Spesh
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Trust me, it's a big difference. Bigger than you probably think.
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Trust me, it's a big difference. Bigger than you probably think.
conscript232
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Assuming I wanted to overclock, what all would I need to upgrade?
Where do you come up with this stuff?
Perkomate
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johnny, i would suggest that you actually USE a processor, standard then overclocked, before making complete bullshit claims.
There are many hundreds of members that will make testament to the fact that overclocking seriously improves system performance, with me one of them.
Don't knock something you've never tried. Remember, we've used them, you haven't.
There are many hundreds of members that will make testament to the fact that overclocking seriously improves system performance, with me one of them.
Don't knock something you've never tried. Remember, we've used them, you haven't.
jonnyp11
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that's why i just decided to shut up and leave it alone, then you and strangle posted so i'm posting this.
conscript232
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Back on topic though, how exactly would I go about overclocking?
jonnyp11
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you go into the bios on the motherboard right when you hit the power, then you slowly up the multiplier each time booting and checking for stability with a program like prime95 also watching the temps to make sure they are low enough (under 70 max, sub 60 preferred), then going back and upping the multiplier and repeating.
conscript232
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I'll definitely have to do some more research into it before giving it a shot
On an unrelated note, I noticed another thread asking what a good size for a SSD was if it was just storing an operating system and some often used programs? Is the 90GB I have going to cut it?
On an unrelated note, I noticed another thread asking what a good size for a SSD was if it was just storing an operating system and some often used programs? Is the 90GB I have going to cut it?
Spesh
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Depending what cpu you have, you can also overclock by raising the bus speed. If you only use the multiplyer then you are just increasing the speed at which the cpu can process data. However, If you raise the bus speed, you not only increase the speed at which data is processed, you also increase the amount of data that can pass into the cpu. It has the effect of overclocking the whole system.
X58 was good because it gave overclockers the ability to play with the bus speed aswell as the multiplier. This does however usually result in a lot more trial and error, as it becomes a case of trying to finely balance the two.
X58 was good because it gave overclockers the ability to play with the bus speed aswell as the multiplier. This does however usually result in a lot more trial and error, as it becomes a case of trying to finely balance the two.
I'll definitely have to do some more research into it before giving it a shot
On an unrelated note, I noticed another thread asking what a good size for a SSD was if it was just storing an operating system and some often used programs? Is the 90GB I have going to cut it?
90 is fine. Really 64 and up will work fine. Really depends on how much software you want to install on the SSD
Perkomate
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FSB overclocking is not possible on a 1155 (Sandy Bridge, second generation Core I3,I5 and I7) processor. The whole system becomes unstable, and you start to lose data from the hard drives/
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Spesh
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I know, I have a 2600k. He was just asking about overclocking, so I was explaining.