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overclocking a dell

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lovelybow

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ive heard from some places that it is possible and many says its not.

is it possible or not to overclock my dimension 8400?
 
No, it's not possible. You don't have access to right BIOS settings.
 
It may be possible with certain software utilities, but they may not have a lot of options. I think clockgen is one, but I've never used it.
 
Your mobo and ram, to start with. And you'll likely need to reinstall Windows after these changes are made.

If you really want to try o/c'ing, your going to want to build a machine with parts that were designed with overclocking in mind. Don't waste the time and money trying to o/c your Dell, it can be done, but not in a relaible or easy manner.
 
lovelybow said:
what parts do i have to change to make overclocking possible?
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To make it overclockable in BIOS you have to get a new motherboard (non del)l and possibly new RAM. I think the 8400 uses RD-RAM, and there's not a lot of motherboards that use it.

Now with Windows XP, you can use the same product key on the back of the case, but the disc Dell provided won't install if it's BIOS locked. So you may not necessarily have to buy a new copy of XP, but you'll have to borrow an oem disc from somone that isn't branded. Then when you go to activate you will be directed to call MS and explain why you're reinstalling XP.
 
ryan_975 said:
It may be possible with certain software utilities, but they may not have a lot of options. I think clockgen is one, but I've never used it.
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If you OC a Dell, you can kiss any warranty you have goodbye. Dell's are not designed to be overclocked. That's why people who want a rig that can OC, they build it themselves.
 
ty for all the answers , will probably buy a new comp.

are these specs any good for gaming? (numbers on side displays how many of everything :) )

Super Midi tower ATX Silver W/transparent chassi fan 1

Microstar ATX nF4 S939 AMD PCIe GLAN, SATA, Raid 1

AMD AMD CPU ATHLON 64 X2 4600+ 939p Box 1

400 DDR 1GB Kingston PC3200 DDR CL3 2

Palit PCIe Geforce 6600 512MB DDR2 DVI, TV-out 1

Hauppauge OEM WinTV PVR-150 MCE Cert 1

Maxtor D-max 10 250GB 7200RPM 16MB 2

NEC DVD±RW DL 16X IDE ND-3550 BULK black 1

price: about 900 dollars (in sweden)
 
Well you will have to buy a PSU if you want to run the rig. Also, I wouldn't recommend getting that video card. Upgrade to at least a 7600...
 
hmm if you can find out what chipset/cpu etc you have it may be possible. if you have a chipset that supports say 533fsb and your cpu is 400fsb, then you could do a pinmod and trick it into running at 533. then again a 33% oc may not be possible depending on hardware again
 
The Dimension 8400 uses the 925x chipset and up to a Pentium 4 3.6GHz (800 FSB/LGA775), and DDR2 ram


Boyo said:
Well you will have to buy a PSU if you want to run the rig. Also, I wouldn't recommend getting that video card. Upgrade to at least a 7600...
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I believe the 8400 was built after the PSU debacle. Dell quit using non-standard PSUs quite a while ago.
 
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