clockgen is not the proper tool to overclock

Firstly, you must know what clock generator your motherboard is using.
Don't try and auto detect, the software won't get it right.

You are asking for trouble if you overwrite your clock generator with the wrong info

Even then, its absolutely not the right tool.

I was on the same boat as you.

Most Intel motherboard don't support overclocking. So, you cannot overclock from the BIOS, which is the right way to OC a system, by changing BIOS setting. Intel motherboard don't support this.

Clock generator is a very small chip on the motherboard that generates a clock signal that control the CPU speed. Clockgen attempts to override this clock generator to change its frequency

However, clock generator is not a specification that motherboard maker release, so you cannot find it in any manual, or know what generator model you are using from your motherboard model.


I tried it before, what I did was open up the casing and search for the chip. Its not easy, because there is so many chip. You have to find base on the model you see in the Clockgen list, they have different brand. Find for a chip that have a model number similar to those model number you see. Of course you cannot search for each model, but find base on the first 2 or 3 alphabet. Like CYxxxx, or ICSxxxx... you just look for a chip that got a serial number that start with CY or ICS, or other (see what is in the list)

They are very small chip

But this is just for fun. If you can find the exact chip, then only it will work. But its hard to OC much also by just changing the clock frequency.

Best is to find any cheap mobo that allow you to overclock from BIOS setting. Should be able to find around RM200 or so

This post has been edited by busted85: Apr 21 2010, 03:24 PM

Maybe they produce a clock generator controller too?

I'm not sure, but there is ICS brand clock generator
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:ICS_952018AF.jpg