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09-10-2007, 05:30 AM
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Newb Techie Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 9
|  overclocking amd cpu
i have an old amd 450mhz k6. i want to overclock it but there is nothing in bios to do that. what should i do? | 
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09-10-2007, 09:03 AM
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Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: New York City Posts: 12,153
|  Re: overclocking amd cpu
Is this a pre-built or retail computer? If so, you can't overclock, as those kind of computers have their BIOS locked, to prevent overclocking.
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12-28-2007, 10:12 AM
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Newb Techie Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 13
| Re: overclocking amd cpu
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Originally Posted by b1gapl  Is this a pre-built or retail computer? If so, you can't overclock, as those kind of computers have their BIOS locked, to prevent overclocking. | Crap. All three of mine are prebuilt. | |
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12-28-2007, 10:40 AM
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Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: The South Posts: 19,897
| Re: overclocking amd cpu
Necropost, but worthwhile.
Most don't realize that pre-builts won't overslock... at least not through the BIOS. There are a couple of ways to do it via software, though. Google will reveal the mystery to you...
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12-28-2007, 10:42 AM
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disgruntled ex-moderator Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: probably on the lake Posts: 6,857
| Re: overclocking amd cpu
the mysterious CLOCKGEN wooT!
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12-28-2007, 11:57 AM
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Newb Techie Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 13
| Re: overclocking amd cpu
The general consesus seems to be no overclocking on prebuilts. CLOCKGEN is risky at best - I'm not interested in playing roullette with any of my rigs.
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12-28-2007, 11:58 AM
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disgruntled ex-moderator Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: probably on the lake Posts: 6,857
| Re: overclocking amd cpu
i use clock gen on occasion for suicide runs. but i dont do it very often and i DEFINITELY dont permanently overclock with it.
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12-28-2007, 12:15 PM
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teH SavagE TekkiE Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: West Coast Cali Posts: 1,209
| Re: overclocking amd cpu
is it even worth it to overclock that cpu though? lol all 450mhz of it
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12-28-2007, 12:24 PM
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disgruntled ex-moderator Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: probably on the lake Posts: 6,857
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