How to Overclock this.....
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it would help people to help you if they knew what motherboard and ram they where dealing with, as some motherboards just flat out refuse to clock because there budget boards & don't have the necessary BIOS options.
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What make/brand is the computer? It looks shop bought rather than built, and might not be overclockable.
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Ahh, that would explain it, do you know how to get in to the BIOS when the computer boots, it should be a case of tapping delete to get into it whilst the computer is starting up.
Any options for overclocking will be in there, but seeing as it's HP, it's probably disabled as OEM manufacturers tend to disable overclocking on their systems.
Any options for overclocking will be in there, but seeing as it's HP, it's probably disabled as OEM manufacturers tend to disable overclocking on their systems.
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If you can see adjustments for FSB/Clock Speed Ram Speed and timings etc, then it's possible, but I highly doubt those options will be there, so more than likely no, you cannot overclock it.
The only possible ways would be to see if there is an updated BIOS on HP's site, that *could* make the system run snappier, or flashing to a compatible BIOS for your make and model of motherboard, depending who makes it etc, but there is a very high risk of completely borking it.
The only possible ways would be to see if there is an updated BIOS on HP's site, that *could* make the system run snappier, or flashing to a compatible BIOS for your make and model of motherboard, depending who makes it etc, but there is a very high risk of completely borking it.
It is very unlikely to have an updated bios, if there is, that probably won't unlock overclocking.
As it was said earlier, most big Makers like HP,Dell,Compaq and the rest, lock such features, or get motherboards built for them that don't offer these features.
As it was said earlier, most big Makers like HP,Dell,Compaq and the rest, lock such features, or get motherboards built for them that don't offer these features.