Just got word that Neoseeker have thrown up their new Overclocking Guide! Here's a snip.
Overclocking, once the shadowy mystic domain of the horned rimmed glasses and pocket protector crowd, has moved more into the mainstream today. While in days of old you had to modify hardware, change jumpers, flick dip switches and pray to the computer Gods to get more "juice" out of your system, today's chipset producers and motherboard manufactures often include features in the BIOS designed specifically for easy overclocking and tweaking. With some caution and guidance even a novice can take a 2500+ AMD CPU and overclock it to 3200+ with little danger to one's system.
So why overclock? What's the lure? Well the reasons can vary from person to person. There is the economic side of overclocking a 2500+ AMD for instance currently retails for approximately $130 dollars and a 3200+ retails for in and around $315 dollars; it's not hard to see the value of overclocking. There are also those that just like the hobby aspect of overclocking, if it wasn't their computer they were tweaking it would be their Chevy, Ford or riding mower. Then there are people who like me are drawn to overclocking by both of these mentioned reasons.
Whatever your reason for overclocking or tweaking your system and whether you are a novice or have some experience, there are always going to be questions and what ifs. In this article we'll try to explain some of the basics and the role of the BIOS in overclocking. Also we'll look at some common stumbling blocks people come across when trying to boot up after overclocking and how you can overcome them. For all intense and purpose we'll deal with AMD systems, but most factors will also apply to Intel systems.
First some basic rules before we really get into it:
Overclocking Guide
Overclocking, once the shadowy mystic domain of the horned rimmed glasses and pocket protector crowd, has moved more into the mainstream today. While in days of old you had to modify hardware, change jumpers, flick dip switches and pray to the computer Gods to get more "juice" out of your system, today's chipset producers and motherboard manufactures often include features in the BIOS designed specifically for easy overclocking and tweaking. With some caution and guidance even a novice can take a 2500+ AMD CPU and overclock it to 3200+ with little danger to one's system.
So why overclock? What's the lure? Well the reasons can vary from person to person. There is the economic side of overclocking a 2500+ AMD for instance currently retails for approximately $130 dollars and a 3200+ retails for in and around $315 dollars; it's not hard to see the value of overclocking. There are also those that just like the hobby aspect of overclocking, if it wasn't their computer they were tweaking it would be their Chevy, Ford or riding mower. Then there are people who like me are drawn to overclocking by both of these mentioned reasons.
Whatever your reason for overclocking or tweaking your system and whether you are a novice or have some experience, there are always going to be questions and what ifs. In this article we'll try to explain some of the basics and the role of the BIOS in overclocking. Also we'll look at some common stumbling blocks people come across when trying to boot up after overclocking and how you can overcome them. For all intense and purpose we'll deal with AMD systems, but most factors will also apply to Intel systems.
First some basic rules before we really get into it:
Overclocking Guide
