Advanced Overclocking Tips8250853

Are you planning on overclocking AMD Athlon XP?. Expect to get a basic knowledge of the overclocking process from this book. Remember if you overclock your system and it gets damaged you lose your warranty. Do not think of overclocking AMD Athlon XP till you have a thorough knowledge of the overclocking process. First step in the process of overclocking is to start your PC and make a backup. Before you begin the process of overclocking start the PC with the original system settings, make a backup of all relevant data.

Carefully watch the temperatures do not allow it to exceed 60 degrees. While trying to overclock your system please install a tool that monitors your motherboard. The tool will show the CPU temperature and will alert you if the temperature is too high. You need to identify your CPU, switch off your PC from the power socket. Open the CPU unit and check the CPU brand. Knowing these details will help you understand your systems overclocking limitations and understand the overclocking details.

To overclock the system you need to change the multiplier settings. To get a clear understanding of the systems overclocking potential you need to understand that CPU speed is a combination of FSB and multiplier where FSB stands for front side bus. Depending on the type and year of manufacture of the CPU the multiplier settings can be changed.

Once you know the multiplier settings you should also know the highest FSB settings to successfully execute your overclocking mission. Do not increase the memory too much or you are at a risk of losing all the hard disk data. Another vital step in the process of overclocking is to modify the frequency settings of the CPU. Then modify the CPU voltage, extreme precaution should be exercised to ensure that the CPU does not get damaged. Follow all these tips carefully to execute overclocking AMD Athlon successfully. Stability test is the most vital in the process of overclocking.

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