Author: Robert Hyatt
Date: 17:34:39 02/24/03
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On February 24, 2003 at 18:24:59, Jeremiah Penery wrote: >I feel like I'm talking into the wind here. > >Let me try to sum up: > >I would never suggest to overclock any kind of machine critical to a >business/university/government/etc. The discussion was about home machines >anyway. OK. But people _still_ do _serious_ work on "home computers". A stock trader. An M.D. An accountant. > >I wouldn't even suggest that someone overclock their home machine which does >nothing but run pointless games. > >These are the _only_ things I have been saying: > >If you want to overclock, it _can_ be done safely and reliably, and without >turning your computer into a fire station look-alike. Not all overclocks are >safe, even should they appear to be so. But all overclocks are quite certainly >not unsafe. I've not disagreed with that. All I have said is that if you push the envelope on the top-end chips, you are taking a _big_ risk. _much more_ of a risk than if you overclock something that is slower but made on the same line. So while not _all_ overclocks are unsafe, some are more "unsafe" than others, which has been my point. And if you read the stuff here, it is obvious nobody is talking about overclocking 2.2ghz processors up to 2.8 when 2.8+ is already available. They are pushing the upper end of the speed range even further, and that is _far_ more likely to produce incorrect results. > >'Cheap' hardware doesn't have to be overclocked to get good performance. Nope. "cheap" is more an issue for support. > >Computers built by major vendors (Dell, HP, Gateway, etc.) are by no means >'better' than a home-built computer. In fact, they're often worse. However, if >I were buying more than just a few computers, I would probably buy them from >Dell. I don't believe they are "worse". A large company is not going to buy and sell poor quality components. Because that increases the call-backs and support without making any money.
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