TomWilly
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Brief description of what overclocking is please?
Pros/Cons?
I have an old 1.3Ghz (i think) chip, can i overclock this?
Also tried installing a game and said something about SSE Instructions?
Can i install these or is ith in the chip?
I feel like a right n00b at all this lol
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AndyKent
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Overclocking is increasing the standard processing (clock) speed of a processor.
The 1.3GHz figure comes from two figures, the FSB (front side bus) and multiplier. You can increase one or the other (or both) to overclock the processer - this is done via the BIOS.
But I wouldn't bother. The gains you'll see will be tiny and new processors can be had for next to nothing.
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AlunJ
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i clocked my amd duron 1Ghz.... it overheated and melted.... still worked mind lol
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TomWilly
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lol ok, well at least i know a bit about it now, probably won't bother.
Just the SSE Instructions to deal with?
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AndyKent
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No idea. Google it.
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N3CRO
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My old PC was overclocked.
Was 2.0Ghz had it 'clocked to 2.4Ghz and it ran smoothly.
As long as you have a decent aftermarket HSF and don't 'clock it too much, ya should be fine.
[Edited on 28-03-2008 by Necromancer]
[Edited on 28-03-2008 by Necromancer]
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IntaCepta
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I wouldn't really bother with the 1.3ghz chip, you will not see noticable gains. Plus like necro mentioned, it would run more hotter so you'd need a good heatsink fan. More money than it's worth.
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