OverClocking my pc

[WooT]

Hey guys, I was Wondering if my mobo is able to be overclocked. Also can you tell if it will make much of a difference?

Motherboard: Foxconn
Model: P4M800P7MA
Processor: Intel Celeron 356
Core Speed: 3325.0 MHz
Multiplier: x 25.0
Bus Speed: 133.. MHz
Rated FSb: 532.0 MHz

[SpoonMan999]

Probably wont make too much of a difference with a Celeron and probably isn't too smart to do with a Celeron since they aren't exactly "heat efficient." However, with the right program you can over clock any system.

[WooT]

do you know the program you are speaking of and i dont have a problem with heat the system heat is it 70 f, and the hottest thing on "Speed Fan" is the "AUX" witch is at 100f

[SpoonMan999]

Speed Fan some times mislabels things so be careful, it lists my memory as a fan, when over clocking you are taking a risk of damaging your hardware.

I could find a program for you if I weren't at work, it's been years since I've had to use a program to over clock since I'm using mobos with built in over clocking these days.

[Daddy_XL]

You need to manually change your bus for ram in the bios. your mobo can handle 800fsb so make sure you are using better ram to oc it. pentium D range can safely hit 3.6 from the factory. Im guessing you might be able to hit 4-4.2ghz but you will need to use a better heatsink fan for cooling purpose. The thermaltake V1 is the highest rated one there is atm runs about $60 USD. I think coolermaster has a subzero7 or something like that for half the price or lesser. To hit 4ghz tho your bus would have to change from 133 to 160. This will also need a decent power supply for overclocking as well as getting there in baby steps.maybe even slightly increasing your voltage use. plugging a larger number might not just work.

Like spoon said you might need a program to help you keep it stable. Good luck on that I dont know of many besides the ones that come with oc mobo like asus or gigabyte. Try to grab prime 95 while your at it to run it after you oc it to make sure its stable imo.

Now lastly your temps are usually measured in Celsius not fahrenheit. 70F = 21c which is very low on temp. 70c = 158 which is very hot and wont be able to oc. Most ppl who take core2duo's and oc them are going up 5-10c on idle a and maybe 10-15 on load depending on how high they oc it. you really want to stay undr 65c. 65c-100c is the rating on frying an intel chip. In the end the more heat it takes on the abuse side the sooner it will die. the avg life of a computer is 10 years but like a car could be more depending on how it it taken care of and how often you tune it up etc...etc.. etc..

[WooT]

Ok, thanks man you really help me out im goin out and gettin a new heatsink soon, and power supplie, 500watt sounds good? or should i go to 650?

[skidude]

what ever u do don't overclock to much on stock cooling

overclocking can shorten your hardwares life without the right cooling so make sure u have good airflow in your case and going to the cpu or w/e u may want to overclock

[WooT]

Ok well the worst happen I guessin i blew my intel chip because my pc is just beaping now it dont even boot up, so how much is a new clereon d 356 processor gunna cost me?

[Daddy_XL]

when you reboot press f2 to get into your setup and change it back. overclocking wont blow your cpu if your setting is too high your system just wont load or run correctly. once it runs for awhile then it can shorten your other hardware and such like blowing a cap on your mobo.

[bigdeath]

You can set your bios to shutdown your comp at a certain temp just as a precautionary and preliminay measure before you actually invest in an after market cooling system.

[WooT]

Well when i went to reboot it ll it does now is beep it wont go to the moniter, so maybe can someone tell if it not the chip what it may be? if i blew a cap on my mobo is there a way to fix hit cause im usin a frankinstien pc right, totaly sucks

[Daddy_XL]

Beeps are for a code. How many times does it beep? And im thinking you could have fried your memory stick. Try taking it out and changing them around. If you have a pregnate cap then you can fix it by soldering on a new one.

[SpoonMan999]

Beeps could also be harddrive failure so if you another drive to boot off of try it.

[Daddy_XL]

Thnx spoon im not up to par on all the beep codes I just know if you get one that it tells you something is wrong like an error code.

[SpoonMan999]

I don't know which one means what I just know the HDD is the most common.

[WooT]

Lol , omg after all that i was messin around with it a took the lithium battery out for a while and it reset the bios, so now it works perfect lol, well thanks for all the suggestions guys, and i went out today and bought a new graphics card so im gunna be doin some gaming for a while, as well as playin NFSU on the wii , WooT Peace

[Daddy_XL]

lol you had cmos/bios posting problems from a battery isuue? well that's pretty shitty to go thru with all that stress n shit. Next time save some sanity and divide and conquer. IT will narrow things down faster n easier.