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OSCAR BORJA Posted on Oct 28, 2007

OVERCLOCKING My PC has a 1.60GHz Pentium 4. In the BIOS setup, its default frequency setting is only 800MHz even though in WINDOWs it displays as a 1.60GHz processor. So I increased its frequency setting also to 1.60GHz in my BIOS setup. My question is: do you consider that as overclocking? Any opinion will be greatly appreciated. Thank you!!

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The 800 MHz seems to be your system bus speed and not the CPU speed. They a related but no quite the same. Overclocking is usually defined as forcing something to operate at a higher speed than it was designed to. If you changed the 800 MHz to 1.6 GHz in your BIOS then yes it could be considered overclocking.

One thing I would like to mention is that when changing clock speeds in your BIOS, do it in small steps, if done in large steps it can cause system instability.

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System failed due to cpu overclocking. Not setup for overclocking in the bios.

Reboot, and enter BIOS SETUP mode.
Choose "Load Default Settings".
This will "undo" any overclocking of your motherboard and of your CPU.
tip

How to tweak your computer

Step 1
Back up important files. This includes impotant datas stored on your computer
Step 2
Update the firmware of your computers BIOS. Also update or patch your OS to the lates update and even your hardware devices must be updated as well.
Step 3
Also before proceeding ,remember to get a BENCHMARK test program that will help you see the changes and also monitor the temp. of your processor after overclocking
Make sure that your BIOS is also set to shutdown once illegal voltage or temp. will be detected
Step 4
Ensure that the CPU FAN is clean and is still calibrated to the right rpm
Step 5
Power on your unit ,hit the hotkey to access setup.On the BIOS go to ADV. CHIPSET option.Then look for"clocks, "frequency/voltage control" or "voltage options." This will look unique on each brand of computer.You can overclock by modifying "CPU bus frequency" or "CPU FSB frequency." Increase this value slightly. In some cases, you will be able to increase your "CPU multiplier" through the BIOS.If your BIOS has none of these options,your motherboard is not capable of overclocking the processor.
Step 6
You can also try overclocking your MEMORY AND VIDEO speed. Some motherboards have this options on the BIOS as well
Step 7
You can consult your motherboards manual to know the operating voltage of your cpu or type in the model of the board on yahoo or google.
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Overclock

I do not condone overclocking!

You can try upgrading your bios to the latest version. It may let you change the CPU settings.

http://downloadcenter.intel.com/Fi [...] &strOSs=38

Intel boards are usually "locked" (BIOS), and are difficult if not impossible to overclock.

I DO NOT CONDONE OVERCLOCKING. IT CAN RUIN,TRASH, BREAK FOREVER, MAKE CEASE TO FUNCTION, if something goes wrong, not yelling at you just want to make sure you know what you are trying toget into.
But...They do sell boards designed for that purpose, I think you can get the board you have w/CPU for under $100. Look for a different board if you are serious about it.
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2.4GHz 533MHz FSB to 2.4Ghz 800MHz FSB

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I have a probleme with a MSI 945P NEO5 Motherboard CPU install is an Intel Pentium4 3.0MHZ. The problem is the voltage reading is out of specification in the semos and even when analising it with the...

It seems like your board has been overclocked you must enter BIOS
2 methods to do so
1) Press one of these keys to do so
DEL F2 ctrl + esc.
or check lower part of screen during boot up will tell you which key to press.
When in BIOS reset to "Default" and see how you go
2) check M/board somewhere on it will be BIOS reset pins
either a 2 pin setting with no jumper across them fit jumper across them for 2/3 minutes then reset to normal and boot.
Or a 3 pin setup change jumper across middle and other pin 2/3 mins then reset them back to standard
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