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Hi everyone,
I think any overclocks I do for everyday use should always follow two rules, e x c e p t when I am doing "personal record breaking" or just curious.
RULE 1)
Feasible
Feasible for everyday use (Judged by me to mean I can game without thermal throttling).
RULE 2)
Simultaneously Stable
'C P U', 'G P U', 'Memory', 'Northbridge' and 'HT Speed' ALL overclocked and simultaneously stable
If I didn't take these two rules into account what's the point? When my girlfriend moans because I'm switching the PC off and on 5 times every hour and doing what looks to her -- like 'nothing' I need to justify it to myself (and to a small extent -- her)..... my justification is that I am using my overclocking wisdom to prolong the life of my computer and save "US" money....
Just an excuse I know - but it helps.. lol.
Anyway as long as I follow the two rules above. The roof is the limit. The challenge is getting EVERY LAST OUNCE out of my hardware while still following the two above rules.... so at the end of it even if I've only achieved an extra few MHz at bed time at least I can still use what I've done in games...
Nick
I think any overclocks I do for everyday use should always follow two rules, e x c e p t when I am doing "personal record breaking" or just curious.
RULE 1)
Feasible
Feasible for everyday use (Judged by me to mean I can game without thermal throttling).
RULE 2)
Simultaneously Stable
'C P U', 'G P U', 'Memory', 'Northbridge' and 'HT Speed' ALL overclocked and simultaneously stable
If I didn't take these two rules into account what's the point? When my girlfriend moans because I'm switching the PC off and on 5 times every hour and doing what looks to her -- like 'nothing' I need to justify it to myself (and to a small extent -- her)..... my justification is that I am using my overclocking wisdom to prolong the life of my computer and save "US" money....
Just an excuse I know - but it helps.. lol.
Anyway as long as I follow the two rules above. The roof is the limit. The challenge is getting EVERY LAST OUNCE out of my hardware while still following the two above rules.... so at the end of it even if I've only achieved an extra few MHz at bed time at least I can still use what I've done in games...
Nick