[tuna-the-fish]

Can anybody help me i have an Intel Celeron 800mhz processor, 66mhz bus frequency and L2 128kb cache. How would i go about overclocking it?

 

[systemaxd]

Well if you dont have a mobo that is able to overclock then you cant overclock the cpu sorry,

but that is the way it works with overclocking a cpu.

 

[Mojo]

As long as it's not a proprietary motherboard, read the Intel Overclocking Guide post in this forum, then post any further questions you may have.

 

[tuna-the-fish]

Quote:

Originally Posted by systemaxd Well if you dont have a mobo that is able to overclock then you cant overclock the cpu sorry, but that is the way it works with overclocking a cpu.

- How do i find out if my mb can overclock?

 

[systemaxd]

When you enter the BIOS during startup by pressing a given key you will somewhere have the option to change the fsb (front side bus) and by doing that you will be ocing your cpu, but if that option is not there then you cant oc for that system.

 

[Mojo]

Quote:

Originally Posted by tuna-the-fish - How do i find out if my mb can overclock?

Do you have a proprietary motherboard? ie, made by Dell, Gateway...
If so, you won't be able to overclock.

 

[tuna-the-fish]

Ok my mobo can't be overclocked

Anyway i was thinking of getting a new computer, although 800mhz is mind blowingly fast i think its time for me to upgrade. Which processor would you reccomend for gaming, Pentium 4, or AMD athlon, i always hear different opinions but the people on here sound like they know what they are talking about

 

[systemaxd]

Quote:

Originally Posted by tuna-the-fish Ok my mobo can't be overclocked Anyway i was thinking of getting a new computer, although 800mhz is mind blowingly fast i think its time for me to upgrade. Which processor would you reccomend for gaming, Pentium 4, or AMD athlon, i always hear different opinions but the people on here sound like they know what they are talking about

Well what type of gameing are you thinking of mild gameing such as C&C, or extreme gameing, like doom 3 and half life 2, for the average user a nice 2.8GHZ + would be aceptable in todays standards and for the extreme gamer a nice amd 64 3800 world do the job.

 

[tuna-the-fish]

Im looking for A gaming computer, not extreme im not after the latest HT processor, and im only looking for the base unit

How much would a 2.8 set me back??

 

[Stevo3]

http://www.ebuyer.com/customer/produ...duct_uid=58514

about £120

the equivalent price could get you an athlon64 winchester 3200 which would probably be better for gaming.

http://www.ebuyer.com/customer/produ...duct_uid=79189

 

[Swifter]

Hi I'm new here, just started overclocking myself. I put together a nice 2.8ghz system for only $750, all parts from newegg.com. Of course that easily went over $800 when I bought all the extras, lighting, as5, wire sleeving etc.
Specs:
Gigabyte 8I915G Pro
2.8ghz P4 Prescott LGA775
Dual channel PC3200 512mb PQI Turbo mem
Sapphire Radeon X700 Pro 128mb GDDR3
POWMAX Demon 480W psu
Rosewill Black combo drive 52xsomethingxsomethingxsomething
+mods

 

[Lostnhell]

Quote:

Originally Posted by Swifter Hi I'm new here, just started overclocking myself. I put together a nice 2.8ghz system for only $750, all parts from newegg.com. Of course that easily went over $800 when I bought all the extras, lighting, as5, wire sleeving etc. Specs: Gigabyte 8I915G Pro 2.8ghz P4 Prescott LGA775 Dual channel PC3200 512mb PQI Turbo mem Sapphire Radeon X700 Pro 128mb GDDR3 POWMAX Demon 480W psu Rosewill Black combo drive 52xsomethingxsomethingxsomething +mods

Can you please post this information in the New Members section, so that we can give you the proper welcome?