I want to learn a bit more about computers and overclocking,cooling upgrades etc... whats a good forum i start looking at to see about stuff?

 

The whatcha call it plugs into the thinga ma jigger.....I have no clue but if you have a question about computers you know who to ask

 

What do you want to know? I can help you with mostly anything but over-clocking

 

computernerds.com

 

why do you want to overclock it?...you know that you need to upgrade the cooling system if you overclock it so i guess you know most of what you need...and for the most part if you overclock it too much in the bios it just wont start at all...but again....why are you overclocking it?

 

just need some forums to read up on and learn some things. My comp is slightly overclocked by me (2.2 ghz over clocked to 2.5) with minor cooling mods (amd 64) i use to play some games that needed more juice if you will. i just always wanted to learn more about the finer things with computers. i guess not alot of people are into that in the car world as i figured.

 

you could try hardocp.com/hardforum.com, generally a lot of tech stuff there

 

overclocking is too unreliable and puts way too much stress on the system...better just to get a video card to relieve the cpu...which game are ya going for? whats your system?

 

I know overclocking can be bad mine isnt overclocked much and seems to run cool from what i have seen what others say is good temps. Anyhoot i just wanted to learn some more things in general from reading forums i am looking at the ones mentioned and i found a few others to look threw so thanks ya'll.

You know what i find interesting all this cooling talk like liqiued cooling stuff, i just find stuff like that interesting to read on, not that i plan to ever do that kind of hardcore stuff. I would much rather play with my car then my comp.

 

Ah yes i was trying to remember the name of that site, thanks!!

 

I got into tinkering with computers for the same reason. Just wanting to learn more about them. I overclocked a few comps, but they were slave comps and not my prime. AMD is notorious for underating their processors and going from 2.2 to 2.5 isn't a huge jump and you probably didn't have to even change your core voltage setting. I started with AMD Slot A 750 mhz processors and running them at 1.2 to 1.5 ghz for $hits and giggles. I'd fire them up and let them run til they quit or I smelled smoke lol. They'd usually last a month or so.

 

yeah from what i seen the AMD's can be over clocked a good bit. This is my main comp so i would rather not kill it lol.

 

I remember in the Quake 1 days, right when GLQuake was released, I overclocked my VooDoo card so I could run 100FPS rates to help with lagging on dialup. I believe I was on an Intel Pentium 200mhz with 52x cdrom, 33.6k modem, 4gig HD. that thing was the best you could get on the market at the time. lol

 

lol@that. overclocking can get you a good boost in system performance for minimal system stress. i have my cpu overclocked 800mhz and it never overheats. it barely goes over stock temps for this chip (amd 64). newer cpus are more responsive to overclocking and temperatures are much lower overall

 

just from the few bits of reading i have seen people take the AMD64 to up to 3ghz with just air cooling mods, pretty cool in my book. I am still using stock cooling and i just found a better temp program and it seems mine is actully running kinda hot. So i turn it back down and i am gonna grab one of the cheap cpu fan heatsink upgrades they have. There is still alot of stuff i dont get about this computer modding stuff lol.

 

i kind of doubt that you over clocked your cpu 800mhz but if you say so and want people to believe you...what the hell...sort of like saying you safely run 30 psi in your vortech on a stock 4.6..yes amds are better for overclocking but not 800mhz over...i bought the latest radeon so i wouldnt have to worry about overclocking

 

dude why are you so combative? 800 mhz is totally achievable and i have seen guys overclock processors more than that and run them cooler than stock.
Quit trying to argue with everyone, you don't have to be right 100% of the time.

 

I don't see why not, I was going 750mhz over without changing the cooling fan and they ran fine for a little while. Eventually, I'd smell electrical smoke and see a blank screen, but I was doing it intentionally. With huge heat sinks and really fast cooling fans, who knows. Then again, I haven't done that kind of crap since '99/'00 and I'm not an electrical engineer.

 

StreetRacer, i really dont know why you're so against overclocking. Have you ever done it? on newer hardware, the gains have been even greater with minimal stress to the system overall. With the right hardware, a lot can be done. ive got my amd64 3000+ (stock speed of 1.8ghz) running at 2.6ghz, and its still running with the retail cooler but i did use some arctic cool ceramique paste instead of that crap they give you with the cpu.

i also have great airflow going through my case, and that helps temperatures a TON. hot air sitting above a cpu going nowhere just kills performance. i doubt youve even read a tech article recently, i dont care that you bought the newest radeon, you probably bought it because it was "new" and you probably paid too much for it because you didnt shop around.

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combative?....a guy asked and i gave my opinion...then some dooby yahoo starts laughin at my opinion and tellin me i dont know what i'm talkin about...THATS combative...i'm just a guy sayin what i was thinkin...and ...anyway...like doobster said...with the right hardware it can be done...sure...with the right hardware i can fly my tower around the room...doobster talks about tech articles....not too many recommend overclockin...combative? me? nah

 

I don't know crap about computers...

 

haha im not gonna argue with you any more if you wont even show people respect. you're already resorting to calling people 'yahoos', presumably because you don't really know what you're talking about.

 

****, you throw a high end water-cooling kit into the mix and things can get super fast real quick

 

from just the two days of reading i went from 2.2ghz to 2.54ghz with all stock cooling and some programs that let me watch the temps and adjust the fans. This is pretty cool stuff. Only thing that sucks is my compaq doenst let you mess with the BIOS so i had to find some program that lets you change clock setting without doing it threw there because HP/compaqs suck for blocking the BIOS out.

This is about as far as i will go with though minus a another fan i got used from ebay for 10bucks to add to the top of my case to exhuast the hot air out faster. My cpu was running around 35*c stock setting now its at 44-47*c so it got hotter but not out of control.

 

yeah i saw that but i got a monster 120mm one with fan controler for 10bucks and no shipping charges, i happen to have had 10bucks in paypal and you cant beat that deal so i went for it. Was an open box item i was told. This should drop me to i hope lower 40*'s temps so i feel a bit safer. I wanna just try and touch 2.8 or 3ghz just for fun with stock cooling just to see if it can even do it idling without over heating lol. But i just got this for a gift a few months ago and i probibly shouldnt destroy it lol. Its amazing what you can learn threw forums on the internet now i days. I understand sooo much more about comps then i ever have.

PS- currently running 2.6ghz and stable at 46*, i messed with the ram timings and it has cooled down a bit, plus i vaccumed the dirty case out lol. I need to stop before i kill it.