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Author: Mr j smith

Date: 12:14:50 07/08/03

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On July 08, 2003 at 15:11:33, Rajen Gupta wrote:

>thank you mr smith about your tips on getting a successful overclock: i have in
>fact been following the exact same tips, since 1998 when i first overclocked cel
>300 to run at 468 mhz very successfully and which seved me well for a good
>number of years!
>
>but if u had read my question more carefully u would have realized that i was
>asking not how to achieve an overclock, but whether other overclockers with
>otherwise stable overclocked systems had problems similar to mine: ie running
>chess engines smoothly for weeks on end: in particular junior 8 and less so
>shredder7, 704 and h8:
>
>sarah has in fact answered my question well.
>
>
>systems
>
>On July 08, 2003 at 14:21:34, Mr j smith wrote:
>
>>On July 08, 2003 at 09:48:26, Rajen Gupta wrote:
>>
>>>i have noticed on all 3 of my overclocked computers that certain chess engines
>>>don't run well, in particular junior 8/ hiarcs8 & shredder 7/704.
>>>
>>>on a single overclocked comp if any of the above engines are running; the
>>>computer will either reboot/ freeze/ crash or give an error meesage, after
>>>playing only for a few hrs.this happens each time i have tried to play eng vs
>>>eng matches using any of the above engines.
>>>
>>>these comps have been stable for all other programmes, inculding chess
>>>programmes; i have been able to play the following engines-the king engines
>>>(both 3.12d and 3.23); fritz8/7 df7/ the tigers for weeks on end in eng vs eng
>>>matches without the above problem;
>>>
>>>initially i thought that the problem was with the software but after setting the
>>>hardware to default settings; junior8 vs f8 are running smoothly for well over a
>>>week.
>>>
>>>i am particularly interested with AMD overclocked systems as i plan to buy an
>>>overclocked modified dual (XP modified to MP guaranteed to run at 2400 mhz)
>>
>>
>>
>>Don't listen to the horror stories about overclocking.  Provided you have good
>>cooling and adequate voltage running to the chip, there should be no problem
>>overclocking a cpu.  I am pushing my AMD 2100 tbred (1700mhz)to 2500 mhz with no
>>problem; its on 24/7.   You may have to increase the voltage you feed your cpu
>>to keep it stable, (which is where good cooling comes into play).  With adequate
>>cooling and voltage, there is no reason to fear overclocking.


My  system is way faster than Sarah's.  My 2500mhz would be the equivalent of a
3400 xp at least; maybe more.  I have had it working with Shredder 7.04, J8 and
all programs for days on end without problems.  I just make sure to keep the
room cool.  Good luck to you.



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