I am getting very annoyed (Please Help)

[TOX1KK]

I have been trying for ages just to overclock my CPU (1.6GHZ Intel Pentium Dual Core) but it is always in vain. I have tried Rivatuner, did not work, it said that the driver was not recognized, I have tried ATITool, but I said that my graphics card was not used by windows. I have just tried SysTool, and it said that the driver could not be found. I have also tried the one that PC User supplied, but that did not work, I even tried it from another site, but still didn't work.

What do I do? And what is a good overclocking too that can make me overclock JUST my CPU? I don't need to overclock my GPU, or FSB, because FSB is the only thing that actually works. I think my motherboard supports BIOS, but I am not sure how to enter it.

 

[badge]

Quickly, Rivatuner and ATI Tool are graphics card overclocking software, not for CPU frequency adjustment. Every motherboard has a BIOS. If the system in question you are wanting to overclock is a prebuilt from a company like HP, DELL, etc. the BIOS will be 'locked' as far as having any potential to overclock the system BUS and CPU.

Which company made your system?

 

[pbrigido]

No offense, but from the sound of your post, I wouldn't attempt to OC your machine. There is much more to OCing a computer than just "turning up" a setting. For the marginal increase you would get with OCing a 1.6 Pentium Dual Core, I would just sit tight where you are at right now.

 

[OvrClkr]

looks like you scared him away....

 

[TOX1KK]

Quickly, Rivatuner and ATI Tool are graphics card overclocking software, not for CPU frequency adjustment. Every motherboard has a BIOS. If the system in question you are wanting to overclock is a prebuilt from a company like HP, DELL, etc. the BIOS will be 'locked' as far as having any potential to overclock the system BUS and CPU.

Which company made your system?

HP...

 

[masterjaw]

First time to hear someone who used Rivatuner/ATI Tool to OC a CPU. I suggest that you should research a bit first before doing something 'cause IMO, you're not into OCing yet.

And no, you cannot overclock your system with the kind of bios HP provides with their units. I had one in the office and I would say that it is not even worth looking at.

 

[chrischoi94]

You can't easily overclock with a DELL computer last time i checked.

 

[OvrClkr]

HP...

Your Bios is locked, meaning you cannot overclock your CPU unless you find a way of unlocking it with a third party software. My suggestion is that you leave it alone. If you want to overclock then invest in a similar motherboard.

 

[4ILY45]

Your Bios is locked, meaning you cannot overclock your CPU unless you find a way of unlocking it with a third party software. My suggestion is that you leave it alone. If you want to overclock then invest in a similar motherboard.

He's right it is locked. i have an acer with intel dual-core E2160. But the mobo died after 1 1/2 year of using.
had to buy myself a Gigabyte G31-M-ES2L.
now i can oc the thing from 1.8Ghz to 2.65Ghz.