sup people.
I just bought a new p4 2.53 with a gigabyte GA-8iex mobo (845e chipset)
I want to over clock my cpu...but frankly i have no idea how..and i dont wanna **** my new chip screwin around. if u could advise me....it would be great

Ahh the beauties of overclocking an Intel...
But anyway, I'm not too sure on those top of the line chips (I don't know where you got that kind of money for a 2.53!) but I'm fairly sure they'll work just the same. The multiplier is locked on all intels, so you've probably got a multiplier of 25 (or maybe 24 since the 2.53 is an FSB upgrade from the 2.4), which just makes things a little more simple in overclocking. The only way I know how to overclock is when you start up your computer, hit DEL, or F2, or whatever goes into your BIOS and there should be a section to change your Front Side Bus (Mhz) and I think the bandwidth on your RAM (but I'm not too sure because I've never messed with it...my motherboard is cheap).

So:
BIOS -> Change FSB -> up the FSB from 100mhz in slight increments so you don't make it crash (if it doesn't start windows, lower the FSB you set because it's screwing itself up). It's also good to know what temperature it's running so you're not overheating (if you're doing more than a minor overclock). It's been a while for me, but I'm pretty sure there is still a big links section here on pimprig where you could find numerous Intel OC sites to learn the finer points of overclocking.

Aren't the newer P4's mostly all running at 133/533, not 100/400? Though you could still increase that FSB to well over 133 on most decent motherboards. Try it at 150 and then go from there, if you boot and benchmark successfully.

I have a p3 1ghz not sure of motherbaord yet but i want to overclock it to umm 1.1 im have no idea how iv seen it done with a prgm . Can u help me

Tycoon, we'll hook you up. You do need to have the manufacturer and model of your mobo though. It should be written either along the edge of the board or near the center.

You can also try this if you cannot find the mobo' make: MOBOT this lets you ID the board by providing info about it (ie number of PCI slots or platform, etc.

Or this Motherboards.org if you can get you BIOS string (the really long number when you bios boots. Or the part number of you board

wow thanks guys im pretty shure its a gigabyte ga-60xe on of the good ones if u want i can send u pics of my case u can see beter where im coming from it has good cooling but im going to get a volcano 6 or newer depending if it fits on my p3 platform

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Thats my cpu temp?

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The hottest temp is generally the cpu, so yes

What socket type is the p3? FC-PGA, FC-PGA2, or S.E.C.C.2?
100 or 133mhz FSB version is it?
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Uhhhmmmmm......Noobish, look at the fraken dates next time you post, This thread is over 4 months old.