Poll: Can a P3 550 be overclocked?

[blueblood]

I have an HP and I'd like to try to overclock it. I'm a newbie at this , but I'd like to give it a whirl

 

[they call mr big]

you won't eb able to overclock with a HP computer or any other brand name computer for that matter.

 

[LegionX]

yes it can but you would need to buy another motherboard and probably case. i have a pIII 550 o/c to 803. they o/c easy to 733 with 133sdram

 

[blueblood]

Could you increase the bus time, I believe mine is set at 100?

 

[Supradude]

most OEM's don't have any clock settings available in their bios' to clock with, but if you can tweak FSB and voltage, the 550e is a great clocker, i've had mine up to 860MHz, currently running 830 because my second Dimm doesn't like the 155 FSB...

 

[Assimilator1]

The PIII 550 Katamai is a bad overclocker ,in this case your lucky if you get over 600MHz

 

[nightowl]

You may not need anything new. HP has a history of using Asus mobos which can be overclocked easily if they have not been modded by HP or Asus from the factory. So, just check the board for jumpers or even the bios for adjustments.