean11978, 
D
I know nothing about overclocking, I just thought it would improve the experience slightly.

I want to know how far I can overclock a Pentium 4 2.8GHz without having to add additional fans or cooling.

3.2GHz is my target, only another 400mhz.

I have found no way to overclock in the Dell BIOS so I'm puzzled.

It's a 6 year old Dell Dimension 2400 with 1.2GB of RAM and a Pentium 4 2.8GHz running XP Pro SP3

I don't know how well overclocking to 3.2GHz would reduce lag, but whatever.

If you have any suggestions on to increase performance while doing everyday things as well as gaming, let me know.

I got a NVIDIA GeForce 5200 FX cause it was like $30 and I wish I would've paid more for the 8400 GS

Mainly, the main reason for all of this, is so I can play Team Fortress 2 at high detail with no lag, and run Left 4 Dead and Left 4 Dead 2.
Reply
Save
Like
1 - 4 of 4 Posts
billbartuska
For the CPU:
CPUCool, CPUFSB, ClockGen, SetFSB will all work.
For the GPU:
PowerStrip or the "coolbits" tweak (do the registry editing yourself, don't use a program that does it) will work.

3.2 is a no brainer, putting a fan on the norrthbridge will help as it will get pretty hot.
3.6 will need better cooling, especially the northbridge.
4.0 is beyond air cooling.

Good luck!
Reply
Save
Like
S
Quote:


Originally Posted by darkglaceon
View Post

I know nothing about overclocking, I just thought it would improve the experience slightly.

I want to know how far I can overclock a Pentium 4 2.8GHz without having to add additional fans or cooling.

3.2GHz is my target, only another 400mhz.

I have found no way to overclock in the Dell BIOS so I'm puzzled.

It's a 6 year old Dell Dimension 2400 with 1.2GB of RAM and a Pentium 4 2.8GHz running XP Pro SP3

I don't know how well overclocking to 3.2GHz would reduce lag, but whatever.

If you have any suggestions on to increase performance while doing everyday things as well as gaming, let me know.

I got a NVIDIA GeForce 5200 FX cause it was like $30 and I wish I would've paid more for the 8400 GS

Mainly, the main reason for all of this, is so I can play Team Fortress 2 at high detail with no lag, and run Left 4 Dead and Left 4 Dead 2.

sorry man theres no ocing that rig unless you use setfsb or clockgen and then you wont have voltage control unless you do the pad mod on your proc.
See less See more
Reply
Save
Like
S
Quote:


Originally Posted by sean11978
View Post

sorry man theres no ocing that rig unless you use setfsb or clockgen and then you wont have voltage control unless you do the pad mod on your proc.

oh i forgot to add i doubt your gonna be able to run tf2 and l4d on it cause im on my backup rig atm with a pent 4 2.6 ocd to 3.3 and a ati radeon 8500 64 meg and a gig of ddr 400 i only get 38 average fps running dx 7 mode on cs source in 600x800
See less See more
Reply
Save
Like
1 - 4 of 4 Posts
This is an older thread, you may not receive a response, and could be reviving an old thread. Please consider creating a new thread.
Overclock.net
A forum community dedicated to overclocking enthusiasts and testing the limits of computing. Come join the discussion about computing, builds, collections, displays, models, styles, scales, specifications, reviews, accessories, classifieds, and more!
Full Forum Listing
Explore Our Forums
Hardware News Intel CPUs PC Gaming NVIDIA Water Cooling
Top