Tell the truth time ( overclocking )

[movingtables]

having done some research and speaking to folk on here they all suggest
the following machine from overclockers for a semi expensive machine to
play games on: http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=FS-237-OK

Titan Xenomorph" Intel Core i3 530 2.93GHz @ 4.20GHz Nvidia Edition DDR3 System

£699.30 inc VAT

but i want you guys to be honest because despite being on this forum for 6 or so years i've never overclocked anything because i have read some horror stories on here about people blowing thier graphics card up ect lol.


the machine in question is garunteed to be 100% stable but in your opinon
is this really true?
arnt all the components being stressed so much that say one hot summers day it could all go wrong ?

 

[EdGey]

I run my chip at 3.5Ghz most of the time, and the stock clock is 2.4GHz, and i have had no problems what so ever.

If you have a stable overclock (which that one will no doubt be), and the temperatures are acceptable, then you should be fine.

 

[Redmint]

Well there's been a few examples of OCuk overclocked bundles/machines having issues, but I'm sure it's the same with any manufacturer who sells overclocked stuff. Think chances are it'll be fine providing you do a bit of the usual maintenance (clean out the heatsink every so often etc).

 

[chipps101]

my q6600 2.4ghz @ 3.3ghz overclocked bundle i bought around 2 years ago from overclockers is still going strong and never missed a beat

 

[Cycrow]

its very difficult to do damage to componants unless ur silly and mess with the volages too much.

damage is usually cause by excess heat > 100C
and increasing voltage increases the heat it generates.

if your really worried, u could reduce the overclock yourself.

 

[NathWraith]

the machine in question is garunteed to be 100% stable but in your opinon
is this really true?
arnt all the components being stressed so much that say one hot summers day it could all go wrong ?

All systems are stressed at 100% in a room where the ambient reaches 32C max. So no it won't go all wrong on a summers day. Most "failed" overclocks are down to customers trying to "improve" the settings themselves or by BIOS flashing and havin a go themselves. Both of which are totally unadvisable.

 

[Pulse]

Possibly, had my Q9650 (3GHz) @ 4GHz constantly since the day I got it a couple of months ago, that was second hand so no idea what torture it endured before hand but it's still as stable as ever and has been throughout summer with the increased temps.

Likewise, I built a friend a i3 setup before the mini heatwave and pushed that straight to 4.2GHz myself with literally no prior knowledge of overclocking i3's, just read a few settings and tested for the minimal voltages that I could use. That's been fine ever since.

Another thing that you have to take into consideration is that you'll never really stress a cpu 100% on all core(s) without using a purpose built stressing utility. The majority of computer games and even video encoding applications will never (or don't at the moment, at least) utilise the full power of a cpu, so never really push it right to it's extreme limits which would cause it to fail sooner.

 

[Gary*]

All systems are stressed at 100% in a room where the ambient reaches 32C max. So no it won't go all wrong on a summers day. Most "failed" overclocks are down to customers trying to "improve" the settings themselves or by BIOS flashing and havin a go themselves. Both of which are totally unadvisable.

It's a common thing, this user error.

 

[setter]

Ive never had a component fail on me due to being overclocked, and as for summer days, i did consider dropping my overclock back a bit, temps had risen by about 5c due to the heat, but i scrapped that idea, my daily use doesnt stress the system to the levels of p95/ibt etc, everything runs well within safe tolerances.

 

[movingtables]

All systems are stressed at 100% in a room where the ambient reaches 32C max. So no it won't go all wrong on a summers day. Most "failed" overclocks are down to customers trying to "improve" the settings themselves or by BIOS flashing and havin a go themselves. Both of which are totally unadvisable.

trust me i wouldnt dare try to "improve" anything

lastly. if i choose the operating system with this system (windows 7) i'm assuming it will automaticaly be installed so its all good to go when it arrives?

thanks for everyones help.

 

[franco_22]

I heard that OcUK stress tests the system for 8 hours before selling it. So the overclock should be very stable.

 

[Razor-BladE]

I have a E8200 2.66Ghz @ stock, running at 3.8Ghz for a year, and 3Ghz for a year before that, and i've had no problems whatsoever.

 

[ThomasTheTankEngine]

trust me i wouldnt dare try to "improve" anything

The only thing you'd need to do to maintain it, is keep it free of dust.

 

[xRowan]

you should easily get 4ghz with that.

 

[cr!spy]

I bought the same system a few weeks ago with the HD5850. It's a great system but my one kept randomly blue screening when playing games. I done a prime95 test and it was only stable for 50mins. I ended up increasing the vcore to 1.37 for it to be stable, so I don't believe they are stressed tested for 8hours... or at least my one wasn't. On the plus side, increasing to that voltage only took the temp up another 1 or 2 degrees.

Still, was a bit annoying as I bought the pc pre-overclocked so I wouldn't have to do this kind of thing and could just get on with my gaming.

 

[shadowake]

Overclocking is fine as long as you know what your doing, my systems been overclocked as high as it will go and been like that without a single problem (touches wood) for years.

The people who 'blow stuff up' as you put it are idiots that dont know what thery are doing setting stupid voltages etc.

If you buy pre clocked from the OCuK guys im sure you will get a nice stable and safe overclock.

 

[cr!spy]

Overclocking is fine as long as you know what your doing, my systems been overclocked as high as it will go and been like that without a single problem (touches wood) for years.

The people who 'blow stuff up' as you put it are idiots that dont know what thery are doing setting stupid voltages etc.

If you buy pre clocked from the OCuK guys im sure you will get a nice stable and safe overclock.

Obviously not if you read my post above. I was probably just unlucky though.

 

[S00PR3M3]

the machine in question is garunteed to be 100% stable but in your opinon
is this really true?
arnt all the components being stressed so much that say one hot summers day it could all go wrong ?

We don't get hot summers in the UK, It'll be fine.

 

[Hagar]

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The people who 'blow stuff up' as you put it are idiots that dont know what thery are doing setting stupid voltages etc.

One learns through mistakes, I blew one CPU which was a 1700+ athlon 1466MHz which I was pushing over 2400MHz using an advanced air cooler. It went phut through too much heat and light (volts) . Some thoroughbreds went high some did not it much depended on the stepping and the batch. I bought another, they were only about £40 at the time (from OC) and successfully went over 2400MHz. It was incredibly noisy though and ultimately I ran it for a long time at 2000MHz at just above stock.

Things and technology has moved on, we were wrapping pins with wire to unlock higher multipliers or painting tracks with metallic silver paint onto the CPU.

andy.

 

[Greboth]

I have not done any overclocking as just trying to get my system set up as standard at the moment but, for temperature at least, could you not use the automatic shut down option in core temp (or something similar) to stop anything getting too hot?