Pro/Forums - View Single Post - Overclock the TI-83 Silver Edition

superart · 03-13-2002, 10:01 PM

I am thinking about overclocking my TI-83+ Silver Edition. Why? Well I'm a shutin who doesn't get out much, and this is the kind of things that geeky shutins do. I have read some articles on it, primarily, http://leaven.com/ti/ti83.htm . It said i can quadruple my CPU speed by swapping out the c7 capacitor. I have a couple questions about it. Since i have the silver edition, with a processor that is already faster than the ti-83+(the model used in the article) would I see the same 4-times increase in speed? Also, the guy who wrote it said that you need a special 0.1pf NPO capacitor. He says a non-NPO cap wont work, but i think hes just trying to rip people off since he sells NPO caps for 2 bucks a pop...i may be wrong. would I be able to use a regular cap instead of a NPO cap? Also, i read an article at http://www.ticalc.org/archives/mail/.../msg00330.html that said you can replace the c6 capacitor and get a more responsive keyboard. What I'm wondering, are there any other capacitors i can swap out in order to speed things up?

I appreciate any help, and thank you guys in advance

03-13-2002, 10:01 PM	#1
superart Cooling Savant Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: FL Posts: 787	Overclock the TI-83 Silver Edition I am thinking about overclocking my TI-83+ Silver Edition. Why? Well I'm a shutin who doesn't get out much, and this is the kind of things that geeky shutins do. I have read some articles on it, primarily, http://leaven.com/ti/ti83.htm . It said i can quadruple my CPU speed by swapping out the c7 capacitor. I have a couple questions about it. Since i have the silver edition, with a processor that is already faster than the ti-83+(the model used in the article) would I see the same 4-times increase in speed? Also, the guy who wrote it said that you need a special 0.1pf NPO capacitor. He says a non-NPO cap wont work, but i think hes just trying to rip people off since he sells NPO caps for 2 bucks a pop...i may be wrong. would I be able to use a regular cap instead of a NPO cap? Also, i read an article at http://www.ticalc.org/archives/mail/.../msg00330.html that said you can replace the c6 capacitor and get a more responsive keyboard. What I'm wondering, are there any other capacitors i can swap out in order to speed things up? I appreciate any help, and thank you guys in advance __________________ When you do things right, people won't be sure youv'e done anything at all. Looking to buy/trade for used Deep Fryer and Vacume Pack Sealer.