can my cpu be overclocked?

[Weekapaug]

If you've never OCed anything this really isn't the way to start. Beyond what was said above and what you will likely do to your machine, you can even create a fire hazard doing this. I've avoided ever doing it for those reasons alone and I have overclockable chips and cooling designed for it.

Also, my understanding is Intel chips that can be OCed have a K in the name. As was said, it's likely not even possible.

[Humerox]

Oh you can OC it.

OC Q8200

[phacemeltar]

Originally Posted by Humerox [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Oh you can OC it.

OC Q8200

Make sure to follow the instructions.. I recently fried a motherboard by putting the wrong combinations in the BIOS settings.

[Lu|zSect]

Yes. Don't forget to delete your system32 files first though!

[dafier]

OCing is stupid.

EDIT:

And, yes that can be OC'd.

[PlatLordlolz]

Originally Posted by dafier [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

OCing is stupid.

EDIT:

And, yes that can be OC'd.

how? doesnt seem to be able to be overclocked from bios.

[Slathar]

put a timex on it and then set it to warp speed but it might asplode

[Lurikeen]

Originally Posted by PlatLordlolz [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

i dont know much about overclocking, just curious if its even possible.
here are the specs http://valid.x86.fr/mwtm5m
CPU Name
Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Quad CPU Q8200 @ 2.33GHz
Threading
1 CPU - 4 Core - 4 Thread
Frequency
2333.29 MHz (7 * 333.33 MHz)
Multiplier
Current: 7 / Min: 6 / Max: 7
Architecture
Yorkfield / M1-Step (45 nm)
Cpuid / Ext.
6.7.7 / 6.17
IA Extensions
MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, EM64T
Caches
L1D : 32 KB / L2 : 2048 KB
Caches Assoc.
L1D : 8-way / L2 : 8-way
Microcode
Rev. 0x00000705
TDP / Vcore
95 Watts / 1.184 Volts
Type
Retail (Original Frequency : 2333 MHz)
Motherboard
Model
Dell 0PP150
Socket
Socket 775 LGA
North Bridge
NVIDIA nForce 650i SLI SPP rev A2
South Bridge
NVIDIA nForce 650i SLI MCP rev A3
BIOS
Dell Inc. 1.0.13 (05/05/2009)
Memory (RAM)
Total Size
4096 MB
Type
Dual Channel (128 bit) DDR2-SDRAM
Frequency
400 MHz - Ratio 5:6
Timings
6-6-6-18-24-2 (tCAS-tRC-tRP-tRAS-tCS-tCR)
Slot #1 Module
Samsung 1024 MB (DDR2-800)
Slot #2 Module
Samsung 1024 MB (DDR2-800)
Slot #3 Module
Samsung 1024 MB (DDR2-800)
Slot #4 Module
Samsung 1024 MB (DDR2-800)
Graphic Card (GPU)
GPU #1 Type
ATI Radeon HD 2400 Pro (RV610) @ 650 MHz
GPU #1 Brand
0x1028 (0x0D02)
VRAM #1 Type
256 MB @ 500 MHz
GPU #2 Type
ATI Radeon HD 2400 Pro (RV610) @ 650 MHz
GPU #2 Brand
0x1028 (0x0D02)
VRAM #2 Type
256 MB @ 500 MHz
DirectX
11.0
Storage (HDD/SSD)
Model #1
Seagate ST325031 0AS
Capacity #1
250 GB
Model #2
Western Digital WDC WD10 EZEX-60ZF5A0
Capacity #2
1000 GB
Display
Screen #1
Dell Computer DELL 1907FP (DEL4015)
Screen #1 Spec
19.1 inches (48.5 cm) / 1280 x 1024 pixels @ 56-76 Hz
Screen #2
Hewlett Packard HP W2072a (HWP299F)
Screen #2 Spec
19.9 inches (50.5 cm) / 1600 x 900 pixels @ 50-76 Hz
Miscellaneous
Windows Version
Microsoft Windows 7 (6.1) Enterprise Edition 64-bit
Windows Subver.
Service Pack 1 (Build 7601

Looking at your setup you can only hope to get a very modest OC. The Dell motherboard isn't designed for OC'ing. The RAM you have is likely stock RAM that isn't designed for OC'ing and these two factors affect your processor OC by quite a bit. You may pull off a OC of the processor but the motherboard bios will not allow for granular settings (most likely), because it is a Dell which isn't known as an OC'ing computer.

If you want a faster machine, then upgrade. You can pick up AMD processors and motherboards now days really cheap that are designed for OC'ing. If you can't afford anything, then most certainly don't try OC'ing your current rig, since you don't want to blow it up and have nothing at all.

Good luck!