Hey, there! I'll save you the suspense and admit immediately that I'm a self-professed TechnoTard® . I'm not hopeless, but fighting lions in the arena of IT is not my forte. That said, I wanted to know if any interested Super Geek might be willing to share an opinion about the possibility of overclocking a rather pedestrian but nice n' trusty ol' Gateway MX7118 with a Mobile AMD Athlon 64 3400+ CPU.
I'm in a period of significant transition. In line with my goals, I've decided that it's imperative to accelerate the computer, so my first considered action is to upgrade the standard, rather paltry 512 MB RAM installation with the addition of a 1G module -- probably from Crucial. That part of my dastardly plan will have been effected before anyone replies to this request, assuming that anyone does respond.
My efforts are in defiance of the sage advice from a Genius Computer-Pro friend of mine who insists that a memory upgrade for this machine is not worth the money. Well, I'm frustrated with the performance of this otherwise nice laptop ( which is a long-term loaner from my cousin and is running with a peripheral keyboard due to OEM stock failure ) and I'd safely bet that a $40 memory boost beats the risk of acquiring any used computer from craigslist. A new unit is out of the question at the moment.
I've done some layman's research, but the willing help of one or more of the computer underworld's renegade denizens would be appreciated. Specs limit the memory to 1.5G, and I think the slowest component is the FSB at +/- 200MHz; rated Bus Speed of 796MHz. That's the TechnoTard® evaluation. Since this MX7118 wasn't a true custom-build I don't know if I can increase the RAM frequency in an attempt at speed enhancement. I could ask my friend, but I know he'd be very pointed in his negative opinion about this. Accordingly, I thought I'd venture into foreign waters to see what I might get on my hook.
Any help would be greatly valued. Thanks for your time!
I'm in a period of significant transition. In line with my goals, I've decided that it's imperative to accelerate the computer, so my first considered action is to upgrade the standard, rather paltry 512 MB RAM installation with the addition of a 1G module -- probably from Crucial. That part of my dastardly plan will have been effected before anyone replies to this request, assuming that anyone does respond.
My efforts are in defiance of the sage advice from a Genius Computer-Pro friend of mine who insists that a memory upgrade for this machine is not worth the money. Well, I'm frustrated with the performance of this otherwise nice laptop ( which is a long-term loaner from my cousin and is running with a peripheral keyboard due to OEM stock failure ) and I'd safely bet that a $40 memory boost beats the risk of acquiring any used computer from craigslist. A new unit is out of the question at the moment.
I've done some layman's research, but the willing help of one or more of the computer underworld's renegade denizens would be appreciated. Specs limit the memory to 1.5G, and I think the slowest component is the FSB at +/- 200MHz; rated Bus Speed of 796MHz. That's the TechnoTard® evaluation. Since this MX7118 wasn't a true custom-build I don't know if I can increase the RAM frequency in an attempt at speed enhancement. I could ask my friend, but I know he'd be very pointed in his negative opinion about this. Accordingly, I thought I'd venture into foreign waters to see what I might get on my hook.
Any help would be greatly valued. Thanks for your time!