How is overclocking done in the Bios?

[imasoldier]

I went to the bios and looked everywhere. It gives me no option to change anything. What can I do to do some over clocking to my computer?

[Seedler]

You have an HP, a comp assembled by a manufacture: So you can't overclock in the bios.:no2:

You can only OC in the bios if you built your own comp, and even then some crappy mobos dont support OC.

[Virtualbody1234]

If you have to ask this question then I don't think you should attempt overclocking.

[Seedler]

If you have to ask this question then I don't think you should attempt overclocking.

Nah, he could easily download an OC utility and overclocked that P4 to 4ghz.:shifty:

[clocker]

I think it's highly unlikely that the stock PSU could/would provide the power necessary to do any serious OCing.

[imasoldier]

Well I did do research before I posted and I saw where it said you cannot overclock assembly lined computers BUT the reason why I asked was someone managed to overclock the same mobo I have, but I just read it off another forums found on google. But he didn't mention what he used. Anyways VirtualBody everyone has to learn sometime and I may not have the option of overclocking on this computer, but that doesn't mean I don't know how too.

[clocker]

Successfully upclocking a PC is a real balancing act and requires more than the ability to crank the FSB.
Your hardware must support it.
A typical assembly line PC lacks such hardware.

Open your case and look at the PSU.
If it is a Bestec (or any of it's ilk where the wiring weighs more than the interior components) stop right there- you're done.

What kind of control options does your BIOS offer?
How good is your RAM?

If (and that is a big "if") you could raise the clock speed can your cooling handle the extra load?

Are you willing to accept the possibility of killing your machine and can you recover from an OCing crash?
Instability arising from pushing your PC's performance past the norm can take many guises- can you diagnose the problem and rectify it?

Finally...what's the point of this exercise?
Just to see if it can be done, or are there performance deficiencies you want to address?

[Seedler]

Successfully upclocking a PC is a real balancing act and requires more than the ability to crank the FSB.
Your hardware must support it.
A typical assembly line PC lacks such hardware.

Open your case and look at the PSU.
If it is a Bestec (or any of it's ilk where the wiring weighs more than the interior components) stop right there- you're done.

What kind of control options does your BIOS offer?
How good is your RAM?

If (and that is a big "if") you could raise the clock speed can your cooling handle the extra load?

Are you willing to accept the possibility of killing your machine and can you recover from an OCing crash?
Instability arising from pushing your PC's performance past the norm can take many guises- can you diagnose the problem and rectify it?

Finally...what's the point of this exercise?
Just to see if it can be done, or are there performance deficiencies you want to address?

Ah clocker, you describe the joys and tears of OCing so eloquently:D

[clocker]

You really think that?
If so, it's only because I stand on the shoulders of giants.

And poop on their heads.

[j2k4]

And poop on their heads.

Eloquently, too. :)

[temp]

How about YOU, firstly, save that HP BIOS with 'WinFlash' and then OVERWRITE it with a fresh copy provided from your motherboard vendor - straight from windows.

Overclocking is not such a horrable experience with a doomed end.

However, just have to agree on the PSU part. But as of a again, it all depends how far are you going to be pushing your system.

I'd say giving that P4 a lift on default volts wouldn't be that bad.

Get EVEREST - report your motherboard's model. Take a look at your RAM - any information gathered (like marking on ICs) would help a lot. Same for other components.

Just in case someone was wondering - my rig:


AMD Opteron 170 2.0GHz s939 0.09µ 2MB L2 'Denmark' @ 2600MHz 1.4V
DFI nF4 LanParty UT SLI-DR VENUS 'nForce 4 SLI'
G.Skill PC-3200 F1-3200BIU2-2GBHX 2GB (2x1024MB) 'Infineon CE-6' @ 260 / 3-3-2-5
MSI X1900XT 512MB DDR3 Dual-DVI/HD S-Video/VIVO 'PCX'
Thermalright XP-90C @ Arctic Silver 5 / SilenX iXtrema Pro 92mm
Hitachi Deskstar 7K80 80GB 7200rpm 8MB 'SATA-II' @ RAID0
Hitachi Deskstar 7K80 80GB 7200rpm 8MB 'SATA-II' @ RAID0
BenQ DW1640A 'PATA'
Kryptec X-Board V2
Logitech G5 Laser Mouse
Creative Labs X-Fi Xtreme Music 'PCI'
OCZ PowerStream ATX12V2.0 EU 520W 'Active PFC'
Thermaltake Kandalf VA9000SWA 'Aluminum'
Sony TFT 17" SDM-HS75P/B 'DVI'

[j2k4]

Just in case someone was wondering - my rig:


AMD Opteron 170 2.0GHz s939 0.09µ 2MB L2 'Denmark' @ 2600MHz 1.4V
DFI nF4 LanParty UT SLI-DR VENUS 'nForce 4 SLI'
G.Skill PC-3200 F1-3200BIU2-2GBHX 2GB (2x1024MB) 'Infineon CE-6' @ 260 / 3-3-2-5
MSI X1900XT 512MB DDR3 Dual-DVI/HD S-Video/VIVO 'PCX'
Thermalright XP-90C @ Arctic Silver 5 / SilenX iXtrema Pro 92mm
Hitachi Deskstar 7K80 80GB 7200rpm 8MB 'SATA-II' @ RAID0
Hitachi Deskstar 7K80 80GB 7200rpm 8MB 'SATA-II' @ RAID0
BenQ DW1640A 'PATA'
Kryptec X-Board V2
Logitech G5 Laser Mouse
Creative Labs X-Fi Xtreme Music 'PCI'
OCZ PowerStream ATX12V2.0 EU 520W 'Active PFC'
Thermaltake Kandalf VA9000SWA 'Aluminum'
Sony TFT 17" SDM-HS75P/B 'DVI'


I wondered for just a nanosecond before crashing headlong into your parsage.

A lovely bunch of coconuts, indeed; well done. :)

[Peerzy]

Read, Noob. (http://filesharingtalk.com/vb3/showthread.php?t=83982)