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Cheap and decent CPU to practice OCING

lawrence281

lawrence281

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I'm already running on an I7 4770K, but i'm looking around for a decent yet cheap CPU,to possibly test OC on just to see how it goes before I do it for my own.

Links will be appreciated, thanks :)
 
Just use the 4770K. You are highly unlikely to break it. You are only looking at changing the multiplier, vcore, maybe vring and LLC. There are plenty of guides around on how to do it.
 
Just use your 4770k and go steady there are plenty of guides around. Put the cash towards a decent cooler if you don't already have one.
 
i7s have unlocked multipliers, so you can turn that up to, say, 42 (= 4.2 GHz) and leave everything else on "auto". Then you can start playing with the voltages etc.

Always make sure your temperatures are OK.

As mentioned, there are lots of guides out there on how to overclock, and you might find one where the demo is done using your make and model of motherboard.
 
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