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More info?)
"Phil Weldon" <notdiscosed@example.com> wrote in message
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> 's|a.PPy' wrote:
> | Is it possible, and how far will much am I able to overclock a p4
> | prescott 3.0 processor, and how. So far I am unable to do so. I do
> | not know if I am doing the bios set up right or not, just will not
> | work. I currently have a p4v8x-x asus motherboard and a custom
> | heatsink.
> _____
>
> What exactly does 'unable to do so' mean? What have you tried, and what
> exactly were the results? (For example, did you raise the FrontSide Bus
> speed by 10 MHz in the BIOS, change ONLY that setting, save the settings,
> then reboot? And after that, what were the results?)
>
> Phil Weldon
>
> "s|a.PPy" <nrmeans1422@hotmail-dot-com.no-spam.invalid> wrote in message
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>> Is it possible, and how far will much am I able to overclock a p4
>> prescott 3.0 processor, and how. So far I am unable to do so. I do
>> not know if I am doing the bios set up right or not, just will not
>> work. I currently have a p4v8x-x asus motherboard and a custom
>> heatsink.
>>
>
As said by Phil, use the FSB increments and not the standard (percentage)
overclocking. Lockt the AGP/PCI at fixed speed and set memory at SPD or 5/4
ratio.
You should be able to overclock up to 3.4 GHz without problems, but keep an
eye on your temps.
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