Author: David Mitchell
Date: 02:54:58 08/09/05
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On August 08, 2005 at 02:19:48, Aloisio Ponti Lopes wrote: >http://www6.tomshardware.com/cpu/20050525/pentium4-05.html > >Pentium-M in a desktop can be overclocked... well, it could run chess programs >much faster... > >A. Ponti Places like Tom's Hardware.com will tell you you can safely overclock a cpu - and they're right. However, you can't just say after 30 minutes of testing, what is the exact voltage/Ghrz, etc., for each component, that can be safely sustained. So the o'clocked system is fine for an hour, a day, a week, but there is a good chance that just in the middle of some deep analysis, it will hit a glitch, and you'll be wondering * wtf * happened here? And then it will be fine for another minute, or day, or week, or second. So you're always on tenterhooks wondering when it will pull a glitchy, one more time. Many years ago, the increase to be gained from a well chosen o'clocked system was significantly more than (percentage wise), you can ever o'clock, on todays systems. Where is Aaron Gordon when you need him for a subject? :) I'd buy the right system, at the best price and performance you can get, and leave the o'clocking to the rich video game phreaks. If they drop a frame or miss a polygon being drawn on the display, no big deal. But you make one dunderhead move in a chess game (especially against another computer), and you're toast, mate. I really like the Pentium M, it's a very capable chip, with less heat output. Doesn't quite match up in performance with the top of the line dual core AMD64, of course, but it does cost less, also. Dave
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