An Overclocking Journey: Part II
What a Long Strange Trip It’s Been…
Written: 12/01/99
Written by: DivideBy0
Well, it looks like you didn’t have enough
the first time around. If you read my first article,
the odds are pretty favorable that you’re a glutton for punishment and very
masochistic. There’s still time to turn
back… Really, it’s not too
late. You’re still here? Okay, don’t say I didn’t warn you.
Here we go…
 
Have you ever seen a car that made you do a double
take? You know the one I’m talking
about: That $1000 Hyundai Elantra with rims
that cost 3 times as much as the car itself, fuzzy dice on the rearview mirror, curb
feelers, and every other conceivable silly accessory.
It makes you seriously ask, “What practical purpose does
any of it serve?” Well, that’s
where I’m at with my CPU. I’ve done
a lot of things that may or may not have made any difference, but I’m not going to
remove anything because I’m afraid I might not make it back to where I am now. This article will be a little more specific than
my last one. So strap yourself in while I
retrace the steps in this part of my journey:
Let’s Get Naked:
Okay, maybe not… If you even expected a picture of me naked, I have
just one word for you, “Freak!” Now,
I don’t have the best attention span in the world either so I’m grateful for the
abundant amount of resources on the internet that hold your hand and walk you through
these things step-by-step. I’ve shared
some of the websites that made this job go along smoothly for me at the end of this
article (Strategically placed at the end of the article with sincere hope that you’ll
read all the way through the article).
The first thing I had to do was remove the retail
heat sink and fan from my P3-500. This can be
a real pain to figure out if you don’t know where to look for directions. All you have to do is take 4 case screws (or any
screw about that size) lay them head-down on a flat surface and align them with the holes
on the CPU back plate (you can also use something tacky [i.e. bubble gum, etc] to keep the
screws in place). Once they’re aligned
with the holes, press down firmly on the metal part until the pins give (you will hear the
pins as they start to give). My biggest fear
was the amount of pressure required to pop the retention pins off. Be very careful (It’s
all fun and games ‘til someone puts an eye out!).
I seriously thought I was going to crack the PCB on my CPU because of
the amount of pressure necessary to pop those pins through.
I was even more upset because I couldn’t cross my fingers for
luck while pressing down on the CPU. But,
contrary to my skepticism, the process worked perfectly.
    
Next, I had to remove the CPU back plate without
damaging the retaining clips. Nothing fancy
here… I found that by simply pinching
the clips with a small set of needle nose pliers does the trick quite well. If you’re very careful doing this you
won’t destroy the retaining clips and you can reassemble the CPU to its original
condition later on down the road if you want to.
Next page: Time
for some spacers
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