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

w3bbo said:
No-ones 'jumping all over you m8. Its just extremely rare that someone would buy what is in effect 'overclocking' hardware and not overclock. Yes it is (or was) top of the range kit but you pay the price premium of chips such as the fx range due to their 'overclockability', not there stock speeds.

To many here, buying an 'enthusiasts' setup like you have and not overclocking it, is akin to buying an F1 car and only using it to do the weekly shop : There's nothing wrong with that but don't be surprised when you get a few odd looks ;)
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No, they were jumping all over him. Phrases like 'burn him' are, in my opinion, totally against the spirit of the forums and I'd like to see Matt100 and Easyrider showing a bit less attitude. If I make a post saying I haven't overclocked my wife's PC because she doesn't want me to - can I expect a torrent of abuse for being 'under the thumb'?

The way this thread is going, probably. - The fact is, Okimanoob bought the best components available at the time of purchase. That should give him the fastest stock machine available at the time of purchase. What's wrong with that? The PSU gives him scope to upgrade in future and he'll never be boring us by posting one of those - 'Is my PSU letting me down?' threads.

Instead of slagging the guy off, shouldn't we be saying to him - 'OK - when the next round of games come out and your machine feels a bit less lively, here's the extra free performance available to you'?

As for these being the Overclockers forums - most of the posting is going on in lifestyle - the IT bit is decidely the dog being wagged by the lifestyle tail. It's free advertising and community support for the store we're not allowed to discuss. Ironically, most of the hardware people have problems with isn't actually bought from OcUK at all, so we're actually doing unpaid hardware support for OcUK's competitors :rolleyes:
 
WJA96 said:
No, they were jumping all over him. Phrases like 'burn him' are, in my opinion, totally against the spirit of the forums and I'd like to see Matt100 and Easyrider showing a bit less attitude. If I make a post saying I haven't overclocked my wife's PC because she doesn't want me to - can I expect a torrent of abuse for being 'under the thumb'?

The way this thread is going, probably. - The fact is, Okimanoob bought the best components available at the time of purchase. That should give him the fastest stock machine available at the time of purchase. What's wrong with that? The PSU gives him scope to upgrade in future and he'll never be boring us by posting one of those - 'Is my PSU letting me down?' threads.

Instead of slagging the guy off, shouldn't we be saying to him - 'OK - when the next round of games come out and your machine feels a bit less lively, here's the extra free performance available to you'?

As for these being the Overclockers forums - most of the posting is going on in lifestyle - the IT bit is decidely the dog being wagged by the lifestyle tail. It's free advertising and community support for the store we're not allowed to discuss. Ironically, most of the hardware people have problems with isn't actually bought from OcUK at all, so we're actually doing unpaid hardware support for OcUK's competitors :rolleyes:
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okimanoob, don't take too things personal. There is no one here worth getting upset over. And although you were jumped on, I think it was more tongue in cheek than a personal affront to you. You must be able to see it's not just children that behave like little kids.

enjoy your quiet and reliable PC
 
mspumperer said:
Overclocking is garunteed to reduce the life of your CPU. Some people simply don't want to update their CPU every few months, or year.

If you want to have a CPU for a few years, don't overclock it's ass into oblivion.
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212 said:
I dont overclock as having a stable system that runs cool and quietly is better than 1-2 seconds quicker on loading times or the 2-3 more FPS in games..
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212 said:
Easyrider-

Ive overclocked before and I cant be botherd with the trouble. Maybe if I get a conroe I may try but with A64's Its just too much hassling and fiddling which I dont want to risk to do.
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The above quotes are purely down to ignorance of what overclocking actually entails. It doesn't reduce the life of your CPU to 6 months, and it's only hassle and dangerous if you don't exercise any caution.

OC_A64 said:
Asking this on a computing related forum is going to generate different answers to asking say in an AV forum, a barbie forum or your local Tesco.
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R... r.... really? :eek:

NachT said:
I my self am a non-overclocker.

The reason I don't overlock is because, well... It seams to complicated what with changing the volts an all, I mean how do you know what voltage to put through a chip? lol
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It's called using your initiative and doing 15 minutes of research. :p

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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It takes me 15 minutes to overclock a new machine... only thing that takes time is running a stability program. :)

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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Yeah because overclockers don't use their PC's for anything else except overclocking do they. More nonsense :p

I have never seen overclocking so easy, quick and so painless as when I bought my DS3/E6600 combo... compared to A64 overclocking it is a giant leap in ease amd use-friendliness... not that this is necessarily always a good thing... but so many of the arguments in this thread are based on myth and hearsay and no practical experience. :(
 
WJA96 said:
No, they were jumping all over him. Phrases like 'burn him' are, in my opinion, totally against the spirit of the forums and I'd like to see Matt100 and Easyrider showing a bit less attitude. If I make a post saying I haven't overclocked my wife's PC because she doesn't want me to - can I expect a torrent of abuse for being 'under the thumb'?

The way this thread is going, probably. - The fact is, Okimanoob bought the best components available at the time of purchase. That should give him the fastest stock machine available at the time of purchase. What's wrong with that? The PSU gives him scope to upgrade in future and he'll never be boring us by posting one of those - 'Is my PSU letting me down?' threads.

Instead of slagging the guy off, shouldn't we be saying to him - 'OK - when the next round of games come out and your machine feels a bit less lively, here's the extra free performance available to you'?

As for these being the Overclockers forums - most of the posting is going on in lifestyle - the IT bit is decidely the dog being wagged by the lifestyle tail. It's free advertising and community support for the store we're not allowed to discuss. Ironically, most of the hardware people have problems with isn't actually bought from OcUK at all, so we're actually doing unpaid hardware support for OcUK's competitors :rolleyes:
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For starters It was a bit of tongue in cheek forum banter. :)

Stating "I Don't understand what needs to be done with things like memory dividers/pci locks/setting fsb/ finding fsb/memory limits/adding volts. Then there is stress testing."

When he can clearly do the research in buying top end overclockable components makes me think that okimanoob is maybe pulling our legs?

If he new nothing about PC's then I would not expect to see a watercooled FX Rig carefully picked and purchased on the basis of reviews.

The mere fact he states terms like PCI clocks/voltage and stress testing all in one sentance makes me believe that he does know about overclocking.Or he would simply not know about these terms.

There is no way one would know what a pci lock was unless one had read up about it.

Okimanoob You have been rumbled! :D
 
okimanoob said:
Why does having a PCP&P PSU and A8N32SLI and Watercooling mean they need to be fully used under Overclocking ?
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Its like buying a ferrari, paying extra to have more turbos, better exhaust and all that, then not using the stuff you've bought and driving at 30mph.

As Matt has said, you could have saved a LOT of money that you wasted on basically "overclocking hardware". The PCP&P PSU isnt the price it is for no reason, its that price because it handles overclocked components.

A 435w hiper would have been fine for you at £35
 
easyrider said:
For starters It was a bit of tongue in cheek forum banter. :)

Stating "I Don't understand what needs to be done with things like memory dividers/pci locks/setting fsb/ finding fsb/memory limits/adding volts. Then there is stress testing."

When he can clearly do the research in buying top end overclockable components makes me think that okimanoob is maybe pulling our legs?

If he new nothing about PC's then I would not expect to see a watercooled FX Rig carefully picked and purchased on the basis of reviews.

The mere fact he states terms like PCI clocks/voltage and stress testing all in one sentance makes me believe that he does know about overclocking.Or he would simply not know about these terms.

There is no way one would know what a pci lock was unless one had read up about it.

Okimanoob You have been rumbled! :D
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If thats true I shall pull on my crampons for the purpose of 'jumping' (that was a joke btw before anyone gets upset):D

Those that feel he has been 'jumped on' need to get out a little more. If offense is taken to such harmless banter then maybe its time to quit playing with pc's and go play in the sandpit with the rest of the children. :rolleyes:
 
Just an answer to the original question here:

I tried overclocking my AMD xp2600 and it pushed the core temp up into the 70's straight away. The BIOS shut the PC down as a result and I vowed never to OC that machine again. Thinking about it...its never really been the same since!

However, Im building my new system up at the mo. A core 2 Duo thingy and That will be overclocked. Im getting the E6300 delivered on wednesday, and i think its like 1.83GHZ standard, so its gonna get OC'd to a minimum of 2.5GHZ. I think the big blue Thermaltake heatsinc should be able to handle that with a 120mm fan next to it.

Anyways...back to the question, I find many ppl dont do it because they are afraid of burning out the componants and also because they dont know how to overclock.
 
Your sig is pretty hefty there, might wanna give her a trim!

What do you mean your old PC hasn't been the same since?
2.5 max? You have to aim for 3 surely!
 
Quronos said:
However, Im building my new system up at the mo. A core 2 Duo thingy and That will be overclocked. Im getting the E6300 delivered on wednesday, and i think its like 1.83GHZ standard, so its gonna get OC'd to a minimum of 2.5GHZ
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Trojan698 said:
What do you mean your old PC hasn't been the same since?
2.5 max? You have to aim for 3 surely!
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Houston, we have a communication issue here...
 
cheers, sig is now cut down a tad!

yea ....OC'd my AMD XP2600 and it hit 70 degrees and bios shut it all down THANK GOD!
Its not been the same since because ever since i did the OC'ing its always running very hot for some reason.
I've changed the cooling fans and sincs on it twice, and still no real effect. Ive changed settings in the bios (Vcore, fan speeds etc) no real effect. So I gave up!

anywho!

I spose i could go as high as 3GHZ for the core 2 duo Oc'ing, but probably not any higher unless i improved my cooling.
I'm only planning on a HUGE heatsinc with a 80mm fan stuck to it, next to a 120mm fan, God knows what it will accomplish!?
 
okimanoob said:
I'm sorry but why is a 510w SLI PSU overkill ? People here are recommending 600w-700w psu's
OK it's a pcp&p make which cost a bit more than other makes (but most reviews say that was the best!!!) - but a time of purchase I was thinking about SLI with two 7900GTX's and most reviews would say you needed a minimim of 480w psu to safely cover any power requirements.

Why is it that because I chose/didn't know how to go about overclocking that people are 'jumping all over me' ?

The thread title was 'ALL YOU NON-OVERCLOCKERS TELL ME WHY YOU DON'T OVERCLOCK?' is that not true ?

I thought I had answered that (thought my userid would be a clue - but hey, who am I, just a pc noob)

OK FFS I apologise to everyone, I spent a fortune on buying top quality pc components at full whack and I have criminally not used them to their full potential - hang him the bassa !

And here is me thinking this forum was here to try and help people !

:p
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so sorry, my crystal ball isn't functional at the moment so i didn't pick up on the fact that you might have been intending to do SLI at the time of purchase :rolleyes: :(

but seriously even with SLI pc p&c although supreme is complete overkill for 99% ppl, even most high-end overclockers.

it's the top of the top and why it costs $hitloads, u don't need 1% regulation for SLI just decent wattage and beefy amperage ;)

this is a tech forum don't expect to enter a thread like this with your userid and not get jumped on considering what you posted, and don't take it serious :D
 
I am currently happy with my rig for now. I don't think I should overclock just so I can gain that small % boost in performance that I would barely notice. Plus it takes nerves, money, patience etc. whitch not all people can stand. :p
 
I dont overclock because im an idiot, and i've yet to find an "Overclocking for dummies" guide anywhere. Although, i have been tempted to just head in and up the FSB just to see what happens. :D

EDIT: I do overclock my video cards, spanky sliders just make life so much easier. :p
 
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