Overclocking Locked Bios

[Cotton926]

ive finally done it! i have a

Asus i945G
Intel Pentium Dual Core e2140 @1.60 Ghz
2.5 GB DDR2
ati radeon HD 3870 512mb GDDR3


i found a tutorial after months of searching for a method to do this.

http://www.zuneboards.com/forums/tech-help/18125-overclock-locked-bios-works-branded-pcs-such-dells-gateways-compaqs-ect.html

ok so now i need help lol... i now have the ability to overclock but dont have the knowledge as of how to do it correctly with out frying my components...



that was a test i did just to see i could actualy overclock...

now what do i do whats safe? as of FSB speeds temperatures how do i test the overclock to see if it is stable?

[Elton]

It's a 945 chipset, don't expect much.

And you did know that you could've just flashed the BIOS right?

[Cotton926]

It's a 945 chipset, don't expect much.

And you did know that you could've just flashed the BIOS right?

i crash at alittle more then 1.7 ghz what do i do...

flashed bios? will i be able to do it from the bios instaid of from my desktop?

[Cotton926]

why is my memory all cached and i only have like 9 mb free? is it supossed to be like that? i thought i was supose to have around 2 ish GB free

[Dunceiam]

It's a 945 chipset, don't expect much.

And you did know that you could've just flashed the BIOS right?

i crash at alittle more then 1.7 ghz what do i do...

flashed bios? will i be able to do it from the bios instaid of from my desktop?

Are you raising the voltages? :X

[lamborghiniV12]

Make sure its done in the bios a few times ive crashed using programs, so in your bios when increasing your bus speed i think you have to increase you vcore(Cpu Voltage) remember dont set it up to high u want to slowly increase little by little and remember to set it to manual to overclock if it says it in your bios and make sure you are using the maximum multipliers you can use, if you are confident one day u might achieve speeds like this but not with that current cpu or chipset you are using  :

[Cotton926]

my cpu is at 1.7 Ghz it goes down when its not being used to 13. im just gona leave it like that... my rating moved from 4.7 to 4.8 on CPU and from 4.7 to 5.9 on ram...

are there still motherboards for sale that fit my pentium e2140? that can actually overclock?

my Voltages are at 1.325V

[lamborghiniV12]

Yes just get a motherboard that supports LGA775 socket while you are buying a new board just buy a new cpu as yours is kinda weak can u dish out $110 + free postage for a new cpu E7400 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115206and $120 for a ASUS P5Q LGA 775 Intel P45 ATX Intel Motherboard http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131295

[Cotton926]

my cpu is supose to be able to overclock to 3 ghz on air with a good mobo...

i have $300 atm i can spend but i think id be better if i waited on a upgrade and just go with a phenom II x4

[lamborghiniV12]

yes that will be a better decision as 2 weeks ago i was on my way to pick up a Q9650 the last second i changed my mind and decided to build and awsome new rig at the end of next year hopefully the GTX400 series and Ati 6XXX series come out im waiting that long because that when i finish school and then im free 

[Elton]

Grab a 720X3 and a decent mobo.

Or get a 940X4 and get a 770 or 790X mobo.