How to Overclock a CPU in the BIOS

[08skylinedrive]

is it too risky if i set up my athlon 145 le 2.8ghz to 3.0ghz???

[bombos1997]

viper can i overclock my cpu amd sempron si-42 2.1 ghz at 2.4 ghz???

[Viper117x]

@bombos1997 Unless that is in a laptop I don't see why not :)

[bombos1997]

@Viper117x so i can't because i have a laptop right or no??

[Viper117x]

@bombos1997 That's correct, laptop providers lock their bios so you can't overclock the CPU to prevent overheating and damaging the parts

[tomgedas]

FINALLY A MAN WITH MY BIOS !!!!!!!!!

[juanmaiden]

Now you know how to overclock your cpu....PLEASE DO SOMETHING WITH YOUR FREAKING HAIR!!!!!!

[Viper117x]

@juanmaiden Right back at you! ;)

[rockeeben]

Am I right in saying that if I get a better Power supply it will be more stable? allowing the voltage to be incresed in the CPU that is, and im getting a new heat-sink soon so lower tempratures will also ahve an effect on how high i can clock it? :)

[Viper117x]

@rockeeben The power supply depends on what you currently have and what the CPU requires from the power supply. Increasing the voltage will also increase stability of the overclock to a point, again you can check the specific voltage capacity by googling the CPU and going to the Intel/AMD website.

Overclocking the CPU will generate more heat so any extra cooling you can get for it will be perfect. Sounds like you pretty much know what you're doing :)

[rockeeben]

@Viper117x cheers man, i have always had a thing for computers when i was younger; jsut gotten used to them.

I have got to the point where my dad comes to me and asks for my help lol:P

Subbed.

[Viper117x]

@rockeeben Thanks a lot for the sub, really appreciate it! If you ever need any help with anything techie feel free to send me a message on youtube.

Also if you like gaming I also do live streams now on twitch.tv, link on my channel page if you like that sorta thing. (shameless self plug there! ;))

[rockeeben]

@Viper117x sure sure;)

[TheBlade0110]

I like your haircut...make a tutorial dude :)

[WallabiesxD]

Hi there, so tried changing the cpu clock ratio to 8x (6.66 default) and added 0.2 to the 1.4 cpu vcore(too much?). So after doing that, i couldnt access the bios and the windows its self, had to pull the motherboard's battery out and back in to make it work and well, what've i done wrong if i may ask?...

using a gigabyte m52lt-d3 motherboard

and an amd althon II x4 630 (2.8ghz)

Thanks

[TheAmino93]

the temperature my dual core e5700 is 45c is it normal ???

[Viper117x]

@TheAmino93 Yeah that's fine

[glmz159]

que susto mano!

[PateuMandy]

awesome haircut dude :|

[kingofking532]

man

can i change 2,20ghz e2200 to 3.08 or 2.74ghz?

PLEASE HELPP

[Viper117x]

@kingofking532 The whole point of the video is to help. Did you even watch the video or follow any of the advice given? If you can be more specific with the help needed that would be useful so I can try and help you

[kingofking532]

@Viper117x

When i try yo do this my pc is turned of ://

Whatt is the problem?

[TheNorbi80]

I have AMD athlon x2 240 (2.8GHz) @3.3/3.4GHz without overvoltage.

[pingu1444]

I HAVE THE SAME MONITOR IN black :D

[incepator323]

thanks man i have same bios like you and i cant this fucking page with cpu thank sorry for my english

[yoya1993zg]

my is stock on 3.06GHZ to 3.89GHZ on stocc cooling, 38c on 46c... i dont see faster PC

[Viper117x]

@yoya1993zg You wont see a faster PC in general most likely. You'll get the extra performance in CPU intensive tasks. For general PC speed upgrading RAM and the hard disk your OS is installed on are the big things.

[SwiftHDX]

I've tried overclocking both my CPU and GPU and ran FurMark to test the temperatures and they were all fine. I tried restarting my computer and as soon as I logged on to my account my PC crashed. I tried going on the guest account and it worked like nothing had ever happened. I didn't overclock them too much so surely it shouldn't make a PC crash? Please help, I want to get even more performance out of my PC.

[MrTobyman123]

@Viper117x Do i need something to cool down if i just go from 2.2ghz to 2.4ghz?

[Viper117x]

@MrTobyman123 I don't think you'll need to upgrade the cooling just for that

[BTVOTmurderdolls]

Did you have to install an extra cooling fan for your processor after overclocking it?

[Viper117x]

@BTVOTmurderdolls I had the Arctic Freezer 7 Pro installed when I made this video which was great but after taking it off and on a few times it no longer fitted so when I upgraded to an i7 I got the Corsair Hydro H60. Would definitely recommend replacing the stock fan if you plan on overclocking. Both of the coolers mentioned would be very suitable (as long as they fit your cpu)

[candycandy57]

@Viper117x is the arctic freezer pro 7 good for overclocking?

[Viper117x]

@candycandy57 Yup, I'd say it was worth the money. A huge improvement on the stock cooler.

[candycandy57]

@Viper117x ya cause i have it and if you had it what was your average temprature?

[Viper117x]

@candycandy57 I think it idled at around 30-40 degrees Celsius and under load I think the max it went was 60-70 degrees Celsius.

[wmw0702]

@Viper117x is the cpu clock ratio locked to 8x for this cpu? if mine is not, can i also increase it to overclock my cpu (mine is e8500)?

[sdm1234567890]

state of u!!!

[TheMineskiInfinity]

why i cannot overclock mine T_T my spec is intel gma 3150 atom n450

[Viper117x]

@TheMineskiInfinity Atom is a notebook or netbook processor. You can't overclock laptops because their BIOS is locked to stop it overheating and damaging the laptop.

[Viper117x]

@MrChupachaps No, not quite sure what you mean.. :S

[paddymac81]

you didn't overclock, your cpu is 3.30 ghz anyway so you just had it lowered and then you raised it to it's orginal freq.... am i right sir?????

[Viper117x]

@paddymac81 No, sorry. I was using the Q9400 in this video, stock frequency is 2.66 GHz and I overclocked to 3.30 GHz. Do a search for Q9400 in google and you can see its stock frequency is 2.66 GHz.

[demonfox79]

weeee you like L from the anime Death Note :) thnkx for the info man I wish it will work with my CPU.

[DeathCon88]

By resetting the CMOS, do you mean unplugging the computer and taking the battery from the motherboard out?

[PaRoDiEr1993]

Ha! You look like Dex from SNI.

[Viper117x]

@SoUlFindErAmAtEuR Haha, nice one ;D

[200cyprian]

@Viper117x what does the d at the end mean

[Viper117x]

@200cyprian Which d where? ^^

[200cyprian]

@Viper117x Haha, nice one ;D that one

[Viper117x]

@200cyprian It's a smiley face... :)

[DanielLuck7]

Fantastic video. Going to overclock my Q6600 2.4ghz quad to 2.8 (hopefully)

[Viper117x]

@DanielLuck7 Good luck! Feel free to post back/inbox if anything doesn't go according to plan

[Yugo411]

You look like one of those final fantasy characters with that hair style. If they ever cast another final fantasy movie you should consider taking part of it.

[Viper117x]

@Yugo411 I'll keep that in mind ;D

[cbb72]

when i go to bios i dont get "MB Intelligent Tweaker(M.I.T) option what should i do i have Intel Core 2 Duo E6320 proccesor

[TheOrlandoHD]

Men me puedes ayudar tengo un Intel E5300 y quiero hacerle un Overclock a 3.0G como lo hago. Estas son mis caracteristicas Placa Base G41m P26 ddr 3 a 1066.

[OneTimeProfile]

Please help! I've uploaded a video asking you a question but I couldn't set it as a video response because you didn't allow it. Would you please help? It would mean a lot. Thanks

[Viper117x]

@OneTimeProfile Hey, unfortunately laptop providers lock their BIOS down to stop you overclocking the CPU. This is because generally you can't provide enough cooling for it and it could damage the laptop. Sorry to be bring you bad news!

[robertdevald]

@Viper117x Yeah, that's sad. But I guess they are right because already like this it is so hot that it sometimes hurts my fingers ON THE KEYBOARD! Imagine that! Anyhow, thank you for your answer, it means a lot.

[robertdevald]

@Viper117x Before you get confused, I must say that OneTimeProfile is my third channel. robertdevald is my main channel, but I'm the same person, so don't get confused by the answers. Thanks again.

[robertdevald]

Cool hair!

Will this work on a single core 2.10GHZ AMD processor?

[technoupdatenow]

What is the highest i should do with a Dell 17R with intel i3 processor? Thanks for the help!

[Sharpless512]

thx you so much!

[Viper117x]

@Sharpless512 Glad I could help!

[DarknessGeass]

@Viper117x Question !!! Why aren't my clocks saved after the reboot ? Can I load them manually ? Please respond

[Viper117x]

@DarknessGeass Hey, usually the save and exit button is F10 for settings in the BIOS but this may be different depending on the manufacturer of the motherboard.

You could also try doing a bios update. If you do a search for your motherboard make and BIOS update there should be some information about that. I think with my Gigabyte one I had to update the bios before it worked the first time.

[Viper117x]

@DarknessGeass You can also try overclocking in small steps to see if you are making too big of a jump in the clock settings, this can cause it to fail sometimes.

Also it might be worth changing a setting which isn't to do with the CPU, such as something to do with USB peripherals or boot priority, leaving everything else as default. This could determine if only overclocking is restricted on this version of the BIOS or all settings are.

Hope this is of some help and post back with any news!

[DarknessGeass]

@Viper117x They finally managed to save in BIOS but it doesn't show my new clocks when I right click my "Computer" , it just says 2.93 , 2.93 GHz again. There was a program for Intel CPUs I think that shows you the clocks and temperature but I can't exactly remember it. Could you remind me if you know of any ?

[Viper117x]

@DarknessGeass Great, well done :) The program to show the cpu clock is CPU-Z and the program for temperature is Realtemp. Both very good programs, free as well!

[DarknessGeass]

@Viper117x Thanks , I managed after a friend told me about it. However , despite my new clocks working , they sometimes drop to Multiplier 6 and 1700 MHz ... Any way to fix this ? Or did I make a mistake while OC-ing. I am trying to fix this for Battlefield 3 as the CPU is quite a bottleneck to my new graphics card

[Viper117x]

@DarknessGeass Is this when the computer is not very active? This could be one of the motherboard settings trying to save power and lower temperatures when the CPU isn't doing much. If you can monitor them during the game they will probably be at what you set them to. Try setting Battlefield 3 to windowed mode and keep CPU-Z open, or if you have a second monitor keep CPU-Z up on that one.

Glad things are working out, and good luck

[DarknessGeass]

@Viper117x Yeah , I've tried that and it truly is lowering when my PC ain't active. Thanks for all the tips and advice ,they sure were helpful for a newbie at overclocking

[mapukmapuk]

@dsm50148 because your bios is diffrent lol, each mother board has diffrent bios

[omfgkilleveryone]

Nice hair.

[WLOfails]

my computer is screaming "OVERCLOCK ME!!!! T_T"

[browser067]

dude you are legendary, i been lookn for someone wiv the same bios screen as mine. I seen so many vids wiv ppl tampering wiv numbers and crap but this does the trick wiv only changing a coupl options and works a treat. Just need a cooler to handle the extra heat.

[W8FaNa7iK]

m par nu rikkion

[xXRash87Xx]

@W8FaNa7iK ahahahah

[Total90Football4]

Thanks for the help

I was planning to overclock the crud out of my processor when I build my computer.

What I'm wondering is that if I overclock it, does the maximum amount I can overclock it to depend on the cooler I have and how much clock speed I begin with?

[Viper117x]

@Total90Football4 THe cooler and original clock speed does effect how much you can do with it.

If your CPU does get too hot most computers will shut down to prevent damage.

Also some CPUs will overclock better than others. If you have an unlocked CPU multiplier it would overclock very well.

The motherboard and the frequencies that you can use with it restricts it too. Also the voltage is a factor.

Also the voltage that you're able to use to support the overclock is another factor.

[bumtaksi]

@Viper117x thanks man so much,i overclocked my cpu from 2.00 to 2.45 GHz

[GirInterprises]

is it good for my computer to have a dual BIOS

[distingushnalofrigis]

sauska ?

[Viper117x]

@distingushnalofrigis Hmm, what? ^___^

[dazzjenks]

great vid tutorial you obviously know your stuff but did you build the pc urself or was it factory built ?

[Viper117x]

@dazzjenks Thanks, I build this myself :)

[mikeiscoold]

@Viper117x i dont got MIT

[Viper117x]

@mikeiscoold You probably wouldn't frie your CPU. Most if not all motherboards will not boot if the cpu is clocked too high. If you have good enough cooling then go for it. You can use programs like RealTemp so see how hot your CPU is getting. And also some motherbords have an option to force shutdown if the temperature rises to much.

[mikeiscoold]

@Viper117x oh i also doesnt have M.I.T

[Viper117x]

@mikeiscoold Do you have any options that says anything about the CPU, Clock settings, FSB, or anything advanced? Might be worth looking in there. Go through all the menus till you find something similar to my screen. It probably wont be identical layout but the method is still the same.

[mikeiscoold]

@Viper117x no i have advenced chip settings but i think nothing with my cpu

[BlackyFive000]

enjoyed watching  the video Thank you' ill go and burn my CPU now ;)

[Dankarlpang]

nice vid . i need some pointers i have a AMD Phemon X3 II 8750 these CPU are hard to OC Also i dnt have a good cpu cooler but i do have 7 fans on my case three 6 inch and 4 lil 3 inch is this good enough coolent ?

[Bas383]

Nice Tutorial :D

But I have 1 qeustion,

Your memory also overclocks when you OC the FSB right like from 333 to 413

Your memory went from 800mhz to 991 or something.

Is this dangerous or could it hurt your computer/RAM?

[Viper117x]

@Bas383 Great question. This really depends on the RAM that you have. If you have RAM that is designed to run at higher mhz this will be fine. If you don't it wont necessarily damage it, but it may hurt it in the long run, you will get a greater performance out of the RAM however. I will add an annotation warning about this. What you can do to avoid changing the RAM voltage is changing the "System Memory Multiplier (SPD)" lower so that you end up with the stock or close to stock RAM frequency.

[Bas383]

@Viper117x

Ok ty.

[vegasblahman]

nice vid thanks for sharing...actually cleared something up for me. btw just outta curiosity what are you using to cool the cpu and what is a good temp to be running the cpu?

[Viper117x]

@vegasblahman I'm using the Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 PRO.

UK: Search Ebuyer for it

US: Search Newegg for it

(Doesn't let me give links)

I haven't been monitoring my CPU recently because this cooler has been keeping it down so well. I remember the Max CPU temp was 68 Degrees C and was idling at 46 Degrees C.

I have got a very small fan at the front of the computer, a fan that came built into the case at the the back, (I have the Coolermaster Elite 330)

[Viper117x]

@vegasblahman And thanks for the feedback :)

[mikeiscoold]

@Viper117x would it frie my cpu if i overclock it from 2ghz to 2.7 ghz