Trouble overclocking CPU

[imported_Intelfanboy]

whenever i try to OC my cpu, all the multiplyers are locked, and even the FSB is locked. any ideas?

 

[Reiniku]

is cool 'n quiet on?

 

[imported_Intelfanboy]

not sure but the mobo box says cool N quiet on it. how do u turn it on?

 

[ts3433]

Well, of course the multiplier is locked. The only current chips that are unlocked (fully) are mobile Athlon XPs and Athlon 64 FXes. Regular A64s are also unlocked downward.

If there's no setting you have to tweak to... oh, wait. You're using PC2700. Your Extreme Edition is 800FSB, and since it is the Pentium 4 architecture, you may already be killing a significant bit of your performance by not using PC3200. If you overclock that (not sure how well the core with 2MB L3 cache does at that), you'll want something that can go even higher.

 

[imported_Intelfanboy]

my pc is really fast, but im just interested in OCing

 

[ts3433]

Why, specifically? Even if it does trail the A64 in gaming a lot, you still have a very fast CPU. Probably no need to mess with overclocking at the moment. A better upgrade probably would be a gig of PC3200--this is about standard for gaming these days and will facilitate smoother running of those applications and such.

 

[imported_Intelfanboy]

i see, thx for the info ts 3433

 

[Reiniku]

wow, sorry XD. i totally thought that you were using an a64. shoulda kept my mouth shut :b