Over clocking frist time

ok i have a custom bilt pc
video card ati radeon 9250 has vgi s video plugs only
cpu amd athlon xp 2000+ 1.67 ghz
1 gb ram Dual Channel
mb
runing win xp home
Socket A(462) for AMD processor
VIA KT880 Chipset
For FSB 400/333MHz AMD Athlon XP and
Sempron processor
Supports DDR400 and Dual Channel Technology
ASRock K8 Bridge Port: Flexible Socket754 upgrade interface for ASRock 754Bridge card(Optional)
Hybrid Booster - ASRock Safe Overclocking Technology
SerialATA 1.5Gb/s, SATA HDD_Hotplug, RAID 0,1,JBOD
AGP8X, 5.1channel Audio, 10/100 Ethernet LAN
ASRock I/O Plus: 6 ready-to-use USB2.0 ports

i know some not alot about pcs got this one runing
Hybrid Booster - ASRock Safe Overclocking Technology now about oc went to a site ati tools but wasnt able to change the video card said bios lock is there a easy way around this and also what about the cpu can i oc that a bit i know its old but its all i have atm till i save for a new pc id still like to twik this one up and do they make socket type a cpu still id like to get a 3400+ or something a bit better then the 2000 to beef this thing up i play eq and wow like to box

AMD Sempron 2800+ Thoroughbred 2.0GHz Socket A Processor Model SDA2800DUT3D - OEM

64 bit Support: No
FSB: 333MHz
Hyper-Transport Support: No
L1 Cache: 64KB+64KB
L2 Cache: 256KB
Manufacturing Tech: 130 nm
Multi-Core: Single-Core
Processors Type: Desktop
Series: Sempron
Vista Ready: Yes

Model #: SDA2800DUT3D
Item #: N82E16819104206

that chip would speed things up a bit, as would a faster graphics card. a 9600xt or 6600gt would be nice but you shouldnt put any of these things in if your psu isn't good. a good psu is even more important when you want to oc.

if you have to buy a psu, graphics & chip however, you may want to just save the money for a new pc. if your psu is good, then all you need to buy is that cpu & one of the above graphics cards. your pc will be soo much faster & if you oc all of it it will be a even more faster

the list of good & bad psu's is in my sig.

how to oc is in my sig too. click the arrow to find them

its 128 mb was set on mb to 64 and that changed alot friends in game sujest to oc it a bit but i went to ati tools played a bit then went to changed said bios locked

did a lil reading on cpu that can be oc but clueless 400 watt psu cpu around 90f even on for days im avoidin buying anything new if i can help in on this pc till i save for whole new one but realy thing on that new cpu its like $75 i know a sockets geting old and obsalet if i could find a really good cheep cpu id get one just to have this pcs about 4 years old and havent upgraded bios for mb no clue how at asrock site said warning not to up date bios well runing scared me away lol

one thing anoys me on video card is now and then a blue line comes across screen up dated driver nothing fixs it lol

i dunno if the monitor or the card is responsible for the blue line. if you can connect monitor to another pc, or you can swap your card with another. if line stays away when you do one of these things it means monitor is ok & 9250 is stuffed. if line is still coming & going when you do one of the tests it means monitor is stuffed & 9250 is good.

take your time to carefully read all of that oc guide in my sig. it tells you how to oc cpu, ram, graphics the lot! artic cooling freezer 7 pro is an excellent & cheap cooler for awesome oc'ing. you can use this cooler on your next pc/cpu aswell.

i dont know about the bios being locked? you can try using rivatuner to oc the vid card. dont forget to slowly & carefully read all of the oc guide first, not to mention get some good cooling in there...freezer 7 pro, mod case vent guide in my sig aswell, fit an 80mm fan on case side inletting air to graphics, or better yet get a zalman cooler for it....you can use the zalman on future graphics cards aswell!

whats the aravge temp for cpu mb my mb 77f cpu 90 95 f viedo card had no fan i put a 3 inch fan on it

blue line only happens in eq
useing driver version 6.14.0010 date 1/24/2006
yet eq wants me to use a older driver 6.6 i went to site after i removed old driver dl new ed up with same one

your temps are approx average for standard cooling and those chips. if you want to oc you want better temps, by doing things like those described above...

i dont know what eq is? the only eq i know is an equalizer

eq = ever quest

oh. well if it's only one application that you ever see the line, i'd say that it's either the card or software. if you never spend much time in any other 3d game however, then it's still possible it's the monitor.

i bet it's the card, but even if it's not the card, an upgrade to one of the 9600xt or 9800 or 6600gt or 6800xt would be great performance boost for little cash. again, you need to have a look at the psu and see what brand name it is. then you check the psu list in my sig to see if yours is good or not.

have a read of the system build guide in my sig too. good info for when you want to upgrade/spend some cash.