Overclocking: The Best Way To Get Free Speed by Damien Oh
Overclocking has been found to be the best way to get significant boost in the speed of your system at no cost at all. But what really is this thing known as 'overclocking'? It is the process of forcing the processor to run at a higher clock rate than its specification. ... To test the performance of the overclocked processor, you can use free software such as Super-PI, Prime95, SiSoftware Sandra and Memtest86 For gaming purpose, overclocking the video card usually shows a better result than overclocking a processor.

A Review Of The ATI All-In-Wonder X600 Pro Graphics Card by Gary Hendricks
ATI has recently released a slew of PCI Express cards and this baby is one ‘wonder’ of a card. Traditionally, ATI All-In-Wonder cards combine all the features you need to enjoy TV and video games on your PC. Let’s see what features it has and what it is good for. ... Overclocking Features If your want to overclock the card, there are many resources out there on the Internet to teach you how to do it. ... However, given the ice performance for its price, it’s a good value card to buy. ... Shortcomings If you’re thinking if this card has shortcomings – well, one of them is certainly the...

Video Card Purchases: The More You Play...The More You Pay by Jason Busch
In case you haven't noticed, the high-end video cards are expensive with every release, and the same high-end video cards disappear from their pole position within 6 months or less due to another model replacing it. There are video card owners who feel betrayed after spending $700 on a graphics... Second, is buying a $700 video card worth it when in 6 months you'll have updated specs on the card as well as updated specs on the new games which are going to be...once again...released at about the same time as the fastest and greatest card?

How to Choose a Motherboard by Gary Hendricks
What's Your Processor? First and most important thing to consider when buying your motherboard - what CPU or processor are you using? Motherboards are made differently, not all motherboards will support all CPUs. What CPU you select will determine the type of motherboard you get. ... If you do a lot of video capturing and editing, you'll also want to have a Firewire (IEEE 1394) port. ... If you want to overclock your CPU (though I don't particularly encourage it) - you should ensure you get a motherboard that supports overclocking.

The XFX 6800 XTreme 256MB Video Card: An Inexpensive High-Performance Secret by Jason Busch
XFX supplies a wide variety of video cards and has significantly grown over the years. While XFX is currently selling the 7950 GX2, there is one particular video card which is a video diamond in the internet ruff of manufacturers. The XFX GeForce 6800 XTreme 256MB DDR3 is currently selling for... Overclocking The XFX GeForce 6800 XTreme 256MB Overclocking the 6800 XTreme 256MB is quite easy to do with the proper tools, so you're base clock settings of the video card's Core Clock (the GPU's processing speed) and the Memory Clock can be increased, providing even more performance.

Buying Guide to Graphics Cards Contents by Andrew Gates
The is a vital performance component of your computer, particularly if you play 3D games, or work with graphics and video content. The graphics card sits in an expansion card slot in your PC and it is specifically designed to process image data and output it to your monitor, enabling you to see it. ... When considering your graphics card, it pays to think about how much you need your computer to process your graphics output. ... Using a high end graphics card with a high pixels per clock rating, large memory, fast processor and other features means that you can run the latest games...

Building Computers: What You Need To Know by Michael Quarles
A friend asked me “What do I really need to know if I decided to build my own computer? I’ve got books on the subject, I can follow the instructions, but I get the feeling they’re not telling me everything.” While a bit of reticence before tackling a technical project is natural, I came to... A system with an average CPU, that either has video on the motherboard, or a modest graphics card (say 64MB), will need one case fan in addition to the power supply’s fan. ... If you’re planning a gaming computer, or a specialty pc for editing video, then you will save money.

When to Buy Guide - A Guide on When to Purchase a New Computer by Tom Wardrop
A complete guide to buying a computer... Note: This is guide targeted at beginners and intermediate computer users and buyers. These are my views and opinions only. Please use the information as reference only. Many people may wonder when the best time to build a computer is. ... * If there is (for example) a new high-end Nvidia graphics card coming out and you want a high-end ATI graphics card for example, then wait till the Nvidia card comes out because then ATI will most likely be forced to drop the prices of there high-end card.

Tips To Select Proper Motherboard by Krishna Pai
Selecting motherboard is really simple. As name suggests "Motherboard" acts as a protective mother of CPU, RAM and other add on cards since these components stand firmly on motherboard. Number of devices have been integrated on motherboard over a period of time. ... 6) If planning for expensive motherboard go for the motherboard with onboard video chipset and an AGP slot. ... 3) If you are dedicated gamer or fan of overclocking, verify whether the space around CPU is spacious enough for you to install a larger heat sink-fan combination for cooling.

Building A Computer From Scratch by Richard Horton
Safety The first thing you should do before beginning any project is to be safe. When dealing with electricity is dangerous. By now your probably telling me that I'm stating the obvious, but many people try building their own PC and burn up their hardware, or worse, their home. ... After your operating system is installed be sure to install all the software provided with your motherboard, video card, sound card, disk drives, monitor, and other input devices. ... If its a card reader or a combo floppy card reader then plug in the internal USB to an available USB Jumper Panel(refer to the...