If your desktop can handle it its very strange BF2 won't allow it... :-\
1280x1024 is not a correct aspect ratio when using a standard 4:3 monitor. Not that I am to complain about this, I have used it myself but I know for fact that it is not a correct aspect ratio when using 4:3.
I can't see your problem with overclocking. If proper cooling is used when overclocking there is no more chance that the hardware will be damaged. Common sense is of course good to. Still if you overclock your CPU the PC will shut down if it gets to hot, any graphics card will give you graphical errors and thus warn you, memory will warn you aswell.
There might be a problem in the long term but come on, like anyone cares if the CPU lives 6months less when it will live 10 years anyway? Will anyone use an Athlon XP in 10 years? Nope. I have overclocked many of my parts to the absolute limit and I have never had any failure. My old 333Mhz P2 running at 550MHz is still going strong after many years. Heck even my old P1 120 @ 160Mhz is still working without probs.
I think that many of you have read a lot of sh*t when it comes to this subject.
Also why buy a new CPU for 300$ when you might aswell overclock your current and get the same speed? Or why buy the most expensive single core A64 when you can get a lower speed for 150$ less and still achieve the same speeds?
Also to inform you about something, my current Athlon XP 1700+ is actually produced as a 2800+ but rebranded in order to meet the markets request. How do I know that? The CPU's serial number. Would the fact that it can handle 2800+ but is labeled only as a 1700+ stop me from overclocking to 2800+? Nope.
Please go read something real about overclocking and get into the subject before posting about it.
No offense but you do not seem to know the whole story about overclocking.
Please don't get mad now...
What do you mean with selling overclocked? Do you mean buy an A64 3000+ with m/b, overclock to 3500+ and take money for 3500? Or buying a 6800LE, unlock the pipes, flash the bios and sell it as a 6800GT/Ultra. If that is the case I am with you.
But if you mean sell parts that have been overclocked, but still gets sold as the original deal (3000+ for example) I see no problem. Or selling that 6800LE as an 6800LE is fine too.
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If you still do not agree with the aspect ratio read this:
http://www.hitmill.com/html/screen.html
Especially this part:
Quote:
The more common resolutions having a 4:3 aspect ratio are: 800 by 600, 1024 by 768, 1152 by 864, 1600 by 1200 pixels.
Resolution settings with a 5:4 aspect ratio are 1280 by 1024 pixels, and 1600 by 1280 pixels. These resolutions should not be set for monitors having a 4:3 aspect ratio. The display will be distorted. Use the 5:4 aspect ratio resolution settings when using monitors also having a 5:4 aspect ratio.
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