dell dimension 8250 overclocking?

HaraKiri · Mar 3, 2003, 01:52 PM

i just have my new comp here. dell dimension 8250 with p4 2,8 stepping C1 and 2x 256 Samsung rdram 1066
runs on i850e chipset.
anyone have a clue how to overclock this thing... ? how to overclock the p4 itself?!
i have only athlons before so i dont have any clue how to overclock an p4... some links will maybe nice

dipstick · Mar 3, 2003, 02:31 PM

Sorry man, it's a Dell on an Intel mobo; there's no way you can OC it

daos · Mar 4, 2003, 03:06 PM

nope, he is right when he says "there is NO way you can overclock it". this is very true. trust me i had a dell and tried everything. only thing you can do is break one of the pins on your processor, i believe its BSEL0. and thats only if your CPU is a 400Mhz processor. if its a 533, which i assume yours is, then there is nothing you would gain from this.

WyreTheWolf · Mar 4, 2003, 11:27 PM

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Originally posted by daos
nope, he is right when he says "there is NO way you can overclock it". this is very true. trust me i had a dell and tried everything. only thing you can do is break one of the pins on your processor, i believe its BSEL0. and thats only if your CPU is a 400Mhz processor. if its a 533, which i assume yours is, then there is nothing you would gain from this.

Clipping the pin will only work if the CPU can handle being overclocked that high. Which usually means massive voltages, and even more cooling.

Since this is a dell computer that we are talking about here... more than likely there are absolutely no voltage controls.

You might be able to remove the motherboard, and replace it with a more overclocking friendly motherboard.

Mar 3, 2003, 01:52 PM	#1
HaraKiri DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 10 Rep Power: 0	dell dimension 8250 overclocking? i just have my new comp here. dell dimension 8250 with p4 2,8 stepping C1 and 2x 256 Samsung rdram 1066 runs on i850e chipset. anyone have a clue how to overclock this thing... ? how to overclock the p4 itself?! i have only athlons before so i dont have any clue how to overclock an p4... some links will maybe nice

Mar 4, 2003, 03:06 PM	#3
daos DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Baton Rouge, LA Posts: 29 Rep Power: 0	nope, he is right when he says "there is NO way you can overclock it". this is very true. trust me i had a dell and tried everything. only thing you can do is break one of the pins on your processor, i believe its BSEL0. and thats only if your CPU is a 400Mhz processor. if its a 533, which i assume yours is, then there is nothing you would gain from this. __________________ whatever...

Mar 3, 2003, 02:31 PM	#2
dipstick HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: USA Posts: 3,609 Rep Power: 71 System Specs	Sorry man, it's a Dell on an Intel mobo; there's no way you can OC it