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rowan · 01-26-2009, 08:39 AM

What are you hoping to achieve by overclocking? 3.0 to 3.6 is a +20% overclock which I wouldn't really call "conservative." ;) If you're wanting to overclock for a good reason (rather than just fiddling) then you may end up disappointed with the results... a "slow" computer isn't necessarily due to an underpowered CPU, it could also be insufficient RAM, hard drive and other storage bottlenecks, OS settings, etc...

Putting it another way: I use to have a Q6600 in my desktop, but since there's only a couple of apps that really use its full capacity, and I use them infrequently, I decided it would be put to better use elsewhere. I now have a "lowly" E2180 CPU in my desktop and I can barely perceive any difference.

01-26-2009, 08:39 AM
rowan Too lazy to set a custom title Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Australia Posts: 17,393	What are you hoping to achieve by overclocking? 3.0 to 3.6 is a +20% overclock which I wouldn't really call "conservative." ;) If you're wanting to overclock for a good reason (rather than just fiddling) then you may end up disappointed with the results... a "slow" computer isn't necessarily due to an underpowered CPU, it could also be insufficient RAM, hard drive and other storage bottlenecks, OS settings, etc... Putting it another way: I use to have a Q6600 in my desktop, but since there's only a couple of apps that really use its full capacity, and I use them infrequently, I decided it would be put to better use elsewhere. I now have a "lowly" E2180 CPU in my desktop and I can barely perceive any difference.