How to Overclock My Computer?

[bluevolt]

Guys I have HP Pavillion dx2480 PC with Intel Core 2 Duo E7500 @2.93 Ghz.

Though I am satisfied by it's performance but want to extract best possible power.

Please tell me how to overclock it and to what maximum limit I can overclock it?

I have three fan in the cabinet including system fan, CPU fan, power supply fan.

Thanks

 

[salman8506]

if it is an h oem computer im pretty sure that motherboard won't have any overclocking options...

 

[bluevolt]

yes it is completely stock machine with HP motherboard

 

[CA50]

if there is no option in the mobo for OC, here are your possible options

- Get another mobo, with OC support

- Use software to OC, (i haven't tried that, and have no idea about its consequence)

- Forget OC, and keep smiling

 

[salman8506]

software oc generally does not happen...i have tried it when i was just entering into the oc scene...

 

[bluevolt]

why it is that OEM motherboards can't be overclocked. Can someone guide me to an good article on OC?

 

[vivek.krishnan]

OEM mobos cannot be overclocked because they have a custom bios with many options hidden. Majority of the overclocking happens in the bios.

 

[bluevolt]

ok...thanks for help

 

[vivekjha0208]

i have an intel pentium dual core processor and msi professional series motherboard. the disc that came with mobo had an oc software but i didn't know how to use it. if any one could help me with that.. i have 2 fans in my cabinet . one on processor and other one the smps.

mobo- MSI G31 TM-P21

processor- dual core e5300 2.60Ghz pentium inside