overclocking deminsion 9100

[me_man]

how do i do it?
its a pentium D
x300 SE vid. card
1GB ram

i jus wanna overclock my processor if i can i think its a duel-core
and if i can how do i do it?

 

[madmatt]

You can't overclock Dell computers/processors. Dell locks down the bios.

 

[ray_gillespie]

To be honest mate, o/c'ing would do little to your performance. Spending £200 on a decent PCI-express graphics card would send your performance through the roof (with games anyway, which I assume is what you're looking to increase the performance of).

 

[kcnychief]

You can't overclock Dell computers/processors. Dell locks down the bios.

And if you circumvent that, it does void your warranty.

 

[ShepsCrook]

New video card: case closed...

Seriously though, your video card could be replaced and your machine would be that much better. I overclock my processors all of the time, but if you don't have the hardware to support it, your overclock won't be at all noticeable.

 

[me_man]

i need a new video card? (ShepsCrook) the x300 wat it came with, is a 128mb AGP i also hav a 9200 256mb AGP (older one). wick 1 wuld b better to use with this?
also r u sayin i can overclock my cpu w/the proper hardware?
and wat wuld b the proper hareware?
more ram?
better cpu?
or wat?

 

[madmatt]

How much money do you want to spend?

To give you an idea: I just purchased the X1800 XT (512MB) for a customer, cost $350.00.

 

[me_man]

X1800 XT !?!?!?!?
BADDA** VIDEO CARD THERE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
naaa id just rather find out wich 1 of mine wuld b betta 4 this system?
and find wat upgrading i wuld hav to do as far as overclocking this 9100
ShepsCrook said wit the right hardware
or if i need better hardware i jus wanna learn how to overclock this or if i can?
u said i culdnt but he said w/the right hardware

 

[madmatt]

You CAN'T overclock the CPU on that computer. You can, however, upgrade the video card. The X1800 and X1900 series are compatible with Your Dimension 9100.

 

[kcnychief]

X1800 XT !?!?!?!?
BADDA** VIDEO CARD THERE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
naaa id just rather find out wich 1 of mine wuld b betta 4 this system?
and find wat upgrading i wuld hav to do as far as overclocking this 9100
ShepsCrook said wit the right hardware
or if i need better hardware i jus wanna learn how to overclock this or if i can?
u said i culdnt but he said w/the right hardware

If you are thinking about replacing your video card at this time, you may also want to consider getting a card with a bare minimum of 256MB of dedicated RAM to allocate for smooth functionality when Vista comes out. Also make sure the card supports Direct X 10 or above.

 

[me_man]

thnx 2 all

 

[dreamliner77]

If you can't afford to upgrade a video card, you can't afford to be overclocking.

 

[me_man]

money wasnt an issue in this topic
i was just getting some help
dreamliner77

another question
isnt an agp video card better then a pci video card?
comparing a 512mb pci card and a 512mb agp card?

 

[kcnychief]

AGP is a dead technology and is being phased out by Motherboard manufacturers.

If you are investing in a video card, and have the slots to support it, go with PCIx (PCI Express)

 

[me_man]

how do i know if i have a PCIx slot
i know i have 3 -4 pci slots 1 AGP slot and 1 it looks like a small version of a AGP slot<dark brown like the agp ones>

 

[kcnychief]

According to the specs on a Dimension 9100 you should have a PCIx1 and a PCIx16 slot, one of each.

 

[me_man]

so the AGP slot my video card is in isnt a AGP slot?

 

[kcnychief]

Again, going by listed specs, there should not be any AGP slots in your machine.

The two I listed above, plus 3 legacy PCI slots.

 

[me_man]

yous right my bad
under device manager it said it was in pci slot 10
it looks like a agp slot though

 

[madmatt]

Dimension 9100/9150 series has the above specs listed and does NOT have an AGP slot.

Your X300 SE card is in fact PCIe.