Author: Slater Wold
Date: 08:30:11 03/24/01
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I have a P4 1.5Ghz. I have _safely_ overclocked mine to 1.88Ghz using the Swiftech MC462. This heatsink & fan keep my CPU cooler @ 1.88Ghz, than the stock h & f did @ 1.5Ghz. Basically, I just went into my BIOS and up'ed the bus speed to 105mhz. YES, the P4's have a 400mhz FSB, but in reality, that is just 4 buses, all @ 100mhz. So 4 * 105 = 420mhz FSB. Make sure you have significant case cooling as well. I have been running this computer, stable @ 1.88Ghz for sometime now, and have seen no ill side effect. I use Windows 2K and it's not unusual for it to be up for 2 weeks at a time. And using 100% of the processor 90% of the time. Swiftech provides the best heatsink & coolers, you might want to check their page. If you built it yourself (like I did mine) then you will be able to overclock it. If it is a Dell or Gateway, you will not be able to. Those manufacturers block all setttings changes for the bus speeds, multipliers and such. Hope this helps. Slate
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