how do i go about overclocking my pc?

crward · 10-26-2002, 08:07 AM

i'm thinking about overclocking my pc but don't have a clue how to do it!! any help would be great

1.7 p4. 768 sdram. ti 4200 64mb geforce 4. winxp pro.
128 sb pro sound card.

Xerion · 10-27-2002, 02:21 AM

isnt that configuration good enough?
anyway,overlocking is dangerous

Martin · 10-27-2002, 05:32 PM

With some good cooling, it's possible for a P4 1.7 to hit 2.2 - P4's are arguably very overclockable.

As noted above, check your motherboard first.

h4x0r · 01-03-2003, 12:47 AM

If u dont have a clue on overclocking, be ware that u could ruin ure CPU completly (and sometimes mobo) and warrenties will not cover it.

pch · 01-19-2003, 08:19 PM

Heh. "Mobo." Never heard of that abbreviation for motherboard.

Disciple · 01-28-2003, 11:30 AM

overclocking isn't that hard, but u just need to know what the heck your doing, before u do anything to it...it can mess up your system dramtically, if u don't know how to do it...
But one thing about AMDs are that they are usually already overclocked as far as they can go... just a little bit of experience knowledge for ya

devlish96 · 02-06-2003, 10:52 AM

hi there! i used to have a system rigged with a p4 1.7g, 512 sdram, 128mb ti4400. first thing you have to figure out is why you want your system overclocked. is it because of slow game speed? ... slow program loading time? that sort of stuff. but i do believe that your 64mb ti4200 is buff enough to reach above satisfactory frame rates. but if your problem is slow program loading time and your system seem to be stuck in one frame or window, then perhaps your problem may not be related with your cpu size. perhaps its the sdrams. if your board supports both sdr and ddr, then it would do you a huge amount of good to switch to those ddrs. 1.7 gig is a fairly descent cpu size. i tried to overclock my 1.7 to 2 gig once. I barely noticed the difference. then i bought a 512 ddr 333,.. thats when things started to improve. quiker loading times, etc. overclocking does turn your pc from a lets say a v6 to v8 engine at no cost. but, you have to remember that you sacrifice stablity for speed in overclocking.

Datt · 02-12-2003, 02:12 AM

I currently have my PC overclocked, but I constantly switch it back and forth from default to OC'ed depending on what I am doing. I will tell you right now that if you decide to overclock, you will get spontaneous reboots and lock-ups while playing games.

I have sufficient cooling (7 case fans and a 6000rpm CPU fan) and it would still reboot while playing games sometimes.

Keep in mind, as you increase your FSB speed, you will have to increase your Vcore voltage (CPU voltage).

Let us know how it works.

10-26-2002, 08:07 AM	#1 (permalink)
crward True Techie Join Date: Sep 2002 Posts: 173	how do i go about overclocking my pc? i'm thinking about overclocking my pc but don't have a clue how to do it!! any help would be great 1.7 p4. 768 sdram. ti 4200 64mb geforce 4. winxp pro. 128 sb pro sound card. __________________ e6700 @ 3.0ghz stock cooling bfg nforce 680i dual bfg 8800gtx Corsair XMS2-6400 C4 TwinX PC2-6400 2GB Barracuda 7200.10 320GB 16MB Cache SATA-II x2 Enermax Galaxy 850W Razer Copperhead Tempest Blue 2000dpi Gaming Mouse Saitek Eclipse 2 Illuminated Keyboard NEC LCD20WGX2 Silver Widescreen 20" TFT Monitor

10-27-2002, 02:21 AM	#2 (permalink)
Xerion Junior Techie Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 67	isnt that configuration good enough? anyway,overlocking is dangerous __________________ Celeron 766MHz at 66MHz bus 192 MB RAM: 1x 64 MB + 1x 128mb,both pc 133mhz,but running at 100mhz,cause bus+33mhz inno3d/innovision tornado GeForce 4 mx 440 64mb ddr,tv-out 40gb 7400rpm Maxtor HDD

10-27-2002, 05:32 PM	#3 (permalink)
Martin Monster Techie Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: California Posts: 1,423	With some good cooling, it's possible for a P4 1.7 to hit 2.2 - P4's are arguably very overclockable. As noted above, check your motherboard first. __________________ Martin's Page of Stuff I judge you when you use poor grammar.

01-19-2003, 08:19 PM	#5 (permalink)
pch Newb Techie Join Date: Jan 2003 Posts: 44	Heh. "Mobo." Never heard of that abbreviation for motherboard. __________________ -PcH PcHz.net WWJD? Hi! I\'m a signature virus. Copy me into your signature to help me spread.

01-28-2003, 11:30 AM	#6 (permalink)
Disciple Junior Techie Join Date: Jan 2003 Posts: 52	overclocking isn't that hard, but u just need to know what the heck your doing, before u do anything to it...it can mess up your system dramtically, if u don't know how to do it... But one thing about AMDs are that they are usually already overclocked as far as they can go... just a little bit of experience knowledge for ya __________________ \"Do not lay up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy and where thieves break in and steal; but lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust destroy and where thieves do not break in and steal. For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.\" -Matthew 6:19-21 http://www.hhbc.com http://www.wwjd.com http://www.tigerdirect.com http://www.pricewatch.com

01-03-2003, 12:47 AM	#4 (permalink)
h4x0r Junior Techie Join Date: Jan 2003 Posts: 73	If u dont have a clue on overclocking, be ware that u could ruin ure CPU completly (and sometimes mobo) and warrenties will not cover it.

02-06-2003, 10:52 AM	#7 (permalink)
devlish96 Monster Techie Join Date: Feb 2003 Posts: 1,015	hi there! i used to have a system rigged with a p4 1.7g, 512 sdram, 128mb ti4400. first thing you have to figure out is why you want your system overclocked. is it because of slow game speed? ... slow program loading time? that sort of stuff. but i do believe that your 64mb ti4200 is buff enough to reach above satisfactory frame rates. but if your problem is slow program loading time and your system seem to be stuck in one frame or window, then perhaps your problem may not be related with your cpu size. perhaps its the sdrams. if your board supports both sdr and ddr, then it would do you a huge amount of good to switch to those ddrs. 1.7 gig is a fairly descent cpu size. i tried to overclock my 1.7 to 2 gig once. I barely noticed the difference. then i bought a 512 ddr 333,.. thats when things started to improve. quiker loading times, etc. overclocking does turn your pc from a lets say a v6 to v8 engine at no cost. but, you have to remember that you sacrifice stablity for speed in overclocking.

02-12-2003, 02:12 AM	#8 (permalink)
Datt Newb Techie Join Date: Feb 2003 Posts: 12	I currently have my PC overclocked, but I constantly switch it back and forth from default to OC'ed depending on what I am doing. I will tell you right now that if you decide to overclock, you will get spontaneous reboots and lock-ups while playing games. I have sufficient cooling (7 case fans and a 6000rpm CPU fan) and it would still reboot while playing games sometimes. Keep in mind, as you increase your FSB speed, you will have to increase your Vcore voltage (CPU voltage). Let us know how it works.

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