need help over clocking for the first time

[kaitlin4599]

hello i need help over clocking my dual core AMD CPU using amd over drive my HP dc5850 pc lock out the in bios clocking so im stuck with amd overdrive heres my cpu info from speccy

AMD Athlon 64 X2 5800+
Cores 2
Threads 2
Name AMD Athlon 64 X2 5800+
Code Name Brisbane
Package Socket AM2 (940)
Technology 65nm
Specification AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core Processor 5800+
Family F
Extended Family F
Model B
Extended Model 6B
Stepping 2
Revision BH-G2
Instructions MMX (+), 3DNow! (+), SSE, SSE2, SSE3, AMD 64, NX, VMX
Virtualization Supported, Enabled
Hyperthreading Not supported
Fan Speed 1249 RPM
Bus Speed 199.5 MHz
Rated Bus Speed 997.5 MHz
Stock Core Speed 3000 MHz
Stock Bus Speed 200 MHz
Average Temperature 54 °C
Caches
L1 Data Cache Size 2 x 64 KBytes
L1 Instructions Cache Size 2 x 64 KBytes
L2 Unified Cache Size 2 x 512 KBytes


not sure if it matters but my pc is a BTX so im stuck with stock cooling as its also a small form factor pc

 

[Johan45]

to OCF kaitlin4599
Good news there's a guide here that will help you with that processor.

Bad news if your BIOS is locked AMD OD probably won't give you many options for OC'ing and your average temps are 54° already which won't give you much headroom.