PCB's Introduction to Basic Overclocking - Page 2

*polonyc2* · 01-17-2006, 09:11 AM

nice guide...good resource for those new to overclocking...

I also liked the pic at the end

is that from your own personal collection?

every time I see one of those legal warning message stating that you nor anyone at ABX shall be held responsible in the event of system failure it reminds me of a guy at another internet forum who a few years ago wanted instructions on watercooling...after destroying his PC he tried to blame the members who posted the watercooling instructions stating that he followed their advice word for word...he even wanted to sue the website itself...just shows that people are always looking to blame someone else for their own mistakes and unfortunately those legal caveats are very necessary

PCBruiser · 01-17-2006, 09:22 AM

Again, thanks for the nice comments. Polonyc2, no that isn't one of mine. I have never actually killed a CPU myself. I did have a catastrophic PSU failure that killed a P4C (and the motheerboard, RAM, etc.), but it didn't look all nice and burned like that, so there wasn't anything worth photographing. I did find that shot somewhere, don't remember where - some site where they had some pics of burned up hardware, I think there is a link to it here somewhere that I found.

mr. Charles · 01-17-2006, 09:36 AM

.....Nice article there PCB......

..........hopefully the "NEWer Overclocker's" will catch and read this PRIOR to themselves throwing repetative question's & double posting's all over the forum for here.....

.......again,......thx for taking the time and effort for putting out such Great information, as you always do, for the contribution for this forum, PCB.....

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...... bravo.......

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grsamf · 01-18-2006, 07:51 AM

Very nice summation of the basic principles and steps in overclocking, PCB. It will be a big help to many and may save some poor soul from the deadly disease of "walletary dismonetation."

BKA · 01-18-2006, 08:24 AM

That is a great read, PCBruiser. Although I've been OC'ing for a little while now, its still good information for the beginners, experts and the in-between's(like me.) I learned a couple of new things and I'm glad you wrote it. As all others have said, thanks and great job.

PCBruiser · 01-18-2006, 09:19 AM

Again, thanks everyone for the nice comments.

Gavsman · 01-18-2006, 11:03 AM

nice read..............saved on my hdd for later reference

TroNiXx · 01-18-2006, 11:48 AM

Awesome guide. Good for newbies or the seasoned overclocker.

SlowJoeBlow · 01-18-2006, 12:05 PM

All I have to say is "PCB..U The MAN

JimTram · 01-22-2006, 02:23 PM

All I can say is wow - you took a complex subj and made it a pleasure to read and easy to absorb. Many lingering questions I had in my mind were finally cleared-up. Great job.

01-17-2006, 09:11 AM	#16
polonyc2 Helter Skelter Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: New York City Posts: 7,267	nice guide...good resource for those new to overclocking... I also liked the pic at the end is that from your own personal collection? every time I see one of those legal warning message stating that you nor anyone at ABX shall be held responsible in the event of system failure it reminds me of a guy at another internet forum who a few years ago wanted instructions on watercooling...after destroying his PC he tried to blame the members who posted the watercooling instructions stating that he followed their advice word for word...he even wanted to sue the website itself...just shows that people are always looking to blame someone else for their own mistakes and unfortunately those legal caveats are very necessary __________________ ASUS Maximus Formula (X38) *** EVGA 8800GT Superclocked 512MB Intel E8400 * Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro G.Skill 4 GB (2 X 2 GB) DDR2 800 4-4-4-12 * Western Digital RE2 500 GB WD5001ABYS Lian Li PC-A70B (black) * Corsair HX620 AuzenTech Auzen X-Fi Prelude 7.1 * Creative Inspire P5800 5.1 speakers Lite-On DVD-RW w/LightScribe LH-20A1L-06 * Sony GDM-F520 21' CRT monitor (19.8' viewable) Vista Business 64-bit w/SP1 * standard 3.5" floppy drive Microsoft Laser Mouse 6000 *** Microsoft Wired Keyboard 500 (Black) Last edited by polonyc2 : 01-17-2006 at 09:40 AM.
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01-17-2006, 09:22 AM	#17
PCBruiser Registered User Join Date: Nov 2003 Posts: 13,497	Again, thanks for the nice comments. Polonyc2, no that isn't one of mine. I have never actually killed a CPU myself. I did have a catastrophic PSU failure that killed a P4C (and the motheerboard, RAM, etc.), but it didn't look all nice and burned like that, so there wasn't anything worth photographing. I did find that shot somewhere, don't remember where - some site where they had some pics of burned up hardware, I think there is a link to it here somewhere that I found.
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01-17-2006, 09:36 AM	#18
mr. Charles Lost > but still at it Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: P.N.W. Posts: 1,400	.....Nice article there PCB...... ..........hopefully the "NEWer Overclocker's" will catch and read this PRIOR to themselves throwing repetative question's & double posting's all over the forum for here..... .......again,......thx for taking the time and effort for putting out such Great information, as you always do, for the contribution for this forum, PCB.............. ...... bravo....... . __________________ .....Gaming_rigg#1 ..... _AMD Opty 170{CCBWE 0530 TPMW}dual core@2.8MSI K8N DIAMOND PLUS* nVidia nForce4 mthrbrd * 2GB G.Skill {HZ} * 2(ea)=Nvidia Geforce 7800 GTX 512MB=>>SLI<< * HHD's = WD 74GB Raptor & Maxtor 250GB/16mb/7200 rpm * PSU=OCZ-600w_Adj SLi PwrStreamSB X-Fi XtremeMusicSwiftech H2O "Xtreme Duty"_cooling(w/*Storm_wb* )* . ..."Gaming"_rigg#2... AMDFX-55 MSI K8N Neo2 Plat. nVidia nForce3 mthrbrd2GB Mushkin's XP4000ATi (R) X800* XT Plat.Ed.(cat's 5.20)* OCZ-520w_Adj PwrStream PSU*H2O-cooling = CPUAC_Silencer4-cooling = GPUAudigy2 ZS_Gamer* >>>Ground Poundin<<< Logitech's Z680 spkr.systm. * Logitech G15 Gaming Keyboard & Logitech MX518 Gaming Mouse * Samsung 940b LCD * yeah >>> yeah ..... i-No * . _ the "other" rigg: P4 2.4C@3.4 {SL6Z3}Asus P4C800-E Dlx_rev2.0 {Bios=1016}OCZ PC4000(2x512) dl ch GOLD's* H2O-cooled = Koolance/EXOS-AL { rad, CPU, GPU, res/pump }NB = Swiftech's MCX159-P ATi (R) X800 Pro {cat's 5.20}Aerogate-2 {mntr-temp's/fan rpm's}Enermax-550w psu* 2(ea)=Maxtor hhd's 160gb w/8mb buffer_7200Lian-Li PC60usb (mid_Alum.cs) Audigy 2 ZSViewSonic PF790 (19" mntr.) ..... ..... .
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01-18-2006, 07:51 AM	#19
grsamf Registered User Join Date: Apr 2003 Posts: 3,739	Very nice summation of the basic principles and steps in overclocking, PCB. It will be a big help to many and may save some poor soul from the deadly disease of "walletary dismonetation."
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01-18-2006, 08:24 AM	#20
BKA Registered User Join Date: Feb 2003 Posts: 2,093	That is a great read, PCBruiser. Although I've been OC'ing for a little while now, its still good information for the beginners, experts and the in-between's(like me.) I learned a couple of new things and I'm glad you wrote it. As all others have said, thanks and great job. __________________ DFI LT X48-T2R Q9450@3.2 2-3870(CF) 4GB Patriot Viper Vista x64 ULT
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01-18-2006, 09:19 AM	#21
PCBruiser Registered User Join Date: Nov 2003 Posts: 13,497	Again, thanks everyone for the nice comments.
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01-18-2006, 11:03 AM	#22
Gavsman Registered User Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 2,545	nice read..............saved on my hdd for later reference __________________ knock konk i am in abxzone
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01-18-2006, 11:48 AM	#23
TroNiXx Confuzzled ABXer Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Casselberry, FL Posts: 1,989	Awesome guide. Good for newbies or the seasoned overclocker.
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01-18-2006, 12:05 PM	#24
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01-22-2006, 02:23 PM	#25
JimTram Seabees, USN-Retired Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Camarillo, California Posts: 2,905	All I can say is wow - you took a complex subj and made it a pleasure to read and easy to absorb. Many lingering questions I had in my mind were finally cleared-up. Great job. __________________ Intel DP965LT rev 209, Q6700, KVR800D2 4096M (4x1024), eVGA 9800GTX, Seagate ST3300620AS (2x), Audigy 2ZS Platinum, SyncMaster 940BX, Brother MSC7420, Creative Inspire T3000, Sony FDD, Iomega Ext HDD 80GB, Pioneer DVR-212D, Logitech 518, Logitech Extreme 3d Pro Wingman, Antec SLK 3000-B, Antec 550W-Trio, and XPPro SP3. Dell XPS M140, Intel Pentium M750 (1.86GHz/2MB Cache/533MHz FSB), 1024M DDR, 80GB HDD, 8X DVD+/-RW Drive, TV Tuner, and XPMCE.
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