CPU SPEED

[Adam]

When i looked in bios i noticed under "CPU PnP Setup" that my CPU speed ,
currently 1200MHz, is able to go up to 1600MHz

When i change this the CPU Frequency and the DRam Frequency both go up from
100MHz to 133MHz

My PC is already running at 54oC so can i change this up to1600MHz or will
it harm the PC.

thanks Adam Page

 

[Rick \Nutcase\ Rogers]

Hi Adam,

Just because you can does not mean you should. Overclocking is a dangerous
thing, and unless you know exactly what you are doing, avoid it. Even those
who do know what they're doing avoid this for any length of time (and those
that don't avoid it don't usually know what they are doing). Leave the
system at its specs, I doubt you would see any improvement even if you did
change it. 54°C is hot enough, and running a cpu beyond its rated speed
usually results not only in premature failure, but can possibly damage other
motherboard components.

Now, if you're a hardware nut and don't mind tearing your machine apart,
buying new components, and rebuilding all the time, have at it.

--
Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers aka "Nutcase" MS-MVP - Win9x

Associate Expert - WinXP - Expert Zone

 

[Adam]

thanx for your help

adam

What you are looking at is a way to "overclock" your CPU. This will result
in an increase in operating temp, and is more than likely to reduce the
lifespan of your system. I only say that because that would be the only
thing you are changing. Most overclockers would also look at new cooling
methods and new power supplies to match the change. Not being an expert,
myself, I would suggest you do some research on the proper ways to
"overclock" before attempting to do so.

 

[Adam]

thanx for your help

adam

Hi Adam,

Just because you can does not mean you should. Overclocking is a dangerous
thing, and unless you know exactly what you are doing, avoid it. Even those
who do know what they're doing avoid this for any length of time (and those
that don't avoid it don't usually know what they are doing). Leave the
system at its specs, I doubt you would see any improvement even if you did
change it. 54°C is hot enough, and running a cpu beyond its rated speed
usually results not only in premature failure, but can possibly damage other
motherboard components.

Now, if you're a hardware nut and don't mind tearing your machine apart,
buying new components, and rebuilding all the time, have at it.

--
Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers aka "Nutcase" MS-MVP - Win9x

Associate Expert - WinXP - Expert Zone

 

[baker]

First, this is not giving you that much of an increase in speed.
However, if you want to keep using it I suggest you go to download.com
and download SiSoftSandra (FREE) and check the temperature readings at
1200 and then at 1600. If they are not much greater then go for it.
However I would invest less than 10 bucks for an additional case fan.
This will cool your case down by at least 20%.

 

[GSV Three Minds in a Can]

When i looked in bios i noticed under "CPU PnP Setup" that my CPU speed ,
currently 1200MHz, is able to go up to 1600MHz

When i change this the CPU Frequency and the DRam Frequency both go up from
100MHz to 133MHz

My PC is already running at 54oC so can i change this up to1600MHz or will
it harm the PC.

Would help if you'd told us what the CPU is, and whether it is in a
laptop or a desktop.

If it was designed for 133Mhz FSB, and you have been under clocking it
at 100Mhz FSB instead, then it should survive going back to the default
values (assuming your memory is 133Mhz memory, and the cooling is
adequate). 54c is a little warm, but not desperate (assuming that's the
'busy' rather than 'idle' temperature .. if it does get too hot, it will
lock up (older Athlons) or slow down automatically (P4s, newer Athlon
boards/BIOSs).

 

[Alex Nichol]

When i looked in bios i noticed under "CPU PnP Setup" that my CPU speed ,
currently 1200MHz, is able to go up to 1600MHz

When i change this the CPU Frequency and the DRam Frequency both go up from
100MHz to 133MHz

My PC is already running at 54oC so can i change this up to1600MHz or will
it harm the PC.

54 is not too bad, so you could see where it gets to if you increase.
WIth a background program using 100% of spare cpu capacity, my system
(P4) runs at 61 and seems to have come to no harm, though I would not
want it higher. Runs at 47 if there is a substantial amount of idle
time to keep it cooler. But make sure that the RAM is 133 specs - and
if you find any troubles, unexplained crashes, go straight back. And
keep an eye on the temperature when under load