OSNN Forum » Hardware Support & Discussion » General Hardware » question about bios setting...
Reply
Old June 23rd, 2002 Top | #1
k22
 
k22's Avatar
Unregistered
Posts: n/a

Default question about bios setting...
i recently updated my bios. I have an old P3 550. The new bios has a setting "Main Clock Speed" and the options "normal" (100mhz) and "103mhz". When I set it to 103mhz, windows reads my processor as running at 566mhz instead of 551. It gives a small performance increase, but not enough to risk damaging my PC as I can't upgrade right now. Would it be safe to set it to 103mhz and leave it? I don't have "xp-erience" with overclocking. Thanks for any help.
  Reply With Quote
Old June 23rd, 2002 Top | #2
MiseryQv2.0
 
MiseryQv2.0's Avatar
Unregistered
Posts: n/a

Default
When the manufacturer gives you an option like that you can be sure it's safe... 15mhz is pretty safe...

Try getting 218mhz more ... Now that's NOT safe...
  Reply With Quote
Old June 24th, 2002 Top | #3
 
Taurus's Avatar
hardware monkey
Joined: May 2002
Location: Sacramento, CA
Posts: 3,206
Reputation: 90
Power: 155
Default
a 3% increase in fsb won't harm anything.
Taurus is offline   Reply With Quote
Old June 24th, 2002 Top | #4
 
Winter's Avatar
OSNN Addict
Joined: June 2002
Posts: 72
Reputation: 0
Power: 121
Default
Originally posted by taurus
a 3% increase in fsb won't harm anything.
Ha, yeah sure buddy... how will you sleep at night knowing you probably fried this guy's CPU??
Winter is offline   Reply With Quote
Old June 24th, 2002 Top | #5
 
Taurus's Avatar
hardware monkey
Joined: May 2002
Location: Sacramento, CA
Posts: 3,206
Reputation: 90
Power: 155
Default
i sleep better while dreaming of fried pentiums }:>

kidding, k22!
Taurus is offline   Reply With Quote
Old June 24th, 2002 Top | #6
Bretenn
 
Bretenn's Avatar
Unregistered
Posts: n/a

Default
if it is stable... then i think it is safe...

but if u dun wan to risk it, then change back to 100mhz lol... coz 16 mhz wont increase too much...
  Reply With Quote

Reply

Bookmarks

« Previous Thread | Next Thread »
Thread Tools

Posting Rules

Similar Threads
Thread Thread Starter Forum Replies Last Post
Question on setting up vista ejn74 Windows Desktop Systems 6 June 11th, 2006 11:11pm
Setting default browser question Glaanieboy Windows Desktop Systems 9 November 16th, 2003 12:16am
xp 1800 default setting in bios wrong ??? fatboy Windows Desktop Systems 22 July 9th, 2002 5:12am
Probably the dumbest Question ever.. but this setting is making me mad! Wicked00 Windows Desktop Systems 3 March 8th, 2002 5:56am
Mouse advanced setting question jueuk General Hardware 1 January 26th, 2002 12:46pm

Privacy Statement - Top