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how can i overclock my computer
Name: crazyjester Date: June 18, 2005 at 00:38:44 Pacific OS: winxp CPU/Ram: p.4 1 gig
Comment:
how can i overclock my computer? i have a gateway p.4 3.4 gig.
Name: BluntStatic Date: June 18, 2005 at 01:18:05 Pacific
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If you dont know how to serch google your not going to be able to over clock your computer i suggest you read as much as you can befoe you over clock anything or else you could end up buying a new computer :\
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Response Number 2
Name: Cobra_R Date: June 18, 2005 at 04:29:41 Pacific
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your typical namebrand pc's are hard to overclock simply because the typical namebrand pc's don't make very good overclocking boards for many a reasons, but mostly because a typical board is cheaper to make then an overclocking board is and they don't want the avg pc user messing around in something that could destory their pc. Besides that most of your typical namebrand pc's don't have the right power supply, ram, case venolation to support overclocking.
When you are overclocking a typical namebrand pc you are rolling the dice, so in other words don't to it unless you know what you are doing and you have the right hardware to do it.
You are probably out of luck if you want to overclcok your gateway, because of the reasons I just mentioned.
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Response Number 3
Name: Sabertooth Date: June 18, 2005 at 07:59:10 Pacific
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OEM systems usually come with a no-frills BIOS, Gateways included. You have to live with the current speed or try pseudo clocking from within windows using SoftFSB or CPUFSB, Goodluck with it !!!.
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