how do you overclock your cpu? risks involved?is it worth it? is it worth explaining? etc...?

-CG

"how do you overclock your cpu?"

If you're asking about your HP, it ain't gonna happen. The BIOS on OEM systems is deliberately made to be "barebones" so that you can't tamper with the settings (at least not very much). The only way to overclock would be with a software program such as ClockGEN, but the results will be very limited.

"risks involved?"

There are some risks, but they are generaly minor, provided you use common sene & don't overclock to the extreme.

"is it worth it?"

Would it be worth it to you to run your system 20-25% faster for "free"?

But going back to your 1st question, this is all kinda moot if you're asking about an HP system because the overclocking results will be extremely limited...but if you wana experiment, here's where you'll find ClockGEN:

http://www.cpuid.com/clockgen.php

If you want to OC and HP your only hope is a program called Easy Tune 5 from gigabyte.
you will be able to Oc your Cpu and Memory
but you won't be able adjust your voltage.
If your computer is not going to like OC then it will reboot and disable easy tune 5.
its not the best way Oc a cpu but it works.

XFACTOR