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
As a first time overclocker, it is reasonable to worry about the lifespan and warranty of your CPU. As more and more people choose to overclock their computers, sometimes going to extreme, most factories void your warranty if any overclocking occurs. The rule of thumb when overclocking is caution. You will have nothing to worry if you are doing it with care and, in time, you will have more control over your computer.
It goes without saying that the faster something works, the more heat it'll probably produce as a result of the increased speed. This is certainly true about your CPU: the faster you push it, the more heat it'll need to let off to cool itself down. You definitely don't want your processor to go up in a caustic burst of binary; keeping your CPU nice and cool is a simple procedure that'll greatly extend the lifespan of your CPU. Maintaining a cool processor is paramount and must be considered should you decide to overclock your PC.
Meet the Multiplier
Usually, overclocking is done by increasing the FSB - front side bus - frequency, or by increasing the CPU's frequency multiplier. Here is how this works. If you have a FSB of 400 MHz, and your CPU's clock frequency (speed) is 4 GHz, that means that you have a CPU multiplier of 10. By increasing the multiplier to 12, you will increase the frequency of the CPU to 4,8 GHz. On some computers, setting the multiplier can be done from the BIOS, while on others, you need to manually set the jumpers from the motherboard, so you will need to open the case and use your motherboard manual to locate those jumpers. Keep in mind that you must increase the multiplier one notch at a time and stop if your computer shows any problems.
Play with the FSB
While on some computers, you can adjust the multiplier of the CPU, others have the multiplier locked by factories, in order to prevent overclocking. The second method is to increase the FSB frequency. This method speeds up your CPU, but also, it will make all your computer components work faster as the FSB is the link between all of them and the CPU.
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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Kay Brenner is a PC Doctor expert who restores slow PCs, saving you time and money wrestling with a slow PC. To reclaim your dream machine you first bought, download a free PC Check Up
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