Can't overclock A64 store bought system-Please Help

[ChiSoxFan]

I have an Athlon 64 3500+ Venice machine that was a store bought machine (I know, I know) and have since upgraded the heck out of. The only thing left is the motherboard and processor, but my board options don't allow any overclocking. The board in it is a Microstar RS482/RX482. Does anyone know if I can enable some overclocking capability on this board and how to do it? I went to Microstar's site and it has this auto bios update thing which I tried but it wouldn't run. Thanks in advance.

 

[Boyo]

Most proprietary PC's don't allow overclocking because they don't allow all access to the BIOS. That's why you should build a system so it is totally yours.

 

[happy medium]

Go to newegg and buy the fx-55 for 139.00$ and you won't need to overclock

 

[ChiSoxFan]

Originally posted by: happy medium
Go to newegg and buy the fx-55 for 139.00$ and you won't need to overclock

That's another reason I wanted to unlock the board because I want to get that processor deal. If I just stick that chip in, will the motherboard automatically readjust its settings to allow for the faster clock speed? I thought since it was locked that I wouldn't see any advantage of a faster chip.

 

[humanure]

Originally posted by: ChiSoxFan

Originally posted by: happy medium
Go to newegg and buy the fx-55 for 139.00$ and you won't need to overclock

That's another reason I wanted to unlock the board because I want to get that processor deal. If I just stick that chip in, will the motherboard automatically readjust its settings to allow for the faster clock speed? I thought since it was locked that I wouldn't see any advantage of a faster chip.

yes

 

[ChiSoxFan]

Great, thanks. I just ordered the FX-55 deal. Will it be a dramatic difference compared to the 3500? I'll still want to overclock it though when it comes in. Is this just not possible with my locked board?

 

[happy medium]

Expect 20% increase overall and no you still can't overclock but you won't need to.

EDIT: do you game? What video card do you have? Pci-e right?

 

[ChiSoxFan]

Yes, I game quite a bit but have also been doing a lot of video/mp3 processing lately and would like it to speed up. The board is PCI-E and I'm running a 7900GT KO right now.

 

[happy medium]

Originally posted by: ChiSoxFan
Yes, I game quite a bit but have also been doing a lot of video/mp3 processing lately and would like it to speed up. The board is PCI-E and I'm running a 7900GT KO right now.

Well your board does support x2 cpu's and they are much faster for video/mp3 processing than a fx-55. You will see a increase with the fx-55 still over your current system though.