Vista - Should I or Shouldn't I? (Overclocking)

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... 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

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

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.

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!!

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lol, settle down there champ

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.

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

hehe..... yes i want to do it to..... but i have the same issue....... i'll get a new mobo eventually

lol, yep