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Originally Posted by Eddie Bronze
One thing I noticed in that article that stood out was:
Graphics cards are expensive, so it’s really hard to build a gaming system with a $500 budget limit.
I currently have a NVIDIA GeForce 6600 GT. Would be wise to get a new one, or re-use my current one (which is about 2 years old) in a new system? Could always replace it in a couple years if need be.
Also, how do you intentionally get a computer to overclock? I know it means making it run at a higher clock rate than it's meant for, but not sure how to do it.
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I don't know a lot about overclocking but I successfully over clocked my computer by looking up how to's on google. Once you have decided on a mother board, there are instructions on the internet but check everything twice. Mostly what you will be doing is raising your FSB. In order to do this you should have memory that will reach your new speed. An example is my CPU has a stock FSB of 333 and I over clocked it to 400. My memory is DDR2-800 memory so half of 800 is 400 so my memory and my FSB is running at 1:1, which I hear is the best ratio.
A big consideration is overheating, so you should get an after market CPU cooler and keep tabs of your temperatures with a program such as Everest. It's a good way to buy a cheaper CPU but still have top performance and have some fun.
You can also over clock some graphics cards safely but again heat is your enemy so a case with good circulation and with lots of fan locations should be considered. Don't forget to put your PCIe setting at 100 as, as you raise your FSB your PCIe raises also if left on auto. Also overclocking can put more strain on your power supply so getting a stronger one then what you normally may need is a good idea. I've probably forgotten other aspects of OCing but if you do, plan your computer accordingly. Oh yeah you should be able to get a decent graphics card for around or less than $150, maybe a 9600GT.
http://www.ncix.com/products/index.p...A&promoid=1034
Here's one OC guide but check out a few.
http://forums.hexus.net/hexus-hardwa...s-p5k-add.html