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by Pastaman on August 12th, 2003

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What are the basic steps in overclocking?

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  • by DOSJockey382 on August 14th, 2003

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    The concept of overclocking a computer is straightforward, but actually doing so is not. CPU speed is determined by the following equation: CPU speed = CPU multiplier x Front Side Bus (FSB) speed. Overclocking is changing the CPU multiplier and/or the FSB speed to increase the CPU speed. Modifiying the CPU multiplier is difficult as most CPU multipliers are locked. The FSB is where most speed tweaking happens. Depending on motherboard age, the FSB speed is adjusted by either jumpers on the motherboard or a menu in the BIOS. Either way, do not immediately jump to the fastest speed possible, increment your speed slowly. Run your system for some time at each new speed level to make sure the system is stable and does not crash. Once you get to a speed where the system is no longer stable, set your system to the last stable speed.

    Overclocking generates more heat in your computer system than normal. More case fans and a bigger heat-sync/fan unit for your CPU may be needed to keep the heat in check. There are tricks that may defeat system instability, pushing the speed a little higher, and certain FSB speeds are more unstable than others, but this information is beyond the scope of a basic overview of overclocking. Then again, you may not be able to overclock your system at all.

    See these following resources for more in-depth information on overclocking:
    http://arstechnica.com/tweak/oc_cooling.html
    http://www.sysopt.com/ocdatabase.html
    http://www.overclockers.com/

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