Darren New wrote:

> Just take care, because overclocking leads to unreliability.

This is why I never overlock anything, even though obviously I'd like it 
to go faster.

> The factory 
> already tested the chip and they marked it with the maximum safe speed. 
> (That's how they decide if a part is a 3.3GHz part, or a 3.0, or a 2.8, 
> etc)

Not necessarily.

Sometimes parts are sold as 2.8 GHz because they're not stable enough to 
run at 3.3 GHz or whatever. And sometimes they're sold as 2.8 because 
the 2.8 bin is looking a bit empty this week.

It depends on what production yields the manufacturer is getting, and 
how much demand for different CPU speeds there is currently. If lots of 
people are buying the cheap 2.8 chips and not many buying the expensive 
3.3 ones, they're going to label more of them as 2.8 to get more sales.

So it's just kind of pot-luck as to how much you can overclock your 
particular chip. ;-)

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