One of my friends computers wont let him overclock...

Is this normal? One of my friends has an HP computer with an Athlon 64 3700+. In the BIOS, it doesn't let you change any values for the CPU frequency. Is this normal for computers build by companies? I'm not sure because he my only friend that didn't build his.

Its abnormal if it did allow him to overclock. Its cheaper to not include those features, and they want you to spend more money on a faster computer rather than buying a cheaper on and overclocking it.

Well, that sucks... I'll tell him to build his computer next time. Thanks guys.

those Pc Companys dont want random people who dont know much about computers to mess things up real bad , u know going through the warranty and customer service

it sucks but it also prevents



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So any "custom built pc" you should be able to overclock? I have an AMD ATHLON XP 3200 with an ABIT NF7-S2 MB..from what I have read..this is not a setup that can be overclocked..not that I want to do that but I think you need to qualify that some hardware, custom built or not, is easier to modify than others.

Yep, PC companies are good for those that don't know how to make their own (but they're so easy these days that I did )... Like the dude posted earlier, you could find a way to work an overclock through Windows, but his cooling has to be sufficient and his cpu should be able to handle oc'ing. Otherwise you might just toast his rig, then you can skip gaming altogether until he gets a new PC. ...come to think of it, do it anyway!

PDH-NicFury