Cpu Pll??

h3llb3nd4 · Mar 28, 2009

what does pll stand for? I never seem to guess right

KBD · Mar 28, 2009

Its a Phase-locked loop. This wiki article explains exactly what it is:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phase-locked_loop

h3llb3nd4 · Mar 28, 2009

Does it help performance if I up the voltage? increased stability?

Homeless · Mar 28, 2009

Unless you're extreme overclocking, I never found a need to put it any higher than 1.5v

W1zzard · Mar 28, 2009

wrote an article about that a looooong time ago:

http://forums.techpowerup.com/showthread.php?t=24

sniviler · Mar 29, 2009

phenom ll

System Name	My mobo is Laughing at me
Processor	E7400
Motherboard	P5KPL-E Bios flashed to 0601 (Piece of poo!!)
Cooling	Thermalright Ultra 120a
Memory	GENERIC 2 GB DDR2 800
Video Card(s)	NONE!! Beat that!!
Storage	500GB SAMSUNG SATAII, 250GB SAMSUNG SATAII and o'l crappy 4gb maxtor
Display(s)	ACER X223W Q
Case	AEROCOOL ZERODEGREE (planning to mod)
Audio Device(s)	REALTEK ONBOARD
Power Supply	GIGABYTE 460W
Software	Win 7 x86 build 7022
Benchmark Scores	Super Pi 1m 17.000 :(

Processor	Intel e8600 @ 4.9 Ghz
Motherboard	DFI Lanparty DK X48-T2RSB Plus
Cooling	Water
Memory	2GB (2 x 1GB) of Buffalo Firestix DDR2-1066
Video Card(s)	MSI Radeon HD 4870 1GB OC (820/950) & tweaking
Storage	2x 74GB Velociraptors in RAID 0; 320 GB Barracuda 7200.10
Display(s)	22" Mitsubishi Diamond Pro 2070SB
Case	Silverstone TJ09-BW
Audio Device(s)	Creative X-Fi Titanium Fatal1ty Profesional
Power Supply	Ultra X3 800W
Software	Windows XP Pro w/ SP3

System Name	My mobo is Laughing at me
Processor	E7400
Motherboard	P5KPL-E Bios flashed to 0601 (Piece of poo!!)
Cooling	Thermalright Ultra 120a
Memory	GENERIC 2 GB DDR2 800
Video Card(s)	NONE!! Beat that!!
Storage	500GB SAMSUNG SATAII, 250GB SAMSUNG SATAII and o'l crappy 4gb maxtor
Display(s)	ACER X223W Q
Case	AEROCOOL ZERODEGREE (planning to mod)
Audio Device(s)	REALTEK ONBOARD
Power Supply	GIGABYTE 460W
Software	Win 7 x86 build 7022
Benchmark Scores	Super Pi 1m 17.000 :(

System Name	NZXT PHANTOM MENACE
Processor	PHENOM II 970 BLACK EDITION @4.1Ghz
Motherboard	ASUS Sabertooth 990FX
Cooling	Scythe RASETSU
Memory	G.SKILL Sniper Low Voltage Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) (PC3 12800)
Video Card(s)	ASUS GTX470 OC
Storage	3x 2TB WD Black drives 2x OCZ Vertex 3 SSD's
Display(s)	Gateway FHD2400
Case	NZXT PHANTOM
Audio Device(s)	X-FI
Power Supply	Thermaltake 750w
Software	WIN 7 64bit