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We are proud to announce that we have since today a partnership with AWARDFABRIK. The AWARDFABRIK was founded in 2006 by No_Name. They are the No.1 in OCing in Germany. Almost all German OCer are registrated there and the hwbot-Team is ranked since months in the Top 10. Well known members are No_Name (OCX VIP), Otterauge, jowi69, stummerwinter, SoF, monteboy (OCX VIP), and last but not least joe_cool.

Based on our friendship to No_Name and several bench sessions with him and joe_cool we decided to concentrate our energies. Main topics will be sharing of news and informations about hardware, we think this will push both sites forward.

Please have visit at AwardFabrik by clicking following link for detail about them.

Because of the popularity of Intel quadcore processors the method of overclocking has somewhat changed. Most everyone knows that when the CPU and board are pushed to the edge success will hinge on the adjustment of CPU and Northbridge GTL Reference voltages. As important as these settings are to a stable overclock few users know what is being accomplished when these values are changed. For most users, both as to why they need adjusting and how to go about finding the correct values, these settings are shrouded in mystery. GTL (Gunning Transceiver Logic) was invented in 1991 by William Gunning while at Xerox. It was created because of the need for a faster chip-to-chip interface. It is an open-drain, low power switching circuit. Today there are several variations of this specification in use. They differ primarily in the voltages used, signal edge enhancements and slew rates. In the past Intel used a bus technology known as GTL+. The major difference between GTL and GTL+ is that the noise margin around VREF was increased. Currently Intel is using AGTL+ (Assisted Gunning Transceiver Logic +). The most notable difference between AGTL+ and GTL+ is the addition of an active pMOS pull-up transistor on the output of the driver. This is to assist the termination resistors during the first clock of a low-to-high voltage transition. Throughout the following examples all references will be based on the AGTL+ specification. By substituting the correct voltages these examples are valid for most versions of GTL. Read more »