OC'ing in Linux

[eladtan]

Hi,

I just got a new computer at work and it came with linux and I can't change the OS. The only info I've managed to figure out so far about the computer is that has an q9550 cpu and 8 gigs of ram. I'm interested in OC'ing it a bit since I run simulations on it and it would shorten the time. For a windows PC I know you need prime95,CPU-Z and coretemp and then tinker in the bios.

Are there any equivalent programs for linux??
Is the overclocking done exactly the same in the bios?

Elad

 

[Shadow703793]

The Linux version of Prime95 is mPrime. I haven't yet found something smiler to CPUZ on Linux yet.

Linux has had a few effective temperature monitoring packages out there for the last few years. Although the knowledge and skill requirements to install and configure the software, someone who spends a little bit of time researching the packages and determining their needs should have little trouble getting the packages to work properly. Most of these packages require a recent release of the Linux kernel.

Second Generation Monitors:

* lm-sensors has the capability to detect, display and configure monitoring parameters for your Linux system.

* If you want to monitor many system resources at a glance, or control how the display of that data is provided, you might check into GKrellM. GKrellM is just a visual framework for the environmental control functions of Linux, so you will need to have previously install "lm-sensors" to get it fully functional.

* KSim is a package that combines the sensing capabilities of "lm-sensors" with the visual controls of "GKrellM". KSim is a plugin based system that lets you monitor and display only those components you feel are important.

http://www.tech-faq.com/monitor-cpu-temperature.shtml
Never used them myself, so don't know how accurate they are.

 

[toosober]

You can use dmidecode from the console. You must have root or sudo to run it.
It will display all the same CPU information that CPU-Z does in Windows.

 

[eladtan]

thnx for the help will try them

 

[Narr]

OCing isnt a bad thing to do in Linux but it isn't a necessity unless you use Linux as your main OS.