possible 2 overclock Dell?

jp198780

jp198780

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i was wondering if it was possible 2 overclock my Dell Optiplex? i heard that you can with Dells? if i cant i'll just buy a faster CPU.
 
jp198780 said:
i was wondering if it was possible 2 overclock my Dell Optiplex? i heard that you can with Dells? if i cant i'll just buy a faster CPU.
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Nope. Dell BIOSs are locked and unoverclockable.
 
lol, i thought soo, but just wanted 2 make sure, thanks.

EDIT: is it better 2 overclock when the pc is not stock?
 
tweaker said:
Tools like this is your only chance.
http://www.techpowerup.com/systool/
http://www.cpuid.com/clockgen.php
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As mrbagrat said, the Dell BIOS prevents any overclocking or tweaking ov frequencies or voltages. And the only possibility is using a Windows Based overclocking utility, but those very rarely work. With my old Dell, I found the right chipset, however when I tried to raise it even a couple Mhz, the computer crashed and restarted. So i'd say that the chances of overclocking it are extremely slim to none.
 
Some of the older dells didnt have the locked BIOS, but its quite rare.


As OMEGA said, when you move it up it crashes and restarts. And even if you got it to remain stable, everytime your restarted your computer it would reset.
 
umm you could also flash the bios if you think the box is unusable if its not overclocked. its probably a better choice to go with the program in windows though because using bios flashes other than the motherboard manufacturers would be dangerous.
 
im not familiar with OCing, never done it before, whats flashing? and is it better 2 not OC a stock system?
 
jp198780 said:
im not familiar with OCing, never done it before, whats flashing? and is it better 2 not OC a stock system?
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He's referring to flashing the BIOS of your Dell with another manufacturers BIOS, however that can lead to major problems and could cause the motherboard to become unusable. I wouldnt recommend overclocking a Dell in the first place, since they use lower quality parts and generally dont have sufficient cooling for overclocked parts.
 
ok, well i upgrade my CPU now, from 667MHZ, 2 1GHZ, when you overclock, that OC's the CPU, and not the mobo right? or the other way around? the 1GHZ CPU came from a Gateway desktop.
 
jp198780 said:
ok, well i upgrade my CPU now, from 667MHZ, 2 1GHZ, when you overclock, that OC's the CPU, and not the mobo right? or the other way around? the 1GHZ CPU came from a Gateway desktop.
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ya, it oc's the cpu. but more than likley you wont be able to because your bios is more than likley locked.
 
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