Processor Questions

[Biohazzard56]

Two questions one about overclocking and the other about upgrading processors:

I have an HP, is it possible to upgrade the processor and what kinds of processors other than my AMD Athlon 2400+ would work with it. Here is some info about my CPU and mobo:
http://staff.planetside-universe.com...rd56/cpuz.html

I have found some utilities to overclock, any tips, i want to start off small first?

Here is the link for those utilties
http://www.techtv.com/screensavers/a...358490,00.html

Thanks for you help

Update:
Windows XP Personal Version 5.1.2600 Service Pack 1
M/B Chipset: VIA KM266
Main Sensor: IT8705F
ISA port used: 290
SMB port used: 5000
1st sensor: Diode 0
2nd sensor: Diode 1
3rd sensor: N/A 0
CPU ID:0-6-8-1
BrandName:AMD Athlon(tm) XP 2400+
Internal Freq=1,999.0 MHz
External Freq=133.27 MHz
Multiplier=15.0
Manufacturer:
Board model: KM266-8233
Version:
BIOS vendor: Phoenix Technologies, LTD
BIOS version: AM35308, Release date: 10/07/2002
Thermo control configuration:
Full Throttle:100.0%
CPU Low Power mode:N
Win 95/98 Idle Control:N
Device:None Throttle:25.0% Enable at:70.0�C Disable at:65.0�C
Monitored data values:
Mainboard=xx.x�C
CPU1=52.0�C
CPU2=23.0�C
Power=5273 rpm
CPU=0 rpm
N/A=0 rpm
+12V=+11.71V
+5V=+4.76V
Core=+1.65V
I/O=+3.23V
-12V=-xx.xxV
-5V=-x.xxV
Aux=+2.56V
HDD1 (SAMSUNG SV1204H RK100-09) temp=31.0�C

[NoSurrender]

ok first off id get motherboard monitor and check out the current tempature. 40 C and under is cool. Then if you decide to overclock you must go into you bios and find the setting for change FSB(front side bus) only go up 5-10mhz but if its multiples you do this equation ( i cannot seem to remember could someone post it?). But, you might not be able to overclock if HP disabled it. You have to check your bios

[Biohazzard56]

What is the setting called in the BIOS?

[Spee]

Phoenix Award BIOS = teh Crap.

[Rbstr]

you can put any athalon or duron in that thing,

[NoSurrender]

not sure it varies from bios to bios from computer to computer

[Daleon]

Its highly doubtful you can doing any OC'ing with an HP. I would be extremely shocked if they left that option available in the bios. Most big manufactuers customize bios and its nothing for them to leave 50% of the configurables just out of it so they don't get calls from ppl with dead systems that are now no good under warranty.

You will prolly have trouble fitting a standard mb in the HP case also. The via km266 chipset is pretty old to. Doubt it will take anything above a xp2400 as it won't support fsb speeds of 333/400 properly.

[Smaug]

Although if you don't want to spend more money on a new mobo, there is a way to oc hp/compaq/dells. I'm not positive it works with hp but I'm pretty sure it works with compaq/dell so you might wanna try it. link
Its a software utility that changes your FSB without using bios. However if you do have the cash there is no doubt you'll want to get a new mobo and don't bother with this 'software overclocking'.

[Fragmatic]

As it is, your temperature was standard for normal use (52.0�C idle, probably go up to 60 or so on load)

BUT

That would do no good for overclocking, HP has locked out most of the stuff in the bios, and also, I know nothing of your RAM speeds or mobo chipset.

If you want a CPU to overclock, get an Athlon 2500+ "barton" core, with some PC3200 DDR, you can get them to 3000+ speeds easily on an NForce2 board