wanting to get into overclocking...

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heres my idea... id like to buy an older computer, build it, maybe watercool it and overclock it as high as i can... im pretty new to overclocking, not so bad as i dont know what it is, ive just never messed with voltages or fsb speeds and such (which is the reason id like to try it on an older compter)... i wanna spend around 200-300 bux for the entire system, so far im thinking

amd xp 2600 mobile... heard its very good overclocker
motherboard....
1 gb pc3500... willing to change
video card, most likely an nvidia due to the fact that old ATI cards dont overclock... maybe an fx5700 but probably slower...
suggestions for a liquid cooling kit...

is this a good idea or should i just overclock my current computer?... the reason i havnt yet is, well 2 reasons, my current mobo is a chaintech, so no overclocking... i have overclocked my x700pro with ati tool, but havnt pushed it more than 100mhz to the core... it runs under 40C... ALSO another reason i dont overclock is because my 3700 is running at 50C idle... which is think is wrong! ADVISE

 

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will that be around the 250 dollar price tag?... im either gonna buy a new box or a psp... im undecided right now, but id like to mess around with watercooling/overclocking

 

[parlee]

haha good idea... if i got the 2nd comp itd prob be just for aim anyways... so i guess it is pointless to downgrade... maybe sometime soon ill get a better 754 mobo with maybe agp and ci-express... if they make them... as for now! psp or xbox360... and since i have a computer theres almost no need for xbox360 (i also have a regular xbox) so ill prob end up picking up a psp as soon as my car is fixed, stupid ass deer ran into the side of it. no its not a joke, and no i didnt hit it, it hit me.

 

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rofl, well some guy stopped and asked me if i wanted it and i said he could take it, besides there was no palce to put it in my tiny ford focus hatchback if i had a truck like him id be set for a weeks worth of food!

 

[ChipDeath]

I'm one of those vet students you can't trust...

<Nothing in the Fridge for dinner tonight> = <Rover "tragically doesn't make it through surgery"> :lol:

 

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haha its some dude from aqua teen hunger force, halirous show...

 

[hashv2f16]

get a 5200. they're way cheaper and overclock more than a 5700 would.

 

[hashv2f16]

try using gasoline for total submersion liquid cooling. it works better than motor oil

 

[parlee]

wusy ive been pondering this for a while, but wtf is ur avatar :?: :?:

 

[parlee]

rofl i see it now..