afraid to OC athlon / mobo / video, but want to know more

ITPaladin

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I don't have the money to spend on new equipment should I burn out my computer components.
This has caused me to keep my Abit KT7A mobo with an Athlon tbird socket A 1ghz processor at normal speeds.
I also have an ATI Radeon 9600XT currently, but I am not sure if I am keeping it for personal use yet. I may buy a 4200 Ti to save money.

What are your suggestions on OCing these items?

What are the real dangers?

Will they just start to not work before they get damaged?

How much should I OC on them?

I do have Powerstrip installed, but I am unsure where to start on the video card.