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Subject: Re: Tinkering with bus speed

Author: Timothy J. Frohlick

Date: 13:04:50 01/21/99

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On January 21, 1999 at 06:25:27, Enrique Irazoqui wrote:

>Changing CPU clock frequency in BIOS from 100 to 112 Mhz increases the speed of
>my PII-400 by exactly 12%, as if I had a 450. Is this too good to be true? Any
>undesirable side effects?
>
>Enrique

Hello Enrique,

You can do what you have done.  The price of computers is so low that if you
blow your motherboard it will only cost you $300.00 or so to replace it.  If
your computer is under warranty then overclocking will void the warranty. I
would never recommend to anyone to go out and try overclocking because I could
be sued for bad advice.  If you don't mind risking your chips and want to livee
dangerously then neither I or ICD will be held liable.

Mr. Gupta is correct in saying that these chips become obsolescent rapidly ie.
in two years actually.  His line of reasoning is sound.  On  the other hand I
would listen carefully to Dr. Hyatt .  It is better to be safe than sorry.

Tim Frohlick



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