Can I overclock it?

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Hi guys,

I'm new to overclocking, but have been reading about it and it's very interesting. Great forum, tons of knowledge!

I was hoping to overclock my AMD cpu using the AMD overdrive tool, but it appears it won't work with my motherboard. My computer is an HP m9350f.

Here are some specs:

AMD Phenom X4 9850 (2.5 ghz)
6GB DDR2 800
NVIDIA GeForce 9800GT
NVIDIA GeForce 8200 Chipset
3dmark06 (11,304)

I tried accessing the bios to bump the multiplier a little, but it doesn't allow me to access the cpu. It shows up, just can't access it.

I am not trying to do anything crazy, I'd just like to play around a little with it. I have seen people getting it to around 2.7-2.8 ghz stable. I know it's not much, but it would help me build my confidence.

So, do I have any options, or is this just an HP thing?

Thanks for any help.
 
Most computers from Dell or HP or any other big company like that will not allow you to overclock.


You would have to replace the motherboard and doing so could also mean replacing your case and power supply...:)
 
Your only real chance at overclocking is if the motherboard uses the same components as the non-oem version of it. Sometimes you can flash the BIOS to the standard version. That's a rare case though, and IMO it isn't worth the risk. OEM boards are horrible at overclocking.
 
Thanks guys. I thought that may be the case.

I have been playing around with the idea of building my own pc. Mines not too bad, but compared to the rocket ships I see people building for about what I paid for mine, that will be the way I go next time. It would be my first build, but I don't think it's too complex-just make sure all is compatable and get alot of feedback from here. There is so much good info on here, great forum!

Anyway, thanks again...
 
I also have the m9350f from HP... and I've also heard that overclocking the cpu really isn't an option with a unit like this. I think there are good things about this PC but there are quite a few bad things, mainly the fact that things are constantly overheating. My PSU and graphics card have both failed on mine due to overheating and have since been replaced, so I think it's definitely in your best interest to build your own next time (I'll be doing the same thing as well!). Sorry this post was off-topic, just thought I'd help reassure you that building your own machine next time was a good idea!!!

-Dan
 
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