For anyone familiar with it, are there any special concerns compared to overclocking single cores? In my case, not just duo-core, but Intel's new Quadri-core. I understand the reason for switching to multicore processors is that you can only squeeze out so many Ghz from a single processor before the heat begins to rise.
Apparently with the highly overclocked processors, they are even cooled with liquid nitrogen or something?
I did not buy the 'Xtreme' processor from Intel, for one the store I got it from just didn't have it. But I was curious, would it even be worthwhile to buy overclocked processors? Because couldn't you buy the cheaper version and manually overclock it yourself simply by changing the software settings? Would it even require messing with the hardware? Because I remember with my last comp (single core) a friend told me how to turn up the clocking rate just by changing some properties.
Maybe the new processors have safeguards in place, I dunno.
My computer is damn hot, I can't figure if it is the monitor, the tower, or the giant battery I bought. The battery usually feels the hottest. It's the Back-UPS XS 900 from APC. I thought it was the best one (I think I paid over a hundred bucks, just for an 8-plug power splitter with an hour or so of juice, [censored]) but then when I checked the manual that came with it it was advertising some kind of XS1200 with 2 hours or whatever. Still, I probably don't even need this. The main reason for a battery is for those brief surges that reset everything in your house. Or, if the power is out for a short period of time. Or, if it's not, you'll have time to save important things, like schoolwork. It's sort of like the guarantee people who use laptops plugged in have.
