Overclocking Addiction

[notfred]

oh, yeah, you have to be an expert to hit "delete" then select "CPU frequency selection" and change "133" to "166". You've got to have a computer engineering degree for that. Overclocking makes you SOOOO l33t.

BTW: This means I agree with the guy who wrote that.

 

[Geekbabe]

Originally posted by: apoppin

Originally posted by: baffled2


Increasing the FSB does give a very noticable increase in system speed, it's even nicer that you can usually do it with stock cooling,gotta love intel for that

If I were EXTREME (like the editor hints at), I would go for the +33% FSB increase to 1.6Ghz. But THEN, I would NEED to overvolt +20% and require an extreme (read: loud or wet) cooling solution.

There is usually a "sweet spot" where O/C'ing a CPU gives noticeable performance increases without sacrificing ANYthing.

This is true,particularly when the box the cpu came in reads "intel inside"

 

[apoppin]

Originally posted by: baffled2

This is true,particularly when the box the cpu came in reads "intel inside"

Even the NEW Athlon XPs are proving to be excellent O/C'ers.

 

[Geekbabe]

Originally posted by: apoppin

Originally posted by: baffled2

This is true,particularly when the box the cpu came in reads "intel inside"

Even the NEW Athlon XPs are proving to be excellent O/C'ers.

I'll be upgrading a 1g Athlon/MSI mb system and will check it out but my next rig will be a P4 more than likely
All I care about these days is that the damn computer works 24/7 that data is secure and that it's reasonably quiet

 

[ElFenix]

Originally posted by: notfred
oh, yeah, you have to be an expert to hit "delete" then select "CPU frequency selection" and change "133" to "166". You've got to have a computer engineering degree for that. Overclocking makes you SOOOO l33t.

BTW: This means I agree with the guy who wrote that.

and postcount = computer knowledge

 

[Harvey]

Now that real speed is cheap, I agree that overclocking, as an obsession, is silly if it requires massive cooling and over-rated peripherals and buys you only minimal improved performance. OTOH, it's great if it's free and easy. My first o/c was my Cele 300A @ 450 MHz. It was a no sweat, no noise, no cost, no nonsense deal. Just set the Abit BH-6 for the 100 MHz FSB, use PC-100 RAM, and have fun running an $80 chip that kept up with a $500 PII 450 while the RAM and all peripherals ran at thier normal speeds.

Now, I'm running a 1 GHz T-Bird @ 1.33 GHz. Same deal. I just upped the FSB to 133 MHz and used PC-133 RAM (same price as PC-100), and it was stable from day one. My fan is a bit noisey, but it was the same one recommended for the 1 GHz chip, so it's no different than it would have been without o/c-ing. One of these days, I may buy a new HS/fan combo because there are quieter units, now. Meanwhile, I'm only running @ 133% of the chip's rated speed, which is visibly faster than running it stock.

 

[Geekbabe]

Originally posted by: Harvey
Now that real speed is cheap, I agree that overclocking, as an obsession, is silly if it requires massive cooling and over-rated peripherals and buys you only minimal improved performance. OTOH, it's great if it's free and easy. My first o/c was my Cele 300A @ 450 MHz. It was a no sweat, no noise, no cost, no nonsense deal. Just set the Abit BH-6 for the 100 MHz FSB, use PC-100 RAM, and have fun running an $80 chip that kept up with a $500 PII 450 while the RAM and all peripherals ran at thier normal speeds.

Now, I'm running a 1 GHz T-Bird @ 1.33 GHz. Same deal. I just upped the FSB to 133 MHz, and it was stable from day one. My fan is a bit noisey, but it was the same one recommended for the 1 GHz chip, so it's no different than it would have been without o/c-ing. One of these days, I may buy a new HS/fan combo because there are quieter units, now. Meanwhile, I'm only running @ 133% of the chip's rated speed, which is visibly faster than running it stock.

IMHO,I'll always love hardware,nothing sweeter than a fresh ,new well laid out mother board,but having an in depth knowledge of your OS of choice and of networking... protecting valuable data and moving it securely and effiently around the globe,well that is just plain sexy !

 

[Rallispec]

Originally posted by: ElFenix

Originally posted by: notfred
oh, yeah, you have to be an expert to hit "delete" then select "CPU frequency selection" and change "133" to "166". You've got to have a computer engineering degree for that. Overclocking makes you SOOOO l33t.

BTW: This means I agree with the guy who wrote that.

and postcount = computer knowledge

thats what i've always said at least.

anyways, i happily overclock all my systems

 

[Harvey]

Originally posted by: baffled2
... but having an in depth knowledge of your OS of choice and of networking... protecting valuable data and moving it securely and effiently around the globe,well that is just plain sexy !

In that case, considering the flurry of criitcal updates for all versions of Windoze, Bill Gates should be getting urgent messages out to Dr. Ruth.

 

[Geekbabe]

Originally posted by: Harvey

Originally posted by: baffled2
... but having an in depth knowledge of your OS of choice and of networking... protecting valuable data and moving it securely and effiently around the globe,well that is just plain sexy !

In that case, considering the flurry of criitcal updates for all versions of Windoze, Bill Gates should be getting urgent messages out to Dr. Ruth.

Rotflmao, Harvey, byte me, as long as MS pays the bills around here I'll be a Windows kinda gal

 

[Harvey]

< Hands Jean a towel to clean coffee from keyboard and screen >

When it comes to "sexy," Micro$oft could screw up a wet dream, but they'd still try to sell it to you and promise you an upgrade, later.... for an additional charge.

 

[Geekbabe]

Originally posted by: Harvey
< Hands Jean a towel to clean coffee from keyboard and screen >

When it comes to "sexy," Micro$oft could screw up a wet dream, but they'd still try to sell it to you and promise you an upgrade, later.... for an additional charge.

LOL, hey we all "pay for it" one way or another and as long as some of the money meant for MS falls into my hands,it's all good !!!


And make that towel a Bounty,very absorbent !