Don't laugh guys, it's my first overclock

thewhippingboy · 14-August-05, 01:19 PM

Hi, i'm new to the forums, and also new to overclocking, but definitely not new to computers. I've been an enthusiast for years, but not until now have i ever overclocked. Here's how i got started.

One of my father's older computers recently decided that its cheap made-in-china power supply was going to blow and take the motherboard down with it. It was originally a Compaq, so I went over to newegg and bought a new gigabyte motherboard w/ sis 651 chipset for it. And i started to move all the parts over to the new motherboard. And i booted it up, and it was sloooow.

The specs were:
1.6ghz Willamette
2x256mb PC2100 (Hynix)
64mb ATi Radeon 7500

The Gigabyte mobo made it real easy to up the fsb, so i kept upping it until i reached a stable 2020mhz. It was a great improvement in speed. And that's how i am now addicted to overclocking.

$SOLID$ Necro · 14-August-05, 01:27 PM

1.6 Willy? Get that POS off this site before you slow down everyone elses rig!

Actually, that's a pretty decent overclock for that CPU, did you take any screeenshots using CPUZ?

http://www.cpuid.org/cpuz.php

Super Pi and the 3DMARK series are good benchmarks for testing, give em a try!

BigAkita · 14-August-05, 01:30 PM

That's a good OC, nothing to laugh about.

ranger1033 · 14-August-05, 03:30 PM

Welcome to PimpRig thewhippingboy, it is going to be a good one my buddy Thrasher2 will be along soon with his greetings to you, so make sure to check out his helpfull links that he will leave you to check out.

14-August-05, 01:19 PM		#1 (permalink)
thewhippingboy Apex Techie Wannabe	Don't laugh guys, it's my first overclock Hi, i'm new to the forums, and also new to overclocking, but definitely not new to computers. I've been an enthusiast for years, but not until now have i ever overclocked. Here's how i got started. One of my father's older computers recently decided that its cheap made-in-china power supply was going to blow and take the motherboard down with it. It was originally a Compaq, so I went over to newegg and bought a new gigabyte motherboard w/ sis 651 chipset for it. And i started to move all the parts over to the new motherboard. And i booted it up, and it was sloooow. The specs were: 1.6ghz Willamette 2x256mb PC2100 (Hynix) 64mb ATi Radeon 7500 The Gigabyte mobo made it real easy to up the fsb, so i kept upping it until i reached a stable 2020mhz. It was a great improvement in speed. And that's how i am now addicted to overclocking.

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14-August-05, 01:27 PM		#2 (permalink)
$SOLID$ Necro Mastah Overclocker	1.6 Willy? Get that POS off this site before you slow down everyone elses rig! Actually, that's a pretty decent overclock for that CPU, did you take any screeenshots using CPUZ? http://www.cpuid.org/cpuz.php Super Pi and the 3DMARK series are good benchmarks for testing, give em a try!

14-August-05, 01:30 PM		#3 (permalink)
BigAkita n00b-ass reviewer	That's a good OC, nothing to laugh about.

14-August-05, 03:30 PM		#4 (permalink)
ranger1033 Imperial News Bounty Hunter	Welcome to PimpRig thewhippingboy, it is going to be a good one my buddy Thrasher2 will be along soon with his greetings to you, so make sure to check out his helpfull links that he will leave you to check out.