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[BChico]

I am wondering if there is any reason to oc at all, is there that much of a risk involved?



FSB: 133mhz

CPU: Intel PIII 1000MHz

Motherboard: ASUS CUSL2-C

Memory: 512 MB of Crucial PC133 Cas 2

Video Card: Visiontek 64mb (Nvidia GeForce 2 GTS)

Hard Drive: IBM Deskstar 75Gxp 30.0 GB @ 7200 RPMS

Additional Hard Drives: IBM Deskstar 75Gxp 30.0gb @ 7200RPM

Monitor: ViewSonic PF790 (19&quot😉

DVD Manufacturer &amp; Model: Pioneer 105s (16x /40x SLOT)

CDR/CDRW Manufacturer &amp; Model: Plextor 12/10/32A

Sound Card: Creative Sound Blaster Live Plantinum 5.1

Operating System: Windows 2000 Pro

Other Components:
DVRaptor Capture Card
Live Drive IR
3com Etherfast 10/100
Cambridge DTT 2500 Speakers
USRobotics 56k V.90 EXT
Antec SX1030b case
4 80mm Case fans
MS Intellimouse Explorer
MS Internet Keyboard Pro



I have sufficent cooling, 4 80mm case fans, antec sx1030b case, but if i would oc what else would i need, there are only stock heatsinks on my vid card and processor. Final question should i oc???

 

[Shmorq]

I don't think there's any risk to OCing. They say it reduces the processor life, but you'll be upgrading before that point is ever reached.

OCing is like buying a bag of potato chips and then finding out that it's one of those &quot;20% more free!&quot; Yeah, in the long run those extra 20% may clog your arteries, but at least you got a few more munchies in for free.

 

[shiznut123]

I think you shouldn't unless you have better cooling. P3 1000's are known to not overclock well. Give it a try and see what happens.

 

[stultus]

You should only overclock if you have a real reason to. If you're happy with performance, don't bother! In my case, I can run at the speed in my sig 100% stable, but it generates hella heat and my room becomes quite toasty in 6 hours. If I leave it at default clock speed, no significant heat. I'll overclock when I'm doing something CPU-limited (like hosting a counter-strike server), but for the other 98% of the time I'm not CPU limited (even in gaming) and so I don't bother.

 

[Akaz1976]

in my view, there is no significant performance gains in games (performance is video card limited in your system configuration), thus no reason to over clock. That how ever is a gamers point of view. other applications may benefit from OCing.

Most of the people who over clock, i believe do it for the bragging rights etc. OC ing tho can be very beneficial for celeron and duron CPUs.

Akaz

 

[Kp99]

In your case I wouldnt...

 

[Suki]

The only reason for me is the thrill and experience to run my system out of spec and still run stable. Added benefit is you got more what you paid for it.

As with all oc'ing, there's always risk involved but its up to you to take that risk.

 

[Hammbone]

DO IT!!! risks are minimal if you do it within reason and have good cooling, it is always worth the extra performance increase!!! i am not ragg'n on anyone's choices here, but it does make a performance in gaming as well as other apps, my fps in UT went up when i overclocked (didnt change anything else either). if something is free, why not take advantage of it?!?!?! my .02

 

[DaddyG]

Ocing helps you understand your system in much more detail. If thats what you want to do then 'Go for IT', (Information Technology). If you put some value on your time, then buy the speed that you want and enjoy it.

'G'

 

[FirmPete]

One vote for Do OC!

A system that is not oc'ed is not a system.

 

[Phiberoptix]

Good reason ?
ahn...having fun ?

I like to play and tweak my system just for the fun of it (plus the expertise, as i get to know better how my system works)

 

[bacillus]

as far as I can see if you o/clock that system you wouldn't necessarily get much more in terms of speed, as that 1 gig core is close to its speed limit!

 

[Shmorq]

I agree with Hammbone... OC the chip!
You obviously purchased a 1 GHz chip because you wanted the speed. Why not get more for free? Even with the crappiest fans, you should be able to bump the FSB to at least 140. While this would only give you about a 50MHz boost (?), then the argument could be said, why didn't you pay less for a 950 MHz instead?

So in short, you should definitely OC your system...

 

[RC5Bri]

You probably don't need to OC the system. What is an extra 50MHz? Do you run programs like Seti@home, RC5/OGR, etc.? If not there is no need to.

 

[BChico]

I am a heavy gamer, in cs and ut etc, i run rc5, and i use graphics intensive apps, dreamweaver, photoshop, premiere. If i d oc what else do i need, i already have that artic silver whatever stuff...

 

[Spook]

First off your going to need a better cooler for your CPU...

Socket-A &amp; Socket-370 Cooler Roundup - March 2001

Intel is not famous for stocking a very good CPU Heatsync...

I don't have anything special for my GF2 either... Really overclocking the GPU doesn't help as much as overclocking the video memory, so if you don't play with the GPU settings, you really don't need much more cooling... You might try putting some of your artic silver on you HS for you GPU though...

It seems that you have a High performance system, which High performance parts... if the only investment for overclocking for you is a heatsync for the CPU, you should give overclocking a try...

I personally have been overclocking since the 486-133 days... And I've never had a CPU burnup on me... If you have the proper cooling you should be good...

Overclocking is allot like tweaking a high performance car.... You can buy it from the dealer, and it works, fine... But if you want a little added performance, you and buy performance parts, and tweak it to do a little more than its factory spec... Sometimes Allot more...