How do YOU overclock?

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Skiing Squirrel

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• Sep 14, 2002

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Ive noticed some things on software overclocking. So, the big question is, do you overclocking by software or BIOS?
I overclock by using the BIOS. old fashion, and you know its overclocked. Never use the software stuff.

 

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• Sep 14, 2002

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BIOS 100% of the time.

~THT

 

OSUmaxx

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• Sep 14, 2002

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BIOS

 

Caffinehog

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• Sep 14, 2002

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Pretty much, software overclocking is for those whose motherboards do not support bios overclocking or only support a very limited range. It can also be useful for those who use peltiers so the cooling effect has time to kick in before the chip really starts to fly.

 

maxima88

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• Sep 15, 2002

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Bios

 

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youngbuck

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• Sep 15, 2002

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Well, I should have considered software OC'ing with my AMD 800 rig (worse BIOS I've ever encountered), but I just didnt bother knowing I was getting a new one that would be dope as shizzels.

-YB

 

DaddyB

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• Sep 15, 2002

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Doesnt anybody use jumpers and dip switches anymore? J/K

i use the BIOS to up the FSB and dip switches to adjust the multiplier on my main rig...my dell, well its a dell I dont OC it cause I would have to do i through software. and my ol' AMD K6-2 550 I OC with jumpers... the motherboard is from 1998 before BIOS OCing became standard.

 

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• Sep 15, 2002

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BIOS

Fiz

 

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beezee

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• Sep 15, 2002

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I use the mobo manual to set the jumpers on my board, I usually get good O/C's!
LOL j/j (I use BIOS)

 

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• Sep 16, 2002

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bios but software for video card , and jumpers on k6-2 rig

 

Gerst240

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• Sep 16, 2002

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bios for cpu and regedit for vid card

 

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• Sep 16, 2002

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I'm so old-school it hurts. BIOS all the way, baby! For processors, anyways.

When it comes to videocards, I use software (you kinda have to )

 

The Coolest

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• Sep 16, 2002

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Well I OC through the BIOS and use software to OC the vid card. there's no point in shutting ur system off and then back on all the time, if u can do it with BIOS. I used jumpers to OC my ex K6-3 rig tho.
BIOS O/C is a really nice thing, takes less time and less stress on the components as less power downs/ups are requiered.

 

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• Sep 16, 2002

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sure thing bios
(my sweet jumperfree asus)

 

Exar Jun

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• Sep 16, 2002

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I stay away from the software stuff as well. you never know what you are going to get.

 

Milkman

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• Sep 16, 2002

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I strictly use bios to overclock, if the board has no options I won't buy it!!