What is 'clocking' your pc

nutkey · 12-01-2002, 06:36 PM

Hi all; Ive seen on other forums about users who have 'clocked ' their pcs.Could someone tell me what this means, and what benefits it has?
Also is it worth doing to my own pc?

[edit- post moved-->you need to post in the correct forums to get the correct kind of help---Thanks, LPDad]

gbread49 · 12-01-2002, 08:11 PM

"Overclocking" refers to increasing the clock speed of your CPU (making it run faster than it is rated).. Example: take a 900MHz CPU and making it run at 1.0GHz..... This usually involves changing jumper settings on your mobo for newer systems and in some cases the settings can be changed in the BIOS for "jumperless" mobos. (voltage & multiplier settings).

Most CPU's are capable of running at speeds higher than advertised.

The advantages are obvious for overclocking, however, there are some disadvantages. The main one is HEAT! The faster a CPU runs, the more heat is generated...so...when overclocking, ensuring that you have an adequate cooling scheme set up is most important. Also, overclocking a CPU can reduce its life expectancy, plus if you are not careful and overclock too much, you can easily fry your CPU.

Hope this gives an idea on what overclocking is.....

**DreamCaster** · 12-02-2002, 10:06 AM

Hiya nutkey and welcome

gbread49 has pretty much summed it up. I just wanted to add that some types of memory are overclockable as well

~Peace
DC

nutkey · 12-02-2002, 12:25 PM

Sorry Lp dad, Ill put post in the right place from now on

Thanx for the info guys ,my pc is pentium 4,windows xp.Can i view my bios chip info ? How do i find out my current clock speed ?Any info is greatly appreciated.

LPDad · 12-02-2002, 01:07 PM

NP Nutkey, Just trying to get you the most exposure with the best people to answer your threads.

Download the belarc advisor from www.belarc.com. Run it and it will tell you all sorts of good informtion about your entire System. (motherboard, chip, etc).

WCPUID is the program that displays the CPU information of your personal computer.
Shows Frequency, Multiplier, Chipset Info. etc ...
(Great little utility)
you can Download it FREE at : http://hp.vector.co.jp/authors/VA002.../download.html

Those 2 programs should give you almost all the info about your computer you would ever need (unless you really want EVERYTHING-- then you can try Sandrasoft.)

Cirga · 12-02-2002, 01:12 PM

LPDad.. Kudos to you.

Just had to post to thank you for that link to belarc.. I work on clients computers through PCAnywhere every day where I work.. and the new clients we get sometimes create quite a hassle because they can never tell us what exactly they have on their PC .. nor what they need from us to get our software to run properly..

Belarc just saved me about 8 hours worth of installation time.. what a bufoon I was for not finding something like this earlier.. I guess the troubleshooter me just liked digging..

Appreciate it LpDad.

EDIT: On this note.. was curious if you knew of a program that can check "x" files and tell you the dates on them on a PC? like a file checker.. where you can speficically tell it to check this file and tell you the date and maybe keep it in a list on a text file or something? Anything you know of LPDad?

nutkey · 12-02-2002, 01:42 PM

Belarc; What a useful piece of kit

But couldnt d/load wcpuid,tried twice ,but it just said 'forbidden' in the stardownloader box.

gbread49 · 12-02-2002, 05:37 PM

To piggy back on what LPDad said, another great program for telling you just about everything you want to know about your system, from hardware to system capabilities, and a few other things in between is "SiSoft Sandra 2003"... There is a freeware version of the program and it should be quite sufficient for most users in providing what you want to know about your 'puter....You can also do benchmarking with it, an added plus.......

You can check it out:Here

LPDad · 12-03-2002, 08:18 AM

Quote:

posted by nutkey
[b]couldnt d/load wcpuid,tried twice ,but it just said 'forbidden' in the stardownloader box.[b]

Well...that is no good. Ok then, this is a userfriendly site so I will attach it to this post.
Just make a folder somewhere convenient to extract to.

OK Here is the latest version of WCPUID:
NOTE: In order to be able to attach the file to this thread I had to do a little creative packaging.
Download the file wcpu310.zip...Then after you have saved it to your harddrive then RENAME it to "wcpu310.exe" (just change the .zip to .exe) - this then makes it a self extracting file which you can extract to a folder of your choice.

nutkey · 12-09-2002, 06:47 PM

thanx LPDad, will do that...im learning fast!!!

nutkey · 12-14-2002, 08:51 PM

Cool...wcpuid works,,,thanx for that.
Right; i ve come back to this thread because i want to overclock!!
my bus speed is 133megs;the processor is 2533 megs. I dont want to go to barmy though,what do i do next?

yousuf · 12-14-2002, 08:56 PM

megs?

yousuf · 12-14-2002, 08:57 PM

oh MHz ok
what type of processor do u have?

yousuf · 12-14-2002, 09:04 PM

p4 2.5GHz can go up to 2.9GHz

have a look at this
http://maximumpc.usads.futurenet.com...=1039914300392

nutkey · 12-14-2002, 09:05 PM

Hi Yousuf, its a pentium four (4) lol; only kidding dude, just been to your link,but the page was not displayed;will try it again later,thanx

12-01-2002, 06:36 PM	#1 (permalink)
nutkey Registered User Join Date: Nov 2002 Posts: 34	What is 'clocking' your pc Hi all; Ive seen on other forums about users who have 'clocked ' their pcs.Could someone tell me what this means, and what benefits it has? Also is it worth doing to my own pc? [edit- post moved-->you need to post in the correct forums to get the correct kind of help---Thanks, LPDad]

12-01-2002, 08:11 PM	#2 (permalink)
gbread49 Registered User Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Tennessee Posts: 744	"Overclocking" refers to increasing the clock speed of your CPU (making it run faster than it is rated).. Example: take a 900MHz CPU and making it run at 1.0GHz..... This usually involves changing jumper settings on your mobo for newer systems and in some cases the settings can be changed in the BIOS for "jumperless" mobos. (voltage & multiplier settings). Most CPU's are capable of running at speeds higher than advertised. The advantages are obvious for overclocking, however, there are some disadvantages. The main one is HEAT! The faster a CPU runs, the more heat is generated...so...when overclocking, ensuring that you have an adequate cooling scheme set up is most important. Also, overclocking a CPU can reduce its life expectancy, plus if you are not careful and overclock too much, you can easily fry your CPU. Hope this gives an idea on what overclocking is..... __________________

12-02-2002, 10:06 AM	#3 (permalink)
DreamCaster Tune Raider Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: New England Posts: 1,353	Hiya nutkey and welcome gbread49 has pretty much summed it up. I just wanted to add that some types of memory are overclockable as well ~Peace DC __________________ Boston Red Sox - 2004 World Champions New England Patriots - '02, '04, '05 Superbowl Champions

12-02-2002, 01:07 PM	#5 (permalink)
LPDad Admin & "Fixer" Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Costa Mesa, CA Posts: 2,293	NP Nutkey, Just trying to get you the most exposure with the best people to answer your threads. Download the belarc advisor from www.belarc.com. Run it and it will tell you all sorts of good informtion about your entire System. (motherboard, chip, etc). WCPUID is the program that displays the CPU information of your personal computer. Shows Frequency, Multiplier, Chipset Info. etc ... (Great little utility) you can Download it FREE at : http://hp.vector.co.jp/authors/VA002.../download.html Those 2 programs should give you almost all the info about your computer you would ever need (unless you really want EVERYTHING-- then you can try Sandrasoft.) __________________ We don't need no stink'n TechSupport We ARE TechSupport. *LPDad* Administrator

12-02-2002, 01:12 PM	#6 (permalink)
Cirga Lurking AdMiN Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: In my own little world. Buts its ok. They know me here. Posts: 3,245	LPDad.. Kudos to you. Just had to post to thank you for that link to belarc.. I work on clients computers through PCAnywhere every day where I work.. and the new clients we get sometimes create quite a hassle because they can never tell us what exactly they have on their PC .. nor what they need from us to get our software to run properly.. Belarc just saved me about 8 hours worth of installation time.. what a bufoon I was for not finding something like this earlier.. I guess the troubleshooter me just liked digging.. Appreciate it LpDad. EDIT: On this note.. was curious if you knew of a program that can check "x" files and tell you the dates on them on a PC? like a file checker.. where you can speficically tell it to check this file and tell you the date and maybe keep it in a list on a text file or something? Anything you know of LPDad? __________________ Vote For Us! -- It will get you hot chicks. No really It will! ---- www.myTego.com - Give your devices a face! Dont be a conformist!

12-02-2002, 12:25 PM	#4 (permalink)
nutkey Registered User Join Date: Nov 2002 Posts: 34	Sorry Lp dad, Ill put post in the right place from now on Thanx for the info guys ,my pc is pentium 4,windows xp.Can i view my bios chip info ? How do i find out my current clock speed ?Any info is greatly appreciated.

12-02-2002, 01:42 PM	#7 (permalink)
nutkey Registered User Join Date: Nov 2002 Posts: 34	Belarc; What a useful piece of kit But couldnt d/load wcpuid,tried twice ,but it just said 'forbidden' in the stardownloader box.

12-02-2002, 05:37 PM	#8 (permalink)
gbread49 Registered User Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Tennessee Posts: 744	To piggy back on what LPDad said, another great program for telling you just about everything you want to know about your system, from hardware to system capabilities, and a few other things in between is "SiSoft Sandra 2003"... There is a freeware version of the program and it should be quite sufficient for most users in providing what you want to know about your 'puter....You can also do benchmarking with it, an added plus....... You can check it out:Here __________________

12-09-2002, 06:47 PM	#10 (permalink)
nutkey Registered User Join Date: Nov 2002 Posts: 34	thanx LPDad, will do that...im learning fast!!!

12-14-2002, 08:51 PM	#11 (permalink)
nutkey Registered User Join Date: Nov 2002 Posts: 34	Cool...wcpuid works,,,thanx for that. Right; i ve come back to this thread because i want to overclock!! my bus speed is 133megs;the processor is 2533 megs. I dont want to go to barmy though,what do i do next?

12-14-2002, 08:56 PM	#12 (permalink)
yousuf Gold Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Posts: 457	megs? __________________ http://artekpro.com

12-14-2002, 08:57 PM	#13 (permalink)
yousuf Gold Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Posts: 457	oh MHz ok what type of processor do u have? __________________ http://artekpro.com

12-14-2002, 09:04 PM	#14 (permalink)
yousuf Gold Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Posts: 457	p4 2.5GHz can go up to 2.9GHz have a look at this http://maximumpc.usads.futurenet.com...=1039914300392 __________________ http://artekpro.com

12-14-2002, 09:05 PM	#15 (permalink)
nutkey Registered User Join Date: Nov 2002 Posts: 34	Hi Yousuf, its a pentium four (4) lol; only kidding dude, just been to your link,but the page was not displayed;will try it again later,thanx

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