EZ Overclock?

[iBSOD]

Hi there!

Hope you're all having a wonderful Christmas btw.

So I installed a new mobo, cpu and RAM today. I was planning on OC'ing straight but unfortunately my AC Freezer 13 broke on it's journey to my house.

I went into the BIOS today, and saw a feature called EZ OC? It looks very promising, with a 5% OC all the way to 50%.

My question is: Does this work?

I don't want to go and have a bash of it yet (inc. the reason that I don't yet have a good cooler) until I know it's good.

The only reason why I would rather use this is cos' I've never OC'd a CPU before and would feel uncomfortable espically knowing what I did to my 8600GT and my friends 6600GT.

I also would like to get my RAM to 1600 MHz

Thanks in advance, iBSOD

 

[TheCenturion]

Manual overclocking is generally better. Often programs and features tend to compensate in areas such as voltage, and set them a lot higher than they need to be. However, there's no harm in giving it a go for a small overclock. Post back here what settings it uses and we'll see if it's any good.

 

[Justintime]

Rather manual myself. The EZ overclock etc.. as said tends to overcompensate and might give you higher than necessary voltages/temps and might even overvolt to the point of permanent damage.

 

[iBSOD]

If I do a small OC, like 10%, will I still be alright for temps on a stock cooler?