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Quuwahi · 6th Nov 2012, 08:34

Hello all.

I am buying a PC from Scan (If it ever turns up) and it has been overclocked for me... as I always re-format all PCs / Hard Drives once i receive them i will be doing the same However, If I do this will this remove any overclocking done to the machine?

If I'm correct I think the OC is done via the Bios.

Flibblebot · 6th Nov 2012, 08:42

You are correct. The overclock settings are stored in the BIOS, and will remain no matter what you do to Windows. The only issue would be if Scan use one of the "live" overclocking tools that some motherboard manufacturers produce, but I think that's unlikely.

6th Nov 2012, 08:34	#1
Quuwahi Minimodder Join Date: Oct 2012 Posts: 34	Will Formatting Windoiws Reset OverClock? Hello all. I am buying a PC from Scan (If it ever turns up) and it has been overclocked for me... as I always re-format all PCs / Hard Drives once i receive them i will be doing the same However, If I do this will this remove any overclocking done to the machine? If I'm correct I think the OC is done via the Bios.

6th Nov 2012, 08:42	#2
Flibblebot Gimp dog! Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Nowhere interesting Posts: 3,546	You are correct. The overclock settings are stored in the BIOS, and will remain no matter what you do to Windows. The only issue would be if Scan use one of the "live" overclocking tools that some motherboard manufacturers produce, but I think that's unlikely. __________________ My uber-system: 66Mhz 486DX2, 8Mb RAM, 20Mb hard drive, 256 colour VGA adaptor (goes all the way up to 800x600!), keyboard AND serial mouse

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