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I've overclocked my Dell Dimension E520 QX6800 from 2.93GHz. base to 3.72GHz, stable. In 3Dmark my physics scores and overall scores improved as expected. But they are much worse in Unigine benchmarks with the overclock applied. I used Throttlestop 6.00 software overclock to unlock volts and...

I'm going to review Throttlestop software. It's a free utility that controls CPU multiplier limits, and in LGA775 CPU voltage settings from inside Windows. Throttlestop was designed to extend battery life in laptop computers by limiting CPU speed, and voltage when full power wasn't needed. It...

Why overclock a Dell? Because they're there. Millions of them in fact. Just about every Dell, HP, Gateway, Acer, etc. Intel computer for almost 10 years was a BTX. Many of them are being sold now as refurbished computers for less than you can buy an operating system license. BTX was originally a...