All you non overclockers tell me why you don't overclock?

My answer is i cant be bothered.

I spend my time using my pc rather than actually maintaining/tweaking it.
 
Ry@n said:
My answer is i cant be bothered.

I spend my time using my pc rather than actually maintaining/tweaking it.
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i cant remember the last time i had to change anything on mine.... the only time i speed tweaking is when im trying for suicide 3dmark runs with my onboard video. It never has to be about constant tweaking and testing and more tweaking, despite what people what have you believe. You do it initially, make sure its stable....then leave it. Tbh in my view its worth a little time for the huge amount of money save:)
 
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Ry@n said:
My answer is i cant be bothered.

I spend my time using my pc rather than actually maintaining/tweaking it.
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I was wondering how long it'd be for someone to say this - and I agree completely.

And to those who say "but overclocking is something for free" - to some people it may be, but to most of you, you spend a ridiculous amount of money on the latest tech, then overclock it.

You're not actually saving any money - you're just increasing the performance that you get for your money.

In my case, I never buy the latest tech, I just buy things that are reasonably priced and save my money there. My computer always does what I want it to do, so why overclock? Then a few years down the line I spend some more money getting an upgrade. Sure I could overclock my 3 year old pc when it finally doesn't do the job anymore, and then I'd prolong its life. But pc tech moves so quickly that is it really worth overclocking a 3 year old machine, when you could get better performance from even the cheapest of parts?!

Basically until now, I've never needed to overclock because my machine has always done what I needed it to do. And I've not needed to "save" money, because I never buy the latest tech anyway.

So my reason for not overclocking = cheap comps that do everything I need of them.
 
james.miller said:
i cant remember the last time i had to change anything on mine.... the only time i speed tweaking is when im trying for suicide 3dmark runs with my onboard video. It never has to be about constant tweaking and testing and more tweaking, despite what people what have you believe. You do it initially, make sure its stable....then leave it. Tbh in my view its worth a little time for the huge amount of money save:)
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Bingo.

I spend a few hours getting a good overclock out of my new piece of kit, that's all. If I wanted to go for a world record or something then sure, I could spend forever and a day on it, but I don't feel that I need every last MHz out of my PC, a good overclock doesn't take long and will give better value for money.

Getting a Core 2 Duo E6300 and some DDR2 PC6400 and running it with a 66% overclock without breaking a sweat sounds like a good money saving tip to me.
The number of people that have done this, shows that it doesn't take hours, days and weeks to do and will save a shed load of money.
 
Mint_Sauce said:
Can't be bothered overclocking anymore, I find it easier just to upgrade rather than spend hours overclocking, sorting out airflow etc. Hardware changes so fast these days that it's not worth the hassle to me. If a new game comes out that is sluggish and I REALLY want it to run well then I may spend time overclocking for that.
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You'll change your tune if you get the 24" monitor ;)
 
I Overclock for the fun of it but in all honesty I don't really see a big speed improvement going from 3-4 Ghz on a 6600. The law of diminshing returns is starting to apply. Fair enough a benchmark will show you the difference but put 2 PC's running at 3 and 4G's in front of someone and I bet you they could not tell any difference. I bet that would be the case for stock too.

I personally now go for the Max OC on stock voltage that will max out my memory.
 
div0 said:
I was wondering how long it'd be for someone to say this - and I agree completely.

And to those who say "but overclocking is something for free" - to some people it may be, but to most of you, you spend a ridiculous amount of money on the latest tech, then overclock it.

You're not actually saving any money - you're just increasing the performance that you get for your money.

In my case, I never buy the latest tech, I just buy things that are reasonably priced and save my money there. My computer always does what I want it to do, so why overclock? Then a few years down the line I spend some more money getting an upgrade. Sure I could overclock my 3 year old pc when it finally doesn't do the job anymore, and then I'd prolong its life. But pc tech moves so quickly that is it really worth overclocking a 3 year old machine, when you could get better performance from even the cheapest of parts?!

Basically until now, I've never needed to overclock because my machine has always done what I needed it to do. And I've not needed to "save" money, because I never buy the latest tech anyway.

So my reason for not overclocking = cheap comps that do everything I need of them.
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I bought an E6400, I spent one whole afternoon finding a stable overclock. Yes one whole afternoon! For the price of a "low end" core 2 I have something faster than the current top of the range E6800 Extreme. My £150 CPU is out performing a chip costing almost £700.

I'm real sorry I wasted a whole afternoon! ;)

Why not buy components that are reasonably priced then transform them into components costing 4 times as much?

Often it is not so much making certain components perform better as allowing them too. :cool:

Edit: Asguard is right, If a PC is used for surfing, word, watching DVD's or listening to mp3 then there is hardly a noticable difference between an XP3200+ and a core 2 Duo. I know this because my previous system was XP3200+. However when I convert video or run Cuebase with several audio tracks and a few VST instruments, I see a massive difference.
 
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I bought an E6400, I spent one whole afternoon finding a stable overclock. Yes one whole afternoon! For the price of a "low end" core 2 I have something faster than the current top of the range E6800 Extreme. My £150 CPU is out performing a chip costing almost £700.

I'm real sorry I wasted a whole afternoon! ;)

Why not buy components that are reasonably priced then transform them into components costing 4 times as much?
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LOL - but thats why YOU overclock!!

In MY case the 6300 would do me fine AT STOCK - so why spend a whole afternoon overclocking?!

I never once said that overclocking is a waste of time - in your case, it was very much worth while.

But for a lot of people on this forum inparticular, they will still spend the £700 on top of the range gear and then overclock it. They are not "saving" anything, just increasing the performance.

The question that was asked was why do YOU not overclock - the answer for me is that my needs do not require it! But if YOU feel that you NEEDED the extra speed from your 6300, then your overclock was definately a good way of saving money. However, if you didn't NEED the extra speed, then you afternoon COULD be considered as wasted. In my case I would consider the 6300 at stock as more than suitable for my needs, and so in my case I would consider an afternoon of overclocking as a waste of my time!! :)
 
div0, I understand. If I did not transcode video or use my PC as a multitrack recorder/music production PC then in all likely hood stock speed would be sufficient. (though I would still overclock for the fun of it :) ) I was just trying to point out that there is little effort (a few hours) involved in getting a stable overclock, and once it is done that's it. It is not a great deal of time to waste for such an impressive performance boost and cost saving. And yes I would agree, if you don't need or wouldn't notice the extra power then overclocking is pretty pointless.
 
I agree completely. And I know that its not hard to do, and doesn't involve THAT much time.

But the claim that you "get something for free" just doesn't aplly to everyone.

Sure, if you really NEED a powerful machine, then buying reasonably priced parts and overclocking them to high-end performance is a good way of saving money.

But these days computers are so powerful, that even the cheapest parts will do more than enough for a lot of people. And I'm NOT just talking about people who only use their comp for emails!

You can build a decent gaming rig without having to spend a lot of money. Sure you could play at a higher res and turn up a few extra details if you overclocked it, but it depends whether you feel the need for that little bit extra.

It's all about what you find acceptable - and for me, computer parts are cheap enough just now that I can easily build a rig that is more than capable of what I want to use it for. So I buy the parts, it doesn't cost me much and i use the machine - I never have anything that makes me think "I wish my machine was more powerful", and so I never get round to needing to overclock. By the time my computer is struggling with things, its 3 years old, and overclocking just doesn't seem worthwhile, seeing as there are now even more cheap parts that put the old rig to shame.

Thats just my personal reason for not overclocking - a lack of need to!
 
But you can get a gaming rig for 350 which is based on a E6300 and overclock it to a speeds that would cost well into the thousands to achieve.
 
hardc0re_tid said:
affraid of damaging something tbh

might give it a go with my old 3200 Barton before playing with my new C2D goodness
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Its only voltage and heat that will kill components. (and water, hammers, lightning, explosives etc.) Data is prone to damage whilst finding the max stable overclock, so back up before starting an o/c attempt, and find out what the safe voltages for the component you want to clock are. I would say >= 5% overvolts is 100% safe for any component and would personally risk this with no concern. As for temperatures, again being with 5% of manufacturers recommended max will not be a problem. However this doesn't mean I am right, just my experience so far. I tend to read around and find a general concensus on maximum temps and voltages and use this as a guide.
 
Reason well simple.

No money to replace if it buggers up.

Also volts = damage circuitry (sp) if too much (not just about temps with volts)
 
joeyjojo said:
I'll hazard a guess, from speaking to friends, that most non-overclockers don't overclock as they believe they will "fry their chips" due to the increased temperatures.
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nope

i dont overclock because i use my PC mainly for games and for browsing the internet

neither of which see great gains from overclocking with low noise cooling. Yes i could probably add another 200mhz, but whats that going to give me? 3 fps? cant be bothered ...

i dont want to spend any many on any more cooling than necessary, and like my PC to be quiet.
 
As an incredible noob...

...I'm happy if I can run things I need to. Currently, I've got a year-or-two old Gigabyte K8NS-PRO , with an Athlon XP64 3400+.

Just starting to play around, but since I've seen a friend destroy an expensive processer by not putting a heatsink on properly, I've become a bit cautious!
 
I don't overclock because

a) I'm lazy

and

b) I appear to be rubbish at it because all my overclocked pcs fall over.

and finally

c) I've had air cooling for about 4 months now and I don't fancy it..

BUT!!

I now have my e6700, a p5b, all my watercooling components and I'm easing myself back into it with a decent gpu overclock and my cpu at 3ghz.. I'm like a biker who's broken every bone after a crash... easy does it ;)

I'll be back... don't you worry :)

EDIT: oh yeah, if it was easy to kill a chip with voltage/heat etc then god knows I would have managed it by now.. cpu is just about the only thing I've never broken. I had 1.85v in my x2 3800 under a mach2.
 
my web browsing rig is not overclocked ... because its err.. a web browser / downloader, its not as if its going to access the net faster or download quicker.

AM2 4600+, nice and silent and cool @ 25 degrees idle.


edit: / infact easyrider, you inspired me, im going to reduce the vcore to the lowest i can :D

on the other hand my QX6700 is overclocked, it would be rude not to :p
 
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