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1232049 2011-09-18 06:01:00 I realise I know nothing about overclocking (except that my 'puter has it - it tells me during bootup it has been!). I understand it makes things go faster.

But:
What are you overclocking?
When in the process of setting up a new system do you do this?
How do you do it?

So - thanks to anyone who is prepared to enlighten me. I appreciate the information. :)
R.M. (561)
1232050 2011-09-18 06:14:00 You make the cpu cycle quicker so that it processes faster is the simplest answer gary67 (56)
1232051 2011-09-18 06:28:00 the last few issues of pc world have detailed this your best bet would be to get a hold of a copy :) milkster1976 (16554)
1232052 2011-09-18 06:48:00 This site should explain most of what you need to know: www.overclockingwiki.org jareemon (5207)
1232053 2011-09-18 07:14:00 the last few issues of pc world have detailed this your best bet would be to get a hold of a copy :)

Oh my goodness - I thought I had read those... I know I'm tired by the time I go to bed (where I usually do most of my reading!).:o
R.M. (561)
1232054 2011-09-18 07:15:00 This site should explain most of what you need to know: www.overclockingwiki.org

Thanks for that too. :thumbs:
R.M. (561)
1232055 2011-09-18 07:29:00 Basically your cpu clock (the speed which is "advertised" for lack of a better word) is: front side Bus times the multiplier. When you overclock you increase the value of either one or both (depending on your cpu) to get a higher clock out of your cpu. E.g I have a AMD 965 which has a front side bus speed of 200mhz. My multiplier is 17. This gives me a clock of 3400mhz or 3.4ghz. icow (15313)
1232056 2011-09-18 08:15:00 Sometimes it will also involve decreasing voltages as well, otherwise it may run HOT! All done within the BIOS, long before the OS gets into the system. Paul.Cov (425)
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