overclocking a gateway computer

Here's my question, what exactly would i have to do to overclock my gateway FX530S?  Because i heard that you usually can't overclock computers that you buy from places like gateway, dell, hp, etc.  I know that one thing that i would have to change would be my motherboard but beyond that i have no clue.

P.S. take into consideration that i have never overclocked a computer and don't know anything about overclocking. 

Then don't OC. You should really read a lot first about OC'ing before trying. Some people here who are inexperiences will say otherwise, but don't listen to those. OC'ing isn't easy if you want to be good at it. Well, some minor basic info: OC'ing happens most of the time in the BIOS, but most of those brand PC's lock the BIOS or make it second to impossible to enter it. So that makes OC'ing almost impossible already. Further more, the parts used in those brand PC's aren't usually the best parts for OC'ing, since some tend to be better at it then others. Those from manufacturers aren't good for OC'ing. Also, the minor differences in BIOS versions and brands can have big differences in ratio of success. That this small piece of information in consideration and you should see that it won't be easy, close to impossible to do it good with a brand name PC. If you want to continue with this, buy a good motherboard and a good CPU and good RAM. You don't need much more then that, apart from lots of info from various sources. Things like the Asus P5B or Gigabyte GA-965P-DS3 motherboards and Core 2 Duo CPU's, together with low timings RAM from OCZ and/or Corsair, combined with lots of research is a good formula for OC'ing success.DirkVDV01

I have a C2D E6600

socket 775 LGA(that's my motherboard right, i'm not sure)

4 GB of DDR2 memory

geforce 7300LE(8600U when it comes out)

700watt power supply

So i am guessing that what I would have to change would be my mobo, so everything else would be okay if i wanted to overclock?  Also if i were to overclock i would want to do it with whatever cooling that i already have.  The reason why i am asking this in the forum is because when i tried googling it, i didn't understand most of it being a noob and all?  Thanks for the info and any other info that you can provide me.

It looks to be very limiting, that OEM in the model name is a bad sign. Like Zboater said, try to get into the BIOS and see if you can find settings and if you can alter them. My guess is that you will find something which you can alter, but as soon as you reboot, the settings will be reset.DirkVDV01

sorry, noob question how do you get into bios? i still need to learn more about overclocking before i try it but i just wanted to know how to get into the bios.

sorry, noob question how do you get into bios? i still need to learn more about overclocking before i try it but i just wanted to know how to get into the bios.

dahwnpapaya

EDIT:  Ahhhh, Google is your friend.  Its F2.  And if you have an Extreme processor, its overclockable.  Here is a link to the manual.

You PROBABLY don't want to overclock a pre-fab machine as the air flow in that case is likely awful and I doubt the case fans provided will give adequate cooling.DGFreak

You PROBABLY don't want to overclock a pre-fab machine as the air flow in that case is likely awful and I doubt the case fans provided will give adequate cooling.DGFreak

One thing that i read about the E6600 was that it's okay to overclock it to about 2.8-3.0ghz without needing to change anything.  would i have to open up my computer to see what type of cooling i have.

It looks to be very limiting, that OEM in the model name is a bad sign. Like Zboater said, try to get into the BIOS and see if you can find settings and if you can alter them. My guess is that you will find something which you can alter, but as soon as you reboot, the settings will be reset.DirkVDV01

okay, i went into my bios and it does let me alter the settings to change my ghz but i didn't want to make those changes because i don't know what will happen.  I don't remember exactly what was on there but there were the different frequencies an 3 other things 5,5,5,15.  The ones that said 5 had options to change it to 2,3, or 4, but nothing above 5 don't know what any of that means.  Now if i do decide to try and overclock my computer will that void the warranty that i have on it?

[QUOTE="DGFreak"]You PROBABLY don't want to overclock a pre-fab machine as the air flow in that case is likely awful and I doubt the case fans provided will give adequate cooling.ZBoater

okay, i went into my bios and it does let me alter the settings to change my ghz but i didn't want to make those changes because i don't know what will happen.  I don't remember exactly what was on there but there were the different frequencies an 3 other things 5,5,5,15.  The ones that said 5 had options to change it to 2,3, or 4, but nothing above 5 don't know what any of that means.  Now if i do decide to try and overclock my computer will that void the warranty that i have on it?

dahwnpapaya

What allows you to change the GHz is probably the clock multiplier, and the other numbers are the memory timings. I think you need to read up a bit before you try it. Unless you change voltages, you are probably not going to damage anything - if you exceed the CPU's capabilities, it will lock up your machine or make it unstable (reboots). I would recommend you also visit Gateway user forums to get some recommendations.