Comment Re:Wow, really impressive - Yep sure is! (Score 1) 123
To start off with I have a Dual Pentium II 350Mhz system that is *NOT* Overclocked which I use for my main system running Windows NT Workstation. The reason why it's not my OC'd system is a long story and does not apply here.
Then come to this cowards defense.......
1) I would ASSUME most of us who overclock aren't over clocking our servers at work(At lest I don't).
2) Who cares if you void your warrenty on a $72.00 CPU. I could make that $72.00 up pretty quick working a Micky D's(I got them a few months ago they're *REALLY* cheap now).
3) I have a dual Celeron 300A system. I got two PPGA's, got the slocket converter, solderd the wiring on it to make it work in dual. I've been running this machine since Late Feb or early March and running rc5 24/7 just for giggles. I also have 5 Cheetah's running in RAID5 with Linux's software RAID. I also use the machine for my home LAN with samba which is my file server for HOME use.
4) *If* the CPU's fried right now at this instence It would cost me a grand total of $109.00 to replace both CPU's with Intel Celeron 300A's(which probably wont be able to be OC'd to 450Mhz). So I would have a useable dual Celeron 300MHz system for $109.00. Not bad, you include the price I paid for the other two CPU's it comes out to be a grand total of $254.00. Right now at this instance without checking around I can get PII-450's for $265.50/ea so you figure $531 total for both. I'm still at half the price by doing it the "cool" or "cheap" way and I had about 4 months use of a *DUAL* 450MHz system at *HALF* the cost. Now on the flip side I could replace those fried 300A's with Celeron 400's for 95.50/ea which comes out to be $191.00 total. Now add in the price I paid for those 300A's and I come out to be at grand total of $336.00. Still I saved myself $195.00 without buying real PII-450MHz CPU's, I got the speed of 450MHz CPU's for about 4 months. Ok, so I have two fried CPU's and they're replaced with 400's that can't be OC'd(AFAIK). Intel Celeron 400MHz CPU's are slighly slower than what I got, but hey I paid $195.00 less than you did(assuming you have Dual 450's), so nah! nah! :-). *PLUS* That's using prices of 450's *TODAY* not 3 or 4 months ago when I'm sure they cost more than $265.50(~$450.00/ea then?).
So the point I'm trying making here is, Who *REALLY* gives a flying flip if you fry your Celeron CPU's? So what?! You still spent less than you did if you bought the real deal. Second, who cares if they're unreliable? If it's unreliable don't overclock your CPUs then! It's THAT simple. If your friend needs to run his CPU with the window open and a fan on it, Then so what! It doesn't bother him, he still paid less than the real deal and if he really cared he could just not OC it or go out and buy a real PII-450 provided he has the money.
Another point I would like to make is that this artical makes one belive that I could go out and buy an Intel Celeron 300A machine at Best Buy do a quick "thingie" and I thus have a 450Mhz machine. I'm willing to bet those machines aren't even OCable or the MB's on them don't OC very well anyway.
Second this artical makes one belive that I could just go call up my local CPU dealer and get a Celeron 300A do a quick "thingie" and now I have a 450MHz CPU. AFAIK OCable 300A CPU's are hard to find. This artical seems as if though it should have been written 6 or 8 months ago and not now.
Also I use the term "thingie" because this artical is out of the Chicago Tribune and they make it sound so easy. I say they make it sound so "easy" because the people it seems to be targeting is people who probably have no clue what it looks like inside their computer in the first place. All of us who know how to OC a machine know it's easy, but we knew about OCing since we all had a computer in our home. Plus they make it sound like everyone is doing it out of spite which isn't true.
Just to make this really long message short, the whole piece sucked and should have never been written in the first place. Its not like anyone with half a clue didn't know how to do this in the first place and anyone who doesn't, shouldn't be OCing in the first place.
- lakdjfalkdj - Cus all the good nicks were taken!
Then come to this cowards defense.......
1) I would ASSUME most of us who overclock aren't over clocking our servers at work(At lest I don't).
2) Who cares if you void your warrenty on a $72.00 CPU. I could make that $72.00 up pretty quick working a Micky D's(I got them a few months ago they're *REALLY* cheap now).
3) I have a dual Celeron 300A system. I got two PPGA's, got the slocket converter, solderd the wiring on it to make it work in dual. I've been running this machine since Late Feb or early March and running rc5 24/7 just for giggles. I also have 5 Cheetah's running in RAID5 with Linux's software RAID. I also use the machine for my home LAN with samba which is my file server for HOME use.
4) *If* the CPU's fried right now at this instence It would cost me a grand total of $109.00 to replace both CPU's with Intel Celeron 300A's(which probably wont be able to be OC'd to 450Mhz). So I would have a useable dual Celeron 300MHz system for $109.00. Not bad, you include the price I paid for the other two CPU's it comes out to be a grand total of $254.00. Right now at this instance without checking around I can get PII-450's for $265.50/ea so you figure $531 total for both. I'm still at half the price by doing it the "cool" or "cheap" way and I had about 4 months use of a *DUAL* 450MHz system at *HALF* the cost. Now on the flip side I could replace those fried 300A's with Celeron 400's for 95.50/ea which comes out to be $191.00 total. Now add in the price I paid for those 300A's and I come out to be at grand total of $336.00. Still I saved myself $195.00 without buying real PII-450MHz CPU's, I got the speed of 450MHz CPU's for about 4 months. Ok, so I have two fried CPU's and they're replaced with 400's that can't be OC'd(AFAIK). Intel Celeron 400MHz CPU's are slighly slower than what I got, but hey I paid $195.00 less than you did(assuming you have Dual 450's), so nah! nah!
So the point I'm trying making here is, Who *REALLY* gives a flying flip if you fry your Celeron CPU's? So what?! You still spent less than you did if you bought the real deal. Second, who cares if they're unreliable? If it's unreliable don't overclock your CPUs then! It's THAT simple. If your friend needs to run his CPU with the window open and a fan on it, Then so what! It doesn't bother him, he still paid less than the real deal and if he really cared he could just not OC it or go out and buy a real PII-450 provided he has the money.
Another point I would like to make is that this artical makes one belive that I could go out and buy an Intel Celeron 300A machine at Best Buy do a quick "thingie" and I thus have a 450Mhz machine. I'm willing to bet those machines aren't even OCable or the MB's on them don't OC very well anyway.
Second this artical makes one belive that I could just go call up my local CPU dealer and get a Celeron 300A do a quick "thingie" and now I have a 450MHz CPU. AFAIK OCable 300A CPU's are hard to find. This artical seems as if though it should have been written 6 or 8 months ago and not now.
Also I use the term "thingie" because this artical is out of the Chicago Tribune and they make it sound so easy. I say they make it sound so "easy" because the people it seems to be targeting is people who probably have no clue what it looks like inside their computer in the first place. All of us who know how to OC a machine know it's easy, but we knew about OCing since we all had a computer in our home. Plus they make it sound like everyone is doing it out of spite which isn't true.
Just to make this really long message short, the whole piece sucked and should have never been written in the first place. Its not like anyone with half a clue didn't know how to do this in the first place and anyone who doesn't, shouldn't be OCing in the first place.
- lakdjfalkdj - Cus all the good nicks were taken!
