Help Overlocking my Computer

[Skip Da Shu]

Originally Posted by martypastor

There is a program made by CPUID called ClockGen 1.5.0 or whatever ver. is that and using CPU-Z and other pro. to determine the FSB and the Internal clock.

Like this one which took a picture on my computer on the attachment (using ClockGen)

Ah yes... ClockGen... so you already have the "post boot" tool to tweak the FSB then. Sorry, I didn't understand that earlier.

Don't know that you have any other options if there's no Clock Freq or FSB setting in the BIOS. OEM boards often do not have voltage or FSB adjustments.

[martypastor]

Originally Posted by Rraven

OK , well lets try it this way then. Go to esupport website run the scan there and see what you can come up with.

Trying to help ya out best I can

Thanks for the help and heres the results
----------------Results-----------------
Computer name: PASTOR-SMA10121
Your Ticket #: 20YYKGR
BIOS Type: Phoenix
BIOS Date: March 19th 2002
BIOS ID: PhoenixBIOS 4.0 Release 6.0 00RS-None
BIOS OEM: 6.00 00RS
Chipset: Intel 1130 rev 4
SuperIO: NSC 366 rev 233 at port 002E
Manufacturer: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO.,LTD
Motherboard: DeskTop System
OS: Microsoft Windows XP Professional Service Pack 2.0
Maximum Memory: 512MB
Installed Memory: 256MB
Memory Config: Slot1:128 Slot2:128
Drivers: Your system has 23 drivers and 3 outdated drivers. View

[Rraven]

Going by that it appears the MB is an OEM made by Samsung. You can try their support to see if there is a bios update for it, but my guess is there wont be.

Not sure if you can get much of an OC out of it. There used to be a gent up in Ma that was real good at "Hotrodding" the older p2-3s but i havent seen Atang around much on the web in years now.

Sorry couldnt have been more help to you.

[martypastor]

Well Rraven Thanks fthanks for the help
Here are the results

BIOS & Driver Update Scan Results:
Print

Computer name: PASTOR-SMA10121
Your Ticket #: 20YYKGR
BIOS Type: Phoenix
BIOS Date: March 19th 2002
BIOS ID: PhoenixBIOS 4.0 Release 6.0 00RS-None
BIOS OEM: 6.00 00RS
Chipset: Intel 1130 rev 4
SuperIO: NSC 366 rev 233 at port 002E
Manufacturer: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO.,LTD
Motherboard: DeskTop System
OS: Microsoft Windows XP Professional Service Pack 2.0
Maximum Memory: 512MB
Installed Memory: 256MB
Memory Config: Slot1:128 Slot2:128
Drivers: Your system has 23 drivers and 3 outdated drivers.

[Skip Da Shu]

Originally Posted by martypastor

OS: Microsoft Windows XP Professional Service Pack 2.0
Maximum Memory: 512MB
Installed Memory: 256MB
Memory Config: Slot1:128 Slot2:128

Outside of what you can do with clockgen the other options I see are (in order of how much faster):

1) replace 2 x 128MB (assuming PC133) with 2 x 256MB (may require 'low density' sticks).

2) dump WinXP in favor of Win2K (if you must stay with windows) or better yet a Linux distro (If not a Linux person I'd go with Ubuntu for easy or Xubuntu for performance but still easy). The FREE option.

3) fork up $ and find a used Athlon XP, Athlon 64, P4 or Pent D system. Used P4 2.27 Dell systems going for about $75 around here. Athlon XP systems for $100~$150. Athlon 64 systems $200~$400 (depending on monitor, dvd drives, HDDs, etc. etc)

[martypastor]

Well i guess i can do this to my RAM but the RAM slots are DIMM's using an SDRAM. Are there SDRAMS which are in low density?, and last thing the limit of the BIOS RAM of my computer is 512MB?
Is there any plan to increase the RAM limit?
Thanks

[Draztic]

Originally Posted by Skip Da Shu

Outside of what you can do with clockgen the other options I see are (in order of how much faster):

1) replace 2 x 128MB (assuming PC133) with 2 x 256MB (may require 'low density' sticks).

2) dump WinXP in favor of Win2K (if you must stay with windows) or better yet a Linux distro (If not a Linux person I'd go with Ubuntu for easy or Xubuntu for performance but still easy). The FREE option.

3) fork up $ and find a used Athlon XP, Athlon 64, P4 or Pent D system. Used P4 2.27 Dell systems going for about $75 around here. Athlon XP systems for $100~$150. Athlon 64 systems $200~$400 (depending on monitor, dvd drives, HDDs, etc. etc)

I agree with Skip Da Shu that this would be the way to go. You will spend maybe a bit more than the ram would cost but you will be able to get a much nicer overclock out of it, as well as a higher performance system at stock speeds too. I am not familiar with your particular system though so I may be blowing smoke...but if it has a ram limit at 512 then probably not...
Cheers-Draz

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Older, less expensive comps are usually great platforms for upgrading an 0c'ing but some are very ***consumer based***
and really not meant to be touched (such as the one you have) I recommend...A NEW PC!! last time I tried working on an older pc it was a Pentium D. Even after a new Mobo working on it was still F'in hard