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    I have an Intel Pentium 4 2.4Ghz. I am interested in overclocking it. I have a MSI PT880 Neo motherboard and really cheap PC3200 RAM. Do you think that I could overclock this processor to 2.8Ghz. I am not experienced at all in overclocking so some tips would be greatly apreciated (spelling?).

  • #2
    i think you can just press delete when you startup to enter bios. Then go to the chip or cpu thing and it should have the speed and multiplier settings. Set the clock to manual and set the thing thats like 10x24 or watever to higher like 11x25 or 15x27 or something like that. logon and go to system and it should show its faster

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    • #3
      The info from Satanicsanta090 is wrong as you will not be able to change the multiplier at all but you will be able to change the FSB. Also is that 2.4 an A (100MHz FSB), a B (133MHz FSB), a C or E (200MHz FSB) CPU? If it is one of the last then you'll be able to set the CPU/Memory ratio at 5:4 to take the load of the memory while you raise your FSB.

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      • #4
        Searching the forums and Google would probably answer any questions you have regarding overclocking, and you wouldn't have to way for someone to post.
        :cheers:

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        • #5
          Well when you build ya PC you need to have OC;ing in mind. Cheap PC3200 is gonna bite you in the ass...

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          • #6
            i wasnt talking about the multiplier thats locked. its the second setting with speed i ferget what its called

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            • #7
              Front side bus?

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              • #8
                no man I have a P4s533 motherboard with 2 ghz p4 from Asus so its different from urs probably but on mine u can set ur processor speed when u get to ur settings it says:

                Motherboard control:
                choices are manual, automatic, and default

                Multiplier:
                2x (its gray and locked)

                THE THING WHICH NAME I FORGOT
                default 10x20

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                • #9
                  I know that I can't tell what the hell you're talking about but do you even have a clue?

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                  • #10
                    :roll: calm down man i restarted my comp and took a look at it its the CPU frequency. Its under advanced when you enter the motherboard settings. You have to first change the CPU setting to manual and then you can tweak the frequency. After ur done go to your control panel and check the speed ur cpu is running at and it should be faster if you set the frequency higher

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                    • #11
                      There are a lot of different BIOSs so unless one of us has your same BIOS we wouldn't see what you are.

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                      • #12
                        Depending on the motherboard, most 2.4's (of A (prescott), B (northwood, 533), C (northwood, 800), or the plain 2.4 (northwood, 400)) seem able to hit 3GHz pretty easily.

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                        • #13
                          Ok I have a Pentium 4 too. FSB running at 800mhz and a L2 512k cache. I'm not sure which P4 it is since I am sort of a noob at computers but maybe it won't matter or you guys can figure it out. Anyway let me list everything so it is easier to read -

                          My setup
                          -Processor-Pentium 4 2.4ghz, 800 mhz FSB, L2 512k cache (not hyperthreading)
                          -Motherboard-Abit IS7 with award bios 6.0 (says hyperthreading active ???)
                          -RAM-512 mb of Kingston HyperX series (dual channel mode enabled 2 sticks of 256 in there)
                          -Harddrive-80 gb Western Digital Special Edition or something

                          Well I think that is all you need. Anyway I know how to overclock it. I go into my bios and change the frequency and it estimates at how many ghz it will be running at. I was aiming for 2.8 ghz just to add a little more punch. It runs right around 70 degrees right now (i think) I have decent cooling and play to buy another fan anyway. What do you think??

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