Overclocking

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so how you do that?!?!? lol.... >> topic of the day >> overclocking

any benefits
any disadvantages

would you recommend doing it?

[basics]

DONT KNOW MUCH ABOUT IT BUT ILL SOEND TUPPENCE, I SEEN AN ARTICLE ABOUT IT THEY SAY ITS GOOD BUT PUTS EXTRA STRAIN ON UR COMPONENTS;IE CRASHES MORE OFTEN, ALSO U NEED TO UPGRAZDE UR FAN TO A WINDMILL FOR IT TO COOL DOWN!

[Jibbler]

Overclocking allows you to realize the full potential of your CPU. However, this is a very grey area, where damage your CPU could leave your machine inoperable. The end result is generally not worth the effort, and I don't recommend it unless you are experienced with clock and bus speeds, and proper cooling of your CPU.

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any articles regarding it?

[shenlong_wc]

It basically allows you to "push" your computer for that extra mile for performance. Basically it just makes your computer run at a pace faster than that set by the manufacturer =)

contary to popular belief, sensible overclocking ( abt 10% i think ) doesn't leave you high and dry with the most expensive paperweight in the world. Most newer CPUs and mobos will shut down your computer whenever it gets too hot or the voltage is too high. Then again, you'll have to make sure that your mobo/CPU supports it ...

just a questions though ... is the a way to overclock a Athlon classic 750 without the use of a goldfinger ? i'm running on a Asus k7v mobo with 512 NCP ram and GF4 Ti4200

[shenlong_wc]

visit Tom's Hardware Guide (http://www.tomshardware.com/) for detailed instructions, walkthroughs and advices =)

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err i tried looking for it there got confusing couldnt find it... direct link would be better :P sorry for inconvience

[the-ninja69]

Well overclockijg is a huge topic and can be dicussed forever.

Now what do u want to overclock? Video card or processor.

Now i know how to overlcok an amd athlon xp just go to http://www.tweaktown.com It tells u exactly how to do it abd everything.

Now there is many things u need to take in consideration. One of them being cooling. Cooling is #1 prioority.

Like mentioned above the best souce for overclocking i would have to agree is htttp:///www.tomshardwareguide.com

Now overclocking is nto easy and n00bs should not mess with it. When overclocking u are voiding the warranty and could cause damamge to the pc.

So good luck!!!!!!

[Z]

is it possible to overclock a Radeon 7000 64mb agp card? sites?? :P

[Schmiggy_JK23]

yes it is.

I over clock my geforce 4, of course i can over clock it somewhat, still under warrenty, cuz its a gainward golden sample, but i go even further, runs great.

[ck-uk]

yeah!!..i overclock my geforce 64mb pci also ...just to give it that extra kick of power it loses on the pci bus :)

[shenlong_wc]

Originally posted by the-ninja69@1 April 2003 - 11:03
When overclocking u are voiding the warranty and could cause damamge to the pc.
good point there ....
one thing to note though ... when OC-ing on newer PCs, dun expect a miracle ommph...
performance is marginally improved only .... not like in the past where the performance was very evident ...

OC nowadays is normally for statistical/personal challenge ...

[Livy]

on my other pc i got it clocked up to 550mhz.
its an amd k6-2 500.
it helps a bit.

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well i always got a p1 i can mess around w/ that i bought back in 1996 :P

[Colt Seevers]

The results can pretty good. Just remember that anything you do has a very good chance of frying your CPU... ;) ....if you do it badly that is http://smilies.sofrayt.com/%5E/_950/crazy.gif

For my own overclocking journey....I started off with an Athlon 1800XP @ 1530mhz FrontSideBus of 133 after ramping the FSB to 141 I now get a very stable AMD Athlon 2000XP, at least that's what sandra (http://www.sisoftware.net/) says ;)

I slighty over did it with extra cooling on my machine, (better safe than sorry) and I have run up to about 155...but that was a bit unstable to say the least....random power offs, stuff like that is always a bad sign of a machine running too hot! http://smilies.sofrayt.com/%5E/3/dont.gif

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On a similar note, grafix card overclocking is also something to look into, I've recently upgraded my now well dated GeForce 2 400 MX 64meg for this...

The Medusa!!! The difference in games, is just night and day!

http://www.3dvelocity.com/reviews/medusa/cardfrontthumb.jpg

not a very independant review. (http://www.3dvelocity.com/reviews/medusa/ti4200p.htm) but a good one none the less <_<

I like VERY much, it was bought because it is cheap :rolleyes: and easy to overclock, it&#39;s currently running at 295mhz when the factory default was 250&#33; Now that&#39;s not too bad.

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intrestin intrestin i shall look at the websites

[fallenknight308]

It can be done&#33;
You will learn here young grasshoppa:http://www.cluboverclocker.com/

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hopping over to the site :P