subject: How To Overclock A Processor- Noticeable Increase In Speed Or Is It A Scam? [print this page] How To Overclock A Processor- Noticeable Increase In Speed Or Is It A Scam?
Do you know how to overclock a processor? Do you have a really good computer that you like but it seems to run a tad slow? Does it run completely fine except that you wish it would perform a little faster? You can actually get your computer to speed up and not have to worry about spending a few thousand on a new computer and the best part is it has no cost involved to speed your computer up.
What many people are doing is what is called overclocking their computer. Overclocking basically means that you are changing the factory settings past its rated speed. So if your processor is rated 2.4GHz you can possibly overclock it to 2.6Ghz or more depending on the specifications of your computer. You can usually get away with overclocking on any computer and not have any issues. For older proceessors they have thermal sensors that can possibly shut off your pc if you push it past a certain limit.
I attempted to do this to my newer Asus laptop and overclocked the processor and memory just slightly and I noticed an incredible difference in speed. It was like buying a gaming computer with all the speed that I was experiencing. What was more exciting is that I did not have to fork over money to get another laptop.
Learning how to overclock a processor sure is something handy to learn. My friend was going to throw away her slightly older laptop and I took it off her hands and overclocked it and resold it for a nice profit. But if you want to help your friends or just help your own computer speed up. It is a great thing to know how to do.
