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Tech: overclocking

2008-02-18, 1:20 PM #1

Krokodile

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I noticed my mobo's BIOS has a setting called "CPU Host Frequency" which is by default at 100 MHz. I upped it by a little and now my old P4 2.4 GHz Northwood runs at 2.52 GHz and there doesn't seem to be any problem. The CPU temperature is at 40C.

My question is: by how much is it safe to overclock this processor with stock cooling?

Looks like we're not going down after all, so nevermind.

2008-02-18, 1:21 PM #2

Rob

Bah, HUMBUG!

Posts: 13,278

Just do it like all the other d-bags do it.

One step down from the step that makes it crash every ten seconds.

2008-02-18, 1:27 PM #3

ECHOMAN

"Has it won yet?"

Posts: 17,215

Do people overclock laptops? It seems like a recipe for disaster.

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2008-02-18, 1:39 PM #4

Rob

Bah, HUMBUG!

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Yes, yes they do...

2008-02-18, 1:39 PM #5

Chewbubba

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You'll just have to experiment and watch the temps really close, and kinda like what Rob mentioned, find a point that's not too hot and doesn't cause your OS to crash.

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2008-02-18, 1:40 PM #6

zanardi

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every time I try to set up cpu bus speed my computer crashes

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