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Originally Posted by Sazabizc  sorry to here that. Go to your Bios and see if you see any frequency control if not then you will have to change the M/B or see if there is any bios update for your M/B. I think your gateway M/B is based off the msi ms-7399 not sure. If so you may be able to flash your bios with the msi ms-7399 Bios and unlock the Oc settings if the msi ms-7399 even has any im not sure. But this also could cause your M/B not to work or boot up at all and then you would have to buy a new bios chip but if you gatway is anything like my old gateway they soder the Bios chip to the M/B to make it hard to do that. |
According to one program, the motherboard is msi ms-7399, and acorrding to occt the motherboard is. If the motherboard gets damaged from flashing it, and overclocking, will I be fine if I buy a new motherboard, and os. In other words I dont really care unless the motherboard gets damaged, just not anything else. I am planning to get a motherboard sooner or later. I am tempted to overclock, my cpu runs really cool at 28-30c idle, and 40-42c while playing gta4, with the stock cooler. 3.2 ghz is probably the highest safe settings for the cpu temperature.
Motherboard I' am planning to get
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applicati...315&CatId=1533
Is this good for overclocking can't tell.
Hopefully the price goes back down to $100 by christmas
Any case suggestions for under $100, or slightly more if it is really good.
So far this is the best I think there is
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16811129042
Cpu coolers is something that I really don't know how to pick out, definitly need help there!!
I'am very new to hardware installation, hopefully setting up everything else is as easy as installing a video card. That was very easy, easier than expected
I'am just going to go with a new motherboard, not planning to flash it
One last question, should I upgrade to windows 7 before or after my hardware is installed, if it does not matter than which one is simpler and has less complications.
