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Sorry, I'm computer dumb.
How do you do this? How high can I go, and what are the bad effects?
I have a PII 450 still.
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HKocher,
I am currently running the same processor as you do. As you can tell from other posts seen above, that overclocking is making your CPU/Motherboard run faster than it was originally intended. This is a fun project to embark upon, but BEWARE! By overclocking, it's typically running higher voltages through your chipsets, and running at higher frequencies. This causes a VERY rapid, and VERY hazardous heat build-up. You ABSOLUTELY MUST have a good cooling SYSTEM installed in your computer. I rigged up my own customly.
It is possible (although somewhat difficult to do to PII's) to SAFELY increase your 450 to 559Mhz (where mine is at). It's extremely stable at this point!
I have a nice 3.8 cubic foot tower case with a pseudo-etched glass in-lay saying "DANGER HIGH VOLTAGE" on it, a black-light behind it (makes the insides look kewl), and 7 different clusters of cooling fans all controlled by a set of switches inside my computer. If my computer ever gets to a certain temperature, I flip on enough cooling to cope with the problem area (Video card -VERY HOT with 1 direct fan) (CPU under control with 3 fans) (tower casing has 3 90mm fans to blow/suck fresh cool air through.
I have:
PII 450 OC'd to 559
128 MB RAM
7 cooling fans total
2 PSU's (Power Supply Unit)
1 Handmade switchboard on the front of the PC
and some kewl lighting effect junk.
-inuhbad