Is there a way of making a computer's processor go faster?

Answer 1

Like everyone else who answered, I think you want to overclock your CPU. However, as someone already mentioned, it is not for novices. Overclocking your CPU will definitely improve your computer's performance but if you don't know what you are doing, it is pretty easy to fry your CPU. In addition, overclocking your CPU will void your computer's warranty. The secret to overclocking is to know when to stop. You can boost a CPU so much before it starts damaging the CPU. So, the idea is to boost it without going beyond this point. When you overclock a CPU, you will most likely need to increase the voltage to the CPU. The voltage is responsible for the CPU heating up. It is the heat which ultimates damages the CPU. Keep these two things in mind. PC World Magazine has a great article on how to overclock CPU's. The article uses simple language - no geek language - and is very comprehensive. Read the entire article before doing anything.

"PC Hardware: Free Speed: Overclocking Your PC
Performance Boosting Basics" -- written by Jim Aspinwall, pcworld.com


Want a free speed boost for your computer? Try a little overclocking--an enthusiast trick that PC tweakers have been using for years to get free speed out of their systems. Many of today's CPUs can run faster than they're rated to do, and getting that added performance is simply a matter of carefully changing some settings. Overclocking won't turn an ancient PC into a powerhouse, but it can help you squeeze every drop of performance out of your machine.

Two variables set the speed at which your CPU runs: the system bus speed, and the CPU's clock multiplier. To determine the CPU's actual operating speed, those two values are multiplied together. For instance, a bus speed of 100 MHz and a multiplier value of 5.5 translate to a CPU running speed of 550 MHz. This simple formula works with most Intel Celeron, Pentium II, Pentium III, and Pentium 4 chips, as well as with AMD chips.

Some motherboard and CPU combinations let you change one or both of those variables, setting a new speed for the CPU. Boost either setting and you're officially overclocking. In my experience, most CPUs and motherboards will run fine when overclocked 10 to 20 percent faster than the rated CPU speed. The bus speed setting may also affect the speed of the PCI or AGP bus, depending on which chip set the motherboard uses and how that chip set connects to all of the subsystems on the board....[more]

-- read the entire article at the web address given above.

Answer 2

You can make the processor go faster by overclocking. Doing so will -

1. void your warranty,
2. make your computer run hotter,
3. burn out your CPU faster.

You would be better off buying more RAM, unless you have a computer like a gateway or older Dell that requires proprietary (and high cost) RAM.

Answer 3

yes by over clocking it i wouldnt advise a computer n00b to do this unless he or she is with some one who does. try googling over clocking

Answer 4

Yes , it is called overclocking. If you have a dell tho , you cant do it

Read about it: http://www.overclock.net/

Answer 5

You can overclock your PC, but why? You are only asking for problems doing it. (overheating etc.)

Answer 6

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