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foxhound

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Hello everyone. Im new and jus wanna know one thing...HOW DO I OVERCLOCK! I did it to my moms computer but i forget how to now. Its been too long. Here is my system:
2gig P4
ASUS motherboard
512DDR RAM
80GIG hard drive
64MB vid card

alright that about wraps it up. Any help i can get would be appriciated!
THANKS!
 
Like Baldy said, just up the FSB speed. You might have to bump up the voltage to the CPU to keep it stable if you're trying to push it but a mild overclock should be stable at default voltage. You'll know when you've pushed it too far. 😉
 
I'm on a different BIOS so I'll have to be a little general here:

First Step is to be able to monitor the temperature of your CPU. (probably a utility came with your MoBo, otherwise download Motherboard Monitor or some other app.)

Second step is to search around and find out how hot your CPU should be allowed to get. (temperature is everything... the cooler it is, the easier it will OC, and also if it gets too hot..... well thats bad.)

Third step is to go to the BIOS setup screen and raise the Front Side Bus (FSB) frequency a couple MHz. ("FSB" = "System Bus")

Save the settings and boot into windows.... If windows will not boot, your CPU temperature gets too high, or you see instabilities in system operation, you have raised FSB too far and need to return to BIOS and lower FSB a bit and then try to boot again.

Instabilities due to excessive OC may not occur immediately, you need to run some apps. that heavily load your CPU for a while to be confident you are stable.

Once you have taken FSB as far as you can (stabily) you can opt to raise the CPU voltage ("Vcore") a LITTLE bit. This is where your heat is going to come from.... watch CPU temperature carefully. turn off your computer IMMEDIATELY and then go to BIOS and lower Vcore if temperature is getting too high.

So now you have elevated Vcore SLIGHTLY; repeat the FSB procedure (It should let you go a little higher now)

lather, rinse, repeat!

I only do moderate OC on my machines. If I see ANY instabilities, I back off FSB at least a couple MHz to keep it stable (I can't stand crashes)

Hope this helps! (I'm not the most experienced overclocker, so get advise from others... don't only take my word for it!)
 
One of my friends told me that this wears out Pentiums faster. Is this true?
By the way thanks for you help guys...i got my sys up to 2143 but it seems if i do it any faster my system crashes...so right now i am monitoring my machine and its temp is 104F. This has always been its temp though so i dont know why it crashes if i go higher? Mabey i need to crank up the power to the processor? I am gonna go try that. Also i have been opening alot of programs...like unreal tourney 2003 and seti is of course running and i opened up 80 Help things from microsoft. =-D
 
Of course running any processor out of spec will put more "wear" on it than regular usage. Lets get real hear though, who really plans on using the same speed computer for more than 4 or 5 years anyway?🙂

[edit] Watch that temp though, I wouldn't go much higher than that.
 
Well, ya know there is no better way to break a machine than open up MicroSoft Help 😛

Wear and tear on a CPU can be increased by OC'ing it. However, this additional stress comes from higher operating temperatures and voltages. You get to decide how far you want to push it. (IMHO, if you only allow a moderate (10 degrees or so) temperature increase above stock with your OC, you aren't risking very much at all)

The instabilities you are looking for to decide if you have gone far enough or not will be erratic. If you are grossly OC'd they happen quickly. If you are on the edge, they can be hours or days apart depending on what you are running.

Lots of patience, restraint in how big a steps you take at a time are key!

and I agree, it sounds like you are at the point to try raising Vcore A LITTLE BIT and then trying to increase FSB again.

I can't say it enough.... Keep it reasonable..... A stable moderate OC is (IMHO) much more a sign of success than the absolute max possible MHz
 
Hey one important question...what should the V-Core voltage be at...mine is at 1.52
I just had my sytem up to 2.16 gig but the pos crashed on me...even though it wasnt hot or anything.
 
It's not only getting too hot that will crash it.... it was too fast for the Vcore you were set at.

try bumping Vcore up ONE notch (I don't know what increments are given in your BIOS), (watch your temps) and see if it is stable.. if so, try to bump FSB up in 1MHZ increments until you go unstable again..... then (If you want) raise Vcore one notch again...... try FSB increase.....

you just keep repeating this process until your CPU gets as hot as you want to allow. (make sure your CPU is heavily loaded for at least 20 minutes or so to see what your MAX temp is.)

You will either get to a limit where raising Vcore no longer gives you any more room to increase FSB (in this case back Vcore back one notch for long term operation) or you notice your MAX CPU temperature is as high as you want to let it go.

(it's not a pos every system will have a different celing... remember that lots of the really fast OC's you read about in here are due to exotic cooling and also some people would rather have it fast than stable... no, I don't know why 😀 )
 
THANK you everyone. I really appriciate it. My limit is 2.14gig. No matter what i do if i bump it up one more notch it crashes. So ill say a 100Mhz increase is good enough. THANKS AGAIN!
 
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