KingCody said:hi z@x,
1. simply put... overclocking = making your processor operate faster than it's rated (default) speed
2. yes it can help the performance of a computer (that doesn't mean that it will)
3. if the computer that you're referring to is the Dell e310 listed in your profile, then you cannot overclock.
to overclock any significant amount (noticeable performance gain) it must be done through the BIOS. unfortunately OEM PC's like Dells have crippled BIOSes that lack overclocking options. also the hardware itself (mobo, ram, psu, etc.) are generally lower quality and are not up to the task of overclocking either.
sorry to be the bearer of bad news
***please note that I am not intending to put your system down in any way. Dells are decent quality and reliable machines, they simply cannot overclock***
cheers :wave:
cfitzarl said:I realize this as my parents' also have a Vaio, which is limited as well. I just said Dell because that's what computer he/she has. I also prefer to build computers, as they save a lot of money most of the time. I would think that the brand name computers "cripple" the Bios so they don't keep getting calls from newbies who do not have the intelligence and the patience to figure out how to overclock. Or they don't want people getting more for their money .
Agreed. Dont overclock if you:korrupt said:Don't overclock if you need to ask what overclocking is - its as simple as that.
Regards,
Korrupt
SNGX1275 said:Everyone that overclocks at one point didn't know what it was or how to do it.
But if you don't know, asking questions on forums such as this and googling are the best and sometimes the only way to learn.
Whaaa?Tmagic650 said:Also SNGX1275,
if you haven't fried a system by trying to Overclock, you haven't lived! Thank goodness for resetable bios
I did that once and freaked out till I realized the CMS_CLR jumper was there for a reason.MetalX said:Lol, indeed that is. Maybe he means "If you haven't caused a system to be unable to POST, then you haven't lived!"
But the good ol' soldering iron with a bit of solder and some parts willi_am_a_newbie said:Whaaa?
Flashing the BIOS won't bring back any fried components, that's very misleading!
Er yeah...I always say flash when I mean reset. Bad habit I suppose. I know what flashing is too ;\Tmagic650 said:The newer motherboards will "blue screen" if you push the board too far. You turn the computer off, reset the CMOS by jumper or removing the CMOS battery for a time. This is NOT flashing the bios by the way, i_am_a_newbie! This is called resetting the bios. This changes the CPU multipliers and votages back to nominal levels, and allows the computer to boot normally. In the "old days", you could fry a board or components before you knew what happened by trying to overclock the processor