Need help with Overclocking CPU.

Ok, so I'm kinda new at overclocking as I've always been afraid I'd mess something up. But I toyed with it some with an old Pentium 4 2.4ghz. My problem though is how do you know when to increase the voltage and when to increase the FSB? With the 2.4ghz I could get it up to alomst 3ghz increaseing the FSB, if I got any higher than that though my computer would stop booting and I would have to reset the BIOS settings. Anyways a quick overclocking 101 would be nice from someone who understands it better than I do.

Increasing the bus speed also increases the bus speed (and the RAM speed unless you unlink it or change the strap setting). Not booting could have been any number of things, from a temperature cutoff to insufficient voltage or even RAM being clocked too high.

Generally speaking if your settings are affecting the processor only and the computer will not boot, try upping the voltage ONE increment (whatever your motherboard supports) and trying that. Monitor temperatures carefully though, and make sure you're not overheating your chip.

try lowering the multiplier of your RAM.

fractionaly increase the voltage of your CPU (although do some research first because it can destroy your cpu if your too zealous)

Definitely start out doing a search on your CPU type and some keywords like 'overclocking' - then you can see what other folks have done already with it, so you can see what levels are safe / stable to go up to.

Definitely start out doing a search on your CPU type and some keywords like 'overclocking' - then you can see what other folks have done already with it, so you can see what levels are safe / stable to go up to.

catweasel_777

Keep in mind your memory also effects the stability. Underclock the memory if that is causing it not to boot up on higher clocks. Raise voltage to raise stability, but don't raise it too much.Luminouslight