<DIV class=vb_postbit><SPAN name="KonaBody" udHBz="2" HMLiY="true"><B udHBz="2">I noticed many of our members are into overclocking so I thought it would be a good Idea to get a little overclocking thread going. Feel free to edit or add to anything on here:[/B]</SPAN></DIV><DIV class=vb_postbit><SPAN name="KonaBody" udHBz="2" HMLiY="true">[b][/b]</SPAN></DIV><DIV class=vb_postbit><SPAN name="KonaBody" udHBz="2" HMLiY="true"><B udHBz="2">[/B]</SPAN></DIV><DIV class=vb_postbit><SPAN name="KonaBody" udHBz="2" HMLiY="true"><B udHBz="2">Reasons to not Overclock[/B] <BR udHBz="2"><BR udHBz="2">1) Protection - Warranties are voided on almost all [url="http://forums.guru3d.com/showthread.php?t=122731#"]<SPAN class=kLink style="FONT-WEIGHT: 400; COLOR: #000080! important; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; POSITION: relative">CPUs</SPAN>[/url], and some motherboards as well.<BR udHBz="2">2) Stress - More Stress on the CPU (and on all devices if you increase the FSB), can lead to a shorter CPU Life<BR udHBz="2">3) Heat - More Heat Generation from CPU (and RAM if you increase the FSB)<BR udHBz="2">4) Sensitivity - The heat sensitivity of your [url="http://forums.guru3d.com/showthread.php?t=122731#"]<SPAN class=kLink style="FONT-WEIGHT: 400; COLOR: #000080! important; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; POSITION: relative">system</SPAN>[/url] will be greatly effected. If you o/c in the winter and summer comes around, you might be forced to reduce your speeds because your system cannot work stably with the large change in ambient temperature.<BR udHBz="2">5) Efficiency - Increasing your cpu with overclocking doesn't increase it's efficiency at processing data. simply because some CPU's have many more optimizations, such as a full HT.<BR udHBz="2"><BR udHBz="2"><BR udHBz="2"><B udHBz="2">Reasons to Overclock[/B] <BR udHBz="2"><BR udHBz="2">1) Speed - Your CPU will perform more operations per second (and your [url="http://forums.guru3d.com/showthread.php?t=122731#"]<SPAN class=kLink style="FONT-WEIGHT: 400; COLOR: #000080! important; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; POSITION: relative">RAM</SPAN>[/url] if you increase the FSB)<BR udHBz="2">2) Ca$h - Who needs a to buy a "pricey" 1900+ when you can get a 1600+ for half the price and overclock it to the same speed?!<BR udHBz="2"><BR udHBz="2"><B udHBz="2">Safety Procedures[/B]<BR udHBz="2"><BR udHBz="2"><B udHBz="2">KNOW WHAT YOU HAVE[/B] - If you are trying to overclock, and you come in and post a thread saying "Help me overclock", we will only be able to help you if WE KNOW what motherboard, CPU, heatsink/fan, RAM, [url="http://forums.guru3d.com/showthread.php?t=122731#"]<SPAN class=kLink style="FONT-WEIGHT: 400; COLOR: #000080! important; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; POSITION: relative">operating </SPAN><SPAN class=kLink style="FONT-WEIGHT: 400; COLOR: #000080! important; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; POSITION: relative">system</SPAN>[/url], video card, and add-on devices you have. And the only way WE can know this is, obviously, if YOU tell us. So KNOW what you have.<BR udHBz="2"><BR udHBz="2"><B udHBz="2">UNDERSTAND WHAT YOU'RE DOING[/B] - The term "Overclocking" is actually very general. There are several ways to overclock a CPU and other components. </SPAN></DIV><DIV class=vb_postbit><SPAN name="KonaBody" udHBz="2" HMLiY="true"><FONT face=Ve