Hello all, and as always thanks in advance for the surely expert help i will get ^^
Ok, so i am currently trying to get the best i can out of my PC as i doubt i will be getting to upgrade anything in it for quite a while. Although i know a bit about pc's and hardware on a very basic level overclocking is still a very new thing for me but im picking it up as i go.
At the moment i have a AMD FX 4100 4GHz processor on a Gigabyte GA-78LMT-USB3 Mobo with stock fan. I am probably going to look at getting a cheapish fan to go on it to squeeze a little more out of it but i just need help with knowing what to adjust, best ways to test and what NOT to do.
I know my way around my BIOS but a lot of what it has in there is a bit overwhelming and i didnt want to go in too strong and end up causing damage. I have checked online and i think i can take my "core multiplier" or something from x20 to x21 safely with my stock fan to give me 4.2GHz but i don't know what could go wrong and mainly, how to fix it if it does go wrong.....
Also im stuck with 1333Mhz Ram and i have also heard a way of being able to get more out of that by changing settings in Bios, is this doable?
Many thanks
Ok, so i am currently trying to get the best i can out of my PC as i doubt i will be getting to upgrade anything in it for quite a while. Although i know a bit about pc's and hardware on a very basic level overclocking is still a very new thing for me but im picking it up as i go.
At the moment i have a AMD FX 4100 4GHz processor on a Gigabyte GA-78LMT-USB3 Mobo with stock fan. I am probably going to look at getting a cheapish fan to go on it to squeeze a little more out of it but i just need help with knowing what to adjust, best ways to test and what NOT to do.
I know my way around my BIOS but a lot of what it has in there is a bit overwhelming and i didnt want to go in too strong and end up causing damage. I have checked online and i think i can take my "core multiplier" or something from x20 to x21 safely with my stock fan to give me 4.2GHz but i don't know what could go wrong and mainly, how to fix it if it does go wrong.....
Also im stuck with 1333Mhz Ram and i have also heard a way of being able to get more out of that by changing settings in Bios, is this doable?
Many thanks
