Thread: Optimizing the Processor

Views: 33 Size: 30.1 KB" />You can speed up the processor in three ways:

• Replace it with a faster speed or higher-level processor.

• Use a utility from the processor manufacturer to apply patches or fixes to the processor's logic.

• Over-clock the processor The requirement for replacing your processor with a higher-level or faster processor is that your motherboard and chipset will s~pport the new processor both logically and physically. Logically, the chipset and motherboard must support the bus speed of the processor and have the supporting circuits it requires. You can check with the processor manufacturer or the motherboard manufacturer to verify these compatibilities. It is often much better to replace the motherboard as well.




The manufacturer of your processor may have some utilities available that will improve some aspect of the processor's capabilities, such as video processing, buffer handling, caching, and Other processor-based functions. You can also find them on the Web at "Such sites.

Over-clocking a processor means running a processor at speeds faster than it was released to support. Most processors are capable of. running at speeds higher than their nominal speeds. The nominal speed of a processor is the speed at which it has been tuned to run with a certain chipset, motherboard, cooling system, and other component of the Pc.