Overclocking your CPU

Overclocking a CPU is the process of making it run faster. When you overclock a CPU, there are two main factors. One of the limitations to overclocking your CPU is the amount of heat the CPU will generate. CPUs heat up, and you will need to buy better fans or even a water cooling system if you are serious about overclocking. The second limitation is how fast it operates. There is a certain limit to every CPU, it can't be passed. Don't worry about the second limitation unless you will be overclocking at sub-zero temperatures.

So how do you overclock? To overclock a CPU, you can either increase the multiplier or the FSB. (Front Side bus speed) If you increase the speed of your computers FSB, you are overclocking all the components a bit. The most common way to overclock a CPU is to raise the FSB speed. There is no way to increase the CPU multiplier using software. You can speed up the FSB by using a program called CPUFSB. Download CPUFSB here.
You will need to open up your computer and check a specific number which you enter into the software.

You can further increase how fast your CPU can be by downlaoding and using a program called CPU burn in.

If your computer freezes up or randomly reboots after you overclock it, downclock it a bit.