i would like to over clock my computer but don't know if its worth while doing it. if my computer good enough to over clock, if so how much could i over clock it and still be at a reasonably safe level. thanks CPU Properties: CPU Type DualCore Intel Pentium D 840 CPU Alias Smithfield CPU Stepping A0 Engineering Sample No CPUID CPU Name Intel(R) Pentium(R) D CPU 3.20GHz CPUID Revision 00000F44h CPU Speed: CPU Clock 2801.77 MHz (original: 3200 MHz) CPU Multiplier 14.0x CPU FSB 200.13 MHz (original: 200 MHz) Memory Bus 333.54 MHz CPU Cache: L1 Trace Cache 12K Instructions L1 Data Cache 16 KB L2 Cache 1 MB (On-Die, ECC, ATC, Full-Speed) Motherboard Properties: Motherboard ID SN94510J.86A.0100.2007.0110.1630 Motherboard Name Intel Rio Vista D945PVS (4 PCI, 2 PCI-E x1, 1 PCI-E x16, 4 DDR2 DIMM, Audio, Gigabit LAN) Chipset Properties: Motherboard Chipset Intel Lakeport i945P Memory Timings 5-5-5-15 (CL-RCD-RP-RAS) SPD Memory Modules: DIMM1: OCZ OCZ26671024ELGEGXT 1 GB DDR2-667 DDR2 SDRAM (5.0-5-5-15 @ 333 MHz) (4.0-5-5-13 @ 270 MHz) (3.0-3-3-9 @ 200 MHz) DIMM2 512 MB DDR2-667 DDR2 SDRAM (5.0-5-5-15 @ 333 MHz) (4.0-4-4-12 @ 266 MHz) (3.0-3-3-9 @ 200 MHz) DIMM3: OCZ OCZ26671024ELGEGXT 1 GB DDR2-667 DDR2 SDRAM (5.0-5-5-15 @ 333 MHz) (4.0-5-5-13 @ 270 MHz) (3.0-3-3-9 @ 200 MHz) DIMM4 512 MB DDR2-667 DDR2 SDRAM (5.0-5-5-15 @ 333 MHz) (4.0-4-4-12 @ 266 MHz) (3.0-3-3-9 @ 200 MHz) BIOS Properties: System BIOS Date 01/10/07 Video BIOS Date 10/17/06 DMI BIOS Version SN94510J.86A.0100.2007.0110.1630

You don't appear to be running the CPU at stock speed. Your multiplier should be set to 16 & not 14 .... right now that wrong setting is making your CPU run 400MHz slower than it was meant to. Go in there & correct that so you're back @ 3.2GHz. Unfortunately, without resorting to programs like SoftFSB, SpeedFan, SetFSB or another software overclock utility you aren't going to be able to do anything from the BIOS beyond setting the multiplier back to 16, because your motherboard is not overclock friendly.

what would happen if my made my multiplier higher then 16?

You can't raise it higher than 16x, only lower. BTW, you'll get optimal performance by running the CPU & RAM at 1:1 ratio...in other words, at the same bus speed. Right now, your CPU is at 200MHz & your RAM is at 333MHz. Either lower the RAM to 200MHz or raise the CPU to 333MHz, or choose something in between, like 266MHz. And adjust the CPU multi as necessary.

"You don't appear to be running the CPU at stock speed. Your multiplier should be set to 16 & not 14 .... right now that wrong setting is making your CPU run 400MHz slower than it was meant to. Go in there & correct that so you're back @ 3.2GHz. " Actually he has Intel Enhanced Speed Step enabled in the BIOS where if you are in windows idling, then the speed will drop to 2.8ghz. To get full 3.2ghz, simply go right click on desktop -> properties -> screen saver -> power -> choose always on as power scheme then go back and check for CPU speed again. Now it should display as Pentium 4 3.2ghz... TMP-Man Asus P5P800 PAT P4 506 @ 4009Mhz 1.3v Thermaltake CLP0024 w/ 1700RPM 92MM + AS5 2GB OCZ 2-3-2-5 DDR400 120GB/300GB 7200RPM HD Leadtek 7600 AGP 590/1600 VF700 ALCU AS5