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Tinnguyen123 · 03-31-2009, 03:29 AM

uh.. i have a new computer.. should i overclock it..? kinda scare of screwing it up since its really new.. i havent done many research, but according to the place i got this.. my comp should be safe to overclock..

-side question what is Crossfire

this is my comp specs that Ibuypower.com left for me....

Processor: Phenom X4 9850 2.5 GHz

Processor Cooling ( AVC Silent AMD CPU Fan and Heatsink Quiet & Overclocking Proof )

Motherboard: ( [CrossFire] MSI DKA790GX AMD 790GX CrossFire Chipset w/7.1 Sound, Dual Gb LAN, S-ATA Raid, USB 2.0, Dual PCI-E MB )

Memory ( 5 GB Corsair )

Video Card ( NVIDIA GeForce 9500GT 1GB w/DVI + TV Out Video )

Video Card Brand ( === High Performance === eVGA Brand Video Card Powered by NVIDIA )

Advanced Build Options ( Professional wiring for all cables inside the system tower Achieve exceptional airflow in your chassis )

Advanced Build Options ( Tuniq TX-2 High Performance Thermal Compound The best interface between your CPU and the heatsinks )

03-31-2009, 03:29 AM	#1 (permalink)
Tinnguyen123 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 26 OS: XP	question about Overclocking.. uh.. i have a new computer.. should i overclock it..? kinda scare of screwing it up since its really new.. i havent done many research, but according to the place i got this.. my comp should be safe to overclock.. -side question what is Crossfire this is my comp specs that Ibuypower.com left for me.... Processor: Phenom X4 9850 2.5 GHz Processor Cooling ( AVC Silent AMD CPU Fan and Heatsink Quiet & Overclocking Proof ) Motherboard: ( [CrossFire] MSI DKA790GX AMD 790GX CrossFire Chipset w/7.1 Sound, Dual Gb LAN, S-ATA Raid, USB 2.0, Dual PCI-E MB ) Memory ( 5 GB Corsair ) Video Card ( NVIDIA GeForce 9500GT 1GB w/DVI + TV Out Video ) Video Card Brand ( === High Performance === eVGA Brand Video Card Powered by NVIDIA ) Advanced Build Options ( Professional wiring for all cables inside the system tower Achieve exceptional airflow in your chassis ) Advanced Build Options ( Tuniq TX-2 High Performance Thermal Compound The best interface between your CPU and the heatsinks )