Overclocking Madness!

docchimpydocchimpy Join Date: 2003-07-19 Member: 18266Members
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<div class="IPBDescription">Or, Doc's adventures on the wild side...</div> So, I've decided to try and overclock my AMD processor so I can play HL2 well. Right now, I've got a Athlon XP2500(+, i think). What would be a safe speed to overclock to? How does one overclock? Would it affect my PC's performance much? Any warnings/advice/guides I should see? I figured I'd try here before googling, because I'm sure I'd end up looking at porn if I went on Google.
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  • IsamilIsamil Join Date: 2003-11-25 Member: 23552Members, Constellation
    Tweaktown turns up this.
    <a href='http://www.tweaktown.com/document.php?dType=review&dId=18' target='_blank'>http://www.tweaktown.com/document.php?dType=review&dId=18</a>
    <a href='http://www.tweaktown.com/document.php?dType=review&dId=376' target='_blank'>http://www.tweaktown.com/document.php?dType=review&dId=376</a>
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  • CForresterCForrester P0rk(h0p Join Date: 2002-10-05 Member: 1439Members, Constellation
    Don't bother. That processor is going to run HL2 just fine and you're only going to lower your CPU's life if you overclock it.
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  • SwiftspearSwiftspear Custim tital Join Date: 2003-10-29 Member: 22097Members
    Your processor is just dandy for the running of HL2. As long as you have a decent vid card you should get great FPS.
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  • SandrockSandrock Join Date: 2002-12-16 Member: 10905Members, Constellation, Reinforced - Shadow
    edited July 2004
    If that is an older 2500+ (unlocked), it should be a great overclocker. I used to have one, got it easily to about 2.3 ghz on air cooling <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif' /><!--endemo-->
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  • kidakida Join Date: 2003-02-20 Member: 13778Members
    <!--QuoteBegin-CForrester Posted on Jul 31 2004+ 04:14 PM --></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (CForrester Posted on Jul 31 2004 @ 04:14 PM )</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin-->you're only going to lower your CPU's life if you overclock it. <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->

    Veritable, although by the time that happens there will be a graphics card the size of a motherboard.
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  • LegionnairedLegionnaired Join Date: 2002-04-30 Member: 552Members, Constellation
    <!--QuoteBegin-kida+Jul 31 2004, 06:50 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (kida @ Jul 31 2004, 06:50 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> <!--QuoteBegin-CForrester Posted on Jul 31 2004+ 04:14 PM --></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (CForrester Posted on Jul 31 2004 @ 04:14 PM )</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin-->you're only going to lower your CPU's life if you overclock it. <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->

    Veritable, although by the time that happens there will be a graphics card the size of a motherboard. <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    Or the size of a NIC now. Either way, it's neglegable.
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  • AmplifierAmplifier Join Date: 2004-02-19 Member: 26708Members, Constellation
    It is said that a cpu can last 25 years at stock speeds, overclocking to the max brings it down to around 5. I have yet to use one computer for 5 years.
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  • stingavandalstingavandal Join Date: 2004-07-17 Member: 29952Members, Constellation
    ive been using this for like 5-6 years

    i feel warm inside now
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