Overclocking Question

CodeRed · May 10th, 2007

Is it true that old dell model computers have a some sort of lock in their processors which disallows you to overclock it?

Jokerswild · May 10th, 2007

Usually the bios is locked. They don't want you to do anything to void the warranty. The video card is the only thing you can overclock on the old Dell's.

Lead Head · May 10th, 2007

The newer Dells do have OCing options. The older ones however do not. Plus the likeliness of getting any useful speed boost out of an older Dell is pretty unlikely

CodeRed · May 10th, 2007

Dang. Ok, thanks!

Man, having an old dell really sucks.

**PrOLifIC_onE** · May 10th, 2007

If you find out what brand and model motherboard you have, you may be able to flash the bios and then get a whole new set of 'non-Dell' options for OCing.

Disclaimer: Do so at your own risk. Understand this could invalidate any remaining warranty on your Dell system. Also, if you run into problems while flashing the bios you may ruin your motherboard.

Jokerswild · May 10th, 2007

Quote:

Originally Posted by PrOLifIC_onE

If you find out what brand and model motherboard you have, you may be able to flash the bios and then get a whole new set of 'non-Dell' options for OCing.

Disclaimer: Do so at your own risk. Understand this could invalidate any remaining warranty on your Dell system. Also, if you run into problems while flashing the bios you may ruin your motherboard.

Only problem with flashing the bios on the older Dell systems is if the bios flash is a non Dell bios flash you run a very high risk of killing the computer. There was a lot of talk when I was there from 2002 - 2004 about how to overclock the computers and only one time did I hear of a successful non Dell bios flash during those years so do some research on Dell's forum if the computer is anywhere near that time frame.

wtcnbrwndo4u · May 10th, 2007

I remember stuff like that on Dell.

The deal was that someone reflashed to a Intel BIOS, thus able to unlock BIOS O/Cing. It killed his warranty though.

Don't remember anything else.

Jokerswild · May 10th, 2007

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Originally Posted by wtcnbrwndo4u

I remember stuff like that on Dell.

The deal was that someone reflashed to a Intel BIOS, thus able to unlock BIOS O/Cing. It killed his warranty though.

Don't remember anything else.

Yea it was on only one board and that was the only time I ever heard of it working. No one else wanted to try it at the time because the system cost $2,000.

wtcnbrwndo4u · May 10th, 2007

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Originally Posted by Jokerswild

Yea it was on only one board and that was the only time I ever heard of it working. No one else wanted to try it at the time because the system cost $2,000.

Yeah, it was one of the XPSes wasn't it? Whatever it is, it's a bitch and not worth it.

May 10th, 2007	#1
CodeRed Hottest Nepali Join Date: May 2007 Location: Connecticut Posts: 63	Overclocking Question Is it true that old dell model computers have a some sort of lock in their processors which disallows you to overclock it? My Computer Dell Dimension 4300 1.6 ghz 1 X 512mb RAM (Dell Manufactured) 128 MB Novatech ATI Radeon 9550 2 X 160 GB Western Digital Hard Drive 17 in. Dell Manufactured CRT Monitor

May 10th, 2007	#2
Jokerswild ButtHead Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 5,117	Re: Overclocking Question Usually the bios is locked. They don't want you to do anything to void the warranty. The video card is the only thing you can overclock on the old Dell's. Last edited by Jokerswild; May 10th, 2007 at 11:10.

May 10th, 2007	#3
Lead Head Join Date: May 2006 Location: Rhode Island USA Posts: 1,716	Re: Overclocking Question The newer Dells do have OCing options. The older ones however do not. Plus the likeliness of getting any useful speed boost out of an older Dell is pretty unlikely Opteron 64 165--1.5GB DDR--ECS KA1 MVP(thanks HL!)--x1800GTO 256MB--Seagate 320GB SATA--Antec 550 Watt--Antec P180

May 10th, 2007	#4
CodeRed Hottest Nepali Join Date: May 2007 Location: Connecticut Posts: 63	Re: Overclocking Question Dang. Ok, thanks! Man, having an old dell really sucks. My Computer Dell Dimension 4300 1.6 ghz 1 X 512mb RAM (Dell Manufactured) 128 MB Novatech ATI Radeon 9550 2 X 160 GB Western Digital Hard Drive 17 in. Dell Manufactured CRT Monitor

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PrOLifIC_onE 5 Minute Mod Man Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Michigan Posts: 686 Blog Entries: 1	Re: Overclocking Question If you find out what brand and model motherboard you have, you may be able to flash the bios and then get a whole new set of 'non-Dell' options for OCing. Disclaimer: Do so at your own risk. Understand this could invalidate any remaining warranty on your Dell system. Also, if you run into problems while flashing the bios you may ruin your motherboard.

May 10th, 2007	#7
wtcnbrwndo4u Resident Brownie Join Date: May 2006 Location: KS Posts: 2,223	Re: Overclocking Question I remember stuff like that on Dell. The deal was that someone reflashed to a Intel BIOS, thus able to unlock BIOS O/Cing. It killed his warranty though. Don't remember anything else. - Core 2 Quad Q6600 - DFI Infinity 975X - 4GB Corsair XMS2 w/ DHX DDR2-800 - 250GB Seagate 7200.10RPM + 160GB Hitachi 5400.4RPM - ATi Radeon X1900XT 256MB - Cooler Master Centurion 5 + OCZ StealthXStream 600W - Acer 19" P191W Monitor - Logitech Z-5500 Digital + Logitech MX Revolution - Vista Ultimate x64 Dell Inspiron 5150 - Pentium 4 @ 3.06GHz w/ HT Tech - 512MB PC2700 RAM - 80GB WD Scorpio 5400RPM HD - nVidia GeForce FX Go5200 32MB - XP Pro SP3

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