New overclocker, Advice appreciated

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All I'm wondering is if a mild, if even mild, 300mhz clock up will do
major harm over a period of time. I'm not asking if overclocking all
together is bad. I'm not trying to go to massive extremes like to
2.6ghz, I just want a little upgrade in performance, without having to
spend much more money, just on the processor part. And if the A8N-SLI
is a good motherboard.
 
creAtive oBscura said:
All I'm wondering is if a mild, if even mild, 300mhz clock up will
do major harm over a period of time. I'm not asking if
overclocking all together is bad. I'm not trying to go to massive
extremes like to 2.6ghz, I just want a little upgrade in
performance, without having to spend much more money, just on the
processor part. And if the A8N-SLI is a good motherboard.
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I hear you, but it's not the path I would take.

For a small increase in performance, I would consider an upgrade.
There are a few components that can increase system performance. You
can also try using software means. Straightening up your hard drive
might help. I guess it depends on what you are trying to accomplish,
like what applications you want to run faster.

You can try the overclocking groups, apparently they enjoy
overclocking.

Have fun.
 
All I'm wondering is if a mild, if even mild, 300mhz clock up will do
major harm over a period of time. I'm not asking if overclocking all
together is bad. I'm not trying to go to massive extremes like to
2.6ghz, I just want a little upgrade in performance, without having to
spend much more money, just on the processor part. And if the A8N-SLI
is a good motherboard.
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I can't comment on the A8N or the purported benefits of SLI.

Re overclocking, I'm overclocked by 200mhz, and that is as far as I
can go without stability issues. I have taken care to provide extra
cooling, and I will be a little surprised if my system fails. On the
other hand, I won't cry myself to sleep if it does.

The people who say it's a poor idea are not ignorant sissies. They
know it puts a system under stress for the sake of a modest
performance gain that people could just as well do without. But, I
happen to know from experience that the odds of long-term success are
good. If you can accept the risk and want maximum hardware
performance, overclock your system. If you want maximum reliability
and can't afford the chance of hardware problems, do not overclock
your system.

Charlie
 
There is nothing wrong with my hard drive, this is going to be a clean
build. I won't be having any programs on it just yet, I'm aiming for
making the Opteron the equivilant of say a X2 4200+ with out blowing
the extra cash. I'm not worried about the performance on any other part
of the computer. The motherboard I choose to use doesn't have to be
SLI, infact, I kinda would prefer it not to be.
 
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