Overclocking my 1.5ghz p4

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Qman

Discussion Starter · Nov 25, 2004

ok... idk where to start...never ovrclocked in my life...but i want a little more juice outa it for garming purposes and sence i am spending my money on a anew video card i can't buy any other upgrades.

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SpookedJunglist

· #2 · Nov 25, 2004

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Originally Posted by Qman

ok... idk where to start...never ovrclocked in my life...but i want a little more juice outa it for garming purposes and sence i am spending my money on a anew video card i can't buy any other upgrades.

if your mother board supports it go for it....

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archer_456

· #3 · Nov 25, 2004

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Welcome to the forum Qman. We really need some info on your hardware such as motherboard make and model number, memory speed, is it a manufactured or custom built computer. Get us this info and we can begin to help you. To get a good start on understanding how to overclock check out the Intel Overclocking Guide.

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Qman

Discussion Starter · #4 · Nov 25, 2004

allright, well i read that guide and understood it a little. I recognized alot of terms from my computer class.

Here are my specs:
IntelÂ® PentiumÂ® 4 Processor - 1500 MHz (1.5 GHz)

400 MHz System Bus

512 MB 133 MHz SyncDRAM, 3 Total DIMM Slots Upgradeable to 1.5GB (SyncDRAM DIMM required)

Steady-state 235 watts

I those are the main variables in overclocking...

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Qman

Discussion Starter · #5 · Nov 25, 2004

this is all i got http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/d...name=c00009492

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archer_456

· #6 · Nov 25, 2004

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this is all i got http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/d...name=c00009492

Ok here is the bad news, you have a 1% chance of overclocking it, sorry. You can check the BIOS to see if you have any OC'ing options, but I doubt it. HP, Compaq, Dell, Gateway, Alienware, etc. lock their BIOS's overclocking options, they would rather you upgrade and buy a new PC. There are software overclocking program that will let you OC a little but they are not reliable. Programs like Clockgen and SoftFSB, you will have to check and see if your motherboard is supported by the software.

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blob

· #7 · Nov 25, 2004

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Ok here is the bad news, you have a 99.9% chance of overclocking it, sorry

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He meant you have a .1% chance of overclocking it.

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Qman

Discussion Starter · #8 · Nov 25, 2004

99.9 percent chance of overclocking it?...do you mean, of not being able to overclock. Well i'll check my BIOS

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archer_456

· #9 · Nov 25, 2004

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He meant you have a .1% chance of overclocking it.

ooops, You caught me. Thanks for catching that blob. I edited my original post.

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99.9 percent chance of overclocking it?...do you mean, of not being able to overclock. Well i'll check my BIOS

Sorry about that Qman. I meant you would not be able to Oc it unless you could get the software to work.

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