Dell prebuilt overclocking question

[MeepLikesToBuildPc's]

So I got a dell prebuilt with a phenom from amd, running at 2.7 ghz.

I used SETfsb to up the clock speed of the fsb and I got to 3.1 ghz, but then it locked up

The standard dell bios won't let me change any settings, so my question:

Is there any bios I could flash to that dell mobo to be able to use multipliers, and voltages and stuff?

[Aniallation]

So I got a dell prebuilt with a phenom from amd, running at 2.7 ghz.

I used SETfsb to up the clock speed of the fsb and I got to 3.1 ghz, but then it locked up

The standard dell bios won't let me change any settings, so my question:

Is there any bios I could flash to that dell mobo to be able to use multipliers, and voltages and stuff?

Likely not since prebuilts usually use lower-end motherboards without overclocking capabilities, and also without the proper VRM hardware and cooling for overclocking a Phenom anyways, so I would leave it at stock.

[WyvernAbstracts]

you could also just buy a $40 mobo and change it out

[TheGamingBarrel]

AFAIK Just remove the CMOS Battery and it will reset the BIOS and then your overclock will be gone

[Fulgrim]

What power supply does it have?

What motherboard does it have?

What cooler does it have?

[MeepLikesToBuildPc's]

Likely not since prebuilts usually use lower-end motherboards without overclocking capabilities, and also without the proper VRM hardware and cooling for overclocking a Phenom anyways, so I would leave it at stock.

The mobo is pretty robust, it has big copper heatsinks and heatpipes all over it

Quite normal seeing this machine costs 2100$ when new

[MeepLikesToBuildPc's]

What power supply does it have?

What motherboard does it have?

What cooler does it have?

PSU 550 watt

Dell mobo

212,evo equivalent

[Aniallation]

you could also just buy a $40 mobo and change it out

For that price chances are it wouldn't be on that could reliably overclock.

 

 

The mobo is pretty robust, it has big copper heatsinks and heatpipes all over it

Quite normal seeing this machine costs 2100$ when new

Still probably not, overclocking would void warranty so why would there be a reason that you could "unlock" the ability to overclock? If you fried something by overclocking then Dell wouldn't have a way of finding out, so that's why they don't allow overclocking, to prevent these liability issues. 

[Fulgrim]

PSU 550 watt

Dell mobo

212,evo equivalent

What brand and model is the power supply? Does it have an 80+ Plus rating? If so, which one? (Bronze,Silver,Gold etc)

What brand + model motherboard? It will have markings on the board on the top of it (where all the parts are) with this information.

What do you mean by "212 evo equivalent" ?

[MeepLikesToBuildPc's]

Mobo is a dell drs780m02

Psu is a cooler master 550 watt bronze

Cooler is a scythe katana but performs the same as a 212 evo

@Fulgrim

[MeepLikesToBuildPc's]

For that price chances are it wouldn't be on that could reliably overclock.

Still probably not, overclocking would void warranty so why would there be a reason that you could "unlock" the ability to overclock? If you fried something by overclocking then Dell wouldn't have a way of finding out, so that's why they don't allow overclocking, to prevent these liability issues.

Warranty is already gone

[Fulgrim]

Mobo is a dell drs780m02

Psu is a cooler master 550 watt bronze

Cooler is a scythe katana but performs the same as a 212 evo

@Fulgrim

If this is the motherboard you have, i would not even bother trying. Simply put, it was built to be cheap, and easy to manufacture. It is not designed for overclocking, you'll end up frying the VRM's, and bricking the board. Also, what cpu model do you have? Is it a quad, or a hexacore?

[Aniallation]

Warranty is already gone

During the warranty period of course. Same reason why phones aren't rooted out of the box.