Overclocking P4 in a Dell

nonom · 02-09-2009, 11:40 AM

I have a Pentium 4 2.66 Ghz that I would like to beef up a little. Normally, I know how to do this through the BIOS, however I have a Dell, and therefore the motherboard has limited options. (btw, I'll never buy a name brand computer again) Assume cooling is not an issue, and thanks for any help!

**linderman** · 02-10-2009, 09:57 AM

cant overclock a dell system they are designed not to overclock ...............

nonom · 02-12-2009, 11:26 AM

So there's no possible way to overclock?

derek_jones_36 · 02-12-2009, 08:48 PM

There are no utilities in a prebuilt system to overclock a stock cpu. Unfortunately they make those systems so that you would have to buy a new system to upgrade.

derek_jones_36 · 02-16-2009, 04:34 AM

Well I had a P3500 Mhz Proc from Dell that I had bought in 2000 and I retired it last October when I built my new rig. This thing had a 20 gig hard drive, 256 Mhz of memory and an ATI Rage 128 Pro graphics card at 16mb. I think it may have carried an Intel Mobo but I couldn't tell you which one. As for the Overclock on the Stock Dell CPU well I can't see that working.

**linderman** · 02-16-2009, 06:33 AM

Dell's target audience is a bargain $$$ package conscienious group ........ these machines are not built for performance, they are built for stability and economy ......... the minute you say overclocking ............ you have to get out of the Dell "station wagon" and start thinking about finding a Dodge "Vipre"

nonom · 02-17-2009, 06:40 AM

I agree with you there. 5 years of hard use and never a hard drive failure or any other problem that I couldn't fix by jiggling some wires. However, I have heard of a program called power strip, any thoughts on it?

02-09-2009, 11:40 AM	#1 (permalink)
nonom Registered User Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 64 OS: Windows XP SP 2	Overclocking P4 in a Dell I have a Pentium 4 2.66 Ghz that I would like to beef up a little. Normally, I know how to do this through the BIOS, however I have a Dell, and therefore the motherboard has limited options. (btw, I'll never buy a name brand computer again) Assume cooling is not an issue, and thanks for any help!

02-10-2009, 09:57 AM	#2 (permalink)
linderman Moderator, Hardware Team Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 20,437 OS: win 2000 pro / Win XP pro My System	Re: Overclocking P4 in a Dell cant overclock a dell system they are designed not to overclock ............... __________________ I still know nothing and I respect that fact, striving to improve and, along the way, help anyone that comes from the place that I used to be! Power Supply Selection LEARN TO BACK-UP YOUR DATA FREE & EASY YouTube - Runtime Software DriveImage XML tutorial

02-12-2009, 11:26 AM	#3 (permalink)
nonom Registered User Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 64 OS: Windows XP SP 2	Re: Overclocking P4 in a Dell So there's no possible way to overclock?

02-12-2009, 08:48 PM	#4 (permalink)
derek_jones_36 Registered User Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada Posts: 475 OS: Windows Vista Ultimate 64 bit SP2 My System	Re: Overclocking P4 in a Dell There are no utilities in a prebuilt system to overclock a stock cpu. Unfortunately they make those systems so that you would have to buy a new system to upgrade. __________________ "Look at it this way...If Everyone Lived Forever, where would you Park?"

02-16-2009, 04:34 AM	#5 (permalink)
derek_jones_36 Registered User Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada Posts: 475 OS: Windows Vista Ultimate 64 bit SP2 My System	Re: Overclocking P4 in a Dell Well I had a P3500 Mhz Proc from Dell that I had bought in 2000 and I retired it last October when I built my new rig. This thing had a 20 gig hard drive, 256 Mhz of memory and an ATI Rage 128 Pro graphics card at 16mb. I think it may have carried an Intel Mobo but I couldn't tell you which one. As for the Overclock on the Stock Dell CPU well I can't see that working. __________________ "Look at it this way...If Everyone Lived Forever, where would you Park?"

02-16-2009, 06:33 AM	#6 (permalink)
linderman Moderator, Hardware Team Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 20,437 OS: win 2000 pro / Win XP pro My System	Re: Overclocking P4 in a Dell Dell's target audience is a bargain $$$ package conscienious group ........ these machines are not built for performance, they are built for stability and economy ......... the minute you say overclocking ............ you have to get out of the Dell "station wagon" and start thinking about finding a Dodge "Vipre" __________________ I still know nothing and I respect that fact, striving to improve and, along the way, help anyone that comes from the place that I used to be! Power Supply Selection LEARN TO BACK-UP YOUR DATA FREE & EASY YouTube - Runtime Software DriveImage XML tutorial

02-17-2009, 06:40 AM	#7 (permalink)
nonom Registered User Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 64 OS: Windows XP SP 2	Re: Overclocking P4 in a Dell I agree with you there. 5 years of hard use and never a hard drive failure or any other problem that I couldn't fix by jiggling some wires. However, I have heard of a program called power strip, any thoughts on it?