The Book of Overclocking: Tweak Your PC to Unleash Its Power by Scott Wainner

Product Description

**Winner of the Books24x7 Referenceware Excellence Award, Hardware category, April 2004**

The definitive guide to overclocking-- the art of running a PC's processor faster than the manufacturer intended. If you don't mind voiding the manufacturer's warranty on your CPU, overclocking is for you. Learn how not to fry your system while souping up everything from the Pentium II to the latest Athlon XP and Pentium 4. Sections on cooling, troubleshooting, and benchmarking make sure you get the most out of your machine.
Product Details
Amazon Sales Rank: #625812 in Books
Published on: 2003-01
Number of items: 1
Binding: Paperback
272 pages
Editorial Reviews

The Sacramento Bee (Jan. 2003)
"...a simple, straightforward [book] that should prove as interesting to the beginner as to the veteran computer user."

PopularMechanics.com, February 2004
"great overviews and in-depth explanations of processor technology and overclocking strategies"

About the Author
SCOTT WAINNER is the founder of SysOpt.com, one of the most popular geek hardware sites, as well as TechIMO.com and ResellerRatings.com. ROBERT RICHMOND has written about IT topics for various hardware publications.
Customer Reviews

Out of Date
I agree with a previous reviewer, this book is seriously out of date. It does give the reader ideas about over-clocking (the reason I gave it 2 stars), but unless you have a OLD processor, it doesn't help. I suppose if you don't want to (or can't) upgrade to a new processor it will serve some purpose.

Recommended by Critic
This book sparked my interest in computer overclocking. Before I read this book, I thought the idea behind overclocking a computer was adolescent wannabes who wanted to burn up Mom and Dad's PC - not true. I learned that there are very practical applications for overclocking a computer, namely cost and efficiency, ie., speed.

The authors cover almost all the CPUs from Intel and AMD. There are no Pentium I's or the very latest barn burners in here (book was published in '03), but the point is that a *lot* of relevant info is between the covers for anyone who wants to find it. Yes, the book is dated, but the background info such as how the CPU industry works and what "speedbinning" is will make the reader giddy with new insight.

My final advice is give this book a try if you're new to the overclocking scene, and even if you're not, as there is a wealth of awesome reference info here. Light it up and let it howl!

This Book is in the Stone Age
I have this book and I have thrown it in the trash. It no more tells you how to overclock then a man on the moon. He give you computer history in the first part and then he talk about overclocking old computers. This book is seriously out of date but if you have a Pentium 3 or 2 or anything old its in there. But why overclock an old computer thats only going to give you a few extra MHz as I see it these old computers are only worth the price of gas to take it to the dump.