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Overclocking a 2.6Ghz P4-800FSB

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ghenn

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I was just given a new Dell desktop with a 2.6Ghz P4-800Mhz FSB, and I was wondering if it is possible, and relatively safe, to overclock the CPU with the cooling systems already present. It is a Dimension 4600 model, and I am new to the world of wringing more performance from my system by overclocking. Can anyone help me out?
 
Never seen a Dell with any overclocking features.
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its the mobo, it doesnt have oc options, you cant swap it out cause nothing else will fit in the case, and if you get a new case, the psu wont fit. and even if the mobo could oc, dell uses the bare minimum cooling (for a quiet system) so running it any hotter would cause a meltdown.
 
Dude, all you need to overclock that Dell is a better heatsink, and ClockGen, which is a Windows-based overclocking utility. It's excellent, if I do say so myself... Of course, since the mobo doesn't have a PCI/AGP lock, you aren't going to get anywhere near what you would get if you had a real motherboard!
 
ya, if ya really want to overclock your gonna want to get a new motherboard, which as said above would mean that ur gonna need a new case and power supply and ofcourse a new hs/f. I dont know if you are willing to go that far just to overclock, but maybe you are
2.6Cs overclock decently. i got a 1.040ghz overclock out of mine so far.
but im running watercooling (soon to be direct die phase change) and a nice mobo. with air u would prolly be able to get around 3.2 which isnt bad at all.
 
Originally posted by: Boyne7
ya, if ya really want to overclock your gonna want to get a new motherboard, which as said above would mean that ur gonna need a new case and power supply and ofcourse a new hs/f. I dont know if you are willing to go that far just to overclock, but maybe you are
2.6Cs overclock decently. i got a 1.040ghz overclock out of mine so far.
but im running watercooling (soon to be direct die phase change) and a nice mobo. with air u would prolly be able to get around 3.2 which isnt bad at all.
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Someone tell me what "direct die phase change" is. So, it's better than watercooling??
 
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