First let me begin with saying that I'm new here and fairly new to OC'ing, so please bare with my ignorance of the subject. I have recently received a old rig that personally I feel has some real potential to have new life brought into it. The rig was given to me because it was "broken" but aparently the old owner knew nothing about computers, since all I had to do is replace the RAM to get it to fire up. Anyhow, here are my system specs:
SiSoftware Sandra Computer Model : BuyMyPC ClientPro 585 Serial Number : 426616****** Mainboard : Intel D975XBX Serial Number : BQBX63****** BIOS : Intel BX97510J.86A.1487.2007.0902.1724 09/02/2007 Total Memory : 1GB DIMM DDR2 Processors Processor : IntelĀ® Core2 CPU 6300 @ 1.86GHz (2C 1.87GHz, 2MB L2) Socket/Slot : FC LGA775 Chipset Memory Controller : Intel 82975X Memory Controller Hub 4x 267MHz (1GHz), 2x 512MB DIMM DDR2 668MHz 128-bit Memory Module(s) Memory Module : Southland MicroSystems 40001953-02 512MB DIMM DDR2 PC2-5300U DDR2-666 (5-5-5-15 3-20-5-3) Memory Module : Southland MicroSystems 40001953-02 512MB DIMM DDR2 PC2-5300U DDR2-666 (5-5-5-15 3-20-5-3) Video System Monitor/Panel : ViewSonic VG910s (1600x1200, 19.1") Video Adapter : NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GTS (96SP 1.19GHz, 640MB DDR3 1.58GHz 320-bit, PCIe 1.00 x16) Operating System Windows System : Microsoft Windows XP Professional 5.01.2600 (Service Pack 3) Platform Compliance : x86
First off, please pay no attention to the fact that I'm only running 1Gb of RAM, that's all that I had laying about and I'm currently waiting for new RAM to arrive.
My problem is this, I have downloaded the IDCC app from Intel that says it's for my MB and constantly get a error telling me that my board does not support IDCC. Thus using that to OC is out of the question. Also, Whenever I'm in the bios, there are no settings allowing me to make changes for FSB, voltage, ect. However I know this board and CPU are OC'able because I've read MANY posts about it being done and that the CPU that I have is able to run quite well in the 3.0Ghz range.
How do I begin the process?
What am I missing?
I'm not asking to be led by the hand, but some sort of starting point would be helpful. Thanks in advance.