[CoveNaNt]

[CoveNaNt]

sry x2 posting. this is what u need its big,its scythe,it works and did i tell its big!

techPowerUp! News :: Scythe Orochi Ready to Meet its Competitors

[Slavik]

When it comes to overclocking, you can overclock almost every aspect of your machine. There is hardware you can buy(lager heatsinks as mentioned before). Water cooling is another possibility, but if you want a short bump in performance, there is software that will give you power to overclock everything from your ram, your cpu, to your videocard(even though most videocard drivers come with it). I'm not positive on the name of the software ATM, but will get it off my brother. We used it on an AMD Athlon 3000, with an ATI X1300, 1.5 gigs of PC133 DDr ram, and were gettin a max of 50fps on UT3 with High settings. We burnt the motherboard up, but it was one of many junkers I got for a five finger discount. It is of utmost importance that you can cool your PC verywell when attempting this, and if you knew already, well thats a reminder... I've found over experience, that overclocking AMD is safer than Intel. We did alot of experimenting at my Vo-Tech, and found AMD processors can handle it far better, but thats at High speeds, adding 3-400MHz to an AMD Athlon 64(2.4ghz to 2.8) But again, we fried alot of parts in our experiments.

[CoveNaNt]

haha nice i need to do something with my lazyassbum parts before i buy c2d(or quad) cpu and (few) new gfxcard(s)

[Slavik]

Lol, well with me, and my fellow vo-tech classmates, we went through several teachers in a year, and had subs for the longest time, meaning I had access to the supply room, and access to a bunch of parts, including the current computer I'm using. I'd say I milked them for 2-3stacks worth of parts/components. But that was a year n a half ago... Technology changes quickly... Once I start this job, ima upgrade to a spider system, with a quad core AMD prolly... Great for multi-tasking.

[GeneralMalice[sh]]

can i over clock this for make it better

Operating System: windows Vista home premium (6.0, build 6000)
system manufacture: hp-pavilion
system model GZ729AA-ABA a6317c
bios date: 12/31/07 10:10:58 Ver 5.15
processor: intel pentium dual cpu E2200 @ 2.20 (2 cpus) ~ 2.2GHz
3070mb ram <-- unknow speed
mobo-hp factory
display
chip type: nvidia Geforce 8800GTX
approx total memory: 2012mb
current display mode: 1680x1050 32bit 60Hz
monitor: hp w2007 wide lcd monitor
head phones: razer - barracuda 5.1 HDAudio
mouse: razer- copperhead gameing mouse
would it be worth it?

[.chim.chim.]

Proprietary MBs like HP, Dell, etc. dont overclock very well if at all. The BIOSes are basically designed so you CAN'T change the settings.

[Quiet Storm]

Go to ocforums.com. Those guys seriously know anything you need to know about overclocking. There are stickies for all the basics, and if you get stuck somebody will be able to help you. I haven't seen a question asked that somebody there couldn't answer.

It really sounds pretty simple to overclock something. The challenge is keeping it cool. If you're expecting to overclock with stock parts forget it. A few aftermarket parts and a little effort can take you a long ways.

[Bakunin]

Old thread, but I'll throw in my pence.

First of all, no OCing for you GeneralMalice. Your board does not support settings changing. It's not a bad setup you got though, for an HP. You could always attempt software-OC, but your case has less-than-adequate ventilation as it is. Plus, being a HP, your CPU will be running on a box-cooler, which is the equivalent of trying to put out a house fire with a wet sponge.

Now, if I were you Negative, I'd OC it.. but then, I'd OC my wristwatch if I could ^^. First thing you have to know is that it's all hit-or-miss. If you and I had the same exact CPU, I might get a 20% OC, while you might get a 7% OC. Nothing's guaranteed. I may have missed this earlier in your post, but you need to have a temperature monitor for anything you try and OC (CPU, GPU, etc.). If you don't have one, don't even attempt it. Also, little piece of fyi, don't overclock a CPU being cooled by a box-cooler. It's just not good science. I'm fond of Zalman's line (Zalman > Scythe), especially their 9700.

Next step: read read read read read. Read till your head falls off. Find out how good your hardware usually OCs, what people have found to be the limit, what settings they used, etc. Find out your hardware's heat limits, OEM limits (be prepared to void your warranties). Read read read. Tomshardware and Ocforums are great places to start.

Next phase - download! These will be your new best friends: superPI, Prime95, memtest86, 3dmark, PCmark, CPU-Z, among others. You need to benchmark stock speeds and temps, than OCed (what's the point in OCing if you don't achieve a gain?). Benchmarks will give you your synthetic gains (or losses), and stress tests will show you how stable the system is (20% OC is great, but not if it crashes every other minute) and the kind of temps you can expect.

Now go to town! Up your settings little by little, don't make huge jumps! Be vary careful if you up the voltage - you can fry your system, or burn your hardware. It's a vicious cycle of up down test test tweak this up turn this down test test HEADDESK test tweak test. I bet you'll get hooked though, it's very addicting ^^. One last note: if you open your system, make sure you touch the metal on the case before you touch any hardware inside the case.

WARNING: The advice given in the post in no way transfers responsibility for your actions unto myself. It is your responsibility to ensure the safety of yourself and your equipment.

[Negative]

I love the disclaimer... hahahahha


And that was your first post. wow.