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Overclocking dell Celeron 2,6Ghz?
Name: Freestyler Date: December 20, 2004 at 00:35:45 Pacific OS: 2,6 Ghz CPU/Ram: 2.6 Ghz / 512mb
Comment:
Hey i got a question I saw some people were talking about dell computers wich is impossible to overclock.. is that true? Cause i got 1 dell and the bios is locked so i cant change the Fsb or other s---,
Thanks,
Pentium 4 2,6 Ghz Ram = 512 MB Video card = ATI 9800 pro 128 mb
Name: Sabertooth Date: December 20, 2004 at 08:55:43 Pacific
Reply:
Well your post even confirms the allegation...."Cause i got 1 dell and the bios is locked so i cant change the Fsb or other s---".OEM's are not overclock friendly.
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Response Number 2
Name: Free Weasel Date: December 20, 2004 at 11:20:43 Pacific
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There are two possible ways you maybe able to do something about it. One is using overclocking software that changes the FSB from the running Windows and the other is insatalling a hacked bios if you find one.
I wouldn't try the hacked bios but the software you can try. If it fails and the computer freezes the OC is gone after reboot. The risk is small if you try small and reasonable steps!
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