Travis Report post Posted May 4, 2011 Not worth it unless the computer is a custom build, will just shave off a few years of life on your processor if its not. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites 0
Ludadogg0 Report post Posted May 4, 2011 Splodge'd Share this post Link to post Share on other sites 0
Numbers` Report post Posted May 5, 2011 Yeah just avoid it to avoid fucking up your computer. Unless you've built your own pc and know how everything works Share this post Link to post Share on other sites 0
The Man Report post Posted May 5, 2011 No clue what the fuck that means. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites 0
Breaker Report post Posted May 7, 2011 RIP your processor if you overclock.. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites 0
Izacboy123 Report post Posted May 7, 2011 Think you need to buy something extra or have something that is compatible with OC, not sure No. First you start with your processor. You up the FSB frequency by 10, while adding a slight touch to the voltage too. You then save the settings and reboot. If you have a successful reboot you repeat the process after an hour. You'll also have to edit the timings with your RAM if you want a good overclock. As for the GPU I've still not looked into it, although with 'higher end' cards, there will usually be a switch on the card of a software overclock for it. *Note. Unless you've paid for parts and built your own computer do not overclock. As factory built machines like HP/Compaq/etc aren't built for overclocking. Might I also add, that you need to pay attention to the temp levels of your motherboard; Increasing frequency of the Front Side Bus will naturally generate more heat, so the CPU temp might be reasonable, but the Front Side Bus might not be. Also, when overclocking the FSB, you also need to pay attention to the NB; NB -> FSB -> CPU. Increasing the FSB frequency might require you to increase the NB frequency to accommodate for this. The NB is connected to the RAM and PCIe/AGP GPU, so increasing the NB frequency will essentially overclock your RAM and GPU (party answers how to overclock your GPU), now that is another story. Some AMD/Intel CPUs have the FSB's capabilities built into them, so do check this out before attemping to OC. Increasing the NB and FSB frequencies will require more power to be drawn from your PSU, so it's important you have a solid PSU sitting in your rig. Overclocking can be a complicated subject, I wouldn't attempt it unless you really know what you're doing, but if you do want to experiment OCing, pushing the FSB and NB freq very slightly shouldn't cause any issues, but if you get high temps and errors (a BSOD), reset your MOBO :P Share this post Link to post Share on other sites 0
N Y Heart Report post Posted May 9, 2011 Don't really know what it is really. :blink: Really? Me either. . . really. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites 0
Corey Report post Posted May 10, 2011 (edited) Think you need to buy something extra or have something that is compatible with OC, not sure No. First you start with your processor. You up the FSB frequency by 10, while adding a slight touch to the voltage too. You then save the settings and reboot. If you have a successful reboot you repeat the process after an hour. You'll also have to edit the timings with your RAM if you want a good overclock. As for the GPU I've still not looked into it, although with 'higher end' cards, there will usually be a switch on the card of a software overclock for it. *Note. Unless you've paid for parts and built your own computer do not overclock. As factory built machines like HP/Compaq/etc aren't built for overclocking. Not always, While FSB is better, if you got a divider, you want to make sure you don't topple your memory, I up the multiplier instead. If you don't know what your doing, don't screw around with it. Go read up at least and find out what everything does. You will need to know simple things like how to reset your mobo like by removing the battery. Also make sure you got good thermal paste and a good cooler, otherwise you won't get far. If you got an asus board, make profiles so you don't run your computer so high when you don't need it. Overclocking graphics cards doesn't help much, don't bother lol. The extended life of your card is worth more than the small increase imo. Edited May 10, 2011 by Kill Elmo2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites 0
