just wondering.
thx
just wondering.
thx
>> just wondering.
>> thx
>Overclocking means running certain parts of your pc (usually the CPU, the
>motherboard or the graphics card) at a higher speed than the box says they
>were designed for. It is in fact a cheap (free) way to get more speed out of
>the same machine. However, not every CPU can be overclocked. There is some
>luck involved.
>There are certain risks involved with overclocking, but when you don't drive
>it too far you'll probably be safe.
>I for one have been running my P133 at 166 mhz for the last 14 months and
>haven't had any problems with it. It's just a P166 for the price of a P133.
Trick is that P75 -> P2XX are essentially the same, but manifactured in
different qualities (the "highest possible", but it's not constant). Settings on
the motherboard decide at what clockspeed the processor runs. Intel ships
processors with a specification that guarantees a certain life-expectancy. Of
course, this has to be a long enough life not to die before end of use. But
since gameplayers have to upgrade quite regularly, it's not such a disaster
that, by overclocking, you reduce the life-expectancy to something like 5 years.
I mean, who plays a 5 year-old 386 nowadays?
More details at "Tom's hardware page". Is it http://www.tomshareware.com ???
JoH
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>Trick is that P75 -> P2XX are essentially the same, but manifactured in
>different qualities (the "highest possible", but it's not constant). Settings on
>the motherboard decide at what clockspeed the processor runs. Intel ships
>processors with a specification that guarantees a certain life-expectancy. Of
>course, this has to be a long enough life not to die before end of use. But
>since gameplayers have to upgrade quite regularly, it's not such a disaster
>that, by overclocking, you reduce the life-expectancy to something like 5 years.
>I mean, who plays a 5 year-old 386 nowadays?
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