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To: Gary Korn who wrote (37691)	3/5/1998 1:13:00 AM
From: sepku	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 61433

--OT-- Hey, did you all realize you can "over-clock" your PC? Maybe it's just me, but I didn't know about this ability to tweak some more performance out of your computer. Aside from a laptop, I have a desktop from 4 years ago that could use some more juice. I'm going to turn the P75 into a P150. Check out the info at this site...after the page loads, go to the menu in the frame on the right and click on "over-clocking". There's a nice chart on the bottom that shows the performance expectations and risks at various settings (Imagine squeezing over 450mhz out of those new 333's!!)http://www.splatter.net/aces/ Here's the details in a nutshell: Modify the multipliers and BUS settings, either through soft-BIOS or hardware jumpers (BUS x multiplier = clock speed). Don't try to turn a P100 into a 233 mhz monster unless you want your computer to become a smoldering hunk of plastic and silicon. A reasonable goal is to bump up performance 50% - 75% with minimal risk and optimal increase in speed. Buy a big heatsink, thermal glue, and processor fan at Radio Shack ($15) to displace heat. Set up this cooling system over the processor. Perks: Increase in SPEED! Quirks: Shortens processor life...pentiums are built with expectations to function as new for 10 years. Caution: AMD + Cyrix processors may not be as heat-resistant as pentiums. Get greedy, and you have potential for meltdown.

To: Gary Korn who wrote (37691)	3/5/1998 1:25:00 AM
From: Bindusagar Reddy	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 61433

Gary, There is a PARADIGM SHIFT IN TECHNOLOGY FROM "INCREASING PROCESSOR SPEED TO INCREASING BANDWIDTH." I was browsing through Briefing.com. They think that INTC problems should not affect Telecom and networkers. I felt all along that the next 5 years is the NETWORKING AND COMMUNICATIONS AGE. Past 5 years was PC AGE( DELL). This latest development of popularity of low cost PCs only increases bandwidth demands. ASND may be the next DELL??. Wall street may not realize this immediately, but they will eventually see it and reward them appropriately. Another analogy is like having 50 million cars sold to consumers with limited highways. It doesn't take genius to figure out that we need more freeways and intersections etc. Add explosion of millions of cheap small cars to the system, they need even more freeways (BANDWIDTH). I am not an engineer, but think logically and objectively. Buying leading networkers and Telecomm infrastructure builders is a no brainer. Smart investors should take advantage of market's inefficiencies and buy future companies when street treats them all alike. Regards, BR.