Simple overclocking FAQ

Thanks for this FAQ

ok i have a asus a7v8x-x mother board with a amd 1800mhz cpu i am trying to overclock it i have looked everywhere and they tell me i need to set my board to jumper free mode i looked and looked i can not find out how to do it does some one know how????

"Troubleshooting:
If by some luck you increased your FSFB so much that your computer wouldn't even go to BIOS after resetting it, you will have to clear your CMOS. To do this, open up the left cover of your computer (assuming a basic tower style case). On the motherboard (you know what that is right?) there should be a flat-type battery (usually a CR-2032). Remove the battery, and wait for a minute. Replace the battery. Your CMOS should be cleared. Inserting a similar sized coin to the battery into the battery holder helps (and you won't need to wait that minute). "

Is there a walk-thru help if you OC your CPU on your laptop and it doesnt let you return to the BIOs?

I was/am debating on trying it on my laptop but not sure of the process god forbid I run into this issue with my laptop.

Hey. I am running a DualCore 3.2Ghz Stock, Corsair 1 Gb ValueSelect, Intel D946 series mobo, and a Inno3D 8500GT. Lemme get my facts straight.
Overclocking works by modding three essential elements. V-Core volt, FSB Multiplier, and the CPU clock multiplier. These in their different combination are called OC'ing.
Then, you have the stability. All components have a max over which they start malfunctioning or overheating ( i.e.faster heat generation not minding what ever cooling material you are running ). To handle this you have different cooling such as air, water, phaze which is something completely different and another thing on its own.
Finally you have two types of CPUs. Those with the multipliers unlocked and those with don't. This is what I am interested in. How do you OC a CPU which has its multipliers locked?

dont overclock too much you can burn your cpu!

i tried it on my amd and it caught on fire!

Thanks

Thanks for this FAQ it helps a lot.

Haven;'t checked in here for ages.

Anyway, took a look at some replies.

First, thank you for taking some time to read it (for those who did anyway). And thanks for all the support.


Now, the other reason I'm replying:

That would be utterly impossible unless you tried it on an AMD built in 1990. Or thereabouts. I didn't mention it (or at least at a quick glance of the "article" written about 2 YEARS ago I couldn't see it) but there IS a safety switch in every computer made today to automatically shutdown at a certain temperature. The only way to burn your computer these days would be to increase the Voltage enough that this safety just isn't fast enough, and the article did mention against raising Voltages. And of course, the famous disclaimer. All of which point to the fact that its your fault.



And for the other post:

A little late to reply to this, and the original writer probably will never see this reply, but here it is anyway. READ THE GODDAM F'KING THING FIRST!!

Right there in V1.0 of this article. In fact, I'm sure its even in the beta (which was never made public). Most overclocking how-to's would just assume you already know this fact.


And another post:

I made a quick update to the article, adding a whole new section on who shouldn't overclock, and right now, laptops being the only one in it .
Reasons are there now.

I think there should be the same CR2032 battery in a laptop. I've not opened up anywhere near as many laptops as desktops (IMO, they're just very-very-very-squeezed desktops) so if you just hunt around in there you should see it.

Of course, if you don't, then the way to do it is much simpler: unplug all connections to your laptop and remove the battery. This should also reset the BIOS.

Amazing job, i'm looking forward to buying a Cooler master vortex 752 just to make a small overclock. I've read that some MB automatically changes voltage when you overclock the CPU frequency, how do I check if my MB do this? Thanks a lot!

Usually if it will automatically change voltage, on the voltage section it would tell you that voltage is set to be optimized, or something similar.

My last comp's motherboard does that, and it had to be disabled for me to change any voltage settings.

If you are unsure, just google your CPU, motherboard and RAM and set your voltages to spec. Make sure to check for stock voltage, and not max voltage...

thanks for the guide. Im not so scared to try oc now.

I need help

I need some help with overclocking. I now have 2 laptops one is a lenovo the other is a sony vaio. The vaio is like 6 or 7 years old so its a peice of junk.
what i need help with is over clocking it, its model # is vgn-fn770g intel centrino duo what software should i use its my first time
ps i dont care if it breaks but try to tell me how not to break it

hey, i wanna overclock my pc , and my pc spcs are :
dell optilex gx 520
P4 2.8 GHZ
2GB RAM
256 MO graphics card
INTEL GMA 950

please teach me how and reply soon PLZ !!!!