Abe,
The extra speed that comes as a result of overclocking IS noticable, but
not a big change. A more significant question is: if a system is overclocked
but stable, how long will it remain stable, and what will you go through
before you find the culprit: how much trouble will it cause you and is it
worth it. I include a copy of a posting I sent to newbie in May. The
relevant sentence is : " These things [ referring to 15% overclocking ] were
OK and had worked well for a year and a half." I've done it, and my answer
is that I doubt I will overclock again. As always, remember that your
mileage will vary. -Gary-
Subj: [newbie] beware old hardware optimizations
Date: 5/27/2000
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
I had taken hardware optimizations for granted; this is a reminder that
things can change over time.
Having read here a while back that Linux is very demanding of hardware
set me thinking. For the last six months I've had problems with Windows
Scandisk completing. I suspected my hard drive was heading toward failure
[before I was disabled I was a computer technician, and this IS one of the
first signs of hard drive failure a user will see], and before I installed
Linux Mandrake 7 I installed a new HDD. The Windows Scandisk problem
remained.
In trying to solve Linux WordPerfect vs. StarOffice installs corrupting X
windows, and sound configuration failures it occured to me to remove my 15%
overclocking and accelerated DIMM timing from my hardware. These things were
OK and had worked well for a year and a half. Removing the overclocking
solved the Scandisk problem. The DIMM timing changed nothing and was reset.
Too bad this didn't fix my Linux problems.
-Gary-
In a message dated 9/13/2000 11:42:02 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
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How much faster is it going to be at 800mhz or even 900mhz then it is now?
And how unstable will it be? Bottom line is, I don't need to over clock it
to
feel like I got my moneys worth. If it ain't broke it works just fins and
should be left alone.
>>
