i am back from my hiatus of fresh material and will be leading you down the twisted dark path that is overclocking in this the third installment of my visual guide series. many are intimidated by this subject and they shouldn't be. overclocking is simple and painless but much like dinner at the in-laws, it can be a long and tedious process. some refer to overclocking as an art form, if it is then call me Picasso or Monet and consider this guide to be oc101. i figured it was high time to write up a comprehensive and in-depth guide as this comes up far to often in forums not only here but everywhere. i will concentrate on overclocking the AMD64 processor today on a windows based machine...let's get started.

There still lies the same problem many computer users are having, how is overclocking done? Hopefully for those users out there that do not know how to overclock their computer, this article will help aid them somewhat. This is a basic overclocking guide, first I will walk you though the system BIOS The Basic Input/Output System is the program that microprocessors use to start computer systems. It manages data flow between the computers operating system and attached devices such as the hard disk, video card, keyboard, mouse, and printer. where the ?overclocking? takes place and then discuss a few overclocking terms such as voltages, memory/timings, front side bus, temperatures and so on.

Everything you ever wanted to know about Athlon 64 overclocking, and then some. If you are confused about HTT, LDT, memory dividers and relationship between these settings, then read on. This in-depth overclocking guide will show you how to get the maximum from your brand new Athlon 64 system.

One big problem with most of the results I've seen so far is that they either aren't reporting the critical, potential bottlenecking settings, or if they do report some, the settings are aggressive.