1st time O/C

orb36O · 05-20-2003, 04:10 PM

ok, I have:

Windows XP Pro
PC Chips Motheboard
1.05Ghz Athlon T-bird
GeForce 4 MX 440 (64Mb DDR Variety)

that should be all the needed information

**NUTNDUN** · 05-20-2003, 05:19 PM

I'm not sure what u r asking, are u asking if u can oc or what u might be able to get out of it?

orb36O · 05-20-2003, 05:22 PM

How would I overclock my CPU and video card?

how much of a difference in FPS would it make in UT2003 for instance...

would is significantly decrease the component's lifespan?

etc

**NUTNDUN** · 05-20-2003, 05:33 PM

Well first you need to make sure u have sufficient cooling. Second overclocking depends on your motherboard and if it allows setting changes to bump the multiplier or fsb. You may gain a few fps, most gain is in processor speed. Yes it can decrease component life but by the time it would u will more then likely have a new system by then anyway.

orb36O · 05-20-2003, 08:51 PM

Ya, I can change the FSB in the BIOS, but how would I change the multiplier?

**NUTNDUN** · 05-21-2003, 11:01 AM

Well you would have to unlock the multiplier on the processor unless it is already done and the motherboard would have to support raising the multiplier. If neither of the above just overclock with the fsb, this will usually yeild better performance anyway due to it overclocking all parts of the system, memory, video and cpu. Just raise the fsb 1 or 2 mhz then boot it and run some tests on it, primie95 is a good benchamrk to tell ya if the system is going to be stable. just repeat the process until u have a hard time booting then back the fsb back down to the highest level that it ran stable at.

Right now I have a Athlon XP 1800+ default speed is 1535Mhz and I have it overclocked to 1735Mhz pretty much all with the fsb which is set at 150Mhz. Every system is different.

dwood · 06-01-2003, 10:38 PM

I had a pcchips mobo once upon a time.... not too long ago when i got to overclocking it wasnt possible in bios. If you want to overclock you have to do it software wise you could start with cpu cool ..neat little program . Next thing you can do is post your model of your pcchips mobo.

orb36O · 06-01-2003, 10:42 PM

M830L v3.1
Athlon T-Bird 1.05Ghz CPU
GeForce 4 MX 440 (64Mb DDR)
512 DDR SDRAM

dwood · 06-01-2003, 10:51 PM

You can find more information here
but read and read some more then some more after that... Bios flashing is risky business.

phalkon30 · 06-03-2003, 02:52 PM

Overclocking your video card is almost too simple (being Nvidia), and can really gain you some FPS

With a registry add on called coolbits, you can increase your speed by simply moving a slider

http://www.overclockers.com.au/techstuff/a_coolbits/ has the key and a very good guide on how to overclock your Nvidia card/what to look for if it overheats, etc

I have some pretty extreme cooling on mine, but I was able to gain a few hundred points on 3dmark 2001SE, and it seems like I've gained 10-15 FPS with my Geforce 2 Pro

One thing that helped me, was to go to the overclockers.com forum and search for my card. I then wrote down every speed for that card (both on the memory and processor). After that I made a range (IE between 230mhz and 245mhz). I started at the bottom, and slowly increased the speeds until it either hung after 5min of extreme gameplay, or started to snow. Once I hit my limit, I backed off 3 mhz, and its been running smooth ever since (but your setup will be different, so don't follow exactly what I said)

orb36O · 06-03-2003, 04:45 PM

THX guys

dwood · 06-03-2003, 06:35 PM

as for software overclocking your cpu then bi9ostar has an excellent program called warpspeeder it should work with that via chipset. If you have problems locating it then let me know.

indyskyz · 06-06-2003, 06:31 PM

my pc is

Intel Pentium 4, 3.06 MHz
512 MB RAM
NVIDIA GeForce4 MX 440 128MB
Windows XP 5.1.2600 Service Pack

and ive been told that it cant it cant be overclocked becouse of my motherboard

dwood · 06-06-2003, 11:38 PM

Try warpspeeder it should work, the bios flash should work better if you are willing to do your overclock. The bios should open alot more options for you...

phalkon30 · 06-07-2003, 02:46 AM

Honestly, I wouldn't even bother overclocking that thing, there is a point where even a few hundred mhz doesn't matter, I think thats it, for the added strain, you would never notice

Your video card could be overclocked easily though

05-20-2003, 04:10 PM	#1 (permalink)
orb36O x4841434B4552 Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Strongbadia Posts: 254	1st time O/C ok, I have: Windows XP Pro PC Chips Motheboard 1.05Ghz Athlon T-bird GeForce 4 MX 440 (64Mb DDR Variety) that should be all the needed information

05-20-2003, 05:19 PM	#2 (permalink)
NUTNDUN Registered Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: PA Posts: 1,465	I'm not sure what u r asking, are u asking if u can oc or what u might be able to get out of it? __________________

05-20-2003, 05:22 PM	#3 (permalink)
orb36O x4841434B4552 Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Strongbadia Posts: 254	Well... How would I overclock my CPU and video card? how much of a difference in FPS would it make in UT2003 for instance... would is significantly decrease the component's lifespan? etc

05-20-2003, 05:33 PM	#4 (permalink)
NUTNDUN Registered Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: PA Posts: 1,465	Well first you need to make sure u have sufficient cooling. Second overclocking depends on your motherboard and if it allows setting changes to bump the multiplier or fsb. You may gain a few fps, most gain is in processor speed. Yes it can decrease component life but by the time it would u will more then likely have a new system by then anyway. __________________

05-20-2003, 08:51 PM	#5 (permalink)
orb36O x4841434B4552 Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Strongbadia Posts: 254	Ya, I can change the FSB in the BIOS, but how would I change the multiplier? __________________ -----BEGIN GEEK CODE BLOCK----- Version: 3.12 GCS d- s+:-- a--- C++++ UL++ P+ L++ E W++ N-- o-- K- w++ O- M-- V- PS-- PE++ Y PGP t+ 5- X- R !tv b++ DI+++ D+ G e h !r z? ------END GEEK CODE BLOCK------ Decode Here Used to have a sig, but the friggin' sites don't allow remote linking...

05-21-2003, 11:01 AM	#6 (permalink)
NUTNDUN Registered Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: PA Posts: 1,465	Well you would have to unlock the multiplier on the processor unless it is already done and the motherboard would have to support raising the multiplier. If neither of the above just overclock with the fsb, this will usually yeild better performance anyway due to it overclocking all parts of the system, memory, video and cpu. Just raise the fsb 1 or 2 mhz then boot it and run some tests on it, primie95 is a good benchamrk to tell ya if the system is going to be stable. just repeat the process until u have a hard time booting then back the fsb back down to the highest level that it ran stable at. Right now I have a Athlon XP 1800+ default speed is 1535Mhz and I have it overclocked to 1735Mhz pretty much all with the fsb which is set at 150Mhz. Every system is different. __________________

06-01-2003, 10:38 PM	#7 (permalink)
dwood Registered User Join Date: Feb 2003 Posts: 24	I had a pcchips mobo once upon a time.... not too long ago when i got to overclocking it wasnt possible in bios. If you want to overclock you have to do it software wise you could start with cpu cool ..neat little program . Next thing you can do is post your model of your pcchips mobo. __________________ salted_t

06-01-2003, 10:42 PM	#8 (permalink)
orb36O x4841434B4552 Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Strongbadia Posts: 254	M830L v3.1 Athlon T-Bird 1.05Ghz CPU GeForce 4 MX 440 (64Mb DDR) 512 DDR SDRAM __________________ -----BEGIN GEEK CODE BLOCK----- Version: 3.12 GCS d- s+:-- a--- C++++ UL++ P+ L++ E W++ N-- o-- K- w++ O- M-- V- PS-- PE++ Y PGP t+ 5- X- R !tv b++ DI+++ D+ G e h !r z? ------END GEEK CODE BLOCK------ Decode Here Used to have a sig, but the friggin' sites don't allow remote linking...

06-01-2003, 10:51 PM	#9 (permalink)
dwood Registered User Join Date: Feb 2003 Posts: 24	You can find more information here but read and read some more then some more after that... Bios flashing is risky business. __________________ salted_t

06-03-2003, 02:52 PM	#10 (permalink)
phalkon30 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2003 Posts: 110	Overclocking your video card is almost too simple (being Nvidia), and can really gain you some FPS With a registry add on called coolbits, you can increase your speed by simply moving a slider http://www.overclockers.com.au/techstuff/a_coolbits/ has the key and a very good guide on how to overclock your Nvidia card/what to look for if it overheats, etc I have some pretty extreme cooling on mine, but I was able to gain a few hundred points on 3dmark 2001SE, and it seems like I've gained 10-15 FPS with my Geforce 2 Pro One thing that helped me, was to go to the overclockers.com forum and search for my card. I then wrote down every speed for that card (both on the memory and processor). After that I made a range (IE between 230mhz and 245mhz). I started at the bottom, and slowly increased the speeds until it either hung after 5min of extreme gameplay, or started to snow. Once I hit my limit, I backed off 3 mhz, and its been running smooth ever since (but your setup will be different, so don't follow exactly what I said) __________________ Stuff

06-03-2003, 04:45 PM	#11 (permalink)
orb36O x4841434B4552 Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Strongbadia Posts: 254	THX guys __________________ -----BEGIN GEEK CODE BLOCK----- Version: 3.12 GCS d- s+:-- a--- C++++ UL++ P+ L++ E W++ N-- o-- K- w++ O- M-- V- PS-- PE++ Y PGP t+ 5- X- R !tv b++ DI+++ D+ G e h !r z? ------END GEEK CODE BLOCK------ Decode Here Used to have a sig, but the friggin' sites don't allow remote linking...

06-03-2003, 06:35 PM	#12 (permalink)
dwood Registered User Join Date: Feb 2003 Posts: 24	as for software overclocking your cpu then bi9ostar has an excellent program called warpspeeder it should work with that via chipset. If you have problems locating it then let me know. __________________ salted_t

06-06-2003, 06:31 PM	#13 (permalink)
indyskyz Registered User Join Date: Feb 2003 Posts: 25	my pc is Intel Pentium 4, 3.06 MHz 512 MB RAM NVIDIA GeForce4 MX 440 128MB Windows XP 5.1.2600 Service Pack and ive been told that it cant it cant be overclocked becouse of my motherboard

06-06-2003, 11:38 PM	#14 (permalink)
dwood Registered User Join Date: Feb 2003 Posts: 24	Try warpspeeder it should work, the bios flash should work better if you are willing to do your overclock. The bios should open alot more options for you... __________________ salted_t

06-07-2003, 02:46 AM	#15 (permalink)
phalkon30 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2003 Posts: 110	Honestly, I wouldn't even bother overclocking that thing, there is a point where even a few hundred mhz doesn't matter, I think thats it, for the added strain, you would never notice Your video card could be overclocked easily though __________________ Stuff

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