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- Jun 8, 2005
Ok I recently got deep in the pockets and decided to go all out on my barebones alienware area-51 3500...
stock specs.......
asus p5gd1-vm mobo
P4 521 2.8ghz
512mb alienware stock ram
80gb sata hard drive
480w power supply
on-board graphics
I bought.........
2048mb PQI turbo pc3200 dual channel ram
12" cold cathode lights
thermaltake bigwater SE liquid cooling system
thermaltake vga cooling block
BFG GeForce 6800GT OC
Logisys 3.5" digital fan controller etc....
5.1 speaker system
I went into BIOS to check out all the O/Cing features i'd been reading about to find it wasn't there..... all the features that allow you to adjust fsb, cpu, voltages, and ratios were locked!!! apparently alienware put their own bios rom into my motherboard and I can't update it with asus bios updates either.... I contacted alienware, but the don't have any bios updates for my motherboard. I am now out of money , and can't overclock ANYTHING! I have all this cool new stuff with no purpose. I am looking for help... I am convinced that i can overclock this board SOMEHOW...... maybe i could change to a stock rom i don't know..... I have spent alot of money, and I'm new to O/cing and I need help bad. Someone please have pity on my poor soul and help me please!!!
stock specs.......
asus p5gd1-vm mobo
P4 521 2.8ghz
512mb alienware stock ram
80gb sata hard drive
480w power supply
on-board graphics
I bought.........
2048mb PQI turbo pc3200 dual channel ram
12" cold cathode lights
thermaltake bigwater SE liquid cooling system
thermaltake vga cooling block
BFG GeForce 6800GT OC
Logisys 3.5" digital fan controller etc....
5.1 speaker system
I went into BIOS to check out all the O/Cing features i'd been reading about to find it wasn't there..... all the features that allow you to adjust fsb, cpu, voltages, and ratios were locked!!! apparently alienware put their own bios rom into my motherboard and I can't update it with asus bios updates either.... I contacted alienware, but the don't have any bios updates for my motherboard. I am now out of money , and can't overclock ANYTHING! I have all this cool new stuff with no purpose. I am looking for help... I am convinced that i can overclock this board SOMEHOW...... maybe i could change to a stock rom i don't know..... I have spent alot of money, and I'm new to O/cing and I need help bad. Someone please have pity on my poor soul and help me please!!!