hey_moe
February 26th, 2009, 17:48
Stability and testing programs
1) Prime95 (http://www.mersenne.org/freesoft.htm)Test your RAM and CPU.
2) Memtest86 - Floppy version and ISO (http://www.memtest.org/#downiso) Test your RAM.
3) Toast (http://www.benchmarkhq.ru/fclick/fclick.php?fid=172) Basically a burn-in program.
4) Super Pi (ftp://pi.super-computing.org/windows/super_pi.zip) Calculate π=3.14159265.....
5) PiFast (http://numbers.computation.free.fr/Constants/PiProgram/pifast.zip) Calculate π too.
6) Hot CPU Tester Pro (http://www.7byte.com/) Test CPU+RAM+chipset and burn-in CPU+RAM.
7) Stress Prime (http://www.softpedia.com/get/System/Benchmarks/Stress-Prime.shtml/) Variation on Prime95.
8) OCCT (http://occt.ocbase.com/) Test your CPU.
9) S&M (http://www.benchmarkhq.ru/fclick/fclick.php?fid=301) Test RAM+CPU+PSU.
10) Super Pi measures times down to the millisecond (http://superpi.radeonx.com/)
11) Stress CPU (http://home.comcast.net/~wxdude1/emsite/download/stresscpu.zip) 12) 3DMark, PCMark series (http://www.futuremark.com/download/)
13) MemTest for Windows (http://hcidesign.com/memtest/download.html) Allows you to run Memtest in Windows.
14) Orthos Stress Prime2004 (http://sp2004.fre3.com/beta/beta2.htm) A better version of SP2004.
15) Prime95 for quad cores in French language (http://www.octeam.fr/news/software/prime95-v25.1-20060910683.html)
Benchmarking programs
1) 3D Mark 2001 SE (http://downloads.guru3d.com/download.php?det=320)
2) 3D Mark 2003 (http://downloads.guru3d.com/download.php?det=576)
3) Sysoft Sandra (http://www.sisoftware.co.uk/)
4) PC Mark series (http://www.futuremark.com/products/)
5) Metabench (http://www.opusware.net/mbench.exe)
6) ATTO (http://www.attotech.com/software/files/ept163.exe) Hard disk benchmark.
7) HDTach 270 (http://www.simplisoftware.com/Public/download.php?request=HdTach-2.7) Hard disk benchmark.
8) Aquamark (http://pool.download.t-online.de/download/dl/20cp82WgBDUYk/shareware/utilities/analyse_reparatur_und_system/benchmark/AquaMark3.exe)
9) FRAPS (http://www.fraps.com/)
10) WinRAR (http://www.rarlab.com/download.htm) Although it is compression utility anyway it is useful for benchmarking.
11) Everest home edition (http://www.lavalys.com/products/overview.php?pid=1&lang=en&pageid=1)
12) Sciencemark (http://www.techpowerup.com/downloads/170)
13) wPrime (http://www.wprime.net/page.cgi?q=download.html)
System tools/Monitoring/Information
1) Motherboard Monitor (http://mbm.livewiredev.com/) Shows temperatures, voltages.
2) SpeedFan (http://www.almico.com/sfdownload.php) Monitor and change fan speeds and creates a graph showing the fluctuations.
3) ClockGen (http://www.cpuid.com/clockgen.php) On the fly oc! Choose the suitable for your mainboard!
4) 8rdaVcore (http://www.hasw.net/8rdavcore/) On the fly oc!
5) CpuZ (http://www.cpuid.org/cpuz.php) Shows timings, CPU speed/core/multiplier/stepping.
7) Crystal CpuID (http://crystalmark.info/software/CrystalCPUID/index-e.html) Similar to CPUz and on the fly o/c!
8) GCpuID (http://www.majorgeeks.com/GCPUID_d4155.html) AMD PR-rating.
9) OPN 462 (http://homepage.ntlworld.com/terry_butler/opn-462/) PR-rating and stepping info.
10) Throttle Watch (http://www.panopsys.com/Downloads.html) Shows % CPU throttling.
11) HDD temperature (http://private.peterlink.ru/tochinov/)
12) RightMark CPU clock utility (http://cpu.rightmark.org/download.shtml) Shows % CPU throttling.
13) A64 Tweaker v0.31 (http://home.exetel.com.au/codered/A64Tweaker/A64Tweaker_V031.zip) and here v0.6 (http://home.exetel.com.au/codered/A64Tweaker/A64Tweaker_V0.6beta.zip) Allows you to change memory timings in Windows for A64s.
14) SysTool for Windows (http://www.techpowerup.com/systool/) Windows tweaking, monitor nVidia/ATI o/c etc...
15) Central Brain Identifier (http://cbid.amdclub.ru/) It is also similar to CPU-Z but it allows you to change memory timings in Windows.
16) SIW (http://www.gtopala.com/) Monitor program also.
17) PC Wizard (http://www.cpuid.com/pcwizard.php) One more monitor program.
18) WebTemp (http://www.coolhardware.de/) Create statistics for temperatures.
19) Core Temp (http://www.thecoolest.zerobrains.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=137) Monitor your CPU temperatures.
20) A64 info (http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/showthread.php?t=96678) A64 on the fly o/c!
VGA overclocking/Video card tools
1) RadLinker (http://www28.brinkster.com/chrisww1942/)
2) Rage3D (http://www.rage3d.com/r3dtweak/dload/R3Dtweak39c.zip)
3) ATItool (http://www.techpowerup.com/atitool/)
4) Riva Tuner (http://www.guru3d.com/rivatuner/)
5) Centrino Hardware Control (http://www.pbus-167.com/chc.htm)
6) Forceware Coolbits 2.0 (nVidia, Registry) (http://downloads.guru3d.com/download.php?det=815)
7) ATI Tray Tools (http://downloads.guru3d.com/download.php?det=733)
8) GPUz (http://www.techpowerup.com/gpuz/)
9) ATI BIOS flashing tools (http://www.techpowerup.com/downloads/Utilities/BIOS_Flashing/ATI/)
10) RaBiT Util Files (http://www.mvktech.net/component/option,com_remository/Itemid,0/func,selectfolder/cat,50/orderby,4/)
Optimization tools
1) MemTurbo (http://www.memturbo.com/) Defrag your RAM!
2) MemMonster+WinBoost (http://www.magelass.com/) Defrag your RAM, tweak Windows!
3) X-Setup and other useful tools (http://www.x-setup.net/)
4) CPU Idle (http://www.cpuidle.de/) Cool your CPU (but I did not see difference).
Other links
1) Many tools for benchmarking/stability etc (http://active-hardware.com/english/benchmarks/benchmarks.htm)
2) Benchmarking.Ru (http://www.benchmarkhq.ru/english.html) Software page.
3) Majorgeeks (http://www.majorgeeks.com/) Software page.
4) Tucows site (http://www.tucows.com/) Software page (choose the nearest mirror).
5) Download.com (http://www.download.com/) Software page (choose the nearest mirror).
6) Gromacs (http://www.gromacs.org/contributions/index.php)
7) Rage3d thread (http://www.rage3d.com/board/showthread.php?t=33719606)
8) Artic Silver web page (thermal paste) (http://www.articsilver.com/)
Other useful programs for o/cers+anyone!
1) Windows Washer + Spy Sweeper (http://www.webroot.com/consumer/downloads/?WRSID=0191e08b885ea43e57bcbbe1a4ef2ee3) Clean your hard disk from unnecessary files/anti-spyware tool.
2) Tweak Power Pack (http://www.tweaknow.com/) Tweak Windows, registry and hard disk cleaner.
3) Advanced System Optimizer (http://www.systweak.com/) Like Tweak Power Pack.
4) Diskeeper (http://www.diskeeper.com/) Faster defragmentation.
5) Hard disk life (http://www.hddlife.com/)
Must read threads and links!
1) Discussion for CPU burn-in at AMD forums (http://forums.amd.com/index.php?showtopic=67467&st=70)
2) Athlon64 and CPU quick reference (http://www.aoaforums.com/forum/aoa-faq/35472-athlon64-and-cpu-quick-reference.html#post375714)
3) Memory o/c guide! (http://eclipseoc.com/index.php?id=6,51,0,0,1,0)
4) Overclocking links and guides at AMD forums (http://forums.amd.com/index.php?showtopic=67749)
5) AMD o/c guide at DYI forums (http://www.diy-street.com/forum/showthread.php?t=20823)
6) MSDN first link (http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/default.aspx) second link (http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/default.aspx) Two links very helpful for things computing in Windows!
7) PSU calculator (http://web.aanet.com.au/SnooP/psucalc.php)
8) Beginners Guide to Intel Overclocking. (http://forums.techpowerup.com/showthread.php?t=22998)
9) Many o/c links at Ocforums (http://www.ocforums.com/showthread.php?t=397778)
10) PSU guide (http://forums.extremeoverclocking.com/showthread.php?t=136602)
PSU manufacturers
1) Antec (http://www.antec.com/InternationalWelcome.phphttp://www.antec.com/InternationalWelcome.php)
2) Chieftec (http://www.chieftec.com/)
3) Enermax (http://www.enermax.com.tw/)
4) Fortron (http://www.fortron-source.com/)
5) Hiper (http://www.hipergroup.com/English/index.html)
6) LC Power (http://www.lc-power.com/)
7) OCZ (http://www.ocztechnology.com/)
8) Q-Tec (http://www.qtec.info/)
9) Seasonic (http://www.seasonic.com/co/index.jsp)
10) Tagan (http://www.tagan.com/)
Mainboard manufacturers
1) ABIT (http://www.abit-usa.com/)
2) Albatron (http://www.albatron.com.tw/)
3) Aopen (http://www.aopen.com/)
4) ASRock (http://www.asrock.com/)
5) ASUS (http://www.asus.com.tw/)
6) Biostar (http://www.biostar.com.tw/)
7) Chaintech (http://www.chaintech.com.tw/)
8) DFI (http://www.dfi.com.tw/)
9) Epox (http://www.epox.com.tw/)
10) FIC (http://www.fic.com.tw/)
11) Gigabyte (http://www.gigabyte.com.tw/)
12) Iwill (http://www.iwill.net/)
13) Leadtec (http://www.leadtek.com/)
14) MSI (http://forums.extremeoverclocking.com/www.msi.com.tw)
15) QDI (http://www.qdigrp.com/qdisite/eng/index.htm)
16) Soyo (http://www.soyousa.com/)
17) Supermicro (http://www.supermicro.com/)
18) Tyan (http://www.tyan.com/)
Note that many of above manufacturers produce and graphics cards (e.g. ASUS, Gigabyte etc)
Hard disk/backup manufacturers
1) Quantum (http://www.quantum.com/)
2) Hitachi (http://www.hitachi.com/) and more other products
3) Seagate and Maxtor (http://www.seagate.com/)
4) Sandisk (http://www.sandisk.com/)
5) Western Digital (http://www.wdc.com/)
Video cards/chipset manufacturers
1) ATI (http://www.ati.com/)
2) nVidia (http://www.nvidia.com/)
3) Matrox (http://www.matrox.com/)
4) PowerVR (http://www.imgtec.com/PowerVR/products/index.asp)
5) S3 (http://www.s3graphics.com/)
6) XGI (http://www.xgitech.com/index.asp)
RAM manufacturers
1) A-DATA (http://www.adata.com.tw/adata_en/)
2) Apacer (http://www.apacer.com/)
3) Cellshock (http://www.cellshock.msc.de/)
4) Corsair (http://www.corsair.com/)
5) Crucial (http://www.crucial.com/)
6) Elixir (http://www.elixir-memory.com/)
7) Geil (http://www.geil.com.tw/)
8) G.Skill (http://www.gskill.com/)
9) Kingston (http://www.kingston.com/)
10) Mushkin (http://www.mushkin.com/)
11) Patriot (http://www.patriotmem.com/)
12) OCZ (http://www.ocztechnology.com/)
13) Supertalent (http://www.supertalent.com/home/index.php)
14) TwinMOS (http://www.twinmos.com/)
General manufacturers
1) AMD (http://www.amd.com/)
2) Apple (http://www.apple.com/)
3) Fujitsu (http://www.fujitsu.com/global/)
4) IBM (http://www.ibm.com/)
5) Hewlett Packard (http://www.hp.com/)
5) Intel (http://www.intel.com/)
6) LG (http://www.lge.com/index.do)
7) Philips (http://www.philips.com/)
8) Samsung (http://www.samsung.com/)
9) Toshiba (http://www.toshiba.com/) Choose the mirror near to you!
10) Transmeta (http://www.transmeta.com/)
11) VIA (http://www.via.com.tw/)
Cooling manufacturers
1) Akasa (http://www.akasa.com.tw/)
2) Arctic cooling (http://www.arctic-cooling.com/)
3) Assetek (http://www.asetek.com/)
4) CoolerMaster (http://www.coolermaster.com/)
5) Danger Den (http://www.dangerden.com/news.php) available for Australia from Chilled PC click here (http://www.chilledpc.com.au/)
6) Thermalright (http://www.thermalright.com/)
7) Thermaltake (http://www.thermaltake.com/blueorb2.htm)
8) Vantec (http://www.vantecusa.com/product.html)
9) Vapochill (http://www.vapochill.com/)
10) Zalman (http://www.zalmanusa.com/)
11) Nexus Technology (http://www.nexustek.nl//)
12) Evercool (http://www.evercool.com.tw/)
13) PC Power and Cooling (http://www.pcpower.com/home/)
English spoken overclocking forums
1) ABIT-USA (http://forum.abit-usa.com/)
2) ABXzone (http://www.abxzone.com/)
3) AMD (http://forums.amd.com/)
4) Aoaforums (http://www.aoaforums.com/)
5) Bit-Tech (http://www.bit-tech.net/)
6) Bjorn3d.com (http://www.bjorn3d.com/forum/)
7) DYI-street (http://www.diy-street.com/)
8) Hardforum (http://www.hardforum.com/)
9) Legitreviews (http://forums.legitreviews.com/)
10) MSI forum (http://forum.msi.com.tw/)
11) nForce (http://www.nforcershq.com/forum/)
12) OCAU (http://forums.overclockers.com.au/)
13) Ocforums (http://www.ocforums.com/)
14) Overclockers UK (http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/)
15) Overclockers online (http://www.overclockersonline.net/)
16) Vr-Zone (http://forums.vr-zone.com/)
17) XtremeSystems (http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums)
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1) Prime95 (http://www.mersenne.org/freesoft.htm)Test your RAM and CPU.
2) Memtest86 - Floppy version and ISO (http://www.memtest.org/#downiso) Test your RAM.
3) Toast (http://www.benchmarkhq.ru/fclick/fclick.php?fid=172) Basically a burn-in program.
4) Super Pi (ftp://pi.super-computing.org/windows/super_pi.zip) Calculate π=3.14159265.....
5) PiFast (http://numbers.computation.free.fr/Constants/PiProgram/pifast.zip) Calculate π too.
6) Hot CPU Tester Pro (http://www.7byte.com/) Test CPU+RAM+chipset and burn-in CPU+RAM.
7) Stress Prime (http://www.softpedia.com/get/System/Benchmarks/Stress-Prime.shtml/) Variation on Prime95.
8) OCCT (http://occt.ocbase.com/) Test your CPU.
9) S&M (http://www.benchmarkhq.ru/fclick/fclick.php?fid=301) Test RAM+CPU+PSU.
10) Super Pi measures times down to the millisecond (http://superpi.radeonx.com/)
11) Stress CPU (http://home.comcast.net/~wxdude1/emsite/download/stresscpu.zip) 12) 3DMark, PCMark series (http://www.futuremark.com/download/)
13) MemTest for Windows (http://hcidesign.com/memtest/download.html) Allows you to run Memtest in Windows.
14) Orthos Stress Prime2004 (http://sp2004.fre3.com/beta/beta2.htm) A better version of SP2004.
15) Prime95 for quad cores in French language (http://www.octeam.fr/news/software/prime95-v25.1-20060910683.html)
Benchmarking programs
1) 3D Mark 2001 SE (http://downloads.guru3d.com/download.php?det=320)
2) 3D Mark 2003 (http://downloads.guru3d.com/download.php?det=576)
3) Sysoft Sandra (http://www.sisoftware.co.uk/)
4) PC Mark series (http://www.futuremark.com/products/)
5) Metabench (http://www.opusware.net/mbench.exe)
6) ATTO (http://www.attotech.com/software/files/ept163.exe) Hard disk benchmark.
7) HDTach 270 (http://www.simplisoftware.com/Public/download.php?request=HdTach-2.7) Hard disk benchmark.
8) Aquamark (http://pool.download.t-online.de/download/dl/20cp82WgBDUYk/shareware/utilities/analyse_reparatur_und_system/benchmark/AquaMark3.exe)
9) FRAPS (http://www.fraps.com/)
10) WinRAR (http://www.rarlab.com/download.htm) Although it is compression utility anyway it is useful for benchmarking.
11) Everest home edition (http://www.lavalys.com/products/overview.php?pid=1&lang=en&pageid=1)
12) Sciencemark (http://www.techpowerup.com/downloads/170)
13) wPrime (http://www.wprime.net/page.cgi?q=download.html)
System tools/Monitoring/Information
1) Motherboard Monitor (http://mbm.livewiredev.com/) Shows temperatures, voltages.
2) SpeedFan (http://www.almico.com/sfdownload.php) Monitor and change fan speeds and creates a graph showing the fluctuations.
3) ClockGen (http://www.cpuid.com/clockgen.php) On the fly oc! Choose the suitable for your mainboard!
4) 8rdaVcore (http://www.hasw.net/8rdavcore/) On the fly oc!
5) CpuZ (http://www.cpuid.org/cpuz.php) Shows timings, CPU speed/core/multiplier/stepping.
7) Crystal CpuID (http://crystalmark.info/software/CrystalCPUID/index-e.html) Similar to CPUz and on the fly o/c!
8) GCpuID (http://www.majorgeeks.com/GCPUID_d4155.html) AMD PR-rating.
9) OPN 462 (http://homepage.ntlworld.com/terry_butler/opn-462/) PR-rating and stepping info.
10) Throttle Watch (http://www.panopsys.com/Downloads.html) Shows % CPU throttling.
11) HDD temperature (http://private.peterlink.ru/tochinov/)
12) RightMark CPU clock utility (http://cpu.rightmark.org/download.shtml) Shows % CPU throttling.
13) A64 Tweaker v0.31 (http://home.exetel.com.au/codered/A64Tweaker/A64Tweaker_V031.zip) and here v0.6 (http://home.exetel.com.au/codered/A64Tweaker/A64Tweaker_V0.6beta.zip) Allows you to change memory timings in Windows for A64s.
14) SysTool for Windows (http://www.techpowerup.com/systool/) Windows tweaking, monitor nVidia/ATI o/c etc...
15) Central Brain Identifier (http://cbid.amdclub.ru/) It is also similar to CPU-Z but it allows you to change memory timings in Windows.
16) SIW (http://www.gtopala.com/) Monitor program also.
17) PC Wizard (http://www.cpuid.com/pcwizard.php) One more monitor program.
18) WebTemp (http://www.coolhardware.de/) Create statistics for temperatures.
19) Core Temp (http://www.thecoolest.zerobrains.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=137) Monitor your CPU temperatures.
20) A64 info (http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/showthread.php?t=96678) A64 on the fly o/c!
VGA overclocking/Video card tools
1) RadLinker (http://www28.brinkster.com/chrisww1942/)
2) Rage3D (http://www.rage3d.com/r3dtweak/dload/R3Dtweak39c.zip)
3) ATItool (http://www.techpowerup.com/atitool/)
4) Riva Tuner (http://www.guru3d.com/rivatuner/)
5) Centrino Hardware Control (http://www.pbus-167.com/chc.htm)
6) Forceware Coolbits 2.0 (nVidia, Registry) (http://downloads.guru3d.com/download.php?det=815)
7) ATI Tray Tools (http://downloads.guru3d.com/download.php?det=733)
8) GPUz (http://www.techpowerup.com/gpuz/)
9) ATI BIOS flashing tools (http://www.techpowerup.com/downloads/Utilities/BIOS_Flashing/ATI/)
10) RaBiT Util Files (http://www.mvktech.net/component/option,com_remository/Itemid,0/func,selectfolder/cat,50/orderby,4/)
Optimization tools
1) MemTurbo (http://www.memturbo.com/) Defrag your RAM!
2) MemMonster+WinBoost (http://www.magelass.com/) Defrag your RAM, tweak Windows!
3) X-Setup and other useful tools (http://www.x-setup.net/)
4) CPU Idle (http://www.cpuidle.de/) Cool your CPU (but I did not see difference).
Other links
1) Many tools for benchmarking/stability etc (http://active-hardware.com/english/benchmarks/benchmarks.htm)
2) Benchmarking.Ru (http://www.benchmarkhq.ru/english.html) Software page.
3) Majorgeeks (http://www.majorgeeks.com/) Software page.
4) Tucows site (http://www.tucows.com/) Software page (choose the nearest mirror).
5) Download.com (http://www.download.com/) Software page (choose the nearest mirror).
6) Gromacs (http://www.gromacs.org/contributions/index.php)
7) Rage3d thread (http://www.rage3d.com/board/showthread.php?t=33719606)
8) Artic Silver web page (thermal paste) (http://www.articsilver.com/)
Other useful programs for o/cers+anyone!
1) Windows Washer + Spy Sweeper (http://www.webroot.com/consumer/downloads/?WRSID=0191e08b885ea43e57bcbbe1a4ef2ee3) Clean your hard disk from unnecessary files/anti-spyware tool.
2) Tweak Power Pack (http://www.tweaknow.com/) Tweak Windows, registry and hard disk cleaner.
3) Advanced System Optimizer (http://www.systweak.com/) Like Tweak Power Pack.
4) Diskeeper (http://www.diskeeper.com/) Faster defragmentation.
5) Hard disk life (http://www.hddlife.com/)
Must read threads and links!
1) Discussion for CPU burn-in at AMD forums (http://forums.amd.com/index.php?showtopic=67467&st=70)
2) Athlon64 and CPU quick reference (http://www.aoaforums.com/forum/aoa-faq/35472-athlon64-and-cpu-quick-reference.html#post375714)
3) Memory o/c guide! (http://eclipseoc.com/index.php?id=6,51,0,0,1,0)
4) Overclocking links and guides at AMD forums (http://forums.amd.com/index.php?showtopic=67749)
5) AMD o/c guide at DYI forums (http://www.diy-street.com/forum/showthread.php?t=20823)
6) MSDN first link (http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/default.aspx) second link (http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/default.aspx) Two links very helpful for things computing in Windows!
7) PSU calculator (http://web.aanet.com.au/SnooP/psucalc.php)
8) Beginners Guide to Intel Overclocking. (http://forums.techpowerup.com/showthread.php?t=22998)
9) Many o/c links at Ocforums (http://www.ocforums.com/showthread.php?t=397778)
10) PSU guide (http://forums.extremeoverclocking.com/showthread.php?t=136602)
PSU manufacturers
1) Antec (http://www.antec.com/InternationalWelcome.phphttp://www.antec.com/InternationalWelcome.php)
2) Chieftec (http://www.chieftec.com/)
3) Enermax (http://www.enermax.com.tw/)
4) Fortron (http://www.fortron-source.com/)
5) Hiper (http://www.hipergroup.com/English/index.html)
6) LC Power (http://www.lc-power.com/)
7) OCZ (http://www.ocztechnology.com/)
8) Q-Tec (http://www.qtec.info/)
9) Seasonic (http://www.seasonic.com/co/index.jsp)
10) Tagan (http://www.tagan.com/)
Mainboard manufacturers
1) ABIT (http://www.abit-usa.com/)
2) Albatron (http://www.albatron.com.tw/)
3) Aopen (http://www.aopen.com/)
4) ASRock (http://www.asrock.com/)
5) ASUS (http://www.asus.com.tw/)
6) Biostar (http://www.biostar.com.tw/)
7) Chaintech (http://www.chaintech.com.tw/)
8) DFI (http://www.dfi.com.tw/)
9) Epox (http://www.epox.com.tw/)
10) FIC (http://www.fic.com.tw/)
11) Gigabyte (http://www.gigabyte.com.tw/)
12) Iwill (http://www.iwill.net/)
13) Leadtec (http://www.leadtek.com/)
14) MSI (http://forums.extremeoverclocking.com/www.msi.com.tw)
15) QDI (http://www.qdigrp.com/qdisite/eng/index.htm)
16) Soyo (http://www.soyousa.com/)
17) Supermicro (http://www.supermicro.com/)
18) Tyan (http://www.tyan.com/)
Note that many of above manufacturers produce and graphics cards (e.g. ASUS, Gigabyte etc)
Hard disk/backup manufacturers
1) Quantum (http://www.quantum.com/)
2) Hitachi (http://www.hitachi.com/) and more other products
3) Seagate and Maxtor (http://www.seagate.com/)
4) Sandisk (http://www.sandisk.com/)
5) Western Digital (http://www.wdc.com/)
Video cards/chipset manufacturers
1) ATI (http://www.ati.com/)
2) nVidia (http://www.nvidia.com/)
3) Matrox (http://www.matrox.com/)
4) PowerVR (http://www.imgtec.com/PowerVR/products/index.asp)
5) S3 (http://www.s3graphics.com/)
6) XGI (http://www.xgitech.com/index.asp)
RAM manufacturers
1) A-DATA (http://www.adata.com.tw/adata_en/)
2) Apacer (http://www.apacer.com/)
3) Cellshock (http://www.cellshock.msc.de/)
4) Corsair (http://www.corsair.com/)
5) Crucial (http://www.crucial.com/)
6) Elixir (http://www.elixir-memory.com/)
7) Geil (http://www.geil.com.tw/)
8) G.Skill (http://www.gskill.com/)
9) Kingston (http://www.kingston.com/)
10) Mushkin (http://www.mushkin.com/)
11) Patriot (http://www.patriotmem.com/)
12) OCZ (http://www.ocztechnology.com/)
13) Supertalent (http://www.supertalent.com/home/index.php)
14) TwinMOS (http://www.twinmos.com/)
General manufacturers
1) AMD (http://www.amd.com/)
2) Apple (http://www.apple.com/)
3) Fujitsu (http://www.fujitsu.com/global/)
4) IBM (http://www.ibm.com/)
5) Hewlett Packard (http://www.hp.com/)
5) Intel (http://www.intel.com/)
6) LG (http://www.lge.com/index.do)
7) Philips (http://www.philips.com/)
8) Samsung (http://www.samsung.com/)
9) Toshiba (http://www.toshiba.com/) Choose the mirror near to you!
10) Transmeta (http://www.transmeta.com/)
11) VIA (http://www.via.com.tw/)
Cooling manufacturers
1) Akasa (http://www.akasa.com.tw/)
2) Arctic cooling (http://www.arctic-cooling.com/)
3) Assetek (http://www.asetek.com/)
4) CoolerMaster (http://www.coolermaster.com/)
5) Danger Den (http://www.dangerden.com/news.php) available for Australia from Chilled PC click here (http://www.chilledpc.com.au/)
6) Thermalright (http://www.thermalright.com/)
7) Thermaltake (http://www.thermaltake.com/blueorb2.htm)
8) Vantec (http://www.vantecusa.com/product.html)
9) Vapochill (http://www.vapochill.com/)
10) Zalman (http://www.zalmanusa.com/)
11) Nexus Technology (http://www.nexustek.nl//)
12) Evercool (http://www.evercool.com.tw/)
13) PC Power and Cooling (http://www.pcpower.com/home/)
English spoken overclocking forums
1) ABIT-USA (http://forum.abit-usa.com/)
2) ABXzone (http://www.abxzone.com/)
3) AMD (http://forums.amd.com/)
4) Aoaforums (http://www.aoaforums.com/)
5) Bit-Tech (http://www.bit-tech.net/)
6) Bjorn3d.com (http://www.bjorn3d.com/forum/)
7) DYI-street (http://www.diy-street.com/)
8) Hardforum (http://www.hardforum.com/)
9) Legitreviews (http://forums.legitreviews.com/)
10) MSI forum (http://forum.msi.com.tw/)
11) nForce (http://www.nforcershq.com/forum/)
12) OCAU (http://forums.overclockers.com.au/)
13) Ocforums (http://www.ocforums.com/)
14) Overclockers UK (http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/)
15) Overclockers online (http://www.overclockersonline.net/)
16) Vr-Zone (http://forums.vr-zone.com/)
17) XtremeSystems (http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums)
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