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Is it hard to learn how to overclock CPU?
Mishomeister
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Can I learn it pretty quickly by reading online forums and watching videos on YOUTUBE? Will be buying a PC soon and somehow don't feel like paying for overlocking services. Or is there a big chance I can permamently damage processor etc?
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Overclocking is quite a science. If you want to get into it then I suggest you do plenty of reading and then build yourself a PC with components that are capable of being overclocked. You can buy bundles (motherboard, processor and memory) that have already been tried and tested. You only need to overclock if you're heavily into gaming but there's no need to if you're just using a computer for basic stuff.0
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The trick to overclocking is to do small increases at a time instead of going hell for leather.0
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You should decide on level of performance needed/required and budget first.
Intel cpu's seem to overclock better nowadays.
Some motherboards offer NO overclocking options. Google any proposed cpu+mo/board combo's before purchase.
E3xxx cpu/s o/c very well at the budget end , E5xxx , i3-5xx but new sandybridge pricing makes most mid to high cpu o/c's obsolete.
It's easy to get 90% of possible increase but the last little gain increase is much harder.0 -
agreed with all the above, it is pretty easy so long as you take your time and think about things.
however you can kill you system if you go 'mental' with a overclock, however it should not be a big risk so long as you go in small steps and test it as you go, and the other issue is that in most instances a overclock will invalidate the parts warrenty.
just remember if you have problems or questions ask them before you do anything, i find bit-tech forums are pretty good and are well worth a read, even if you do not post on them you will gain a large amount of knowledge.
but the one thing to remember above all else is - just because someone has managed to get a specific overclock out of a CPU does not mean you will be able to get the same,
every chip is slightly different due to the manufactoring processors, so do not just pick someone else frequencies and voltages and pop them in, do small steps and stress test to make sure it is stableDrop a brand challenge
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Easy to overclock...... also very easy to permanently and completly destroy components of your hardware if you take things too far.
Do you have a good idea of what you are looking to buy/spend and what performance you are looking to/needing to get out of it?0 -
The other question to ask is why you want to overclock? and whether or not it is worth it, which comes down to your processor.
If you have an intel i5 2500k you would probably be crazy not to overclock it, you can get more than an extra 1 GHz out of those, some phenoms on the other hand you owuld apparently be lucky to get an extra 0.3 GHz.
Also if your not playing a lot of games or doing something else that is processor intensive then overclocking is very likely to be a waste of time.There's no sense crying over every mistake.
You just keep on trying till you run out of cake.0 -
I have an i5 2500K overclocked to 4.4Ghz, been in use for about 7 months and had no issues at all.
Aria will do pre-overclocked bundles.
e.g. http://www.aria.co.uk/Systems/Bundles/Intel+Overclocked+Bundles/Gladiator+Z68+Core+i5+2500K+4.30GHz+Overclocked+Bundle+?productId=45683
Overclocking is coupled closely with failure, go too far and at best you get a BSOD and recover, at worse, you goose something.
there are sooooo many variables which you have to step up in conjunction with something else it is only worth doing if you are prepared to face disaster.
You could get a pre O/C bundle and look through all the settings to see how others have done it.
My mainboard is an MSI P67A-G45 Intel P67 (REV B3) which comes with some great software for overclocking whilst remaining fairly user friendly.
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Beware the magic smoke doesn't escape!0
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BackOnTrack wrote: »The other question to ask is why you want to overclock? and whether or not it is worth it, which comes down to your processor.
If you have an intel i5 2500k you would probably be crazy not to overclock it, you can get more than an extra 1 GHz out of those, some phenoms on the other hand you owuld apparently be lucky to get an extra 0.3 GHz.
Also if your not playing a lot of games or doing something else that is processor intensive then overclocking is very likely to be a waste of time.
I am thinking of buying a gaming computer with Intel i7 CPU 2600k
I want this PC to handle ALL the games at least at minimum requirements as long as possible as I am not looking forward at buying a new computer for a while0 -
The 2500K is a better gaming CPU as games don't use hyper-threading that the 2600k brings0
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