What do you mean by overclockin, and how do you do it/un-do it?!
Overclocking a CPU. What is and how?
What do you mean by overclockin, and how do you do it/un-do it?!
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Re: Overclocking a CPU. What is and how?
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Re: Overclocking a CPU. What is and how?
Unless you have a fairly large amount of computer know-how, I really wouldn't suggest doing it unless you're willing to risk frying your computer. The chances are if you don't know what overclocking is, you probably aren't ready to try it yet.
Re: Overclocking a CPU. What is and how?
Overcloking is to set a proccesor to a faster spped than it's meant to be that. Say you have a 3.0 ghz intel p4 proccesor. You could go into the BIOS menue and change it so it goes at 3.2 ghz. Wouldn't recomend it with an Intel though AMD is the overclockers proccesor. Also if you do overlock it's recomended you take of your case and put an house hold fan inside to keep it cool. Over clocking also shortens the lfie of your cpu.
Tib
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Re: Overclocking a CPU. What is and how?
Fair enough, Tib. Thanks.
"Cry, the beloved country, for the unborn child that is the inheritor of our fear. Let him not love the earth too deeply. Let him not laugh too gladly when the water runs through his fingers, nor stand too silent when the setting sun makes red the veld with fire. Let him not be moved when the birds of his land are singing, nor give too much of his heart to a mountain or a valley. For fear will rob him of all if he gives too much."
Cry, the Beloved Country by Alan Paton.
Re: Overclocking a CPU. What is and how?
Overclocking: Generally handled by BIOS, theoretically running your CPU run faster by pushing its limits, practically meaning either saving a considerable amount of money in pocket by transforming your halfling into a halfling hero or burning out your CPU.
Substantial cooling is a must for the lifetime of your CPU and the stability of your new horsepower. Faster CPU needs more voltage and this is provided by increasing the FSB voltage of your CPU from BIOS. However, as obvious, higher voltage means higher heat, and that's where cooling trouble starts.
The FSB increase can also be accompanied by modifying (to higher levels) your CPU Clock Ratio as well. Your CPU's advertised speed in MHz/GHz is simply the result of multiplying your CPU'S FSB Speed and Clock Ratio. However, since FSB Speed can be stepped by 1 MHz in modern CPUs, it is a safer way to override the default speed of your CPU.
Overclocking may be tricky, even your RAM Latency times, CAS and some other coefficients are needed to be taken care of in order to stabilize your system. Stabilization is the next troublemaker after you have reached an "unfrying" level for your CPU. If your system gets stuck or restarted in similar intervals or when it is overloaded, then it is obvious that your CPU is not getting "nutrified" enough, or as I said, some other factors like RAM is giving you a headache.
I currently run my AMD Athlon Barton Core XP 2500+ at the same level as an AMD 3200+ with a good case overcoming the temperature problem, and am quite happy with it, because I gained a 400 MHz power increase with that overclocking trick. Sidenote: If you are trying this on an AMD Athlon, you are advised to know if it is Thoroughbred or Barton. Barton cores are newer ones and better at handling unexpected situations such as overclocking.
It's no child's play, however careful steps make risks worthy to be taken. Don't get afraid of the machine you are looking at or get busted
When you have a micro-chopped overcooked bacon in your hand, no one takes the responsibility, should I warn you.
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