Newbie Overclocking Guide

cleopatra · Post by **cleopatra** » Thu Oct 25, 2007 10:52 pm

maybe we all gonna need it to run ut3

http://www.xbitlabs.com/articles/cpu/di ... guide.html

}TCP{Kerm · Post by **}TCP{Kerm** » Fri Oct 26, 2007 2:54 pm

hehe, if you cant run it without overclocking then it doesnt matter much with overclocking and dont forget that this guide is based on current mobos and cpu's so dont expect that this guide will work on old systems

Post by **}TCP{Wolf** » Sat Oct 27, 2007 7:45 pm

Am I the only person on this planet that NEVER overclocks...?

}TCP{Kerm · Post by **}TCP{Kerm** » Sat Oct 27, 2007 7:49 pm

I tried it once but then found out that it cant be done without frying my motherboard with my settings

Taz · Post by **Taz** » Sat Oct 27, 2007 8:59 pm

}TCP{Wolf wrote:Am I the only person on this planet that NEVER overclocks...?

I don't man

}TCP{Coco · Post by **}TCP{Coco** » Sat Oct 27, 2007 10:49 pm

Hi!

Me neither! I think you just risk your hardware and don't gain too much from it.

Coco.

}TCP{Snowbird · Post by **}TCP{Snowbird** » Sun Oct 28, 2007 7:07 am

Nope, no over clocking either on my side. I was tempted to do it once, but I do not have the $$$ to buy anything when I fry my system.

the_kay · Post by **the_kay** » Sun Oct 28, 2007 9:29 am

}TCP{Wolf wrote:Am I the only person on this planet that NEVER overclocks...?

No.

}TCP{Cloud · Post by **}TCP{Cloud** » Sun Oct 28, 2007 12:30 pm

Never even thinked of trying to overclock, and dont wanna either.

cleopatra · Post by **cleopatra** » Sun Oct 28, 2007 2:43 pm

good thank you now i know what it is :0

}TCP{Cee · Post by **}TCP{Cee** » Sun Oct 28, 2007 5:47 pm

No need to boost my games from 2 to 4 fps by overclocking my hardware by 500 % :/

}TCP{Ghost · Post by **}TCP{Ghost** » Sun Oct 28, 2007 6:21 pm

you guys seem to have lots of prejudices about overclocking, the fact is.. its all the opposite of what you ppl think.
The guide says.. there are extremists.. that go far with clocking.
But a simple cpu enhancement of 500 mhz max.. well anyone can do that lol.
No special mobo needed. Only a good cooling system, and knowledge of your mobo and cpu is needed. so yeh..

}TCP{Kerm · Post by **}TCP{Kerm** » Sun Oct 28, 2007 10:04 pm

well that counts me out

}TCP{Ghost · Post by **}TCP{Ghost** » Mon Oct 29, 2007 12:06 pm

lol well atm i have a very bad pc.. 2800+, 768 ram and 6200GS
the 2800+ is 1.6ghz, now runs at 2.71, the gpu is 300/400 it runs on 575/700..
I use the normal amount of fans, have a good case with good airflow, a standard cpu and gpu cooler.
Pc is at fully stressed 51 degrees
Idle 36, and normally around 42..
So yeh, imo anyone can overclock, However if you want to join the 4ghz club, you go buy insane cooling system + case and buy a E6850 and let it run 4.3ghz, that is ofcourse, not possible with the average system.
But like I said, an increase of 500mhz, is pretty good, and won't destabilize ur pc. You will notice that difference too.

}TCP{Coco · Post by **}TCP{Coco** » Mon Oct 29, 2007 1:17 pm

Hi!

Well, Ghost, what you don't seem to know is that more heat than allowed decreases the lifetime of a chip - even if the system runs stable. There's a reason why the manufacturers clock their products with the rate they are being shipped with. Otherwise, AMD, for example, could simply sell faster CPUs and gain an advantage over Intel. Don't you think they would do it if it was safe?

Coco.

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