GLH........please read.......graphics card stuff

[DABhand]

I have to use 75hz for a sharper screen.


To Kosmiq, dont presume I dont know about overclocking, I own a PC shop, I know what the industry is all about.

But....

You are correct that CPU's have been downgraded in speeds although same components. BUT, there is a reason why they run at speeds they have been set.

You get a 1700 and 2800 XP chip, open it up I assure you it is NOT the same chips (if you have a strong enough microscope). The high end XP's come with extra resistors, etc. Which helps them work smoothly with high voltages which is set for their speed.


As soon as you overclock from the moment you switch on your PC, stress factors over your cpu is causing it degrade very slowly or a bit quicker depending on how high the OC is.

Eventually even if OC'd slightly the damage builds and builds. Not only will your CPU be damaged, but it can damage other components in your PC, memory being one as its being stretched to cope with the increase in CPU speed/voltage.


I dont care about normal OC'ers. its the ones who have to sell their faulty hardware later on to unsuspecting people, thats what pisses me off.

What pisses me off more, is when the little idiots come to my shop and try to act like they know more than I do. I have a simple answer to that.

"If you were so bloody good, how come your PC is in here then?"

Sorry but I find people who OC, are arrogant and think they know things when they dont really.