Your not down with www.hardocp.com then eh? :) Overclocking is the best
thing since sliced bread, when i got a 700mhz and O/ced to 840mhz it was
awsome, tests showed it. :p
markOpoleO
----- Original Message -----
From: "Abe" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Friday, September 15, 2000 3:32 PM
Subject: RE: [[newbie] Athlon thunderbird & ka7-100]
> Yes, the sentence "How much faster is it going to be at 800mhz or even
900mhz
> then it is now?" from my previous email was intended as sarcastic irony
not a
> true question. I have experience with over clocked ram and cpu's. Like
you
> I've learned that it is not worth it. If I need pc-150 performance I will
buy
> pc-150 DIMMs. If I need a gig processor I'll buy one.
>
>
> Abe
>
>
> >===== Original Message From John Rye <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> =====
> >[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> >>
> >> Abe,
> >> The extra speed that comes as a result of overclocking IS
noticable,
> but
> >> not a big change. A more significant question is: if a system is
> overclocked
> >> but stable, how long will it remain stable, and what will you go
through
> >> before you find the culprit: how much trouble will it cause you and is
it
> >> worth it. I include a copy of a posting I sent to newbie in May. The
> >> relevant sentence is : " These things [ referring to 15% overclocking ]
> were
> >> OK and had worked well for a year and a half." I've done it, and my
answer
> >> is that I doubt I will overclock again. As always, remember that your
> >> mileage will vary. -Gary-
> >>
> >> Subj: [newbie] beware old hardware optimizations
> >> Date: 5/27/2000
> >> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> >>
> >> I had taken hardware optimizations for granted; this is a reminder
that
> >> things can change over time.
> >> Having read here a while back that Linux is very demanding of
hardware
> >> set me thinking. For the last six months I've had problems with
Windows
> >> Scandisk completing. I suspected my hard drive was heading toward
failure
> >> [before I was disabled I was a computer technician, and this IS one of
the
> >> first signs of hard drive failure a user will see], and before I
installed
> >> Linux Mandrake 7 I installed a new HDD. The Windows Scandisk problem
> >> remained.
> >> In trying to solve Linux WordPerfect vs. StarOffice installs
corrupting
> X
> >> windows, and sound configuration failures it occured to me to remove my
15%
> >> overclocking and accelerated DIMM timing from my hardware. These
things
> were
> >> OK and had worked well for a year and a half. Removing the
overclocking
> >> solved the Scandisk problem. The DIMM timing changed nothing and was
> reset.
> >> Too bad this didn't fix my Linux problems.
> >> -Gary-
> >>
> >> In a message dated 9/13/2000 11:42:02 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
> >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
> >>
> >> <<
> >> How much faster is it going to be at 800mhz or even 900mhz then it is
now?
> >> And how unstable will it be? Bottom line is, I don't need to over
clock
> it
> >> to
> >> feel like I got my moneys worth. If it ain't broke it works just fins
and
> >> should be left alone.
> >> >>
> >
> >Gary if you've been round the industry long enough you'll remember the
> >good old Z-80.
> >
> >We used to run Z-80 based S-100 boards in multi-user MPM systems. The
> >boards
> >(manufacturer forgotten) supplied 1Mhz Z-80's and clocks on the boards
> >which we replaced. We clocked all of the cards on the buss to 10Mhz and
> >got fantastic performance!!!!!!!! And it worked well on these beasts.
> >
> >We had several very happy customers how really loved the 5 times
> >thru-put
> >increase. Multiple fans the whole 9 yards to keep them cool.
> >
> >However there was a downside.....................
> >
> >Really pungant smells throughout the offices, smoke detectors going off
> >for no apparent reason, inexplicable loss of data, and what was really
> >strange was the lovely green laquer on the boards went a really dark
> >brown !!!
> >
> >Now that's overclocking!!!
> >
> >I should add that none of these systems lasted more than 6 months !!
> >
> >I couldn't agree more with your suggestion that overclocking may be
> >detrimental to the performace of the system..
> >
> >I wonder how I get my tongue out of mt cheek now.. any suggestions?
> >
> >Cheers
> >
> >PS I guess I should advise any contenders for the Americas Cup that we
> >Kiwis still don't overclock <grin>
> >
> >--
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>
> Jesus saves,
> Allah forgives,
> Chthulu thinks you'd make a nice sandwich.
>
>
