its funny. The hardcore anti-overclocking people hate me because I don't care
if people do it and defend the fact that they can do whatever they want with
thie hardware. Meanwhile, the rabid overclockers talk shit about me because I
don't feel the need to overclock.
Why do I feel like I'm at a high school kegger and not interested in drinking?
Abe
>===== Original Message From "markOpoleO" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> =====
>Your not down with www.hardocp.com then eh? :) Overclocking is the best
>thing since sliced bread, when i got a 700mhz and O/ced to 840mhz it was
>awsome, tests showed it. :p
>
>markOpoleO
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Abe" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Sent: Friday, September 15, 2000 3:32 PM
>Subject: RE: [[newbie] Athlon thunderbird & ka7-100]
>
>
>> Yes, the sentence "How much faster is it going to be at 800mhz or even
>900mhz
>> then it is now?" from my previous email was intended as sarcastic irony
>not a
>> true question. I have experience with over clocked ram and cpu's. Like
>you
>> I've learned that it is not worth it. If I need pc-150 performance I will
>buy
>> pc-150 DIMMs. If I need a gig processor I'll buy one.
>>
>>
>> Abe
>>
>>
>> >===== Original Message From John Rye <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> =====
>> >[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>> >>
>> >> 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:
>> >>
>> >> <<
>> >> 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.
>> >> >>
>> >
>> >Gary if you've been round the industry long enough you'll remember the
>> >good old Z-80.
>> >
>> >We used to run Z-80 based S-100 boards in multi-user MPM systems. The
>> >boards
>> >(manufacturer forgotten) supplied 1Mhz Z-80's and clocks on the boards
>> >which we replaced. We clocked all of the cards on the buss to 10Mhz and
>> >got fantastic performance!!!!!!!! And it worked well on these beasts.
>> >
>> >We had several very happy customers how really loved the 5 times
>> >thru-put
>> >increase. Multiple fans the whole 9 yards to keep them cool.
>> >
>> >However there was a downside.....................
>> >
>> >Really pungant smells throughout the offices, smoke detectors going off
>> >for no apparent reason, inexplicable loss of data, and what was really
>> >strange was the lovely green laquer on the boards went a really dark
>> >brown !!!
>> >
>> >Now that's overclocking!!!
>> >
>> >I should add that none of these systems lasted more than 6 months !!
>> >
>> >I couldn't agree more with your suggestion that overclocking may be
>> >detrimental to the performace of the system..
>> >
>> >I wonder how I get my tongue out of mt cheek now.. any suggestions?
>> >
>> >Cheers
>> >
>> >PS I guess I should advise any contenders for the Americas Cup that we
>> >Kiwis still don't overclock <grin>
>> >
>> >--
>> >ICQ# 89345394 Mailto: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>>
>> Jesus saves,
>> Allah forgives,
>> Chthulu thinks you'd make a nice sandwich.
>>
>>
Jesus saves,
Allah forgives,
Chthulu thinks you'd make a nice sandwich.
