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Saturday, June 28, 2008

Turbo Charging Your PC

By Kay Brener

So you have not allow yourself to spend too much money on your latest gadget acquisition. You have a decent computer but you just wished you had those extra bucks to afford something more competitive. Do not let yourself down! There are solution to make your machine run as faster as more expensive models; the only thing you need to do is to know how to fire up the engine and run it at turbo speed. How? You ask. We will show right away the secrets of overclocking your computer CPU and graphic card.

Bearing that in mind, realize then that you don't need to break the bank, shelling out thousands for a new gaming box, as one can often achieve the same results of a newly assembled gaming PC simply by overclocking your existing CPU and graphics chip, and the price is certainly right: free! Before you decide on upgrading your existing processor or graphics chip, try bumping up the clock speed to see if you can squeeze a little more juice out of your current hardware; you may be very happy with the results and end up saving a pretty penny.

Tricks of the Overclocking Trade

Before you get down to business, know this one thing: overclocking your devices may lead to the loss of warranty, as computer components producers do not enjoy too much people that play with their products. Any piece of your computer has some factory presets that usually must remain the same, for the sake of warranty, but we will teach you how to do it, without raising any question marks over your actions. You will also gain a little more control over your computer performances, which is nothing something to throw to the trashcan.

More power, more speed, also translates as more energy and heat released into your system. In order to avoid a system total crash, keep your computer cool. When it runs faster, your CPU will heat up more and more, until it will burn and then you will not be able to do nothing, and you will just have to buy another. This is easily avoidable, however, so keep in mind to maintain a reasonable temperature inside your case. This way, your CPU will live a long and happy life.

Easy Step To Overclocking - CPU's Frequency Multiplier

Some skills for playing with your CPU's settings are a most when overclocking your computer. You can do it by increasing the FSB, or front side bus, as it is called, or by reaching for the CPU's multiplier. The second method does not even require to go inside your computer and operate it. What you need to know is how to crack into the CPU's multiplier - which many times is locked as default - and modify it to your heart's content. The way to do that is through the BIOS of your computer. Any CPU has a FSB value and a multiplier, and you will see these values from BIOS. You must adjust them as you see fit and until you see that your computer manages to work just fine with the new values.

The Other Step to Overclocking - FSB

When the multiplier is locked and you cannot do anything to change it, another method is to push the bus over its threshold, established by the producers. This way of overclocking is even more appreciated than the multiplier one, as it works as a booster for the CPU speed clock, but also allows data transfers to be made at a faster pace between the CPU and the computer memory.

Always exercise caution when calibrating your FSB's clock speed: crashes usually ensue when first tweaking out your FSB, so you may need to experiment with memory and voltage settings in your PC's BIOS to stabilize your system.

Overclocking your PC is a great way to squeeze every bit of performance out of your CPU; after all, you paid for it; why not get what you paid for?

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