What is the weakest link in overclocking?

[Medellon]

When an overclock fails, what is usually the cause? Is it the CPU, memory, AGP card, etc.

 

[Mikki]

I usually find it's the nail in the wall holding the clock overhead...

 

[tbates757]

It always depends on your components, sometimes its ram, sometimes cpu, sometimes agp/pci

 

[THUGSROOK]

What is the weakest link in overclocking?

its usually that thing that sits inbetween the chair and the keyboard

 

[oldfart]

Lets see. Lots of things

Luck of the draw on the CPU purchase
Mobo overclockability (PCI/AGP lock, Vcore range and stability at high FSB speeds)
Ram quality has to be up to handling high FSB speeds
Cooling of CPU and NB

 

[Budman]

Originally posted by: THUGSROOK

What is the weakest link in overclocking?

its usually that thing that sits inbetween the chair and the keyboard

Yes that too but the main thing holding my OC back is lack of funds $$$$$ .

 

[wicktron]

People often overlook the PSU.

 

[DoctorBooze]

Most often it's the luser trying to overclock, like THUGSROOK said; after that it's cooling, then PSU, probably.

 

[human2k]

The cpu, palimino vs. tbred B, no contest.

 

[Sushi]

After all the usual components (RAM, CPU, mobo), I would say that the weakest link is the cooling system!

 

[VisableAssassin]

Power supply.
from what ive seen a low 5v rail will hamper a good OC

 

[dnycompbuilder]

Hey i heard about the 5v thing on psu but i was getting 4.957 on mine until i OCed and raised my cpu voltage now im getting between 4.865-4.892 is htis just because of the overclocking?

 

[Drsignguy]

Originally posted by: Budman<br

Yes that too but the main thing holding my OC back is lack of funds $$$$$ .

I must believe this also. If you have the $$$$$ and the right connections, I know you would do well. But, just when you think you got it, you run out of dough. Bummer!

 

[VisableAssassin]

Originally posted by: dnycompbuilder
Hey i heard about the 5v thing on psu but i was getting 4.957 on mine until i OCed and raised my cpu voltage now im getting between 4.865-4.892 is htis just because of the overclocking?

possibly.
on an older PSU i has i was getting 4.8v on that rail which would only let me get 1.5ghz outta my old ass 1.4ghz t-bird. once i switched out and got an antec true power 550w my 5v rail sits at 5.03v and has let that same 1.4 t-bird hit 1.6ghz with no problem other than stupidly high temps
but out with the 1.4 and in with my 2400+ @2403mhz