• The definitive guide to overclocking -- the art of running a PC's processor faster than the manufacturer intended.

**Winner of the Books24x7 Referenceware Excellence Award, Hardware category, April 2004**

If you don't mind voiding the manufacturer's warranty on your CPU, overclocking is for you. Learn how not to fry your system while souping up everything from the Pentium II to the latest Athlon XP and Pentium 4. Sections on cooling, troubleshooting, and benchmarking make sure you get the most out of your machine.

Scott Wainner founded and ran SysOpt.com-one of the most popular geek hardware sites. Robert Richmond has written about IT topics for various hardware publications.