I need help!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[KINGOFTHENEWB]

I'm a newb.... <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif" border="0"><BR>I need help on overclocking..... <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif" border="0"><BR>Here's my computer :<BR><BR>CPU : Pentium III 933mhz<BR><BR>RAM : 128 MB SDRAM<BR><BR>GRAPHIC CARD : (I don't think I have one, but I know I have intel) Intel(R) 82810E Graphics Controller<BR><BR>EXTRA INFO : Bought this in January 2001 at Costco. Made by Hewlett Packard. Bought this for about<BR>$1300.<BR><BR>MODEL : hp pavilion XT856<BR><BR>Please ladies and gentlemen. Help me how to overclock this "lazy" machine. I have no clue how to overclock any of the computers. I think you overclock it by installing a software. Please tell me as quick as you can!!!!! <BR><BR><BR><BR> THANK YOU

[ElrichMeister2]

welcome tp pcstats, KINGOFTHENEWB<BR><BR><BR>theyre are some software that alows to overclock but its not recomended. you usually overclock by changing the bios settings of your motherboard(most casses you push delete during post). to overclock a processor you need to raise the fsb and the multpliers. good cooling on you processor is highly recomended. And the motherboard needs to support overclocking. well im sure youll get all the help you need here at pcstats be sure to stick around <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif" border="0">

[roy]

I hate to be the bearer of bad news but I don't think your system is very overclock-able.<BR><BR>The main reason is because well... you have a Hewlett Packard. Any major 'brand' computers are considered 'OEM' which pretty much means they are for use AS IS. No modifications can be made to them because they use motherboards with NO overclocking options.<BR><BR>Second, you have an Intel based system. Let's pretend you built this system by yourself. The only thing you can really do is raise the FSB, which would give you a couple hundred MHZ but not as much as if you had an AMD system where you can mess around with the FSB AND the multiplier.<BR><BR>Sigh... sorry dude.

[Colin]

Unfortunately what roy said is true... <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-sad.gif" border="0"><BR><BR>HP usually use Asus mobo's in their machines however those boards have special BIOS's which do not allow for overclocking. All hope is not lost but overclocking will be difficult.<BR><BR>If you can locate your mobo's clock generator you might be able to use software overclockers like SoftFSB, SetFSB or CPUFSB to overclock your system.<BR><BR>You have a videocard but it's integrated into your motherboard and you have no AGP slot. It's not great the 810E but for 2D work it should be fine.

[KINGOFTHENEWB]

Thanks guys I appreciate it! <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif" border="0"><BR><BR>I guess I'll just buy a new computer then........<BR><BR>Thanks again!

[TranceJunkieXL]

Hey Welcome to PCStats KINGOFTHENEWB!<img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif" border="0"><BR>I was in almost the exact same situation (except I have an XL768 from 2001 - Sam's Club) when I started here. Don't just buy another pre-built computer though. PCStats just wrote a very useful <a target=new class=ftalternatingbarlinklarge href="http://www.pcstats.com/articleview.cfm?articleID=1444">Beginner's Guide</a> to builing your own PC. Let everyone here know what you want your system to do and you will definitely get a ton of useful information about what components to look for. Even great places to purchase them (Newegg.com) at competitive prices! Heck, if I had known about this place when I bought my HP, I probably would have come home with a much faster system for less at that time. Check out my sig (roughly $1K for this awesome overclocker with a 19" CRT).<img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-happy.gif" border="0">