Not Hot Deal..But If You're Not Overclocking This Is a Cool Utility If Your Fan is Louder Than Your Speakers

[sueyko]

<< I never really understood the logic in overclocking. Let's break it down:

-Say....933mhz processor: $120
-Then..Overclock to 1.1Ghz
-Add $45 worth of fans and crap

GRAND TOTAL: $165

How much is a 1.1 Ghz processor? Oh, around $155. And it's guaranteed to run stable too. Heheheheheh....just don't get it >>




Some people do go overboard with the add-on's but overclocking can save u money. I bought a 750 duron back then for about $30. I overclocked it to 1 ghz just by adding a $20 heatsink/fan... not too bad considering that at the time, there wasn't even a duron 1ghz. The duron 950 was around $80-90 then. The other benefit of overclocking was that I also ran the chip at 266 fsb instead of 200 fsb.

 

[safoo]

well some people will already have a good heatsink and fan combo on an athlon. then if they are able to unlock it, they can bump the voltage and have it running much faster for no cost really....

also, remember some ppl overclock their ram or video cards too...its all about getting the most performance out of the whole system and also having something to do....

 

[CKDragon]

I'm new to overclocking, but it's a fun hobby. Just to see if you can squeeze a few more Mhz out of the FSB...

CK

 

[vortix]

For those of you that can't get the program to read your case fan speeds, most likely it's because your case fans are hooked up to a standard power supply connector thing (the 4 pin ones that are standard on IDE disk drives). I don't think the motherboard can read the fan speed through this - it can only read fan speed if the fan is hooked up directly to the motherboard. Also, since I'm using the built in Promise IDE Raid on my MSI K7T-R, it can't get any info about my hard drives. Oh well.

 

[RobsTV]

<< I never really understood the logic in overclocking. Let's break it down:

-Say....933mhz processor: $120
-Then..Overclock to 1.1Ghz
-Add $45 worth of fans and crap

GRAND TOTAL: $165

How much is a 1.1 Ghz processor? Oh, around $155. And it's guaranteed to run stable too. Heheheheheh....just don't get it >>



yes that math would suck.
Try this.
1Ghz T-Bird for $75.
(Since you must be refering to Intel at 933MHz to 1.1GHz, this T-Bird at 1Ghz is already 20% faster.
this is something I've never understood. Heheheheheh....just don't get buying Intel.)
Volcano 2 cooler for $8.
$83 investment total.
Clocking along nicely 24/7 more than 2 months now at 1.4GHz (148x9.5).
At 1.4GHz it is a stable as 1GHz, which means 100% stable.
Of course also overclocking the PCI/AGP Bus from 33/66MHz to 37/74MHz.
Memory is bumped from PC133 to 148MHz .
Then we take a GF3 Ti200 at $100, and overclock it to GF3 Ti500 speeds, ( a $200 savings!).
Next comes the CDRW. Firmware with mod turns 16x into 24x.
Prior to DSL, hacked two 56k modems to connect at 112k.
Used to punch holes in floppies to double the space.
Don't forget the software to overclock that ps2 mouse.
Could probably do sound card too, but faster noise doesn't sound right.

Even many companies overclock in a sense.
Remember the USR 28.8/33.6 to 56k $50 firmware upgrades?

The biggest reason to overclock is the wow factor.
Buying a 1.4GHz and putting it in will work, but when you overclock
a 1GHz to 1.4GHz, you feel like you beat the system, and feel like
you have gone someplace that not everyone goes. Besides, it is
common knowledge that most components easily overclock to these
levels, so there is really zero risk factor involved.

 

[SlinkyDink]

Cool! it supports the 8kha+
Only problem is my Panaflo H1A 80mm on my swifty doesnt have a speed sensor, just locked rotor
looks like I'll have to find a replacement for it that has an rpm sense on it.

Very cool though, turn some of the noise down a bit when its idling.

For anyone that doesnt know, this along with VCool can allow an already quiet machine to be near silent when idle. Only drawback to VCool is it decreases stability a little, and from my own personal experience it puts a larger load on the power supply since your cpu is very quickly going from idle and drawing very little power, to full load and quickly sucking a huge gulp of juice down as opposed to constantly drawing a steady ammount without vcool. I know this because my old KT7 with a vcore of 2.1 wore out 2 Enlight 300 watt power supplies with idle cooling enabled. Both times the system just kept becoming more and more unstable at high vcore, and I had to keep turning the vcore down lower and lower every week until the t-bird 750 was at 600mhz, 1.55v to stay stable. An Antec 400 fixed this, but just a warning if anyone else sees the same problem with their heavily cranked system.


I will replace the case fan tonight with a sensing unit. Even if it doesnt dynamically change speed that much based on the temp, its still really cool to adjust the speed in windows.

 

[Vic]

This program, speed fan, doesn't support fan speed changes on any mobo with a VIA 686 southbridge. This includes all KX133, KT133, and KT133A chipsets.

As for the OC thread crapper, try this math. I bought my Tbird 1.0G in April last year for $120. The fastest Athlon at the time was the 1.33G for ~$250. With a $30 HSF, I was able to OC to 1.46G, a speed that wasn't even available until October, a full 6 months later.
:Q Whoa! I really wasted my money!!

 

[labooboo]

it works on detecting fan speed but can't adjust it though nice monitor program
by the way I am using VIA 133PRO with 686B south

 

[Fritzo]

<< (Since you must be refering to Intel at 933MHz to 1.1GHz, this T-Bird at 1Ghz is already 20% faster.
this is something I've never understood. Heheheheheh....just don't get buying Intel.)
>>



This might help the understanding....50% of the hardware and games out there with this statement on their support pages...

"Customers with computers using non Intel chipsets may experience...."

I went AMD for a while, but got sick of compatibility problems and patches. I'd rather have compatibility than an extra 10% or so performance.

 

[ss284]

Fritzo that might of been when AMD first entered the enthusiast market, but not anymore. Sure, intel is still more stable, but its not like we are running servers here. With the current batch of drivers, AMD processors are just as compatible as intel's. Im sure the majority of those you ask who have experience with a socket A based system can tell you the same.

-Steve

 

[Jonnybaby]

I kept falling out of my chair at my Amd workstation until they switched me to a different office with an Intel system. Never again will I go back to the compatibility problems of an Athlon.

 

[jlee]

<< I kept falling out of my chair at my Amd workstation until they switched me to a different office with an Intel system. Never again will I go back to the compatibility problems of an Athlon. >>



Compatibility problems of a processor? Unless you have a Cyrix, it shouldn't be an issue.

 

[SlinkyDink]

<< This program, speed fan, doesn't support fan speed changes on any mobo with a VIA 686 southbridge. This includes all KX133, KT133, and KT133A chipsets.
>>



I'm using a 8kha+ with a KT266A northbridge, VIA 8233 southbridge and the fan speeds are adjustable

 

[mchurchm]

I hate hot deals that start with "This is not a hot deal, but....."