Should I or Shouldn't I? (Overclocking)

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DavyVistSP2

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Hello to all...new to this site! For a while I have been considering overclocking my HP a6009n Desktop. Have heard this would improve the performance and speed, but it's somewhat risky... I have DSL and the speed is OK;not sure if this has anything to do with it. I have an AMD Athlon 64x2 DualCore Processor 3800+ 2.00 GHz. I've become a tweakfreak; always trying different things to get my PC running as fast as possible, but I want to proceed with caution in this case so I don't fry my CPU...:p I would love to hear from other HP owners who have OC'ed and their results.

Thanks in advance and thanks for having me.....DavyVisSP2
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    HP a6009n Desktop
    CPU
    AMD Athlon 64x2 DualCore Processor 3800+2.00 GHz
    Motherboard
    M2N68-LA (Narra)
    Memory
    3.50GB (1) 512mb & (3) 1024mb
    Graphics Card(s)
    NVidia GeForce 6150SE nForce 430(onboard)
    Monitor(s) Displays
    HP mx705
    Screen Resolution
    1024x768
    Hard Drives
    SeaGate Barracuda 250GB
    Internet Speed
    CommieCast HSI---23.60Mbps d/l, 3.63Mbps u/l
    Other Info
    BFG NVIDIA GeForce 6200 OC 256MB Graphics card
    core clock:350MHz, Memory: 256MB DDR
    Memory Clock: 410MHz(vs. 400MHz standard) API Support: MSFT DirectX 9 and lower, OpenGL 1.5 AND LOWER FOR MSFT Windows
    RAMDACs:Dual 400MHz bus Type PCI
hm..... if your computer is like most pre built's........ you can't overclock because it's locked in your bio's although your cpu would be a good one to overclock..... but i'm pretty sure you can't do it
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Acer, Aspire M1201\Custom Build
    CPU
    AMD Athlon X2 5000+ @ 2.6Ghz
    Motherboard
    Acer Micro-ATX Motherboard
    Memory
    2x2gb Patriot Viper DDR2 PC6400 @ 800mhz Dual Channel SLI Edition (4-4-4-12)
    Graphics Card(s)
    ATI HD3870 with 512mb GDDR4
    Sound Card
    Realtek HD 7.1 Onboard Sound
    Monitor(s) Displays
    22" Acer X223 Widescreen
    Screen Resolution
    1680 X 1050
    Hard Drives
    320gb Western Digital SATA II (Ubuntu 9.10)
    500gb Seagate SATA II
    1tb Seagate SATA II (Vista Home Premium)
    PSU
    ULTRA X3 600 Watt Modular
    Case
    NZXT Tempest (The Airflow King) 2x 140mm Fans, 4x 120mm Fans
    Cooling
    1x 135mm In PSU, 1x 70mm On CPU, And 1x 120mm On GPU
    Keyboard
    Microsoft Sidewinder X6
    Mouse
    Microsoft Sidewinder X5
    Internet Speed
    6 Mbs Down 1 Mbs Up
    Other Info
    AVerMedia 1500MCE TV Tuner
    Logitech X540 5.1 Surround Sound
Welcome to the forums :)

And pizzaman's right. Pre-built systems usually lock out any overclocking features on the motherboard. You could try some software to overclock it, but again you won't be able to do much as the voltages will be locked still.
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Custom Built
    CPU
    Intel Core 2 Quad Q9550
    Motherboard
    XFX MB-750I-72P9 NF750i
    Memory
    4096MB Corsair XMS2 PC-5400
    Graphics Card(s)
    ASUS Nvidia Geforce GTX470
    Sound Card
    ASUS Xonar DX
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Dell 24" S2409W & Dell 20" E207WFP
    Screen Resolution
    1920x1080 & 1680x1050
    Hard Drives
    750GB Western Digital Caviar Black & 500GB Samsung
    PSU
    750 watt Thermaltake Toughpower
    Case
    Coolermaster Dominator 690 Nvidia Edition
    Cooling
    Zalman CNPS9700-NT Cooler, 6x 120mm Chassis Fans
    Keyboard
    Logitech G11 Keyboard
    Mouse
    Logitech G5 Laser Mouse (2007 edition)
    Internet Speed
    100Mbps
    Other Info
    abit airpace 54mbps wireless PCI-E x1 card
:sarc:Well I've read in various forums and chats that many major manufacturers(including HP) make it so you can't OC their products. I'm sure if I investigate further I could probably find a way, but as my PC is running fine, I'm not going to push it.....I just love to tweak, tweak, tweak!!!! But I found that you have to keep it under control or risk messing up your PC and having to start over with a clean reinstall of your OS, or OSes in my case cause I have Vista and 7RC on my drive...

Many Thanks to you for your assistance and will give props to you guys!!
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    HP a6009n Desktop
    CPU
    AMD Athlon 64x2 DualCore Processor 3800+2.00 GHz
    Motherboard
    M2N68-LA (Narra)
    Memory
    3.50GB (1) 512mb & (3) 1024mb
    Graphics Card(s)
    NVidia GeForce 6150SE nForce 430(onboard)
    Monitor(s) Displays
    HP mx705
    Screen Resolution
    1024x768
    Hard Drives
    SeaGate Barracuda 250GB
    Internet Speed
    CommieCast HSI---23.60Mbps d/l, 3.63Mbps u/l
    Other Info
    BFG NVIDIA GeForce 6200 OC 256MB Graphics card
    core clock:350MHz, Memory: 256MB DDR
    Memory Clock: 410MHz(vs. 400MHz standard) API Support: MSFT DirectX 9 and lower, OpenGL 1.5 AND LOWER FOR MSFT Windows
    RAMDACs:Dual 400MHz bus Type PCI
ok. I know this has nothing to do with this stupid subject, but just for the record , DavyVistSP2, you stole my name. that's my name in real life I just like david better. It sounds more grown up since I am a grownup. So just for this forum, would you please, please, change your name, and with all do respect, and I did say with all do respect, change it to Davida or Davella, or some other name that is not my name, cause I van get really mad really quick when someone or somebody uses my name and thinks they can get away with it. Now, like I said, with all do respect, would you please consider changing your nick name (only on this forum). Cause that makes me real mad when people abuse or try to make fun of my name. So, with all do respect, whatever you are, whether you be a guy or a girl a shim or a he-she, or whatever, just do us both a favor a change your fake name!

(P.S.)

please don't take this seriously, I was only fooling around with you. You can keep that name all you want and I really don't /wouldn't care. I just like to fool around with people. I'm that kind of jokester! So, please don't send a hate message back to me, cause I don't hate you, I think you have a awesome name! I'm sorry if I offended you. It was all a joke. See I'm laughing at the joke...LOL........LOL.........LOL........(stands for laughing out loud)......Man ! i'm hilarious! well, catch ya latr!

~david1~
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    GY08GG1
    Keyboard
    wireless - (Microsoft)
    Mouse
    wireless - (Microsoft)
DavyVistSP2 said:
I just love to tweak, tweak, tweak!!!!
Click to expand...

lol, settle down there champ :p

Since BIOS based overclocking is unavailable to you, software based is the only other viable option. Unfortunately software based overclocking is NOT generally recommended as it is inherently a lot more unstable.

Add the fact that you've most likely only have a stock CPU cooler, which is not suited for any overclocking.

If you're serious about overclocking, you're going to have spend a little money. You'd need a new mobo with an unlocked BIOS and a CPU cooler. At the very least, you need the cooler. Without a cooler, you'll end up cooking the chip.
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Self Built
    CPU
    i7 3770K HT ON 4.7GHz
    Motherboard
    P8Z68 Deluxe Gen 3
    Memory
    8GB G.Skill Ripjaws X 2133mhz
    Graphics Card(s)
    2x Gigabyte GTX 670 OC WindForce SLI
    Sound Card
    X-FI Forte + ATH-AD900
    Monitor(s) Displays
    x2 Dell U2410 / 58" Samsung / "40 Sony
    Screen Resolution
    1920*1200 / 1920x1080
    Hard Drives
    2x Intel 520 240GB * Crucial M4 128GB * 2x Samsung F3 1TB (RAID 0) * 2x WD Caviar Blacks 2TB (RAID 0)
    PSU
    Corsair AX1200W
    Case
    Lian Li PC-V1020A
    Cooling
    NH-D14: 3x140mm Gelid Wing 14: Sunbeam Rheobus Extreme
    Keyboard
    Topre Realforce // Ducky Shine Cherry MX Black
    Mouse
    Razer Imperator + Thermaltake Theron
    Other Info
    Laptop Specs:
    Clevo Sager P170HM //
    17.3 Matte 1920x1200 //
    i7 2720QM // 8GB 1333mhz //
    Dedicated GTX 485M //
    240GB Intel 520 + 750GB + Blu-Ray //

    Samsung Story 2TB USB 3.0
Well SmartEyeBall,Everlong18, and thepizzaman, thank you for your input...will get a rep from me!!;)

I don't think I need to OC anyways....my PC's pretty fast already, you know how tweakers are....just want to try it for the sake of trying it:geek:
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    HP a6009n Desktop
    CPU
    AMD Athlon 64x2 DualCore Processor 3800+2.00 GHz
    Motherboard
    M2N68-LA (Narra)
    Memory
    3.50GB (1) 512mb & (3) 1024mb
    Graphics Card(s)
    NVidia GeForce 6150SE nForce 430(onboard)
    Monitor(s) Displays
    HP mx705
    Screen Resolution
    1024x768
    Hard Drives
    SeaGate Barracuda 250GB
    Internet Speed
    CommieCast HSI---23.60Mbps d/l, 3.63Mbps u/l
    Other Info
    BFG NVIDIA GeForce 6200 OC 256MB Graphics card
    core clock:350MHz, Memory: 256MB DDR
    Memory Clock: 410MHz(vs. 400MHz standard) API Support: MSFT DirectX 9 and lower, OpenGL 1.5 AND LOWER FOR MSFT Windows
    RAMDACs:Dual 400MHz bus Type PCI
DavyVistSP2 said:
I don't think I need to OC anyways....my PC's pretty fast already, you know how tweakers are....just want to try it for the sake of trying it:geek:
Click to expand...
hehe..... yes i want to do it to..... but i have the same issue....... i'll get a new mobo eventually :)
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Acer, Aspire M1201\Custom Build
    CPU
    AMD Athlon X2 5000+ @ 2.6Ghz
    Motherboard
    Acer Micro-ATX Motherboard
    Memory
    2x2gb Patriot Viper DDR2 PC6400 @ 800mhz Dual Channel SLI Edition (4-4-4-12)
    Graphics Card(s)
    ATI HD3870 with 512mb GDDR4
    Sound Card
    Realtek HD 7.1 Onboard Sound
    Monitor(s) Displays
    22" Acer X223 Widescreen
    Screen Resolution
    1680 X 1050
    Hard Drives
    320gb Western Digital SATA II (Ubuntu 9.10)
    500gb Seagate SATA II
    1tb Seagate SATA II (Vista Home Premium)
    PSU
    ULTRA X3 600 Watt Modular
    Case
    NZXT Tempest (The Airflow King) 2x 140mm Fans, 4x 120mm Fans
    Cooling
    1x 135mm In PSU, 1x 70mm On CPU, And 1x 120mm On GPU
    Keyboard
    Microsoft Sidewinder X6
    Mouse
    Microsoft Sidewinder X5
    Internet Speed
    6 Mbs Down 1 Mbs Up
    Other Info
    AVerMedia 1500MCE TV Tuner
    Logitech X540 5.1 Surround Sound

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Self Built
    CPU
    i7 3770K HT ON 4.7GHz
    Motherboard
    P8Z68 Deluxe Gen 3
    Memory
    8GB G.Skill Ripjaws X 2133mhz
    Graphics Card(s)
    2x Gigabyte GTX 670 OC WindForce SLI
    Sound Card
    X-FI Forte + ATH-AD900
    Monitor(s) Displays
    x2 Dell U2410 / 58" Samsung / "40 Sony
    Screen Resolution
    1920*1200 / 1920x1080
    Hard Drives
    2x Intel 520 240GB * Crucial M4 128GB * 2x Samsung F3 1TB (RAID 0) * 2x WD Caviar Blacks 2TB (RAID 0)
    PSU
    Corsair AX1200W
    Case
    Lian Li PC-V1020A
    Cooling
    NH-D14: 3x140mm Gelid Wing 14: Sunbeam Rheobus Extreme
    Keyboard
    Topre Realforce // Ducky Shine Cherry MX Black
    Mouse
    Razer Imperator + Thermaltake Theron
    Other Info
    Laptop Specs:
    Clevo Sager P170HM //
    17.3 Matte 1920x1200 //
    i7 2720QM // 8GB 1333mhz //
    Dedicated GTX 485M //
    240GB Intel 520 + 750GB + Blu-Ray //

    Samsung Story 2TB USB 3.0
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