I don't know how to overclock a CPU. Can someone help me please? I don't know the processor, but My computer is an E-Machines T5042 so if you can tell me what it is, look it up on the E - Machines website. But I'll try as well.
I think you should learn a little more about computers before you try to overclock, you can seriously damage your hardware and not have a computer at all if you make a mistake.
I think you should learn a little more about computers before you try to overclock, you can seriously damage your hardware and not have a computer at all if you make a mistake.rob1101
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Like this guy says .... but
There are plenty of guides on the internet.... but if you dont even know the model then i would say dont do it
Well, Overclocking is about the only thing that I don't know how to do with my PC, other then just a couple of minor things that I'm not going to get into.
Well, Overclocking is about the only thing that I don't know how to do with my PC, other then just a couple of minor things that I'm not going to get into.MOCHIRON_MAN
Well, you don't even know how to see what your processor is lol...
For that, don't you go into BIOS? or when your not in start up, Start/Control Panel/ (double click) system, Hardware tab, then click device manager, then click processors?
Ok, I know how to check what the processor is, I open up control panel, double click System, then go to the hardware tab, then I clicked on device manager, then clicked on processors. I've known how to do that for a long time., But I'm stumped on the overclocking part.
For that, don't you go into BIOS? or when your not in start up, Start/Control Panel/ (double click) system, Hardware tab, then click device manager, then click processors?MOCHIRON_MAN
Well, you said you don't know what your processor is...
I would really urge you to not even look at overclocking yet, really.
I don't mean this as a dig but you come across as someone who has limited knowledge of your pc and is stil fairly new. Before you start messing learn about your components and what they do as overclocking as said can easily damage your pc, especially if you don't know what your doing.
If u want to overclock go on google and look up some guides but i advise u to read carfully and research before u try ocing because as everyone else sais i can deffinetly damage your cpu if i dnt becareful with what your doing
Believe me overclocking requires alot of reading about your system. Not to mention overclocking in general. You've got to know exactly what kind of parts you have and about what kind of stress they can take. Above all that, you've got to feel confident enough to do it and suffer what consiquences might come of it considering that any kind of modifications done to a computer part void any warranty. Nobody nobody wants to buy a $300 CPU and throw it away because of ignorance.
first of all...u need to figure out if your computer will let you overclock it but i doubt you'll be able to because it's a pre-built system. usually computer manufacturers does not allow overclocking on their system.
Of the three different processors it can come with, they're all pretty old. Don't really think an overclock would be worth it. If you still plan on doing so I'd recommend giving your heatsink a look to see how much dust it has accumulated(assuming you've never done this before).
Well, the dust amount has t obe pretty little, I cleaned it when I got the video card, about a month or so ago, and the processor, I just want to up it to 3.1 GHz. Before big name companies, like Intel, or AMD sell their prosessors on the market, they tune by overclocking it already, until it's stable, then when it gets to a stable point, they roll it down a little bit more so that it is far away from the start of the unstable zone. I just want to up it so that some of my games will get a better performance on them, say like Supreme Commander, it's recommended speed is 3.0 GHz, I'm sitting at 2.93 GHz, which isn't bad or anything, But I just want it to read at least 3.0 GHz.
I think that before you start overclocking you should learn more about your hardware since overclocking has more to it than just knowing whats a CPU you need to understand voltages , multipliers timings etc. overclocing its almost and art. Second of all i dont think you can overclock an OEM machine
The bios are probably locked on that machine. Unless you want to flash your bios ( idk if you can on an emachines) or do the thing when you put electrical tape over one of the pins ( again, idk if you can do this on your machine) there is no way your gonna overclock it. If you actually know what you're doing though, i would reccomend looking up your socket type and getting a new cpu altogether.
Man, I used to do PC support and have been building machines for years and I don't mess with overclocking. It's not worth the hassle to me with changing settings, stress testing, stability issues... Try building a computer or two the RIGHT way before you move into overclocking, and have someone help you.
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