Overclocking nForce2

Howard Weitzel and Pijo demonstrate how to overclock nForce2 motherboards using an EPoX 8RDA+ over at Systemcooling.com:

For the purposes of this article, overclocking has been divided into four different levels. Level 1 is simply manipulation of multiplier and/or FSB to their maximum stable level. Level 2 includes tweaking of other settings, such as memory timings, CPU decode rates, AGP settings, etc. Level 3 involves more extreme changes, such as increasing voltages to certain components, and increasing system-cooling capacity. Level 4, which will not be covered in this article, is classified as extreme overclocking, and is defined as overclocking that requires physical modification to components and/or extreme cooling solutions, such as thermoelectric or vapor phase-change cooling. While water-cooling is fast becoming the darling in today’s world, it will be ignored for our purposes this time around..

.. One of the most wonderful things about overclocking is that the individual gets to choose how far they travel down the road from mild to wild. Whether it is a 30 second trip into the BIOS to bump up speed just a bit, or a weeks-long trek to explore the absolute outer limits of your system’s performance, overclocking provides benefits that make it well worth the effort. Take your time, explore the possibilities, and you’ll be rewarded with a smoother, more responsive system with little or no additional cost, plus you’ll have the satisfaction of having learned a great deal more about the workings of your system than the average user ever will.

Overclocking with the nForce 2 @ systemcooling.com