- CPU-Z
no footnotes date February 2009 Infobox Software name CPU Z screenshot File CPU Z icon.png 125px caption developer CPUID software CPUID latest release version 1.60.1 latest release date Start date and age 2012 04 23 operating system Microsoft Windows genre System profiler license Freeware website URL http www.cpuid.com softwares cpu z.html CPU Z is a freeware system profiler system monitor application software application for Microsoft Windows for all versions from XP on that detects the central processing unit , Random access memory RAM , motherboard chipset, and other hardware features of a modern personal computer , and presents the information in one window. Use in overclocking File CPU Z.png left thumb CPU Z 1.55 with overclocked processor under Windows 7 beta CPU Z is more in depth in virtually all areas compared to the tools provided in the Windows OS to identify various hardware components, and thus assists in identifying certain components without the need of opening the case particularly the core revision and RAM clock rate . Most recently, a graphics card tab has been added. It has an unusual ability to directly detect hardware features, such as the ability to access, read, and display the Serial Presence Detect SPD data from memory modules. The ability to document clock speed makes it an important tool for motherboard overclockers , as a way of proving the CPU speeds achieved by various experiments. clear See also CPUID Overclocking Benchmark computing GPU Z External links Official website http www.cpuid.com softwares cpu z.html http download.cnet.com CPU Z 3000 2086 4 10050423.html CNET Editors review December 2009 http www.softpedia.com reviews windows Cpu Z Review 38137.shtml Softpedia review October 2006 http www.benchmarkhq.ru cpuz e.html BenchmarkHQ review 2001 Category Windows only freeware Category Portable software Category Windows software Category System administration Category 2001 software Windows software stub bg CPU Z cs CPU Z de CPU Z es ... more details
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- Northbridge (computing)
was integrated on the CPU die in the AMD64. Northbridge and overclocking The northbridge plays an important part in how far a computer can be overclocking overclocked , as its frequency is commonly ... as processor speed becomes faster, requiring more cooling. There is a limit to CPU overclocking ... other factors operating temperature consequently most overclocking applications have software imposed limits on the Frequency multiplier multiplier and external clock setting. See Overclocking ... more details
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- CPU multiplier
and other components. These adjustments provide the two common methods of overclocking and underclocking ... crystals occurs only rarely note that careless overclocking can cause damage to a CPU or other ... factor. See also Overclocking Memory divider DEFAULTSORT Cpu Multiplier Category Clock signal fa ... more details
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- Enthusiast computing
designed for overclocking . These products are denoted as Extreme Edition Intel Pentium, Pentium ... designed for function the case must be able to provide cooling for high end, possibly overclocking ... achieved by overclocking. ref cite web url http www.futuremark.com community halloffame title 3D Mark ... with new games and higher detail settings. Overclocking main Overclocking Image Phenom X3 OC.jpg ... 2.8 GHz from its stock speed of 2.1 GHz. Overclocking is used by enthusiasts to achieve higher framerates than available parts are capable of. Overclocking is such a big part in enthusiast culture that popular websites such as Anandtech and Tom s Hardware often include overclocking as part of a review. Hardware manufacturers release high end components that facilitate overclocking. Examples include ... offer factory overclocking, which is covered under warranty. There are many hazards when overclocking ... s coupled with slow and quiet 120 mm fans, and quiet, yet powerful pumps. See also Overclocking ... more details
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- Dynamic frequency scaling
rate can change those tradeoffs. A related but opposite technique is overclocking , whereby processor ... s design specifications. One major difference between the two is that in modern PC systems overclocking ... frequency scaling is done with the CPU multiplier multiplier . Moreover, overclocking is often ... more details
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- Mushkin
Lumpur , Malaysia Products Random Access Memory RAM Mushkin RAM is a notable brand for overclocking among PC enthusiasts. ref Torres, G. http www.hardwaresecrets.com article 152 Memory Overclocking , http ... www.extremeoverclocking.com Extreme Overclocking , July 30, 2005 ref The Mushkin Enhanced Redline, Blackline ... more details
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- ATI Tray Tools
DirectX 10 DirectX 10 support CPU monitoring Main Features of 1.5.x.xxxx versions HD4xxx support Overclocking ... also 3D computer graphics Tweaking Overclocking External links http cid a50350ea7a969f0c.skydrive.live.com ... more details
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- SDRAM latency
settings than the module s rating overclocking may cause a computer to crash computing crash ... typically perform overclocking because no manufacturer attempts to set the best settings in the SPD ... Silicon Madness Forums, Four DIMMs And Overclocking . Retrieved June 2, 2011. ref , although they may ...?p 3516727&postcount 2 Xtreme Systems Forums, Does Temperature Affect Overclocking? . Retrieved ... more details
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- EPoX
Refimprove date January 2008 Infobox Company company name EPoX company logo Image EPoX.svg 250px company type foundation 1995 location Taipei , Taiwan key people industry Computer industry Computer products Motherboard s, Multimedia , Bluetooth equipments revenue operating income 35.5 Million end of Year 2004 net income num employees 200 2004 parent subsid homepage http www.epox.com www.epox.com EPoX was a manufacturer of motherboard s, video card s and communication products. They manufactured mainboards for Advanced Micro Devices AMD and Intel processors, which are renowned for being overclocking overclock er friendly yet affordable. Many of their products used the same StudlyCaps naming convention as the company itself. History EPoX Computer Company was established in February 1995. In 1998 the company entered the communications field. EPoX has been listed since November 1999 on the Taiwan Stock Exchange . Taiwan Capitalization Weighted Stock Index TAIEX 5414 EPoX was the first mainboard producer in the industry to announce the user friendly technology KBPO Keyboard Power On in 1997. Their mainboards were manufactured in Jong Ho City, Taipei, and Ning Bo Science Based Industrial Park, China . The German and Dutch subsidiaries of EPoX closed in 2007. The USA subsidiary still offers Return merchandise authorization RMA support on motherboards, and maintains an online store for some of their older products. The current status of the parent company is unclear. The Russian subsidiary still appears to be active. EPoX old employees started a new company in 2009 called http www.supox.cn SUPoX and is only active in China. External links commons Category EPoX EPoX http www.epox.ru EPoX Russia Russian branch currently not active Taiwan company stub Category Companies established in 1995 Category Motherboard companies Category Companies of Taiwan Category Defunct computer hardware companies Category Companies based in Taipei de EPoX tr EpOX ... more details
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- Digital artifact
Deleted image removed Image Artifact.png thumb right Artifacts caused by poor signal strength on KYW TV deletable image caption 1 Thursday, 10 September 2009 File HyperGridDigitalArtifacts.jpg thumb A complicated grid pattern is insufficiently processed by a smartphone camera. Image AproposAutismGlitchArt.jpg thumb 200px An electronic billboard is transformed in camera. File DigitalArtifact1228.jpg thumb 200px Garbled processing by an HTC EVO . A digital Artifact error artifact is any undesired alteration in data introduced in a digital process by an involved technique and or technology. Possible causes Hardware malfunction In computer graphics, visual artifact s may be generated whenever a hardware component such as the processor, memory chip, cabling malfunctions, etc. causing data corruption. Malfunction may be caused by physical damage, overheating, insufficient voltage sometimes due to GPU overclocking , etc. Common types of hardware artifacts are Texture mapping texture corruption and T vertices in 3D graphics, and pixelization in MPEG compressed video. Software malfunction Similarly to hardware malfunction, artifacts may be caused by software issues such as bugs in the algorithms, such as decoding encoding introducing artifacts into audio or video, or a poor pseudo random number generator would introduce artifacts into statistical research models. Compression artifact Compression Controlled amounts of unwanted information may be generated as a result of the use of lossy compression techniques. One of such cases are the artifacts seen in JPEG and MPEG compression algorithms. Aliasing Digital imprecision generated in the process of converting analog information into digital space due to the limited granularity of digital numbering space. In computer graphics, aliasing is seen as pixelation . Rolling shutter , the line scanning of an object which is moving too fast for the CMOS camera to capture a unitary image. External links http www.dpreview.com learn ? Gloss ... more details
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- CPU shim
Unreferenced date April 2008 Image Shim.png right thumb Illustrative image of a shim. A CPU shim also called CPU spacer is a shim engineering shim used between the Central processing unit CPU and the heat sink in a computer. Shims make it easier and less risky to mount a heatsink on the processor because it stabilizes the heatsink, preventing accidental damaging of the fragile CPU packaging. They help distribute weight evenly over the surface. CPU shims are usually made of thin and very flat aluminium or copper . Copper has good heat dissipation capacity but is Electrical conductivity electrically conductive . CPU shims should be non conductive to prevent any accidental short circuit ing. Aluminium shims are often Anodizing anodized , which makes them non conductive and improves their appearance see case modding . It is also very important that the shim is the proper thickness. If it is too thick then the heatsink will not make contact with the CPU, resulting in poor cooling and possibly overheating. Most shims are CNC manufactured, often using laser cutting . Cheaper ones may be pressed or stamped which could make them less accurate. They can usually be bought for less than United States dollar USD 10. Usage CPU shims are not common at all in Original equipment manufacturer OEM computers, but are used by some computer hardware enthusiasts who may use heavier heatsinks because they wish to have a cooler or less noisy system or perhaps to overclocking overclock the CPU for better performance. A heavy heatsink puts more pressure on the CPU and motherboard. Shims are very useful for people who often change CPU, heatsink and or Computer cooling cooling solutions , or use a heatsink that is heavier than the CPU manufacturer s recommended weight. CPU shims are nowadays largely obsolete because most modern processors designed for home users since the introduction of the Athlon 64 and Pentium 4 have Integrated Heat Spreaders IHS which prevents the CPU core from getting acci ... more details
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- H2Ceramic cooling
DISPLAYTITLE H sub 2 sub Ceramic cooling H sub 2 sub Ceramic cooling also called H sub 2 sub C or Hot to Cold is a computer cooling product offered as an option in Dell s XPS gaming systems, advertised specifically as facilitating Cpu CPU overclocking . H sub 2 sub C is a two stage Liquid TEC hybrid cooling system that combines a liquid to air heat exchanger much like a liquid radiator , a Thermoelectric cooling thermoelectric fluid chiller , and control circuitry to optimize CPU cooling with minimal power. According to Dell, the cooling efficiency of H sub 2 sub C contributes to PC systems that are cooler in over clocked mode and potentially quieter in normal operating mode. By cooling the CPU below what is possible with traditional forced air convection or water cooling systems, but preventing the temperature from falling below ambient room temperature , H sub 2 sub C is advertised as extending CPU life while eliminating the risk of humidity condensation . See also Front side bus Front Side Bus Overvolting Benchmark computing External links http www.dell.com downloads global vectors h2c.pdf Technical Paper on H sub 2 sub C Technology PDF http direct2dell.com one2one archive 2007 03 25 9487.aspx Technical video featuring Chuck Hood, one of the inventors of H sub 2 sub C Technology 17 minutes http reviews.cnet.com Dell XPS 710 H2C 4505 3118 7 32305739.html?tag box CNET Editor s Choice http reviews.cnet.com 8301 12760 7 9673970 5.html?tag txt CNET Best of CES 2007 Finalist http direct2dell.com one2one archive 2007 03 25 9487.aspx 17 07 video A lead engineer involved in designing H sub 2 sub C explains how it works in detail. DEFAULTSORT H2ceramic Cooling Category Computer hardware cooling ... more details
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- G.Skill
Infobox Company company name G.Skill International Enterprise company logo Image G.Skill.gif G.Skill logo company type Private foundation 1989 location city Taipei location country Republic of China key people industry Computer hardware products Computer memory br Solid state drive num employees homepage http www.gskill.com GSkill G.Skill International Enterprise Co., Ltd. is a Taiwanese computer hardware manufacturing company. The company s main target is the overclocking community and produces a variety of products, particularly memory. History Based in Taiwan , the G.Skill corporation was established in 1989 by a group of computer enthusiasts . In 2003, the company debuted as a maker of computer memory. The company currently operates through several distributors and resellers in North America, Europe, Asia, and the Middle East. Products Memory G.Skill is known for its wide range of DDR SDRAM DDR ref http www.gskill.com products.php?c1 1&c2 1 Official List of DDR Products ref , DDR2 ref http www.gskill.com products.php?c1 1&c2 2 Official List of DDR 2 Products DDR2 ref and DDR3 ref http www.gskill.com products.php?c1 1 Official List of DDR 3 Products DDR3 ref computer memory. RAM is available in both single channel, dual channel, triple channel and quad channel packs for desktops as well as laptops. Solid state drive On May 12, 2008 G.Skill announced its first SATA II 2.5 solid state drives SSDs with 32GB or 64GB of capacity. ref http newgskill.web bi.net bbs view.php?id g newproduct&no 13 G.Skill announcing SATA II 2.5 SSD with 32GB 64GB ref The company has also produced flash cards in several formats including Secure Digital and Multimedia Card in addition to high capacity Universal Serial Bus USB 2.0 flash drives. References reflist External links http www.gskill.com G.Skill Official Site http www.gskill.us forum G.Skill Forums Category Electronics companies of Taiwan Category Computer memory companies Category Companies established in 1989 Category Companies b ... more details
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- Stepping level
unreferenced date April 2012 The term stepping level in the context of CPU architecture or integrated circuitry is a version number. Stepping level refers to the introduction or revision of the lithographic mask or masks within the set of plates that generate the pattern that produces the CPU or integrated circuit. The term derives from the name of the equipment Stepper steppers that exposes the photoresist to light. ref name JumpingJack cite web url http www.tomshardware.com forum 235792 28 what stepping author JumpingJack publisher Tom s Hardware accessdate 30 Jul 2008 title What is CPU Stepping? 404 date April 2012 ref Typically, when an integrated circuit manufacturer such as Intel or AMD invests money to do a stepping i.e. a revision to the masks , they have found bugs in the logic, have made improvements to the design that allow for faster processing, or have found a way to increase yield or improve the bin splits i.e. create faster transistors and hence faster CPUs . One result of some new steppings is that the CPU design is improved such that it Overclocking overclocks better than others. ref name JumpingJack Many CPUs have a means of interrogating them in order to discover their stepping level. For example, on x86 CPUs executing the CPUID with the EAX register set to 1 will place values in other registers that show the CPU s stepping level. See also Core microarchitecture Steppings Steppings of the Intel Core microarchitecture References references DEFAULTSORT Stepping Level Category Microprocessors Category Central processing unit microcompu stub de Stepping Mikroprozessoren fr Stepping ko it Stepping microprocessori ru uk ... more details
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- Motorola Backflip
566 motorola backflip roms ref Overclocking Overclocking is possible via overclocking kernels ref name modmymobile.com and direct overclocking. ref http modmymobile.com forums 557 motorola backflip development ... more details
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- Lavalys
additionalcitations date April 2011 Infobox company company name Lavalys, Inc. company logo company type Privately held company Private foundation 2003 location Montreal , Canada industry Computer software products EVEREST Ultimate Edition br EVEREST Corporate Edition homepage http www.lavalys.com http www.lavalys.com Lavalys is a privately held company from Montreal , Canada . This company is the provider of software products popular amongst computer enthusiasts. It s flagship products are EVEREST Ultimate Edition and EVEREST Corporate Edition. These software are designed for everyday use as well as use in working environment. EVEREST, previously known as AIDA32 , has been developed since 2003. At first, the software was known as EVEREST Home Edition but it also was discontinued and replaced by a purchasable version EVEREST Ultimate Edition . Products The software products of this company are mostly used for computer diagnostics, system profiler system profiling , benchmark computing benchmark , overclocking , network audit and troubleshooting. It provides the user with information about their computer like the hardware and software installed, the licenses of the software and many more information. The EVEREST software now supports a total of more than 100 000 hardware devices. ref cite web url http www.lavalys.com community blog 2010 03 everest v550 now available title EVEREST Discontinued publisher Lavalys.com date 2010 11 14 accessdate 2011 11 25 ref All Lavalys products are shareware this means users can download the trial version prior to purchasing the full version. References See http en.wikipedia.org wiki Wikipedia Footnotes on how to create references using ref ref tags which will then appear here automatically Reflist Categories Category Software companies of Canada Category Companies based in Montreal ... more details
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- Intel Dynamic Acceleration
multiple issues primarysources May 2011 no footnotes May 2011 Intel Dynamic Acceleration IDA sometimes called Dynamic Acceleration Technology DAT is a technology created by Intel Intel Corp. in certain multi core processor multi core List of Intel microprocessors Intel microprocessor s. It increases the clock rate of a single core for every two cores above its base operating frequency if the other cores are idle. It is designed for single threading single threaded computer program program s to run faster on multi core Intel microprocessors. Intel later released a version of IDA called enhanced Dynamic Acceleration Technology eDAT for its multi core processor quad core processor s that boosts the performance of 2 cores when only 2 cores are being utilized. History Intel Dynamic Acceleration was first released with the Intel Core Core 2 Duo mobile processor line, as new microprocessor lines were released, Intel changed the technology and naming scheme slightly. Dual Dynamic Acceleration With the introduction of quad core processors, Intel modified IDA and released Dual Dynamic Acceleration DDA . Intel Turbo Boost main Intel Turbo Boost The later released Nehalem microarchitecture Nehalem microarchitecture of Intel microprocessors made additional changes to the original IDA and released an improved version called Intel Turbo Boost . See also Overclocking Dynamic frequency scaling References http www.intel.com products processor core2quad mobile index.htm?wapkw 28Intel Dynamic Acceleration Technology 29 Intel Core 2 Quad Mobile Processors http www.intel.com technology itj 2008 v12i3 1 paper 5 processor.htm?wapkw 28Intel Dynamic Acceleration Technology 29 Intel Technology Journal Category Intel microprocessors Category X86 architecture ... more details
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- Tech ARP
hardware, overclocking, cooling & modding to software, games, distributed computing, digital ... more details
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- Overclockwise
overclocking overclocks Bender Futurama Bender to improve his performance in an online game called ... Farnsworth arrested by Officer URL and Officer Smitty for overclocking Bender a Breach of contract ... can be factory reset reset to his original settings. Due to heightened intelligence caused by his overclocking ... s boredom with her job and relationship. He also felt that the plot involving Bender s overclocking ... more details
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- Underclocking
different underclocking competitions similar in format to overclocking competitions, except ... it will spend waiting. See also Overclocking SpeedStep Undervolting CPU power saving technologies ... A Primer From SilentPCReview.com http gieskes.nl underclocking or overclocking the gameboy classic ... more details
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- Universal abit
ABIT had a reputation among PC enthusiasts for producing motherboards that support overclocking . In the late ... CPU configuration systems that enable overclocking to be adjusted from the BIOS instead of fiddling ... to modify overclocking settings in realtime while the operating system OS is running. By providing ... more details
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- LGA 1155
Name B65 sup 1 sup H61 Q67 sup 1 sup H67 P67 Z68 Maximum DDR3 slots 4 2 4 4 4 4 Overclocking GPU ... Bridge. Consumer Ivy Bridge chipsets will also allow overclocking of K series processors. ref http ... text align center Name B75 Q75 Q77 H77 Z75 Z77 Overclocking CPU Bclk GPU CPU Bclk GPU CPU Bclk GPU GPU ... more details
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- XFX
supplies overclocking overclocked graphic units that are similar to the ones produced by BFG Technologies ... who may be unfamiliar with overclocking. These overclocked cards are often sold alongside cards ... more details
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- Phenom II
, which allows for customization and overclocking. Due to the nature of this feature, it reduces the effectiveness of overclocking the CPU and RAM, but also decreases power consumption and heat ... support AMD s Turbo Core overclocking performance boost technology. When not all cores are needed ... or just works well enough for the particular individual making the report. Or date May 2010 Overclocking ... for overclocking, however not to the point that a Black edition CPU will. The Phenom II range of CPUs ... blogs.zdnet.com hardware ?p 3082 title AMD s Phenom II Show Overclocking Potential publisher Blogs.zdnet.com date 2008 11 21 accessdate 2012 01 23 ref In a public demonstration of the Phenom II s overclocking ... with expensive third party cooling fans. For instance, maximum overclocking on a Phenom II X4 955 ... more details
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- EVGA Corporation
chipset based motherboard with many overclocking friendly features. In September 2009, EVGA released ... with overclocking features. Dubbed the Classified SR 2, this unique motherboard supports dual Socket ... more details
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