Overclocking GPU and CPU

JakHammer

Hey, well my AMD Athlon 2.1ghz cpu died a couple of months ago and since then i've been using a AMD Duron 1.29ghz. I want to start playing battlefield 2 again, but i doubt it'll run on a 1.29ghz as the min on the box is 2ghz. Is there anyway of boosting the cpu i have to 2ghz or faster? or will i have to get a whole new system? i have a socket A mobo so it's not worth upgrading the cpu.

I also have an nVidia fx5200 128mb and was wondering how and whether it was worth overclocking this?

If none of that's gonna work i think im gonna have to get a new system [:(]Problem is i dunno where to start with computers these days. i'll have a budget of about œ300. dont need a monitor and have a case, so it's just mobo, cpu, gpu and maybe memory (atm i have 1gb of geil)

Cheers [8D]

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ride_whenever

Check out toms hardware, they have just built 3 pc for different budgets, very good info there,

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JakHammer

Thanks

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mmm_pie

The old <1ghz Durons overclock really well, not sure about the newer ones though.

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Sometimes it overheats. You have to make sure it's in a ventilated place all the time.
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ruane

Unless that Duron has pretty beastly cooling it aint going anywhere near 2GHz - your power bills and cooling requirements would be better spent on getting a faster PC! In "Computer Guys" thread I specced a full PC for <œ400 and its a pretty decent box - have a look there as you could be pleasantly surprised what you can get nowadays for your money.

JakHammer

yeah i saw that system and i am seriously considering it. just really have the urge to kill people on battlefield 2 now, instead of a couple of weeks :P oh well. thanks for the info.

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ruane

Try running it for a laugh - you might just be able to run it at the most basic settings at 640x480.

JakHammer

lol. yay! it may have to do, coudl be fun distinguishing people from buildings and such

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jamiejim

<blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"><i>Originally posted by ruane</i>

Try running it for a laugh - you might just be able to run it at the most basic settings at 640x480.
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Or it will take 20 minutes to get past the loading screen [;)]

JakHammer

:O fo' shizzle? 20mins? god damn machine!

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ruane

People are 2x4 pixels buildings are 5x7 pixels. Could be fun - easier to aim though