I need overclocking help

[Ramenboi 0]

Hi, as you know from the alst thread, i have a prebuilt gateway gt5428(http://support.gateway.com/s/pc/R/1009466/1009466nv.shtml) with extra ram and a new vid card. Here is the problem, i want to overclock the cpu and the bios dosnt let me do it, there is no option for me to overclock it.

I somehow need to change(?) or do something to my bios to overclock, winflash dosnt work and im out of options, any tips?

Thanks guys.

Ramen

[Velo 2077]

simply, your motherboard is not made to overclock.

imo, theres really no reason to overclock a 3.2ghz Pentium D though.. the first thing you want to do is upgrade your ram if you havent already

[Dojima 7619]

No need. Even if you could, you'd prob have to get some better cooling. Just don't worry about it.

[ctark 1983]

Don't bother, thats your best bet...

what speed is your ram?

[Ramenboi 0]

ram is at 2.5ghz, 1x2gb 1x512mhz should i upgrade? cuz i have the money for that

[Emerican 1]

thats not the speed, the speed is 668, 800, 1333, or 1600 (most common speeds).

and you need a non factory motherboard to overclock.

[Dojima 7619]

ram is at 2.5ghz, 1x2gb 1x512mhz should i upgrade? cuz i have the money for that

Like I said about a bazillion times, you're fine with RAM, but feel free to continue to disregard anything I say if you want to waste your money.

[Lesbian Dad 555]

you could flash your bios but i don't know that will help. either way, you could just get a better CPU. on the other hand, overclocking is typically dangerous and not recommended unless you have the proper cooling setup.

[Ramenboi 0]

Speed is 800 and yeah i know you told me i was fine with my ram, but i really feel the need

[Clay 24]

Speed is 800 and yeah i know you told me i was fine with my ram, but i really feel the need

(if that's referring to OCing) You can't. You have a stock mobo. Don't buy prebuilts.

(if that's referring to ram) You don't need to. You have 2 gigs of ram. What video card do you have/how slow is your operating system? I'm just going to take a guess and say you still have all that gateway bloatware start up with XP or Vista, or 7.

[ctark 1983]

run > msconfig > startup > uncheck programs you KNOW you don't need, if you don't know what it does, don't fuck with it.

I would say the ram is the factor there though, it's a bit slow. might aswell just get a new computer, by the time you upgrade the ram, you will probably need a new gfx card for any new games, plus then your cpu will be the bottleneck, so new one of those, o and new mobo for the new cpu / ram....

Might as well just save up. Try to tweek the system asmuch as possible to remove unwanted programs, defrag the hdd....?

[Dojima 7619]

Speed is 800 and yeah i know you told me i was fine with my ram, but i really feel the need

Why? It will do exactly nothing.

[Ramenboi 0]

already did msconfig b4, computer runs FAST just need more resources for running the frostbite engine

i have a xfx nVidia GeForce 9500 gt 1gb ddr2 (on the card)

[Dojima 7619]

That is your main problem. I'm telling you, that card is next to useless. If you want to run the game better, get a better card.

[ChosenOne2000 4440]

already did msconfig b4, computer runs FAST just need more resources for running the frostbite engine

i have a xfx nVidia GeForce 9500 gt 1gb ddr2 (on the card)

Anything less than a 9800 is fail

[Dojima 7619]

Anything less than a 9800 is fail

Quite right. At least get a 9800GT. You should then be able to run the game with moderate settings in near constant 60fps.

[MangoJuice 0]

honestly just get a better rig. so yeah no point to OC if you dont even have the cooling.

[ctark 1983]

Just save and buy a new computer. or if you do buy a new gfx card, make it worth it, so you don't have to buy a new one when you get another mobo/cpu/ram... granted it will be bottlenecked for the time being, but it's better than spending money now, then getting some later.

O and really, OC'ing that rig just isn't worth it.

[Chaos 2]

I would say that gateway computers blow.

[Mortifer Fain 0]

i am an idiot.

[ctark 1983]

i am an idiot.

o rly?