step by step overclocking 51 (remedial)

[Walleye]

how on earth do i overclock?

i got a dell 8250.

specs in sig

i want a higher 3dmark 2001 score. i reach 13510 with it currently.

i dont know if it would be less or more after i installed refreshforce. i want like 15000 3dmarks.

 

[ChampionAtTufshop]

videocard might be ocable
comptuer most likely isnt (its a dell)

go to www.guru3d.com and d/l one of the ati ocing utilities

//edit
what kind of cooling is on that vidcard?
stock ati cooling, or does dell slap on their own cooling?

 

[Walleye]

hell, i havent even opened the computer. besides, i wouldnt know the cooling if it bit me in the a$$.

 

[ChampionAtTufshop]

check out a few pics at newegg or reviews and compare it to your own

in either case, i think powerstrip will work for both ati and nvidia

 

[codehack2]

Originally posted by: Walleye
hell, i havent even opened the computer. besides, i wouldnt know the cooling if it bit me in the a$$.

Errr...In that case, I'd hold off on overclocking.

As a PC Enthusiast, there is a lot you need to know, learn and experience prior to overclocking. I'd suggest you make a $25 investment in Anand's Book/... this should be a good starting point for you.

CH2

 

[pelikan]

There are great guides to overclocking at http://www.tweaktown.com. You can at least overclock your video card, which will get you the 3DMark score you want. But with a Dell I don't think you have bios options to overclock your front side bus/cpu.
Also their "Reformat to Relax" guide to tweaking XP will get you 500-or-so 3dMarks alone.
And if its just for the score you get about 500 points by using Riva Tuner (which is also great for overclocking your video card) to set Mitmap LOD bias to +3, turn off W buffer, and disable 8bit texture. Make sure Antialiasing and Ansiotropic filtering are off. You'll want to reset these to default afterwards because they drastically decrease graphics quality.
You can fix your refresh rate with Riva Tuner too (set it to your monitors max refresh rate).

 

[calvink]

lol, oc a dell... you'll probably void the warranty by just opening the case and removing that sticker. just playing. good luck oc'n, that rig.