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What is Overclocking?

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swampi800

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What is Overclocking exactly?
Ive been gaming a lot recently , striking up on Eve online amidst countless other titles and my cpu is capable of keeping up with some high specs but not all.Will Overclocking to the right degree help any graphics dissuasion or to the same degree , damage my cpu or other hardware.:wub:
 
Better link.

Wikipedia said:
Overclocking is the process of forcing a computer or hardware component to operate faster than the manufacturer-specified clock frequency. Operating voltages may also be changed (increased) accordingly, which can also increase the speed at which operation remains stable.
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The trade-offs are an increase in power consumption and fan noise, the system can become unstable if the equipment is overclocked too much, and the risk of damage due to excessive overvoltage or heat generation.
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swampi800 said:
Will Overclocking to the right degree help any graphics dissuasion or to the same degree , damage my cpu or other hardware.
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Maybe. To all of those.

What hardware are you using that you would like to overclock? Some hardware, such as most Intel CPUs, cannot be overclocked, as the manufacturer prevents it. Some hardware, e.g. low-end video cards, simply isn't worth overclocking, as better hardware is relatively inexpensive.
 
Overclocking is a slow and methodical process of trial and error, mostly error, often accompanied by cold sweats in the dark of the night. ...Then you succeed.
 
right_to_know said:
I think we all know what google is so that was quite unnecessary.
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so was the original question 😉

While I won't explain what overclocking is, I can tell you it's not always the answer. most games are limited by your video card's computing power, so overclocking your CPU would not improve anything. Also, a 10% overclock does not equate 10% performance improvement, Often much less.

Overclocking also requires specialized hardware in some cases, such as a unlocked CPU or extra beefy cooling inside your computer chasis.
it also takes quite a bit of learning, and a lot of patience. it's a strange hobby, some would say overclocking simply isn't worth the trouble, but we do it anyways.
 
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if the OP **Original POster**, so ..swampi .. could tell us what CPU he has, maybe we could give him some OC advice.
 
Well dude
:Geforce 960 Graphics Processor.
:AMD A8 7650 Processor.
:Asrock Motherboard.

I,m not sure if ~Overclocking is going to help my graphics credential and i,m not really sure how to do it , i tried it once already before a re install of my system and i think i pushed it too far as the framerate was ridiculous , so i reset the processors settings and decided against the option although i wanted to see what the idea behind Overclocking the processor was , how efficient the exact settings could be for gaming.
 
Ah ok i see , thats handy , i kind of figured you would have to know a little about the relevance of the inner engines of pc components.
Maybe i,ll wait till i find someone who has the hands on tech expertise , just in case i blow anything!
 
Aye great this is the kind of answer i was looking for.
A percentage to percentage equality , is possibly the naive angle i was shooting from.
I have chosen for the time being to not go ahead with taxing my cpu.
 
ermm. actually, i think you have a processor that almost needs to be overclocked. need confirmation from AMD people though.
 
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