Wtf Is Overclocking?

[threelions00]

what is overclocking?

also my pc says on the case its 3.2E GHz...what does the 'E' stand for?

[Cheese]

Principles of Overclocking (http://www.overclockers.com/articles884/)

[tesco]

I thin k the E stands for extreme edition.

as in the inten pentium 4 EXTREME Edition.

:lol:

just a faster version of the 3.2ghz chip.

[Cheese]

We did have a noob's guide to ocing but it seems to have gone. I know Peerzy may have had it taken down when he 'left' but he never did...so where is it?

[threelions00]

extreme eh...wohoo!

anyways...would overclocking benefit me? i am a kin noob in this dept...

[Shiranai_Baka]

if E means extreme what does C mean?

[angel_of_death57]

Well Intels do not overlock easily for some reason on my 3.2 i can change core frequency in the BIOS in the volatge and frequency section. What is that its at 200 right now and can go to 233

[bigdawgfoxx]

Ok E is not Extreme Edition. EE is extreme edition. E means it is PRESCOTT, C means it is Northwood.

[threelions00]

Prescott? Northwood? :blink:

[abu_has_the_power]

Originally posted by bigdawgfoxx@29 July 2004 - 15:23
Ok E is not Extreme Edition. EE is extreme edition. E means it is PRESCOTT, C means it is Northwood.
yea, just goona post that.



look in my sig. my cpu is a p4 2.4c. but i overclocked it to a 3.2. saved quite a lot of $.

[tesco]

Originally posted by bigdawgfoxx@29 July 2004 - 15:23
Ok E is not Extreme Edition. EE is extreme edition. E means it is PRESCOTT, C means it is Northwood.
:"> I know nothing about P4's but i thought the E would have been obvious. :(

[threelions00]

the great ross doesn't know something :o

the world has changed as i know it

[n18]

Originally posted by threelions00@29 July 2004 - 22:28
the great ross doesn't know something :o

the world has changed as i know it
And you know even LESS.

[threelions00]

well someone took that the wrong way....ross has given an answer to every Q and been right except this time...calm down n18, it only a forum

[angel_of_death57]

i am not sure if i am Prescot or Northwood i think Northwood

EDIT:

Yes i am on Northwood. But i got 16x200 so if i go to my bios and change frequency i could get more. How come my BIOS has not blocked me from overclocking my Intel.

I did flash upgrade bios a while ago maybe that has something to do with it.

[tesco]

Originally posted by threelions00@29 July 2004 - 17:41
well someone took that the wrong way....ross has given an answer to every Q and been right except this time...calm down n18, it only a forum
I've been wrong A LOT more than once. ;)

[Sprocket]

Hay Ross...the avatar upload feature is working again.
Thought it would cheer you up....being wrong so often can be soooo depressing.

[kaiweiler]

Originally posted by Sprocket@29 July 2004 - 21:59
Hay Ross...the avatar upload feature is working again.
Thought it would cheer you up....being wrong so often can be soooo depressing.
I imagine your still feeling it from over at OC forums ;)
Oh my mistake, that was Clocker :rolleyes:

[tesco]

Originally posted by Sprocket@29 July 2004 - 20:59
Hay Ross...the avatar upload feature is working again.
Thought it would cheer you up....being wrong so often can be soooo depressing.
:D

[bigdawgfoxx]

I havnt really seen any real answers...lol, but if you have a 3.2Ghz chip then that should be fine. Overclocking is just making a processor run faster then it was originally made to.

Northwood and Prescotts are different cores for Pentium 4 CPUs. The Northwoods are better untill you reach the 3.4Ghz mark, in which the Prescott is faster.