newbie question

[bass_man]

hey. im really new to computer building and all that. i know how to use one, but i dont know all the technical stuff. i hear the word "overclocking" alot and i was just wanting to know what it is. any help is appreciated.

 

[NobodyImportant]

Overclocking is process of running certain components at speeds faster than that at which they were originally certified to run. Graphics cards and processors are the most commonly overclocked components.

 

[mdshort]

Ya, overclocking is just taking advantage of the extra headroom proccessor companies give their processors to make sure they're certified for a certain speed. Sometimes you get good ones, sometimes you can only overclock them a few mhz. It's basically luck of the draw bud.

 

[D4RK GR4YL3N]

processors usually run at a set speed, which is calculated by its front side bus (fsb) multiplied by a multiplier. to overclock most processors, you make the fsb higher in thet bios and thus make the processor work faster.

p.s. IT WILL VOID YOUR WARRANTY

 

[neosteve]

Be carefull when you overclock something or else you could blow your computer up or it could get very damaged.

 

[Gl\l0m!$h]

if u do overclock make sure u can monitor the temp

 

[New York Cheech]

I dont think overclocking is for newbies.
last year i overclocked my athlon 2000+ and it burnt up and made the whole living room smell like someting was on fire