How can I overclock my AMD 2600+ 1.9 Ghz and is it recommendable?

Question

Will it not harm my processor?

Answer 1

well first make sure the room your PC is in is nice and cool... it would be a good idea to get a bigger fan for the CPU and maybe a few more case fans... then go in to your BIOS and you will see a multiplier for your FSB. It will be set on auto and your clock speed will be around 1900 MHz so change it to manual and up the times factor a little bit at a time until you achieve the speed of no more then 2200 to 2300 (that's as far as id push it anyway) then turn you CPU voltage up only one increment and the same with your RAM and video card, turn the voltage only up one... save all changes and if its all stable and doesn't over heat then its all good...

Answer 2

Typically, overclocking your processor can give you up to about %5 better speed. Not really worth it unless you like to mess around with your system for fun.
Overclocking will not really hurt your system, per se. If you push it too hard it will crash a lot, which might corrupt some files. Usually you overclock a little bit at a time. See if it boots OK, then push it some more. You'll get to a point where your system is unstable, at which point you know you have gone too far. Go back a couple clicks or so and leave it there.

Answer 3

Actually you could get even 25% or higher clock speed. It depends on the motherboard, the CPU, and the cooling. If you're using the standard cooling fan that came with the CPU, it may not support higher clocking. Buy a better fan for overclocking .. and be careful.. change your settings slowly and stop when there's any slight problems. You don't want to kill your system

Answer 4

It depends on your motherboard how you would go about unlocking the multiplier. If you have a certain chipset, you can do this within the OS using software. The harm it will do is dependent upon your cooling.

Answer 5

sorry,i wouldnt overclock that itll screw it up but good.