hi, I normaly over clock my system to 2.1 ghz for extra preformance. i change a setting that is normally 100 to 119 in my bios. Yesterday after playing c&c for 4 hours the comp started to freese. After a few seconds it would work but then freese again. I restarted and it gave me the same problems...I un over clocked my computer and set that setting back to 100. Now the comp works fine but i am wondering if there is a way to adjust the vcore to make the system more stable so i can over clock it again...Some of my programs wont run w/o 2.0 ghz. My cpu temp never went over 41C and my system never went over 45C. (I dont know how thw system can be hoer then the prosesor but thats what it says)Right now i have my case open for extra cooling. Thanks in advance for any ideas! Thanks, Cody

"Some of my programs wont run w/o 2.0 ghz" I find that hard to believe, but if you say so..... You didn't provide any specs for you system so it's difficult to answer your question. Did you look in the BIOS to see if there's a vcore adjustment? Wht RAM are you running? Are you running in sync with CPU FSB? Asus A7N8X-X 1800+ @8x210mhz 512mb PC3200 Ti4200/8X 128mb WDC 60GB

sry i thought they were posted above my msg... Microsoft Windows XP Professional SP2 IntelR CeleronR CPU 1.7GHz 384megs of pc-133 ram my bios has a seting to adjust vcore but should i adjust it and ...up or down? Are you running in sync with CPU FSB? What do u mean by this...i am new to overclocking. I found the name for the setting i used to over clock my comp...its called frequency 1mhz stepping

Well, that helps some...if you're running PC133 RAM, you must have an older P4 system...is it a socket 423 motherboard? I meant more detailed specs though...make/model of motherboard, RAM, video card, power supply, etc. If I new what board you have, I'd have a look at the manual & see if I could help with the BIOS settings. BTW, you generally raise the vcore to help stabilize an overclock. Increase it a little at a time...add 0.025v to the default vcore, save the setting & reboot. Try running the program that was locking up on you. If you have the same prob, go back into the BIOS & add another 0.025v & try again. Asus A7N8X-X 1800+ @8x210mhz 512mb PC3200 Ti4200/8X 128mb WDC 60GB

With running in sync with CPU FSB was meant if you run the ram with the same clock as the CPU. Depending on the board you might be able to rn the CPU with 100MHz and the ram with 133MHz and that wouldn't be in sync! By raising the VCore the system can become more stable because the higher voltage helps to reach the circuit barrier between 0 and 1 sooner. But it also makes the cpu hotter so don't overdo it!!!