If you have the right motherboard, the right memory, and the right cooling, it can be done. We'll need lots more specs before we can answer that question
No dice, OEM machines are designed to prohibit overclocking as a measure to keep technical support costs down. Honestly though, 1GHz vs 933MHz is not going to bring much of an improvement. More RAM though, say, 512MB total, would.
There is some hope though; if you're willing to fork over some money there's people out there that custom-code BIOSes and can probably whip something up for your board. Unfortunately, it would probably be cheaper to just build a new computer.
By "dedicated to the Internet" do you mean it's a dedicated server? If so, you should really consider keeping your OS up to date. If you mean it's a dedicated web surfer, you might want to check the machine for SVT (spyware-viruses-trojans). These programs accrue on machines over time through normal browsing habits and can noticably slow down your machine. Our SVT forum can help with this if you need.
Yeah, sorry, you're not going to be able to overclock a consumer PC. You either need to build your own or buy one from a speciality shop
Speeding up the processor is not going to help your internet browsing at any rate, like drasnor said. More memory would help, a faster internet connection, and perhaps checking your computer for spyware.
So, in essence, I'm completely repeating what drasnor just said
How to overclock a Pentium 3 933 MHz to 1 GHz? Any ideas?
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Give us the rundown and we can get started
Pentium 3 933 Mhz
32 kilobyte primary cache
256 kilobyte secondary cache
133 Mhz bus clock
20.01 Gigabytes HD NTFS
11.63 Gigabytes free
320 Megabytes Ram
Board- Compaq 0684h
Bios 686P2 v2.11 04/05/2001
Windows Xp Pro ( no service packs )
Nvidia Riva TNT 16 MB video card
Anything else?
I do have more powerful computers but this one is dedicated to the internet and I would like to get a bit more speed out of it.
There is some hope though; if you're willing to fork over some money there's people out there that custom-code BIOSes and can probably whip something up for your board. Unfortunately, it would probably be cheaper to just build a new computer.
By "dedicated to the Internet" do you mean it's a dedicated server? If so, you should really consider keeping your OS up to date. If you mean it's a dedicated web surfer, you might want to check the machine for SVT (spyware-viruses-trojans). These programs accrue on machines over time through normal browsing habits and can noticably slow down your machine. Our SVT forum can help with this if you need.
-drasnor
Speeding up the processor is not going to help your internet browsing at any rate, like drasnor said. More memory would help, a faster internet connection, and perhaps checking your computer for spyware.
So, in essence, I'm completely repeating what drasnor just said