Overclocking For Noobs
Noob: (pronounced like “tube”) = A “newbie”. A novice, or newcomer.
Overclocking can give your PC a speed boost–but you have to be careful.
A while back now I rebuilt a machine into an i7, X58, DDR 3, SLI “gaming rig” (the *latest* hardware technologies) and wrote about my experience and conclusions in a rather popular series of articles.
The title of the series was “The Best CPU? “, which in retrospect was not a good choice, as I did not write solely about the *new* i-series Intel CPU’s, nor did I go into much detail about the over-clocking I did to my i7 920. (But it is a good series. Click the links to read it.)
Fortunately for me, Loyd Case recently wrote a wonderful article for PC World magazine that anyone considering ‘overclocking’ should read first (IMHO).
See, Overclocking for Newbies.
“Overclocking your processor can give your PC a significant speed boost–but you have to be careful. Here’s how to overclock your system’s processor without frying it.”
Video On Phones – A Usage Survey
Folks, I want to ask a favor from those readers who own a smart phone. I hope you will answer this one-question survey. Thank you.
Today’s (other) recommended reading:
* FREE Software To Open That Zip or Rar File
“Have you ever received an email attachment where the attachment is a zip file or a rar file and you are wondering how to open them? OR wondering what in the world is a zip file or a rar file?”
* It’s Time We Called Cyber Criminals What They Really Are – Terrorists
“While it may be true that cyber crime doesn’t fit neatly into the restrictive classical definition of terrorism, (motivation is a definitive factor), nevertheless, cyber crime’s effect on Internet users’ is arguably similar – intimidation, coercion (think Rogue software), and instilling fear.”
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