Overclocking Questions <----- N00b

[aeonrevolution]

First off heres what I am working with.

CPU-Z Report
CPU-Z version 1.27.2.

CPU(s)
Number of CPUs 1
Name Intel Pentium 4
Code Name Northwood
Specification Intel(R) Pentium(R) 4 CPU 2.66GHz
Family / Model / Stepping F 2 9
Extended Family / Model 0 0
Brand ID 9
Package mPGA-478
Core Stepping D1
Technology 0.13 µ
Supported Instructions Sets MMX, SSE, SSE2
CPU Clock Speed 2660.0 MHz
Clock multiplier x 20.0
Front Side Bus Frequency 133.0 MHz
Bus Speed 532.0 MHz
L1 Data Cache 8 KBytes, 4-way set associative, 64 Bytes line size
L1 Trace Cache 12 Kµops, 8-way set associative
L2 Cache 512 KBytes, 8-way set associative, 64 Bytes line size
L2 Speed 2660.0 MHz (Full)
L2 Location On Chip
L2 Data Prefetch Logic yes
L2 Bus Width 256 bits

Mainboard and chipset
Motherboard manufacturer Dell Computer Corp.
Motherboard model 0F4491
BIOS vendor Dell Computer Corporation
BIOS revision A06
BIOS release date 10/08/2003
Chipset Intel i865P/PE/G/i848P rev. A2
Southbridge Intel 82801EB (ICH5) rev. 2
FSB Select 533 MHz
Performance Mode enabled

Graphic Interface AGP
AGP Status enabled, rev. 3.0
AGP Data Transfert Rate 8x
AGP Max Rate 8x
AGP Side Band Addressing supported, enabled
AGP Aperture Size 128 MBytes

Memory
DRAM Type DDR-SDRAM
DRAM Size 512 MBytes
DRAM Frequency 166.2 MHz
FSBRAM 4:5
CAS# Latency 2.5 clocks
RAS# to CAS# 3 clocks
RAS# Precharge 3 clocks
Cycle Time (TRAS) 7 clocks
# of memory modules 2
Module 0 DDR-SDRAM PC2700 - 256 MBytes
Module 1 DDR-SDRAM PC2700 - 256 MBytes

Software
Windows version Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition Service Pack 2 (Build 2600)
DirectX version 9.0c

I know there wouldn't be a ton of improvement but for the hell of experience I was wondering if it was worth overclocking my cpu and/or memory. I play CS:S pretty much solely now and get more than playable framerates so that isn't an issue. I just wanted to give overclocking a try ya know heh. Anyways I was browsing around cpuid.com and I couldn't figure out which set my board would fall under. Here is the link for the available ones. www.cpuid.com/clockgen.php

If anyone has any help or comments lemme know.

 

[aeonrevolution]

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[DaLurker]

Mainboard and chipset
Motherboard manufacturer Dell Computer Corp.
Motherboard model 0F4491
BIOS vendor Dell Computer Corporation
BIOS revision A06
BIOS release date 10/08/2003
Chipset Intel i865P/PE/G/i848P rev. A2
Southbridge Intel 82801EB (ICH5) rev. 2
FSB Select 533 MHz
Performance Mode enabled

That's your problem. I don't believe Dell motherboards have overclocking options. Check your BIOS when you boot up to see if you can adjust your voltage, and Front Side Bus. If you can't, you're out of luck. No overclocking for you

 

[Jewball]

No kidding, get yourself a good mobo! Maybe an Abit IC7 series?

 

[aeonrevolution]

Well this computer started out as a family pc then I stuck a 9800 pro in there and its doing good on games. I think when Unreal 3 launches I'm going to look into buying a new computer, hopefully some new gpu's will be out by then along with dual cpus or other funky stuff. Anyways thanks guys.

 

[robberbaron]

Well this computer started out as a family pc then I stuck a 9800 pro in there and its doing good on games. I think when Unreal 3 launches I'm going to look into buying a new computer, hopefully some new gpu's will be out by then along with dual cpus or other funky stuff. Anyways thanks guys.

Even if you were to OC it, it would take a Vapochill to get it to the year 2005/2006 if you were lucky, in terms of performance (not including the video card)

 

[ThomasE66]

No kidding, get yourself a good mobo! Maybe an Abit IC7 series?

Slight correction. Dell's motherboards are very good. Just because they do not have overclocking options doesn't mean they are bad.

To the OP: If you want to delve into overclocking, you probably should look into a replacement motherboard. Better yet, build a new system. If you really have your heart set on overclocking the Dell, look into a BIOS upgrade from Mr. BIOS. It costs about $60, but you'll be able to overclock.

I'd still recommend the build a new system route though.

 

[Jewball]

I guess I should have been more specific. I did not mean to imply that Dell doesn't use good motherboards. However, in terms of OCing - which is exactly what this guy is asking about - I think his Dell mobo is going to prevent him from doing any real OCing.