ot: the best online computer parts store?

[Doug Sutherland]

I wasted a LOT of time not even overclocking, but just trying 
to get a 1GB DDR RAM running at the speed advertised as 
supported by my motherboard. In the process, I learned what 
happens when the clocks, either bus or cpu, are set too high. 
The system becomes unstable. It will crash. I  really don't 
recommend overclocking, unless it's a small tweak, or just for
fun. So I would agree, if you need a faster machine, better to
get a faster processor. Don't buy a slower processor with 
the expectation that you'll make it faster and save money. 
It is really not worth the hassle.

  -- Doug

Janina wrote:
> Or, just go get one of the new quad core processors, one of which Newegg
> is currently selling for $275.