Re: Overclocking? Hardware and Software Hardware by szukalski … you usually have to build your own system with overclocking in mind. Most manufacturers of prebuilt systems use parts…for cost and profit reasons and holds little for the overclocking enthusiast to tinker with. Basically, these machines are … addictive. P.S. One of the best sites for overclocking is [url]www.xtremesystems.org[/url] where the big… Re: Overclocking? Hardware and Software Hardware by jwenting Overclocking is indeed dangerous, and unless you take massive risks usually …. Manufacturers of course build in safety margins in their products. Overclocking reduces or completely removes those safety margins. Some hardware suppliers… the CPU and videocard while trying (and remember that any overclocking will void your warranty!). Re: Overclocking? Hardware and Software Hardware by oenone Overclocking can yield some nice performance increases, but only do it if you: 1) Need the extra speed badly. 2) Have a cpu/motherboard that overclock nicely, and if it's a dell I can assure you your motherboard is NOT a stable overclocker ;P Re: Overclocking Pointless? Hardware and Software Hardware by Z28James Overclocking my radeon 7000 gives me way better performance. as far as system CPUs....you are right....who needs to OC a 2.2ghz cpu? programs now a days arent THAT cpu intensive that you need every little cpu cycle you can get. Re: Overclocking Pointless? Hardware and Software Hardware by javanoob101 Overclocking can yield a much faster computer but at a cost: … Overclocking Hardware and Software Hardware by Stuki 3 questions 1: What is overclocking? 2: What does it help? 3: How to do it... I have ATI tray tools and there is a overclockin meny in it but I don't have the courage :) to do it becouse I know it can mess up a computer very bad :eek: and I know there are som rules to overclocking Re: Overclocking? Hardware and Software Hardware by Shadowgrip … anything up. I did get an aftermarket cpu cooler with overclocking in mind, but my mobo isn't that great for… overclocking, and my cheapo ram did probably hold me back a … Re: Overclocking Hardware and Software Hardware by chrisbliss18 … your BIOS is telling you that you have an "overclocking error", you should load up your BIOS config settings… and make sure that you don't have any overclocking features enabled. It's very possible that you or someone… Re: Overclocking Hardware and Software Hardware by dcc … an article that explains it, but in a nut shell overclocking pushes the component to its limits to obtain better performance… Re: Overclocking Hardware and Software Hardware by Chaky Only real danger with overclocking (CPU or VGA) is overheating. If you have some decent CPU/VGA cooling solution, if you know your way around BIOS and if you are not afraid to open up the case to reset the CMOS (switching 1 jumper back and forth), you have nothing to worry about. Experiment all you want. Overclocking? Hardware and Software Hardware by SWAT A few days ago i heard about Overclocking, i've understood that it makes your CPU etc. run … Re: Overclocking? Hardware and Software Hardware by Coconut Monkey Plus, chances are Dell has not seen fit to include any kind of overclocking option in the motherboard BIOS, so you can probably rule out the CPU and RAM. ;) Even so, I run a stable P4 2.4C at 3Ghz. :D Re: Overclocking? Hardware and Software Hardware by Catweazle … to have a motherboard which, despite having a lack of overclocking features in bios, actaully locks the other system buses to… Re: Overclocking? Hardware and Software Hardware by omw hi, can some tell me how overclocking can be done, step by step? Overclocking Hardware and Software Hardware by crucifixio … off suddenly, and when I boot I get an "overclocking" error. I have fixed an enormous fan on the… Re: Overclocking Hardware and Software Hardware by crucifixio … link. About the BIOS error message, i get a "overclocking failure" and an option to change the BIOS Settings… Re: Overclocking Hardware and Software Hardware by chrisbliss18 … those). So, if your machine boots up and reports, "Overclocking Error. Press F1 to enter change system configuration or press… Re: Overclocking Hardware and Software Hardware by Coconut Monkey … is running very hot. chrisbliss has eliminated the possibility of overclocking as far as I can tell (resetting BIOS to defaults… Re: Overclocking Hardware and Software Hardware by Mr D I have a similar problem. PC was working fine until I relaced the CD ROM drive with a DVD ROM drive. Now I get the overclocking error and can't boot up under any mode, nor can I go back to last good configuration - just keeps trying to load the OS. Overclocking Hardware and Software Hardware by orcboyx Does anyone have a good overclocking guide (I want to overclock my Intel(R) Core(TM)2 CPU 6320 @ 1.86ghz)? Re: Overclocking Hardware and Software Hardware by caperjack Does anyone have a good overclocking guide =my safe guide is bother,but thats just me ! links to guides.= [url]http://www.google.ca/search?q=overclockers+guide&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&aq=t&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a[/url] [url]http://www.overclockers.com/[/url] Re: Overclocking Hardware and Software Hardware by nightflower Sometimes when I start my PC the overclocking message warns me of an error. I don't know what it is. Anyone has a clue? Thank you. Re: Overclocking Hardware and Software Hardware by caperjack [QUOTE=nightflower;681129]Sometimes when I start my PC the overclocking message warns me of an error. I don't know what it is. Anyone has a clue? Thank you.[/QUOTE] maybe a little more info on what the error is ,or what it actually says like you have a incorrect setting in the bios or whatever Re: Overclocking Hardware and Software Hardware by jermaghs07 [url]www.overclockers.com[/url] they can tell you all you need to know about overclocking and more. Overclocking temp range? Hardware and Software Hardware by senegal927 … time to look at this. I'm just experiancing with overclocking cpu's but when do i stop? How hot is… of cooling i got.Also what are the consequences of overclocking? Please reply to this question i really appreaciate it. Thanks… overclocking Intel core 2 extreme X6800 Hardware and Software Hardware by digitalocksmith … far can they go? Make your own mind up! [B]Overclocking Intel Core 2 Extreme X6800 Review[/B] NordicHardware posted an… cooling. [INDENT][B]"[/B]This is our third detailed overclocking article here at NordicHardware and we will thoroughly dissect Intel… OverClocking a Pentium D E2180 Hardware and Software Hardware by forumdude123 …, here's my problem. I've heard a lot about overclocking, and how you can max out your components. I've…. Can someone also tell me if my HSF can support overclocking, and if not, recommend another hsf off of [url]www… Re: Overclocking Pointless? Hardware and Software Hardware by Paladine … these benchmarks, which sound all great, but numbers are numbers. Overclocking never seems to give me any noticeable boost in anything… computer, if it says 1.2 GHz, an everything works, overclocking to 1.4 or 1.7 (if you are a… Re: oVERCLoCKiNG a 478 p4 Hardware and Software Hardware by goldeagle2005 If it hangs, then I guess your motherboard doesn't support overclocking. If you really want to overclock, get a good mobo like DFI, MSI, ASUS etc. These boards are good for overclocking. I've overclocked my CPU by 350 MHz, just by increasing the FSB by 37 MHz. It's the MSI K8N Neo3 board Overclocking Pointless? Hardware and Software Hardware by MAD_DOG … this topic but a lot of people agree with me. Overclocking now is becoming pointless any body agree with me I…