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Overclocking a pentium

I read with interest the questions about overclocking, however, I have limited knowledge about. My questions:
1. Where would I get information about the clock speeds, bus speeds, multipliers, etc of my computer?
2. How difficult is it to make these changes?
3. I have a H/P 5320 Pentium 150/160 (I am not sure which is correct). If I can overclock this PC, would it be worth the effort (generally what would be the max CPU speed obtainable)?
Thanks.

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bc4golf

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Seems like some good info. However, you're asking me to evaluate a subject I know little about so I can only said that the answer sounded OK. On the other hand not all of my questions were answered.

kind4me

I don't want to leave you hanging....what did i not answer

Mr happy

kind4me

1. it is in the bios
2. not difficult at all
3. the pentium1 could be theoretically over clocked to 266 the pII could be to 400+ and the pIII to 750

These are about the right number some people will say higher but you never want to overclock that high. I would sugest you do not overclock, generally a small memory upgrade or a defrag or a few other tweak can speed up you computer without the risk of an overclock

Hope This Heklps
As Always
Mr Happy

bc4golf

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There are no adjustable settings in the BIOS dealing with CPU speed (other than a message stating it 150 MHz).

I defrag pretty regularly and I have RAM
at 96 with a max of 128. Basically I hear you saying I getting about all I can get from this puppy.

kind4me

your bios may be so old it does not support overclocking. WOW that is old....yea i think you might have reached max speed. It's better off I hate overclocking, i generally don't gamble 500-1000 of equipment for a few nanoseconds upgrade

Mr Happy