Q : What is over clocking?
Overclocking is when you make your system processor run faster
that its normal speed. This has many advantages and
dis-advantages.
Advantages : This is obvious, your system will run faster
Dis-Advantages : Your hardware is likely to have a less life
span. Your components will run at higher temperatures and there
is an increased chance your system will overheat and crash. You
need to be very careful or you could blow up your processor and
/ or motherboard.
Q: What components do I need?
You need to buy a special motherboard. Most motherboards will
automatically detect your processor make and speed and you can
not make any configuration changes. When buying a motherboard
you need to make sure that you can change the processors bus
speed. You will also need to buy some extra fans for your
computer as it will be working harder and as a result everything
will run at a higher temperature. It might also be worth looking
for a case that can hold lots of case fans.
Q: How do I overclock a processor?
What you need to do is over clock the processors bus speed. You
will need to check the manual that came with your motherboard on
how to do this. I would recommend that you start by only
overclocking a little bit before you try to get the most out of
your processor.
Q: Tips for Over clocking?
Start by overclocking only by a small amount. If you overclock
your processor to much your system will not come on and there is
a chance that you could damage the processor and motherboard. If
you do overclock your processor to much and the computer does
not come on you can reset your motherboards configuration by
removing the power at the back of your PC and also removing the
battery on the motherboard for a few minutes.
- Monitor the temperature of your processor. You can sometimes
check this by going into your computer BIOS as it will be
displayed in there. If it is not in there, there are freeware
programs that you can download, Try searching www.download.com
- Make sure you have a descent processor fan. Always buy a fan
that supports much faster processors as this will cool your
processor much better. Buy and fit as many case fans as you can.
- Before overclocking your processor do some research by
searching the internet for stories of what other people have
done. This way you will know how much you can realistically
overclock.
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