Ok Kevin, I'll avoid that then. I'm not a gamer anyway but my pc isn't performing too well at present for some unknown reason and I'm just tired of waiting a minute or more for a web page to open and sometimes it doesn't open at all. I did a reboot some months ago for the same reason so I decided to fork out for one really fast. I've done the usual scans which revealed nothing. I know it's not the broadband connection because my nephew has his pc connected to the same netgear and his is fine so it was either another reboot or a new pc. Thanks Peter > Hi Peter, > > Overclocking is possible with all CPUs to one degree or another, > however, it can be dangerous, not only for your hardware, but it can > affect the running of your programs, as well... your system can get > unstable as the CPU reaches it "limits". > > Having worked for many years for a world leader in Graphics hardware, > I can tell you that this was very popular at the company I worked > for... that said, it is primarily used by Gamers... trying to squeeze > every last bit of power out of the system !!! > > Regards, > Kevin. >

----- Original Message ----- From: "Peter Metcalfe" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, November 16, 2011 12:10 AM Subject: Re: [COMPUTERS] Overclocking > I've done the usual scans which revealed nothing. What 'usual scans'?? Try www.superantispyware.com. It's free, and is the BEST anti-malware program I've used. >I know it's not the broadband connection because my nephew has his pc Maybe it's something HE is doing..

The usual scans are AntiVirus and Superantispyware and also CCleaner. Would something my nephew is doing on his pc effect mine when I am in the living room and he is in the kitchen? There is one thing I forgot to mention. I keep getting a popup telling me something about Firefox being low on memory. It hasn't popped up this morning but I had trouble just now logging back onto my webmail account to send this email. Peter > > I've done the usual scans which revealed nothing. > > What 'usual scans'?? Try www.superantispyware.com. > It's free, and is the BEST anti-malware program I've used. > > >I know it's not the broadband connection because my nephew has his pc > > Maybe it's something HE is doing.. >