Exactly HOW many ways are there to overclock a CPU?

[RSI]

I know you alter the FSB and multiplier settings, and you can up the voltage... but are there any alternate methods of overclocking a processor that I am unaware of?

 

[konichiwa]

No. And the voltage does not overclock it, it just gives the chip more than it's allotted voltage, making it have enough power to run faster than spec.

 

[RSI]

I know upping the voltage doesn't OVERCLOCK it, but I know it helps when you're trying to overclock... so then fsb * multiplier is the only way?

 

[konichiwa]

Yes. Because those are the only two things that make the MHz speed of the chip. FSB * Clock Multiplier

(100fsb * 7clock = 700Mhz)

...etc

 

[RSI]

k thanks, just making sure I'm not missin anything

 

[Francodman]

And you say you know alot about computers

 

[Becks]

well if you have a athlon and set the cache to 1/2 instead of 1/3 your ocing it

 

[Ulysses]

At least you're overclocking the memory cache.

 

[Becks]

its part of the cpu