Overclocking prebuilt rigs

[CaptCanada]

Hi all

I have been thinking of purchasing a prebuilt computer to replace my AMD64 X3800 system. It will be my first purchase of a prebuilt in a very long time, if I decide to.

I am looking at an Acer Aspire 5620 or an HP 9060N, both quad core rigs. I am wondering just how overclocking friendly these would be? Would I have to use the latest bios updates from the the company's website, or could I flash it with a bios right from the bios maker? I know these rigs are really proprietary.

Thanks!

[kent]

Your best bet is software overclocking.

You'll never do BIOS overclocking on either.

Build your own system bro, but don't tase me.

[Uberbob102000]

Seconded.
You will never be able to get ANY BIOS OC at all and even if you do get a software OC it will be very little (~100-200MHz)

[munkle]

I doubt you would even get a software oc, clockgen never worked on any dell or hp's that I tried.

[AMD_RULES]

Hi all

I have been thinking of purchasing a prebuilt computer to replace my AMD64 X3800 system. It will be my first purchase of a prebuilt in a very long time, if I decide to.

I am looking at an Acer Aspire 5620 or an HP 9060N, both quad core rigs. I am wondering just how overclocking friendly these would be? Would I have to use the latest bios updates from the the company's website, or could I flash it with a bios right from the bios maker? I know these rigs are really proprietary.

Thanks!not possible unless you use software which is not recommended by anyone on here and also, i second the idea of building a rig instead...

[Jedikid]

+3 on building a rig

[Zero82z]

Clockgen is your only possible option, and it doesn't have a great chance of working(didn't work on an HP C2D machine I tried it on). If you want to overclock, build a PC yourself.

[brydon10]

Why would you even think about buying an HP or something when you can save money and get something faster by building it?

[Uberbob102000]

Why would you even think about buying an HP or something when you can save money and get something faster by building it?

QFT... Building your own FTW

[Skott]

For those who have never built a PC it can be a daunting and scary proposition. Its easier to do now than it was just a few years ago and each year the manufacturers are making it even easier to do. There are still some hurdles in the process though if you have never done it. Troubleshooting for example can be difficult if you dont know what you are doing and run into a snag. If you know someone, a buddy, or family member, that has already done it a time or two is a good way to get started.

[munkle]

For those who have never built a PC it can be a daunting and scary proposition. Its easier to do now than it was just a few years ago and each year the manufacturers are making it even easier to do. There are still some hurdles in the process though if you have never done it. Troubleshooting for example can be difficult if you dont know what you are doing and run into a snag. If you know someone, a buddy, or family member, that has already done it a time or two is a good way to get started.

I would say it is harder now than a few years ago, there wasn't as much choice back then as there is now. Just picking out a mobo is daunting task. Back when amd and 939 was king there was maybe 5 or 6 mobos that were considered to be your choices. Now with the p35 chipset there are at least 10+ good mobos to choose from, and many more ok ones.

[Zero82z]

On the plus side, the fact that there are a lot of great mobos out there means you pretty much can't go wrong with whatever you pick. Plus, competition drives down cost, so you can actually get a good P35 board for around $100. I can't remember ever having any great overclocking boards being available at that price point before Core 2.