I recently upgraded my system (well, more like built a new one as all I used was my modem...).
I did have a hand me down PC from an office that got new ones, it had an Intel Celeron 400Mhz processor, 4gb maxtor, and 64mb of ram. If you can imagine, it was SLOW. So not long ago I bought a new mobo/processor combo. It is a Biostar K7 with an AMD Sempron 2200+. I also had to buy RAM as my old chips wouldn't work with the new mainboard. Then, after realizing that I still had some lag from my damn HDD, I wen't and picked up an 80gb 7200rpm Maxtor. It only costed me a total of about $350 with everything, but that was $350 that I worked my ass off for so I don't want to mess anything up.
My question is, if I overclocked, would I really notice much of a difference with my setup? I read the sticky about the basics of overclocking, and I am considering trying it if I will really notice a difference. I really want to keep my eye on PC temps, but I don't know where in Windows XP I can do that, or if I even can. If not, is there a program I can download to monitor the temps?
Thanks for any help!
I did have a hand me down PC from an office that got new ones, it had an Intel Celeron 400Mhz processor, 4gb maxtor, and 64mb of ram. If you can imagine, it was SLOW. So not long ago I bought a new mobo/processor combo. It is a Biostar K7 with an AMD Sempron 2200+. I also had to buy RAM as my old chips wouldn't work with the new mainboard. Then, after realizing that I still had some lag from my damn HDD, I wen't and picked up an 80gb 7200rpm Maxtor. It only costed me a total of about $350 with everything, but that was $350 that I worked my ass off for so I don't want to mess anything up.
My question is, if I overclocked, would I really notice much of a difference with my setup? I read the sticky about the basics of overclocking, and I am considering trying it if I will really notice a difference. I really want to keep my eye on PC temps, but I don't know where in Windows XP I can do that, or if I even can. If not, is there a program I can download to monitor the temps?
Thanks for any help!