OT: Overclock my old/new computer

Hi, My parents gave me a new computer for my high school graduation, but it is kinda old. It is a Celeron 366, so because I can't afford a new computer on my own, I'm wondering if anyone here has had any experience overclocking this processor. I am thinking of bumping up the FSB speed to 83 MHz to pick up speed and maintain stability. Any suggestions?? I think that at 83 MHz, the clock speed would be about 456 MHz, which would probably be plenty for me. Also, my BIOS does not have any settings for FSB speed, so are there any software utilities I can use? Do I also need to change any jumper setting on my motherboard? Thanks for any help, Ryan

Ryan, I have never had a Celeron system so I have no advice for you on that, But perhaps you would get a better response if you posted this message in a group dedicated to you're motherboard. If you know what brand motherboard you have try finding a group for it such as alt.comp.periphs.mainboard.asus alt.comp.periphs.mainboard.epox ect ect Best of luck to you :) DB "Ryan" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:2uSO6.715$[email hidden]... > Hi, > My parents gave me a new computer for my high school graduation, but it is > kinda old. It is a Celeron 366, so because I can't afford a new computeron > my own, I'm wondering if anyone here has had any experience overclocking > this processor. I am thinking of bumping up the FSB speed to 83 MHz topick > up speed and maintain stability. Any suggestions?? I think that at 83MHz,

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> the clock speed would be about 456 MHz, which would probably be plenty for > me. Also, my BIOS does not have any settings for FSB speed, so are there > any software utilities I can use? Do I also need to change any jumper > setting on my motherboard? > > Thanks for any help, > Ryan > > >

Ryan, it depends on your motherboard. Look up your manual for the appropriate jumpers. I for one used to have a Celeron 366 and could run it at an FSB clock of 100 MHz, equals 550 MHz. Maybe you need to boost the core voltage a little. Cooling the CPU properly is an issue too. There are many hardware sites around that deal with overclocking, like http://www.tomshardware.com. I also recommend the Usenet forum alt.comp.hardware.overclocking. Good luck, Manfred Ryan wrote:

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> Hi, > My parents gave me a new computer for my high school graduation, but it is > kinda old. It is a Celeron 366, so because I can't afford a new computer on > my own, I'm wondering if anyone here has had any experience overclocking > this processor. I am thinking of bumping up the FSB speed to 83 MHz to pick > up speed and maintain stability. Any suggestions?? I think that at 83 MHz, > the clock speed would be about 456 MHz, which would probably be plenty for > me. Also, my BIOS does not have any settings for FSB speed, so are there > any software utilities I can use? Do I also need to change any jumper > setting on my motherboard? > > Thanks for any help, > Ryan

try http://www.overclockers.com/ Graham Ryan wrote:

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> > Hi, > My parents gave me a new computer for my high school graduation, but it is > kinda old. It is a Celeron 366, so because I can't afford a new computer on > my own, I'm wondering if anyone here has had any experience overclocking > this processor. I am thinking of bumping up the FSB speed to 83 MHz to pick > up speed and maintain stability. Any suggestions?? I think that at 83 MHz, > the clock speed would be about 456 MHz, which would probably be plenty for > me. Also, my BIOS does not have any settings for FSB speed, so are there > any software utilities I can use? Do I also need to change any jumper > setting on my motherboard? > > Thanks for any help, > Ryan