Packard bell overclocking

[MrScottishGamer]

I have a packard bell system here with an i7 920 i got for free and im looking to overclock the cpu , but the bios seems to be locked and doesn't have the option , i have searched tge motherboard and it seems to be on the X58 chipset , here's a link to the boards specs here: http://www.pc-specs.com/mobo/Packard_Bell/Packard_Bell_TBGM01/3431

[Sat1600]

23 minutes ago, MrScottishGamer said:

I have a packard bell system here with an i7 920 i got for free and im looking to overclock the cpu , but the bios seems to be locked and doesn't have the option , i have searched tge motherboard and it seems to be on the X58 chipset , here's a link to the boards specs here: http://www.pc-specs.com/mobo/Packard_Bell/Packard_Bell_TBGM01/3431

https://www.bios-mods.com/forum/Thread-Gateway-TBGM01-Motherboard-Bios-Unlock

 

Use at your own risk!! Read the whole thread. Not everyone had success

[manikyath]

3 minutes ago, Sat1600 said:

Use at your own risk!!

specificly this.

 

OEMs have the tendency to make their hardware "just good enough" for the intended use case, chances are you'll be at least needing extra cooling for the VRMs.

[thxdd]

I’d be most concerned with inadequate cooling and power delivery from a cheap PSU (assuming modifying BIOS unlocks over locking).

[MrScottishGamer]

40 minutes ago, MrScottishGamer said:

I have a packard bell system here with an i7 920 i got for free and im looking to overclock the cpu , but the bios seems to be locked and doesn't have the option , i have searched tge motherboard and it seems to be on the X58 chipset , here's a link to the boards specs here: http://www.pc-specs.com/mobo/Packard_Bell/Packard_Bell_TBGM01/3431

 

21 minutes ago, Sat1600 said:

https://www.bios-mods.com/forum/Thread-Gateway-TBGM01-Motherboard-Bios-Unlock

 

Use at your own risk!! Read the whole thread. Not everyone had success

 

13 minutes ago, thxdd said:

I’d be most concerned with inadequate cooling and power delivery from a cheap PSU (assuming modifying BIOS unlocks over locking).

 

16 minutes ago, manikyath said:

specificly this.

 

OEMs have the tendency to make their hardware "just good enough" for the intended use case, chances are you'll be at least needing extra cooling for the VRMs.

Thanks everyone , ill be replacing the psu with a vs450 and are you sure that bios is for my board because its two different makes