Turbo Charging Your PC

So you have not allow yourself to spend too much money on your latest gadget acquisition. You have a decent computer but you just wished you had those extra bucks to afford something more competitive. Do not let yourself down! There are solution to make your machine run as faster as more expensive models; the only thing you need to do is to know how to fire up the engine and run it at turbo speed. How? You ask. We will show right away the secrets of overclocking your computer CPU and graphic card.

Are your current applications more demanding? Is your gaming experience suffering with the advent of the last generation of games? Or maybe is it the time to consider an upgrade or do you think about purchasing a new and better computer? Before reaching for your wallet, you must consider the possibility of getting more performance from your computer by overclocking. This can give you the edge over those new programs without taking any money out of your bank account.

The Art and Science of Overclocking

If you're nervous about voiding your warranty, overclocking may result in more anxiety, as most manufacturers toss the warranty out the window once you start tweaking around with their hardware, pushing it past its factory presets; but if you exercise a little prudence, you'll be able to overclock your PC without hitting any snags, and you'll gain a more intimate rapport with your PC because of the hands-on time you'll invest in overclocking it.

Any increase in speed of the CPU has as an immediate result an increase in temperature that it will produce. Therefore, it is always advisable to keep an eye on your CPU temperature when overclocking it. Extra heat dispersers, a more powerful CPU fan, and case fans will keep your computer temperature low, making overclocking safe and without any problems.

Easy Step To Overclocking - CPU's Frequency Multiplier

Usually, overclocking is done by increasing the FSB - front side bus - frequency, or by increasing the CPU's frequency multiplier. Here is how this works. If you have a FSB of 400 MHz, and your CPU's clock frequency (speed) is 4 GHz, that means that you have a CPU multiplier of 10. By increasing the multiplier to 12, you will increase the frequency of the CPU to 4,8 GHz. On some computers, setting the multiplier can be done from the BIOS, while on others, you need to manually set the jumpers from the motherboard, so you will need to open the case and use your motherboard manual to locate those jumpers. Keep in mind that you must increase the multiplier one notch at a time and stop if your computer shows any problems.

FSB: Push the Bus

While on some computers, you can adjust the multiplier of the CPU, others have the multiplier locked by factories, in order to prevent overclocking. The second method is to increase the FSB frequency. This method speeds up your CPU, but also, it will make all your computer components work faster as the FSB is the link between all of them and the CPU.

Playing with your BIOS system will require a lot of patience and the right attitude towards failures. This is a warning: there are little chances that it will work right from the start and you must try more than several times, until you search the stability needed for your system to work at superior speeds.

Juicing up your PC by overclocking is a great way to save money and keep in line with the latest software releases. And, of course, it is a great way to increase your technical skills on the long run.

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Kay Brenner is a Slow PC consultant who specializes in restoring your slow PC, saving you from the hassles of struggling with a sick computer. To learn how to avoid computer problems, download a free PC Health Check

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