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Technical computer question re processor speed (pg. 3)
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| pkcRAISTLIN |
| quote: | Originally posted by Aesthetic
expect a phone call in a few months.
:) |
haha, no worries man!!
if youre buying a new PC and thinking of overclocking, the important bits are your RAM speed, your motherboard frontside bus speed (and clock multiplier), and how far your CPU can be pushed.
example
my setup:
my mboard has an FSB of 800mhz (400 x2)
my RAM runs at 800Mhz (you want ram that can accomodate your FSB)
the clock multiplier multiplies the 400 FSB.
my clock multiplier is 8 (normally you can set this from 6-8)
therefore 400 x 8 = 3200 = 3.2 Ghz
:)
almost all good mboards these days have very easy overclocking options. but feel free to hit me up with more questions anytime :) |
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| Aesthetic |
ahh ok sweet.. is there a general rule of thumb to safe overclocking? like never more than a 3rd of the machines power? or something like that?
when im buying all the parts ill run it by you first. it will be me production machine, so emphasis on grunt.. not so much on video card or anything gay like that :D
| quote: | Originally posted by pkcRAISTLIN
haha, no worries man!!
if youre buying a new PC and thinking of overclocking, the important bits are your RAM speed, your motherboard frontside bus speed (and clock multiplier), and how far your CPU can be pushed.
example
my setup:
my mboard has an FSB of 800mhz (400 x2)
my RAM runs at 800Mhz (you want ram that can accomodate your FSB)
the clock multiplier multiplies the 400 FSB.
my clock multiplier is 8 (normally you can set this from 6-8)
therefore 400 x 8 = 3200 = 3.2 Ghz
:)
almost all good mboards these days have very easy overclocking options. but feel free to hit me up with more questions anytime :) |
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| pkcRAISTLIN |
| quote: | Originally posted by Aesthetic
ahh ok sweet.. is there a general rule of thumb to safe overclocking? like never more than a 3rd of the machines power? or something like that?
when im buying all the parts ill run it by you first. it will be me production machine, so emphasis on grunt.. not so much on video card or anything gay like that :D |
yeah, i figured that's what it would be for! your taste in music has always been far superior to your taste in games :p
um, i dont know a whole lot about overclocking, just what i researched before i did mine. the good news is a PC will fail to start if you've pushed it too far. so no worries about doing any damage. it'll normally re-set to stock values as well.
but yeah, run your stuff thru me and ill do some research for you :) essentially the intel core 2 duos are insane overclockers and worth every penny. if youve got spare time
anandtech.com are a great resource for checking out gear. |
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| sunrise3500 |
| quote: | Originally posted by Aesthetic
ahh ok sweet.. is there a general rule of thumb to safe overclocking? like never more than a 3rd of the machines power? or something like that? |
my core2duo is overclocked 80%
with a bit more voltage could do a 100% overclock, but I think it's at a point where it's at a good balance
There's a variety of stress applications (prime95, orthos).. if they can run for 24hours straight without hitch, you've got a stable machine - otherwise it's either more volts or go back a bit.. and if your cpu temperatures are within recommended ranges under load, you're all fine then.. |
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| walter78 |
whilst i'm here, may as well the experts about monitors. i'm lookin to get a new 20" LCD...what do ppl recommend from these:
BENQ FP2091 20" TFT LCD 1600x1200 $49.30
BENQ FP202W 20" WideScreen LCD, 1680x1050, DVI $268.95
Viewsonic VG2021 20" LCD 1400x1050, DVI $288.00
Acer AL2016W 20" LCD, 8ms 1680x1050 $289.00
LG L204WT 20" 1680X1050 5ms $289.00
ChiMei CMV T38D 20.1" LCD 1440x1050 DVI 8ms $295.00
ChiMei CMV T39D 20.1" LCD, 1440x1050 DVI 8MS $298.99
Viewsonic VG2021M 20" LCD, 1400X1050 8ms DVI $300.00 |
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| sunrise3500 |
| quote: | Originally posted by walter78
BENQ FP2091 20" TFT LCD 1600x1200 $49.30 |
49.30???? where?? |
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| walter78 |
| on that pc price compare site pkc recommended |
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| pkcRAISTLIN |
i dont know a whole lot about monitors, but given acer's long history id go with them.
LG make good TVs so that would prob be my second choice. and id stay the away from ChiMei (unless that's the name of a cute chinese girl). |
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| pkcRAISTLIN |
| quote: | Originally posted by walter78
on that pc price compare site pkc recommended |
thought it was a typo...and indeed i am right. if you follow the link the 20" are in the $300+ category. |
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| sunrise3500 |
| quote: | Originally posted by pkcRAISTLIN
LG make good TVs so that would prob be my second choice. and id stay the away from ChiMei (unless that's the name of a cute chinese girl). |
a lot of people have chimei
they're quite popular and a well known cheapie that apparently dont suck. unfortunately i dont have time to get into specifics of the panel inside but yeah.. |
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| pkcRAISTLIN |
| quote: | Originally posted by sunrise3500
a lot of people have chimei
they're quite popular and a well known cheapie that apparently dont suck. unfortunately i dont have time to get into specifics of the panel inside but yeah.. |
well, fair enough. but id certainly never buy one! LCD monitors are still in their infancy, and given the really short warranties for dead pixels, id stick with branded companies.
especially since the acer is comparable in price with a better resolution. |
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