How can I overclock my processor?

Question

I have a Pentium 4 2.8 Ghz processor. My computer is a Toshiba Satellite P15-S479 Laptop. Also how can I over clock my graphics card? I have a NVIDIA GeForce FX Go5200 with 32MB of VRAM.

Answer 1

DON'T EVER,EVER,EVER, I MEAN EVER, overclock a laptop processor. You simply do not have sufficient cooling on a laptop to overclock, DON'T DO IT. The last two answers told you the correct method, BUT DON'T DO IT.

Answer 2

there's a new way in overclocking processors my friend but, you'll
have to be careful and atleast read stuff about overclocking, if your hardware is still under-warranty, i guess its okay to experiment just dont tell them you overclocked it.

check this site [ http://www.cpuid.com/clockgen.php ] and download ClockGen, it lets you overclock your system on while running windows you can even see your pc stats if it did overclocked, but be carefull, pushing the processor to its super limit will freeze your system and will reset your bios to its default settings. it's a bit fun but risky. try it! njoy!

Answer 3

Listen....be really careful because this can be dangerous. You can blow your whole system doing this. Its compared to driving a stick shift car and redlining it constantly. It can be scary. I am just forewarning you. Please read carefully, and don't go crazy on overclocking.

Here is the information you will need.

As you may have noticed in the two pictures above, they display the positive effects of overclocking. That is that overclocking results in an increase in your computer's CPU speed. In plain terms, overclocking attempts to increase the speed of your computer and its components above their rated speeds. The speed of a computer's processor is determined by its BUS SPEED and its CLOCK or sometimes also referred to as the MULTIPLIER. The speed of the processor (The MHz of the processor) is determined by the following equation:

BUS SPEED x CLOCK (MULTIPLIER) = CPU SPEED

For example, let's say you have a processor with a BUS SPEED of 100 Mhz and a CLOCK of 9. Based on the equation above we can determine the speed of the processor:

100 MHz x 9 = 900 Mhz CPU SPEED

The practice of overclocking involves increasing the BUS SPEED or the CLOCK or in some cases, both the BUS SPEED and CLOCK in order to raise the CPU SPEED. An increase in CPU SPEED usually results in better computer performance, which equates to loading and running programs faster, and it is for FREE!

In general, overclocking using BUS SPEED is generally better than overclocking with just the CLOCK. Increasing the BUS SPEED will increase the rate of data transfer between the motherboard (The big circuit board where all other peripherals such as video cards and sound cards get "plugged" into.) and the processor resulting in more efficient data transfer. Better efficiency equates to better performance.

CPU's are not the only things that you are able to overclock in the computer. Can also overclock your video card to give you a few extra frames per second so that when you play games, the images are not so choppy. In some cases, lower speed video cards can achieve the higher speeds of their more expensive counterparts for much less money. I think this is the driving force in the overclocking community; getting a less expensive product and pushing it towards the specifications of a much more expensive product for little or no money at all. However, there are also some negative aspects to overclocking.


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Overclocking: Negative Aspects

In overclocking, there is a degree of risk involved. So before you begin, ask yourself this: Can I afford to lose my computer? If the answer is yes then you may proceed. But if the answer is no, I think you should stop here. You may read on and read more about overclocking, but I warn you not to perform anything outlined here if you cannot take responsibility for your actions and the consequences of those actions. Now, the degree of risk rises as you overclock higher and higher. Overclocking pushes parts of a computer faster than what they were designed for. However, computer manufacturers actually sell components that can generally be run at slightly higher speeds. So what you are basically doing when you overclock is getting that component to its max potential in terms of speed. Be aware that overclocking VOIDS THE WARRANTY of components. So if they are damaged in any way, you are responsible, not the manufacturers. So please, don't be a lamer and try to return products that were damaged by you and not by the manufacturer. Take responsibility for your actions and don't try to blame those who are not.

One of the most important task in overclocking is keeping what you are overclocking cool. In overclocking, heat is the enemy and it can spoil your day quickly if heat problems are not addressed, especially when overclocking you CPU or your video card, heat can kill them quickly or damage them permanently. Overclocking also degrades the life span of components. Generally, manufacturers create their products to have a life span of about 10 years. If you are the type who doesn't use a product till it kicks the bucket, then the life span degradation shouldn't worry you too much since you will not likely be keeping that computer or component for that amount of time since computer technology is become obsolete at a rate of about 6 months.

CPU's and video cards alike are only designed to operate within a certain temperature range. When you overclock them, it raises their heat output of the drastically. That means that while you may not be overclocking a CPU or a video card by much, their heat ouput could increase by as much as 50% even though you only sped it up by 5%! As you can see, things can get hot fairly quickly and this is one of the most common factors in component deaths while overclocking. Lesson learned? Keep it cool.

As I said, overclocking via BUS SPEED is generally a better way to overclock. However, it is a more dangerous way to overclock in the eyes of your hard drives and your video cards and sound cards and what ever else you may have attached to your motherboard (MB). OCing the Front Side Bus (FSB) will speed up the PCI clocks which your peripherals connect to, and could result in system instability and corruption of the hard drive. Instability is bad, but corruption of the hard drive will result in permanent data loss of whatever was in the hard drive, which is worse than bad. In a few rare cases, FSB OCing can result in the untimely death of a card attached to the MB.

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