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#1
20th Oct 2006, 03:05
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I have never heard this term before, I gather that it is something to do with PC's but I would like to know more about what it actually means if one of the Admin's or Mod's would like to explain?
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#2
20th Oct 2006, 04:15
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Overclocking is when you make your processor run faster then it has been set to run thus makign your computer quicker in a nut shell.
However the processor gets incredibly hot and you need to amek sure it is cool enough to not explode or/and run effeciently. It's a bit geeky even for me ! |
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20th Oct 2006, 07:08
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Default speeds for processors and graphics processors are set to cope with small cases and hot countries a lot of heat safety margin. You can speed up the processors using the bios or overclocking software which normally comes with tempature monitor. Over do it and you will lower the life of the processor or increase the instabilitydue to the extra heat. AMD 64 processors will shut themselves off before they get to damaging temps.
To overclock the processor further you can buy better thirdparty processor coolers which cool the processor more than the standard coolers that ship with processors. I've heard one guy used a nitrogen cooler to overclock a Pentium 4 to 7GHZ giving the computer far better processing than the processors available. I use water cooling to cool the CPU and GPU and both are running 100+ Mhz faster than the speeds they left the factory with. Rivatuner is an overclocking and temp monitor for Nvidia graphics cards I don't know iff it works for ATI cards. |
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#4
20th Oct 2006, 07:15
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Is all that worth it just for an extra 100mhz?
7GHZ yes that's worth it :) |
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#5
20th Oct 2006, 07:38
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I got the water cooling to make it quiet. 100 Mhz extra on a 320Mhz graphics card is a huge performance boost.
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#6
20th Oct 2006, 07:50
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ah sorry my bad i missread GPU yes I agree that is quite impressive!
So i have pentium 4 2.8 what can/could I do with that? |
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#7
21st Oct 2006, 06:20
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You guys lost me in the 1st of your replies! :)
Thanks though I sort of get what you mean, basically making something run faster than it is set to run? Sounds way to complicated to think about! |
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#8
21st Oct 2006, 06:26
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You can probably get an extra 2-300MHz with minimal risks and little extra in the way of cooling if you currently have a reasonable setup. I wouldn't risk it with a factory default cooler, but if your case is well ventilated and you have a chunky heatsink and fan you can probably notch it up a little.
I run my 2GHz Athlon 64 chip with an extra 300MHz or so on top and haven't had any consquences. Things still run smoothly and I've got the performance difference between my chip and the next one up for nothing, saving myself about £50. If you want to try it though, check cooling, increase speed by the smallest steps possible and do a full system workout after each step to ensure stability. |
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21st Oct 2006, 06:28
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To be honest I don't even know what GHz my PC is/has. I think I will leave it I am happy with the way my PC runs at the moment, I was just curious to know what 'Over clocking' meant. :)
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#10
17th Mar 2007, 08:50
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Hi. I haven't had a problem with overclocking my computer yet, but I just wanted to point out the risks. Especially if you aren't good at troubleshooting.
You could mess up the computer the first time if boots up because it can't run at that faster speed, you could lose data or the system could run funny. |
