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Overlocking a 266Mhz comp
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Original Message
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Name: emsee
Date: January 27, 2006 at 16:07:55 Pacific
Subject: Overlocking a 266Mhz compOS: xpCPU/Ram: 128MB |
Comment: Hi i was wondering if it was possible to overlock a 266mhz comp. The reason why i am asking is because after i formated it with windows xp it was working nicely and i think this was because of its 128MB Ram. But after only two days of normal use it starts freezing at the welcome screen. So my questions are can i overlock it? How much by say 50 to around 100mhz? Will the CPU fry?
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Response Number 1
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Name: jam
Date: January 27, 2006 at 17:59:02 Pacific
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Reply: (edit)A 266MHz CPU? Even if you overclock it by 50-100MHz, it wouldn't make much difference. And 128MB is barely enough RAM for WinXP. That rig is much better suited for Win98SE or WinME Hellz Yea!
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Response Number 4
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Name: jam
Date: January 28, 2006 at 09:26:56 Pacific
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Reply: (edit)Overclocking that thing would be a waste of time, unless it's done simply for the sake of experimenting. Probably the best you'd do is 300MHz (4 x 75) & I doubt the performance would be very noticeable, if at all. Increasing your RAM amount to 256MB or more would be a better move. Win2K is a better choice than WinXP, but I still recommend Win98SE or ME
Hellz Yea!
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Response Number 5
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Name: larryf215
Date: January 28, 2006 at 12:55:14 Pacific
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Reply: (edit) If this is the only machine you have and don't plan on getting a new one, or you just want to experiment, you can get a slot 1 one to socket 370 adaptor (super slocket).If this is a slot 1 PII, we are talking about? then put a 466 or 500 celeron in it. Don't pay more than $10 for each item.This could make it a usable computer for a couple years, but its still better suited for 98se. This is exactly the setup I gave to my sister-in-law. larry
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Response Number 6
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Name: emsee
Date: January 28, 2006 at 13:33:52 Pacific
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Reply: (edit)lol this is not my main computer at all.. this is comp that was lying around and that i want to experiment on, but the fact of the matter is i only know what overlocking is in the simiplest terms i do know how to overlock and i didnt know if this computer was worthy of being overlocked. My main computer is 100 times the computer litrally.
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Response Number 7
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Name: jam
Date: January 28, 2006 at 15:18:16 Pacific
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Reply: (edit)You never said what 266MHz CPU you have, what board, or what RAM? I'm sure it's a 66MHz FSB CPU & the multi is 4x...it may or may not be locked. Usually, increasing the FSB to 75MHz is the max safe limit on a setup like that because the PCI bus will go too far outta spec Hellz Yea!
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Response Number 9
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Name: Mattwizz3 (by mattwizz3)
Date: January 29, 2006 at 06:04:07 Pacific
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Reply: (edit)stret1... I love that site.... A7N8X-E Deluxe
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