What is Overclocking?
Overclocking is a cool way of making your CPU, video card (monitor card), 3D accelerator
and some other kinds of hardware run faster and give better performance for free!
(Intel's worst nightmare! MWHAHAHAHAHA!!!)
During this tutorial I will teach you how to overclock your CPU, but you can use
this information to overclock other kinds of hardware on your PC.
Now, your CPU speed is based on two factors - your BUS(2) speed and your clock
speed (mine is 1 second per second... just kidding. I don't mean a standard clock,
like one you can tell time out of. Read on and you'll understand).
Example: The BUS speed on older computers (let's take a Pentium I 166MHZ(3) as
an example) is about 66MHZ. 166, the CPU speed, divided by 66, the BUS speed,
gives you about 2.5, meaning your clock speed is about 2.5.
Simple, huh? BUS speed X clock speed = CPU speed.
Before we start getting into the installation you should have already looked
inside your computer for what type of memory your computer support. If you have
2 or more white slots open means you need 72 pin SIMMS memory. SIMMS must be
put
in pairs. DIMM on the other hand can go in by itself, so it doesnt need a pair.
Clear a space on a desk or table and unplug your computer and carry the case
where it is well lighted. Remove the screws holding the out shell of your case,
and remove ou
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Before you start digging around in your computer...you are going to want to
get everything you need at hand. If you are starting clean and reinstalling
a new version of windows you will want to have a formatted drive and a DOS boot
disk. You can create a boot disk by getting a blank floppy and open My Computer
then right click on (A:) and select format. Then select option "Copy System
files" which then will create a disk for booting up in DOS prompt once
you have fomatted your hard drive for Windows installation. If you have a existing
drive that you want transfer your data to your new hard drive,
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A CD-ROM drive ($40-$300 depending on if its a Burner or DVD)
Phillips Screwdriver (Should have)
Needlenose Pliers (Should have)
Anti-static wrist strap(optional)
II.Steps before installation and preparation
Before you start digging around in your computer...you are going to want to
get everything you need at hand. Clear a space on a desk or table and unplug
your computer and carry the case where it is well lighted. Remove the screws
holding the out shell of your case, and remove out shell. Now you should be
able to see the motherboard and all the insides. So you know, the box in the
top left with red, yellow, and black cables coming out is the power supply.
At the end of t
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In this tutorial I will try an teach you how to successfully build your own
computer! There are many benefits to building your own computer.
You get hand's on experience learning how a computer works
Its a hell of alot less expensive then buying one from a retailer
Its a hell of alot more reliable than buying one from a retailer being that you hand select QUALITY parts and put it togethor yourself.
You can do your own tech support no more relying on stupid Best Buy Tech's
that don't know the difference between their ass and a hard disk jumper (don't
worry I'll tell you what those are later)
Section #1 (What Your Going To Need)
Here we will discuss a list of the parts you need and the best place to purchase them. If you want the best prices on computer hardware you will definitly want to look online. Unfortunatly
(and for some of you very fortunatly if you know what I mean) this req
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