FAQs and Tutorials

Here is a list of FAQs and tutorials written by Overclockers New Zealand's editors and forum moderators. These FAQs answer some commonly asked questions and serves as a valuable tech reference. I am sure that you will find something useful whether you are a newbie or geek in the tech world.

Tips and advice from fellow OCNZ people

Interested in case modding? Want to do some case modding yourself? Don't know where to start? Be sure to read these tips here! We have many skilled case modders in our forum and they share their experiences with you.

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Spoon's cable sleeving guide (By Spoon)

You have a nice looking case with a side window and installed all the cool gadgets (Cool Cathode, UV Fans, ..etc). However, all the cables inside the case are a mess like spaghettis tangled inside the case..Err! Not a pretty picture is it! No worries, Spoon shows you how to tidy up the cable mess with this cable sleeving guide.

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How to apply Arctic Silver - The whetu way (By Whetu)

The ArcticSilver thermal compounds are widely used by many overclockers. They are quite popular and many people used them in their PCs. Do you know how to apply the thermal grease correctly? Here is how Whetu did it with his system.

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Building a suspened Eheim pump base (By Hans Chang)

This tip is specifically for people using water-cooling. As you may already know that Eheim pumps are very popular for a water-cooling setup. The pumps are very reliable and very quite. However, people with sharp ears could still hear the "humming" sound from the pump. We are going to show you how to eliminate the humming sound.

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Cooling FAQ (By Whetu)

Sufficient CPU Cooling is very important whether you overclock or not. Overheating often causes system instability and even damages the computer hardware. The FAQ starts from air-cooling discussing the importance of thermal grease and choosing a good heatsink. It then goes deeper into the world of water-cooling that commonly used by extreme Overclockers.

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How do I run the ram at DDR-XXX speed? (By Hans Chang)

How do you increase the memory performance of your system? The tutorial shows you different methods to increase the memory speed including overclocking. Various popular chipsets (eg. KT266A, KT333, Ali..Etc) were discussed and tweaking guidelines are also given to different motherboards.

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Overclocking FAQ (By Whetu)

How to overclock my CPU? This is probably THE most commonly asked question. The article covers the basics of overclocking such as adjusting the Front Side Bus (FSB) and Multipliers. Various factors involved in overclocking are also explored including CPU Cores and motherboard related features (i.e. PCI dividers).

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The Ultimate CPU guide - Overclocking and cooling (By Spamz0r)

This CPU guide covers different types of cooling method ranging from the traditional heatink+fan cooling to water-cooling and Vapochill. The second part of the guide moves on to the topic of overclocking. There is an introduction to overclocking, how to overclock, tools used to perform stability test, and some tips on improving overclocking stability. Various resources on overclocking and cooling references are provided for further information.

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Video Card FAQ (By Hans Chang)

This FAQ covers the basics of video card such as where to get latest drivers and what tool to use for overclocking. A rough guideline about overclocking ranges for different GeForce series graphic cards.

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Seti @ Home FAQ (By KingJackal)

This FAQ explains what is Seti@Home, how to run Seti@home, and answers some of the common questions when running Set@Home.

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