Okay I have a Optiplex 270. It has a 2.8Ghz P4. So are there any way to OC this Dell POS... I know OEM like dell lock the Bios so people cannot tweak or OC their systems. Is there programs, etc. Who has oc a optiplex system before????
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Ways to OC Dells
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BillLeeLee
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I think it's called Clockgen. It allows you to overclock from within Windows.
I assume no responsiblity if your system locks up if you push it too hard.
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I assume no responsiblity if your system locks up if you push it too hard.
/mandatory save my own ass line
I'm not sure that's an overclockable model. It's not just that the "bios is locked". To overclock you also need a way to adjust the FSB through more fine steps than just fixed 100/133/200QDR (400/533/800MHz) FSB speeds.
Open the case, look for the clock generator chip, google the datasheet and see if it supports FSB steps. If the datasheet only shows fixed steps, you are not going to be overclocking that system in any way with a P4 2.8GHz. It's doubtful you can run a P4 2.8GHz 533MHz FSB at 4.2GHz (800MHz FSB... the FSB next step up) even if you could adjust the voltage.
The Dimension 4600, which also uses the i865 chipset (not i865G... not the same motherboard), doesn't support 1MHz FSB tweaking (the clock generator only supports the fixed steps mentioned above), but the Dimension 8300 and PowerEdge 400SC do support 1MHz FSB tweaking. You need to check the clock generator to be sure you're not wasting your time.
Open the case, look for the clock generator chip, google the datasheet and see if it supports FSB steps. If the datasheet only shows fixed steps, you are not going to be overclocking that system in any way with a P4 2.8GHz. It's doubtful you can run a P4 2.8GHz 533MHz FSB at 4.2GHz (800MHz FSB... the FSB next step up) even if you could adjust the voltage.
The Dimension 4600, which also uses the i865 chipset (not i865G... not the same motherboard), doesn't support 1MHz FSB tweaking (the clock generator only supports the fixed steps mentioned above), but the Dimension 8300 and PowerEdge 400SC do support 1MHz FSB tweaking. You need to check the clock generator to be sure you're not wasting your time.
mewannafastpc
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you will also need to find a way to increase your voltage...
just increasing the frequency without increasing voltage won't give you any stablity
it will just make your system crash more often
just increasing the frequency without increasing voltage won't give you any stablity
it will just make your system crash more often