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Teach An Old Athlon New Tricks

Posted by timothy on from the you-dog-you dept.

budn3kkid writes "Seems like Upgradeware have a new gadget out for those overclockers looking to upgrade their age old Athlon mobo (KT133, KT266 etc.) with a spanking new AMD Barton CPU. Also, saw an article at ol' Tom's about it right here as well."

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  1. hmm.. by geekmetal · · Score: 5, Funny
    Sooner or later, everyone has to face the problem that their computer is not fast enough. The conventional way to solve this by buying a new one or upgrading the current one quickly becomes expensive and is only seldom justifiable. However, home users have the option of tuning their systems using all the tricks in the books. Yes indeed, we're talking about traditional overclocking.

    A tradional alternate solution for a conventional method to solve a problem.. interesting

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  2. Joyful 403.9 error message by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    The error page is not in English, but Babelfish can help us out with that.

    Law? Shows? Identical? Has the too many people deposits and withdraws the Web railroad platform. Line following? Does: * Presses re- trims presses? Or shortly after again? *? www.upgradeware.com head? Then examines you think? Looks for it? HTTP 403.9 - prohibitions deposits and withdrawals: Too many users? Receives? Stands Internet Information Services Technique? (Supplies the technique? Supports the person? Use) * Background: If the Web servo bustles about, also because? Many? Road traffic? Sends? Law? Manages your request? Fresh? * Other? Microsoft Support

    sounds like most error messages... confusing in every way...

  3. Re:Nice by Ed+Avis · · Score: 5, Funny
    From the Guide to being l33t:
    Your computer is a "box" It is no longer acceptable to refer to your computer as a machine, workstation, CPU, PC, server, etc. Your computer is a "box". And you must refer to your computer as a box at all times.

    I propose a modification to this. When talking about gaming or about overclocking (and especially AMD systems), your computer is not a 'box' but a 'rig'. The correct phrase to express that your computer is fast is that it is a 'sweet rig'.

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    -- Ed Avis ed@membled.com
  4. Wrong.. by Stir · · Score: 5, Funny

    Haven't you heard? The latest craze is UNDER clocking. People with older Athlons are ahead of the curve.

    Underclocking Becomes Latest Computer Craze

  5. Re:I'm sure retailers will love this. by Grishnakh · · Score: 5, Funny

    Even if you're accepting the risk of ruining your processor by overclocking it, and are willingly releasing the vendor from warranty obligations, you _are_ morally bankrupt, and are swindling all involved companies by not buying a higher-speed processor to begin with. This is because you're violating the implied contract you made with them to run the CPU at the advertised speed.

    I'll bet you're also the type who goes to the bathroom during TV commercials, which violates your contract to watch advertising which pays for TV programming. Hell, you're probably one of those scumbag Tivo users who fast-forwards through the commercials...

    Do you have multiple computers at home? You're probably connecting them all to one of those damned routers, instead of paying the ISP more for each computer!

    How are companies supposed to survive with people like this around? We need more laws and enforcement to make sure people are using things they purchase only in ways that the manufacturers permit!!

  6. Re:Nice by outsider007 · · Score: 5, Funny

    and by 'guide to being l33t' they mean
    'guide to being a parents' basement dwelling uber-dork'.

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  7. Your Pending Lawsuit by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Greetings,

    I represent the CIAA (CPU Industry Association of America) and wish to inform you that you are to cease all overclocking immediately. As you may be aware, under the DMCA (Digital Millennium Clockcycles Act) when you purchase a CPU, you are merely purchasing silicon with a license to use it for X number of MHz. Exceeding this number is STEALING MHz from poor engineers.

    Furthermore, multi-tasking OSes have been determined to be 'CPU piracy' becuase it allows multiple programs to share the CPU. As 'sharing' has been determined to mean 'stealing' you will have to have a seperate CPU for each process you wish to run concurrently.

    Thank you, and please continue to buy our products or we will be forced to sue again.