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To overclock or not to overclock.
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Permalink Reply by Dilyn Corner on -
It's not all that hard to OC. Especially the CPU. I OCed mine from 2.66 to 3.2 in about 7 minutes.
The video card is a bit more challenging, just because you gotta make sure that you don't get any artifacts and that the OC is stable. Also, that at full load, your card stays under 80C (I'm not comfortable with anything over 80). What video card/CPU do you have? Any coolers and what kind?
I think that it is well worth it to overclock. Get something like RivaTuner or EVGA precision, and then get ATI Tool and Furmark. With the first two, you can OC your GPU, and with the last two, you can test for artifacts and stability test the OC, respectively.
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Permalink Reply by Ioannes on -
I agree with Renderedcook overclocking does seem like a cool idea however it just makes your system components break sooner than they normally would. I actually buy components designed for overclocking but then don't overclock them and my computers will work for years (I've actually never had a whole system totally die on me). Also his statements about software being behind hardware are true and I don't think software has ever been able to fully exploit hardware. Just don't worry about it and keep you system how it is.
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Permalink Reply by Shtanto on -
Yeah I bought a system I could overclock if the need arose, but I'll wait until I need more GHz before I shorten the life of my components.
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Permalink Reply by baseballboy64116 on -
Does anybody know how to overclock an AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core Processor 4400+ 2.30 Ghz?
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Permalink Reply by TyphoidKitten on -
AMD Overdrive. Google it.
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Permalink Reply by Beau Bridges on -
If it can, it should be in the BIOS.
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Permalink Reply by Nick Brunamonti on -
Overclocking graphics cards is actually the easiest thing to do. Just use Riva Tuner. It's a software that makes changes to your card real time so you can mess around with it and find a stable overclock really easily. You can also control the fan with it and once you get good settings, just set it to overclock on startup. I overclocked my 9800GTX and now I can play Crysis on High at 1900x1080, not bad at all for a cheap card. CPUs really aren't that bad either, it's just that you'll want to use your BIOS for a better overclock which is very time consuming. Just find a guide, and then do what I did, just check online to see if any websites have already taken a crack at it. Then you already know the limits of the card and can just test that one overclock instead of slowly moving it up. Last thing, if you want to overclock your CPU, make sure your board has at least a 6 phase changer. Mine only had a 4, so I almost shorted out my board since it couldn't handle the extra voltage.
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Permalink Reply by TyphoidKitten on
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...The 9800 GTX is not a cheap card.
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