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Originally Posted by connyosis
So very true. Overclocking is expensive (That is if you want a stable overclock that makes a difference) and only reduces the lifetime of your components. Best thing to do is to force that idea out of your head and save up for a decent new system.
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i use a lot of overclocking techniques, in reverse, I use massive heat sinks so I can have slow fans, keeps the system almost silent, even when I play games. I even lowered the voltage on my CPU to reduce heat, its still stable at 1.3 volts instead of the 1.5 it should be.
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Originally Posted by feelgood
Just a tip to those who wants to overclock, always work your way up, not start at the top.
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I don’t think he had an option with his board, I am guessing the board supports 266 MHz, 333mhz, and maybe 400 MHz FSB, his chip is a 266 MHz, and I guess he jumped to 333 MHz he's lucky he did not burn it out.