Overclocking a 2.8ghz p4....help.

Post by **RedAlley** » Thu Nov 03, 2005 9:09 pm

I have a 2.8ghz and want to o/c it... how high can I get with stock cooling? My problem is... my BIOS has no options. Can you guys help me do this? Below is my specs on my mb/bios and cpu.

Post by **Kills On Site** » Thu Nov 03, 2005 9:55 pm

If you can't do it in your BIOS then you most likely can't do it. Is it a prefav computer? like Dell, HP, Gateway.

Post by **axbaby** » Thu Nov 03, 2005 9:56 pm

google:
software overclocking

people have developed ways to overclock even with no options to do so ion the bios.

i hate AMI bioses

Post by **RedAlley** » Thu Nov 03, 2005 10:03 pm

Yes its a Sony Vaio that my cousin gave me... the only original hardware left is the mb and the cpu.

Post by **RedAlley** » Thu Nov 03, 2005 10:13 pm

Is there not a way I can somehow update the bios or possibly get a new bios with more options? I can't even change AGP Aperature size!

Post by **SOAPboy** » Fri Nov 04, 2005 12:21 am

RedAlley wrote:Is there not a way I can somehow update the bios or possibly get a new bios with more options? I can't even change AGP Aperature size!

so buy a new cheapo motherboard

-_-

Post by **§ìgñå** » Fri Nov 04, 2005 6:47 pm

not really your mobo, but a decent guide:

http://forum.abit-usa.com/showthread.ph ... adid=35680

SOAPboy wrote:so buy a new cheapo motherboard

agreed. new mobo + thermalright xp-90 sink with AS5 = teh win.

Post by **RedAlley** » Sat Nov 05, 2005 12:41 am

Just overclocked my 2.8ghz northwood to 3.2 ghz using clockgen.... Quake4 runs so much better now, my x850 pro finally has room to breathe. Without clockgen i would have been out of luck with my bios being so crappy.

Post by **Massive Quasars** » Sat Nov 05, 2005 2:17 am

RedAlley wrote:Just overclocked my 2.8ghz northwood to 3.2 ghz using clockgen.... Quake4 runs so much better now, my x850 pro finally has room to breathe. Without clockgen i would have been out of luck with my bios being so crappy.

Stable? Run a Q4 demo looped for 12 hours and we'll talk. Check for artifacts periodically.

Post by **RedAlley** » Sat Nov 05, 2005 5:08 am

Just ran Prime 95 for 5hours and no errors.... Ran the ATI tool at the same time for 5hours and no artifacts. Its stable and I'm loving my ole Northwood.

Post by **Deathshroud** » Sat Nov 05, 2005 6:01 am

5 hours really isn't that long. If you want to consider that a stable OC, I would recommend Prime95 for around 10 hrs. Some people even run it for 24 hrs before they consider it stable.

Post by **Massive Quasars** » Sat Nov 05, 2005 6:38 am

Deathshroud wrote:5 hours really isn't that long. If you want to consider that a stable OC, I would recommend Prime95 for around 10 hrs. Some people even run it for 24 hrs before they consider it stable.

I would run it longer too, 10-12 hours sounds about right. Followed by 10-12 hours of a Q4 demo looped if you're up to it.