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What is overclocking?

Discussion in 'Overclocking, Cooling and Modding' started by foreverzero89, Mar 14, 2007.

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  1. foreverzero89 Newcomer, in training

    could someone please tell me what overclocking is and how it is good and/or bad and also how to do it if i wanted to. Thanks!
    Edit: i have a intel pentium 4 3.0 Ghz
  2. kitty500cat Newcomer, in training

    Overclocking is running computer components faster than their stock speeds. If you would raise your processor's speed up to 3.4 GHz, for instance, that would be considered "overclocking." What motherboard do you have, and what cooling do you have on your processor (i.e. stock cooling, custom cooling solution, whatever)?
  3. foreverzero89 Newcomer, in training

    Intel D102GGC2 is the motherboard and well it is a stock emachines T5082 with a gig of extra ram, thats about it. and how would i go about "overclocking"? thanks! oh and i also have windows vista, if that helps.
  4. cfitzarl TechSpot Chancellor

    I hate to break the news to you...but most companies lock their BIOS so you can't overclock and then try to return it :)unch:)....
  5. foreverzero89 Newcomer, in training

    i don't want to return it i'm simply curious. i like knowing stuff. thats why i come here :)
  6. Grafficks Newcomer, in training

  7. Tedster Techspot old timer.....

    that's only on certain chips and production runs.
  8. foreverzero89 Newcomer, in training

    thank you grafficks, that is exactly what was looking for.
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