Computer processor speed?
Is there a way to tune it up a bit without buying stuff? Or is that impossible.
The processor speed on this computer is too low to run Viva Pinata.
Your computer's processor speed: 1596 Megahertz (1800 or higher required)
Is there a way to tune it up a bit without buying stuff? Or is that impossible.
The processor speed on this computer is too low to run Viva Pinata.
Your computer's processor speed: 1596 Megahertz (1800 or higher required)
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Without knowing the exact make and model of your CPU it's hard to say for sure, but you should be able to hit 1800Mhz with that chip of yours.
What you do is go into BIOS to adjust either the CPU multiplier, or the FSB until your CPU speed calculates to 1.8Ghz. It may also be necessary to adjust the voltage to your CPU, which will result in it putting out more heat which will have to be dealt with. I'd advice you to read up on overclocking a bit before attempting this, because there are risks involved.
If you are able to adjust the multiplier then hitting 1.8Ghz should be quite trivial. If, however, you don't have this option, and need to increase CPU speed by adjusting your FSB then your RAM might prevent you from hitting your mark. You will need to experiment.
First however, research overclocking. Google is your friend.
Edit:
When asking a question such as this you should always list at least the make and model of your motherboard, CPU and RAM. It's hard to answer such a question without knowing what kind of a computer we're dealing with.
It's true what others have said; the life expectancy of your CPU will be shortened, but it's not like it will die next week as long as you are sensible about it. I overclock everything I buy just for the fun of it, and I have never had a component die on me because of it (I have killed many bits through other means however).
If you find your BIOS doesn't support overclocking, a simple BIOS update might solve this. And if you experience instabilities, you might have to increase voltage and so on. Read up on OC a bit before attempting this.
Lastly, if you're on a laptop ... forget about it.
Overclocking your PC means that you will get a faster CPU speed but the lifetime on your hardware is shortened.
Your motherboard needs to be able to support overclocking/hyperthreading technology.
If you go into your BIOS settings you will see that you will have a FSB frequency and multiplier.
In SOME motherboards they allow you to overclock your PC. Most PC manufacturers don't allow overclocking and the CPU isn't used to it's full potential because more problems may occur.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Overclocking
http://www.pcstats.com/articleview.cfm?articleID=1...
These are some links to overclocking.
Also when overclocking, you should step up in increments, not just bang your FSB up to 200mhz or anything like that. You need to be sure that it works every time you step it up a notch. Normally if your computer can't cope it will just shut down, then all you need to do is change the settings in the BIOS to a previous frequency which did work.
Glacial, some people are not computer savvy, and if they buy a new CPU that is all grand, but then they may need to buy a new motherboard because of the socket type. You can't just put a CPU into any motherboard. Plus there is nothing wrong with overclocking, you just need to know how to do it properly.
I wouldn't recommend overclocking. I say save some money and buy a fast processor. After all you don't buy a processor everyday right? Don't buy a processor less than 3.2 ghz with at least 4mb cache memory.
i wouldn't over clock a 1600 by 200 if i were you. you could get away w/ overclocking a 2200 by 200 if it was an amd, but still...
yes it's called overclocking
your pc is overclocking. all you need to do is upgrade the ram
Read up on overclocking.
... be careful.