Overclocking/Cooling

[Good Looking Ferengi]

First of all, dont kid yourself. O/cing a duron 700 to 1.4 gig with a swiftech? Hell, its virtually impossible even with the benefit of water cooling.
2nd, My point was not about whether or not you should buy a certain hsf. My point was you should not buy a hsf to achieve a certain clockspeed when its cheaper to buy that perticular clockspeed in the first place.

[Bender]

The Good Looking Ferengi speaks much truth. If chips didn't get faster every week it would be a different story. The point of overclocking is to get the most for the least. That's the way I see overclocking.

[Michael_Myers]

as utterly stupid as this may sound, THANK YOU, I did lose site of this fact.

[Billvill]

As I see it, overclocking and water cooling are a match made in heaven. If you go about it with the right frame of mind. It allows you to overclock to a reasonable speed , say 33 % over the chips rating . The second benefit and the one I enjoy, is that water cooling is very quiet !

I don't see the need for water cooling , five fans and a 100 watt pelt to get a chip to overclock 50 % . The cost of the cooling equipment is more than the chip of the speed your looking to achieve. Lets face it , a 1ghz Athlon is only $89.00 . Not to mention the cost of the energy to power the fans and the pelt. I would be real curious to see a study on that angle. At some point and time it becomes a catch 22. For you younger guys a catch 22 is a situation that can not be resolved via the method your using.

The one exception to the above is if you overclock to do what they say can't be done ! If thats the case enjoy, but don't worry you will grow out of that state of mind someday maybe. Well lets hope not ! LOL

Billy