Hi there TPU, I'm new to this forum, and overclocking.
I read the introduction and guide, and realize I have very little information on my card and computer to make this work well. Mainly, because this is a completely stock computer, and HP isn't too great about outlining things about their systems.
Here's what I know:
HP Pavillion Elite e9107c
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Intel Core 2 Quad q8200 @ 2.3 GHz
8Gb DDR3 RAM. If I remember correctly, the clock speed is 1333 MHz.
Motherboard is a IPIEL-LA3 (Eureka3) made by Pegatron.
Processor is cooled by what appears to be an 80 mm fan.
Video card is an ATi Radeon 4350. The HP website does not list a specific manufacturer.
The card has a very small fan. Appears to be about 3 cm in diameter, maybe 4 cm.
Case has ventilation on the upper back left side for the card, ventilation on both sides of the hard drive bays, and a specific vent grate in front of the processor fan.
Another ~80mm fan cools the power supply in the back.
(On a side note, I have never noticed a considerable amount of heat come out of the case, and the computer is near silent.)
Running Windows 7 64 Bit.
I have seen a thread about this card before, and from my experience, know that it is not at all a very good card for gaming. I realized this the other day when I bought Bad Company 2.
I also know I won't be able to get too much from overclocking this card, I just wish for a little less lag during excessive automatic fire and when going through intense smoke until I have the cash to buy a nice new card. Lowest settings are fine for me if it's smooth.
I looked at the bios recently and could find nothing related to performance w/ my card editable, let alone even there. I saw details on my processor, like the clock speed, but it was greyed out and uneditable.
What can I do? Google turns up nothing, at least with what i am searching. Can someone point me in the right direction/give me a few tips? Any help at all would be very much appreciated.
EDIT: Here's a link to the HP website page for my computer, just for reference.
http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/...59&lc=en&dlc=en&cc=us&lang=en&product=3998947
I read the introduction and guide, and realize I have very little information on my card and computer to make this work well. Mainly, because this is a completely stock computer, and HP isn't too great about outlining things about their systems.
Here's what I know:
HP Pavillion Elite e9107c
------------
Intel Core 2 Quad q8200 @ 2.3 GHz
8Gb DDR3 RAM. If I remember correctly, the clock speed is 1333 MHz.
Motherboard is a IPIEL-LA3 (Eureka3) made by Pegatron.
Processor is cooled by what appears to be an 80 mm fan.
Video card is an ATi Radeon 4350. The HP website does not list a specific manufacturer.
The card has a very small fan. Appears to be about 3 cm in diameter, maybe 4 cm.
Case has ventilation on the upper back left side for the card, ventilation on both sides of the hard drive bays, and a specific vent grate in front of the processor fan.
Another ~80mm fan cools the power supply in the back.
(On a side note, I have never noticed a considerable amount of heat come out of the case, and the computer is near silent.)
Running Windows 7 64 Bit.
I have seen a thread about this card before, and from my experience, know that it is not at all a very good card for gaming. I realized this the other day when I bought Bad Company 2.
I also know I won't be able to get too much from overclocking this card, I just wish for a little less lag during excessive automatic fire and when going through intense smoke until I have the cash to buy a nice new card. Lowest settings are fine for me if it's smooth.
I looked at the bios recently and could find nothing related to performance w/ my card editable, let alone even there. I saw details on my processor, like the clock speed, but it was greyed out and uneditable.
What can I do? Google turns up nothing, at least with what i am searching. Can someone point me in the right direction/give me a few tips? Any help at all would be very much appreciated.
EDIT: Here's a link to the HP website page for my computer, just for reference.
http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/...59&lc=en&dlc=en&cc=us&lang=en&product=3998947