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thomascotton

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I was wondering if anyone could tell me dumbed down step by step to over clocking my processor and my graphics card.
Cpu: Amd sempron LE-1250 Am2 socket 2.2ghz
GPu: gigabyte geforce gt 520 1gb memory
 
Welcome!

Im not an AMD guy, but there are guides in my signature that are as close to step by step that you will get. I suggest reading the one appropriate for your processor, while the experts come by to help.
 
We would need some more info to help you. especially about make and model of motherboard, speed of ram, and cooler (stock? Aftermarket? If aftermarket, make and model?
 
i have a Narra5 Mobo, 4gb ram , cooler i have all stock but a extra stand up fan blowing the case cool
 
It is unlikely, then that your bios has any overclocking options. Those prebuilt mass produced computers generally have very basic bioses. At the minimum you would need three options in bios:

1. The ability to increase the CPU frequency.
2. The ability to increase the CPU voltage.
3. The ability to change the memory divider so as to start it at a lower speed to provide some head room for overclocking. The memory frequency automatically grows with the CPU frequency because they are linked. If you start the memory at full rated speed it becomes the cause of system instability when it overclocks with the CPU.
 
"trents" suggested that your OEM/mass-produced rig would NOT likely have a bios made to allow for much overclocking.

He said you would need to verify that your motherboard bios would allow for at least 3 things.

trents said:
At the minimum you would need three options in bios:

1. The ability to increase the CPU frequency.
2. The ability to increase the CPU voltage.
3. The ability to change the memory divider so as to start it at a lower speed to provide some head room for overclocking. The memory frequency automatically grows with the CPU frequency because they are linked. If you start the memory at full rated speed it becomes the cause of system instability when it overclocks with the CPU.
 
I take it you are asking how to get into bios.

Restart your computer and watch the post information - the messages in white on black before you get into windows. It will say something like, "To enter setup, press "x" where "x" will be either the Delete key of one of the F keys. That will take you into bios. Once in bios you will see different tabs for different functions. Some of the functions allow you to change things like the time and date, the boot order of the drives, whether or not you want the computer to search for a floppy drive or skip that search. whether or not you want the computer to do a "Quick boot" or a full post up with logo, etc. Some tabs may not present options to change anything but just report information like temperatures and voltages. In an enthusiast level aftermarket motherboard will have many more tabs with options to change the things I mentioned in my original post and many other things that affect the performance of the computer. Once in bios, look for those things I listed there.

If you want, you can take a digital camera picture of your bios and its sections and upload them with your post and we will see what we an spot that might be helpful.
 
Yeah. Something much more potent than what you have no, anyway. I'm making some assumptions like you already have a monitor, keyboard, and mouse you could reuse. Do you live in the US?
 
What GPU (make and model) and PSU (make, watts) do you have now?

And do you have an OS install disk or would you need to buy that too?
 
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i have Monitor. keyboard, mouse, and no discs. i dont wanna keep psu or gpu

If you would use the hard drive in your current computer it would save you considerable as they are very expensive right now because the Western Digital factory is off line because of flooding in Thailand. Do you want do that? How large is the current hard disk?

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103924
$130 CPU

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...yMark=False&IsFeedbackTab=true#scrollFullInfo
$85 Motherboard

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231314
$47 Memory

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835103099
$35 CPU Cooler

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811235033
$50 Case

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139028
$50 PSU

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16832116986
$100 Windows 7 Home Premium

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...yMark=False&IsFeedbackTab=true#scrollFullInfo
$18 DVD Burner

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822152181
$80 Hard Disk

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814121442
$83 Video Card

Total: $678 (With rebates)

The weakness in this list is the video card. If you use your current hard disk you could upgrade to a considerably better video card. Note that some of these prices are time sensitive as they involve rebates and discounts that have an expiration date.
 
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+1 FTW

If you would use the hard drive in your current computer it would save you considerable as they are very expensive right now because the Western Digital factory is off line because of flooding in Thailand. Do you want do that? How large is the current hard disk?

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103924
$130 CPU

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...yMark=False&IsFeedbackTab=true#scrollFullInfo
$85 Motherboard

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231314
$47 Memory

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835103099
$35 CPU Cooler

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811235033
$50 Case

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139028
$50 PSU

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16832116986
$100 Windows 7 Home Premium

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...yMark=False&IsFeedbackTab=true#scrollFullInfo
$18 DVD Burner

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822152181
$80 Hard Disk

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814121442
$83 Video Card

Total: $678 (With rebates)

The weakness in this list is the video card. If you use your current hard disk you could upgrade to a considerably better video card. Note that some of these prices are time sensitive as they involve rebates and discounts that have an expiration date.

You did a most excellent job there 'trents'. I did some checking against barebones kits and also did a video card compare across a pretty broad spectrum of perfornance vs price and I just don't see a more well-rounded system configuration. Not for what we normally consider a setup that can be overclocked from bios and expect the results we are used to seeing.

No junky components are used. Just the top of the line stuff we would use to build a rig for ourselves after years of experience. Job well done man. RGone...ster.
 
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