Hi, I'm a newb on this, trying to get into overclocking, but my Dell Xps720 computer has a lock on the multiplier, preventing me from doing so in bios. Anyway to get around that? I have the Q6600 cpu. Only thing I know is to get an extreme cpu. Which is money.
The cpu is locked by the maker not the pc, try searching overclocking cpu with your cpu details you may find a way to unlock it,remember your cpu warranty will be lost if you go down that route,you may even kill your cpu altogether.
I presume your bios has no oc options ? You could try getting your bios modded to unlock some options but this is unlikely I feel. Its your bios restricting you. You could oc through windows but this is NOT reccomrnded as.this can be very unstable and liable to crashing. IMHO go for a new mobo. I got a gigabyte mobo for £60 with plenty of oc options. Even if you bought a new cpu your multiplier may still be locked by your current bios. Its a new mobo all the way if you want to oc.
Its most proberly your cpu. multiplyer is locked at cpu level. got an m1710 with 7600g. G version has multiplier unlocked to enable overclocking.