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Discussion in 'Processors and Motherboards' started by snowman, Jul 10, 2003.

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  1. snowman Newcomer, in training

    i have an intel mb on my Gateway pc and when i get to the bios screen i cant alter anything. anyone know why?
    snowman, Jul 10, 2003
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  2. iss TechSpot Chancellor

    Gateway, Dell and the other big boys lock the bios because they have learned from expirience that most of their costs for support came from having to deal with people tampering with the bios.
    iss, Jul 10, 2003
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  3. snowman Newcomer, in training

    crap. isnt there anything i can do?
    snowman, Jul 10, 2003
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  4. Vehementi TechSpot Paladin

    Buy a new system board. Can't flash the BIOS since they're proprietary.
    Vehementi, Jul 10, 2003
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  5. snowman Newcomer, in training

    then any suggestions where i can find a good one with oc capabuilities?
    snowman, Jul 11, 2003
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  6. young&wild TechSpot Chancellor

    I believe ABit and some ASUS boards have good reputation for overclocking. ABIT IT7-Max2v2 & ASUS P4PE Deluxe are some examples of stable boards able to support overclocking to a certain extent.
    young&wild, Jul 11, 2003
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  7. Vehementi TechSpot Paladin

    You can OC with almost any board, all the mainstream ones...

    What CPU & memory do you have with that Gateway system?
    Vehementi, Jul 12, 2003
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  8. XtR-X Newcomer, in training

    You might as well buy a whole new computer alltogether.
    XtR-X, Jul 12, 2003
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  9. snowman Newcomer, in training

    P3 1 ghz and 1 gb of pc 133. it works great for gaming but i want to oc the cpu a little.
    snowman, Jul 12, 2003
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  10. XtR-X Newcomer, in training

    Want overclocking? Go with AMD (1ghz of overclocking is possible). You want lower prices? Go with AMD. AMD performs better before intel's HT (Hyper Threading) processors came out. In that case, that would be ur 1.0GHz, but guess what, you can get a 1700+ for less than a PIII 1.0GHz.
    XtR-X, Jul 12, 2003
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  11. MrGaribaldi TechSpot Ambassador

    Well, the p3 isn't such a bad cpu at all, so I wouldn't really worry too much about that...

    But you might have some trouble getting a new motherboard that supports the P3 and PC133 ram...

    I seem to recall many people like motherboards based on BX chipset for overclocking, but it's been a long while since I read anything about it...

    You might want to try to search the forums for "BX" "overclocking" or something like that.. You might just find what you're looking for... :)
    MrGaribaldi, Jul 13, 2003
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  12. XtR-X Newcomer, in training

    AMD 1700+ is cheaper than a PIII 1.0GHz.
    XtR-X, Jul 13, 2003
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  13. MrGaribaldi TechSpot Ambassador

    Yes, if you're going out to buy a new one, but when he already has one, it's not cheaper....

    That's why I told him to look for a BX based motherboard, since it should be cheaper than buying a new motherboard and cpu...
    MrGaribaldi, Jul 13, 2003
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