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what is overclocking?

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Name: joshua_dude111
Date: June 28, 2005 at 11:25:31 Pacific
OS: windows xp sp 2
CPU/Ram: 512 mb
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what is over clocking and how do i do it? i have a p4 2.93 ghz processor if that helps...later



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Name: CB33
Date: June 28, 2005 at 12:59:44 Pacific
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uhh, you dont need to overclock buddy


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Name: ...
Date: June 28, 2005 at 16:09:35 Pacific
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Computers only understand two things...0 and 1. They run on clocks that ossilate between high and low...or 1 and 0).

When you overclock, you make your computer run on a faster clock (ie: it ossilates faster). For example, if a clock went up and down (one cycle) 1000 times a second, then an overclock would cause it to do more cycles in a second (1001 cycles or more).

You have a gateway computer...it won't let you overclock.


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Response Number 3
Name: joshua_dude111
Date: June 28, 2005 at 16:15:09 Pacific
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o...thats a bummer :P


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Response Number 4
Name: Alexander
Date: June 28, 2005 at 21:38:21 Pacific
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dude i would suggest u overclock on a cheap comp befoer u try to wrangle that machine. Try a 386 286 or pentium pros, pentium with mmx. U can pick these up 4 really cheap at yard sales junkyards and dumps. hey everyone has to start somewhere.


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Response Number 5
Name: MordredHaidar
Date: July 1, 2005 at 18:46:49 Pacific
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I'm messing with a P3-333 right now. Better that than my main computer I say. If it dies it doesn't matter.:P

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