ok. i want to overclock my pc ..but dont know how to do so. i have visited some forums but still dont understant. plz explain to me what is a how to overclock. like teacher and a preschooler. i am a expert on pc but i dont understant the basics and the risk involved. i want to overclock it so i can have faster boot times and faster rendering time for 3ds max. plz no rude answers and no dead links and most of all no links to some forums.

my specs

Computer
Operating SystemMicrosoft Windows Vista Home Edition
OS Service PackService Pack 1
DirectX4.09.00.0904 (DirectX 9.0c)
Computer Name******
User Nameultra preformance

Motherboard
CPU TypeUnknown, 2200 MHz
Motherboard NameUnknown
Motherboard ChipsetUnknown
System Memory2944 MB
BIOS TypeAward (03/02/07)

Display
Video AdapterGeForce 6150SE nForce 430
MonitorHP w1907 Wide LCD Monitor [NoDB] (CND7050NMT)

Multimedia
Audio AdapterHigh Definition Audio Controller [NoDB]

Storage
IDE ControllerStandard Dual Channel PCI IDE Controller
SCSI/RAID ControllerMicrosoft iSCSI Initiator
SCSI/RAID ControllerNVIDIA nForce Serial ATA Controller
SCSI/RAID ControllerNVIDIA nForce Serial ATA Controller
Disk DriveGeneric- Compact Flash USB Device
Disk DriveGeneric- SM/xD-Picture USB Device
Disk DriveGeneric- SD/MMC USB Device
Disk DriveGeneric- MS/MS-Pro USB Device
Disk DriveBrother MFC-240C USB Device
Disk DriveU2120705 FLASH DISK USB Device (117 MB, USB)
Disk DriveUSB 2.0 SD/MMC Reader USB Device (1882 MB, USB)
Disk DriveST332082 0AS SCSI Disk Device (298 GB)
Optical DriveHL-DT-ST DVDRRW GSA-H20L ATA Device
SMART Hard Disks StatusUnknown

Partitions
C: (NTFS)256902 MB (170133 MB free)
D: (NTFS)7859 MB (707 MB free)
E: (NTFS)20478 MB (3278 MB free)
Z: (NTFS)19998 MB (17363 MB free)
Total Size298.1 GB (187.0 GB free)

Input
KeyboardEnhanced Multimedia PS/2 Keyboard
MousePS/2 Compatible Mouse

Network
Network AdapterNVIDIA nForce Networking Controller (192.168.1.47)
ModemPCI Soft Data Fax Modem with SmartCP

Peripherals
PrinterBrother MFC-240C USB Printer
PrinterBrother PC-FAX v.2
PrinterMicrosoft XPS Document Writer
PrinterSend To OneNote 2007
USB1 ControllerStandard OpenHCD USB Host Controller [NoDB]
USB2 ControllerStandard Enhanced PCI to USB Host Controller [NoDB]
USB DeviceBrother MFC-240C USB
USB DeviceUSB Composite Device
USB DeviceUSB Mass Storage Device
USB DeviceUSB Mass Storage Device
USB DeviceUSB Mass Storage Device
USB DeviceUSB Mass Storage Device
USB DeviceUSB Printing Support

Problems & Suggestions
ProblemDisk free space is only 9% on drive D:.

i have 32 bit vista

cpu running at 2.2ghz
fsb 204
ram 246

if ya need more specs just say so

also answer too
also tell me how to edit it. give recommendations plz
also tell me if i have to update my bios. give me links plz
ok…….can anyone help me tell me if a hp a6042N has a heatsink with it. dont know how to google it

Do you have a heatsink? if not, I would NOT recommend overclocking. You need to keep cool if you want to do this, you’re also going to need a thermal compound to put inbetween the two surfaces. check out the stuff from Artic Silver.

You can’t just pick out a heatsink, it has to fit your CPU, Check out the socket number of it.
also read this first. http://www.ocforums.com/showthread.php?t=330289

nothing you listed is needed to know whether you can overlock or not.

Computer TypeACPI x86-based PC
Operating SystemMicrosoft Windows Vista Home Premium
OS Service PackService Pack 1
Internet Explorer7.0.6001.18000
DirectXDirectX 10.0

Motherboard
CPU TypeIntel Pentium 4 630, 3000 MHz (15 x 200)
Motherboard NameIntel South Lake 2 D915GSE2
Motherboard ChipsetIntel Grantsdale-G i915G
System Memory1517 MB (DDR2-533 DDR2 SDRAM)
DIMM2: Samsung M3 78T3354BZ0-CD5256 MB DDR2-533 DDR2 SDRAM (5-4-4-11 @ 266 MHz) (4-4-4-11 @ 266 MHz) (3-3-3-8 @ 200 MHz)
DIMM3: Samsung M3 78T3354BZ0-CD5256 MB DDR2-533 DDR2 SDRAM (5-4-4-11 @ 266 MHz) (4-4-4-11 @ 266 MHz) (3-3-3-8 @ 200 MHz)
DIMM4: Kingston 9905399-003.A00LF1 GB DDR2-533 DDR2 SDRAM (5-4-4-12 @ 266 MHz) (4-4-4-12 @ 266 MHz) (3-3-3-9 @ 200 MHz)
BIOS TypeIntel (02/15/05)
Communication PortCommunications Port (COM1)
Communication PortPrinter Port (LPT1)

Display
Video AdapterNVIDIA GeForce 9600 GT (512 MB)
Video AdapterNVIDIA GeForce 9600 GT (512 MB)
3D AcceleratornVIDIA GeForce 9600 GT
MonitorGateway FPD1760 [17" LCD] (A53 50H 29549)

Multimedia
Audio AdapterRealtek ALC880(D) @ Intel 82801FB ICH6 – High Definition Audio Controller [B-1]

Storage
IDE ControllerIntel(R) 82801FB Ultra ATA Storage Controllers – 2651
IDE ControllerIntel(R) 82801FB/FBM Ultra ATA Storage Controllers – 266F
Storage ControllerAO88TZBZ IDE Controller
Storage ControllerMagicISO SCSI Host Controller
Storage ControllerMicrosoft iSCSI Initiator
Disk DriveWDC WD1200JD-00HBB0 ATA Device (111 GB, IDE)
Optical DriveHL-DT-ST RW/DVD GCC-4481B ATA Device (DVD:16x, CD:48x/32x/48x DVD-ROM/CD-RW)
Optical DriveMagicISO Virtual DVD-ROM0000
Optical DriveYNWFCFY EBO967GDIR4P SCSI CdRom Device
SMART Hard Disks StatusOK

Partitions
C: (NTFS)109442 MB (19894 MB free)
D: (FAT32)5010 MB (228 MB free)
Total Size111.8 GB (19.7 GB free)

Input
KeyboardStandard PS/2 Keyboard
MouseHID-compliant mouse
MouseHID-compliant mouse

DMI
DMI BIOS VendorIntel Corp.
DMI BIOS VersionSE91510J.15A.2300.2005.0215.1823
DMI System ManufacturerGateway
DMI System Product9310S
DMI System Version4000984
DMI Motherboard ManufacturerIntel Corporation
DMI Motherboard ProductD915GSE2
DMI Motherboard VersionAAC85223-104
DMI Chassis ManufacturerGateway
DMI Chassis VersionWTN01A01
DMI Chassis Asset TagNONE
DMI Chassis TypeDesktop Case

Its and ok system, but you;re lacking in ram and the cpu. P4′s are pretty updated now, especially the non HT ones. look into a better cpu such as a core 2. If you have the $$$, i would reccomend getting a core 2 quad Q6600. Its considered the best bang for the buck proc out there right now. As well, 1.5gb of ram is small too. Even budget systems now come with as much as 2gb of ram. Consider upgrading to a minimum of 2gb, 4/8gb at best. On the good side, however, ram is incredibly cheap right now. My 4 gigs of ddr2 800 mushkin ram cost me $40 at a local electronics store. I’ll bet they’re even cheaper online.

researching optiions for iScsi vs fiber channel storage solutions.. does anyone have a thought or ideas ?

Many people will say the FC is faster than the iSCSI. Its actually a question of bandwidth rather than speed. FC uses 2Gb FC and iSCSI uses 1Gb ethernet.

Which would you say is faster: a 2 Gb FC connection or a 1 Gb Ethernet connection? It’s a trick question — they are equally fast. They both transfer data at the speed of light. Bandwidth is not an issue of speed but size. Consider the following analogy; think about a four-lane highway versus a two-lane highway. If there are just a few cars traveling on either highway drivers will be able to go the maximum speed. However, as more drivers travel on each road, the two-lane highway will experience a bottleneck before the four-lane highway does.

Unless you have a bandwidth intensive application (e.g., streaming media or backing up data) the difference in performance will be minimal. Labs have tested storage systems that support iSCSI and FC and the performance difference is minimal — ranging between five and 15%.

In fact, an iSCSI storage system can actually out perform a FC-based product depending on other, more important factors than bandwidth — including the number of processors, host ports, cache memory and disk drives and how wide they can be striped.

Normally FC SAN are better than iSCSI because of these additional factors but the FC is more expensive – thats the requirement of the IT guy and why he has to be able to answer this type of question. Hope this helps.

I would like to build 2 systems to test out Suse’s Xen virtualization software. Basically I would like the first server to host a Windows 2003 SBS image (that holds a Windows SQL implementation), a Windows Standard Server Image (as a QuickBooks Server), a SLES image (as a File and Terminal Server) and another SLES Image (as an Email Server using Scalix). The Second Server will be used for load balancing and failover. Both Servers will be on a Dell PowerEdge 1955 Blade Center, using dual Quad Core Processors and 16GB of RAM.

well, the hardware / OS / software part is only the… foundation
of server implementation. at least as important if not more, is what those servers will be used for:
-1- are they a testbed for a production implementation?
-2- will they factually become production servers after a while?

-1- if this is going to be your (personal) playground, you may want to choose a "local solution" such as an iSCSI cabinet or whatever else DELL has to offer, locally, over which you have total control

-1.5- if it is going to be a testbed for a production system, you may consider that Xen in particular, Virtual Machine in general are still somewhat bleeding edge technology and it might come in handy to have a test (development?) environment which is using the same storage technology as the production environment

-2- this will become a production system, eventually.
you certainly want to choose the same storage technology that is in use for other servers in your company, or, if there aren’t yet, take into consideration what requirements your company has (central backup, high availability aso.).
generally speaking, a storage solution on the net, independent of any server (OS) would be your preferred solution. maintaining (Hardware) and administrating (backup aso.) local storages becomes a nightmare at the latest after the 3rd server.

keep in mind that currently virtualisation isn’t part of the hight availability credo, yet. it’s a way to squeeze more servers (software) on existing hardware. especially connectivity software such as load balancing and fail over may still depend too much on the hardware to run smoothly in a virtual environment.

try either the main IBM site , or Sun site. If you look around in them enough ( try searching for your keywords above) then you should get what you need.