money vs oc'ing??

britain · 30 Jul 2006 at 20:01

hi all..
am i right in saying ..too overclock something..(cpu/gpu/ram etc)would possibly cause overheating/damage..slight better performance???if so..why wouldn't you save up a little more or wait .and buy a better model than you first thought???

trojan698 · 30 Jul 2006 at 20:07

Because overclocking a CPU that costs £100 to the performance level of one that costs £700 is much more sensible economically. It also doesnt do a great deal of damage if you know what you're doing. Theres also a sense of satisfaction in gettin something for nothing. stick it to the man, oh yeah

Indy500 · 30 Jul 2006 at 20:08

Few examples:

Why spend ~£600 on a top model CPU when you can overclock a £100 CPU to the same level with a bit of inexpensive cooling?

Why spend £100 more on the next model up graphics card for 50mhz clockspeed when you can overclock slightly without issues?

As for RAM, that depends on the system (Intel systems usually gain more from ram overclocking than AMD).

If you stick within sensible voltage limits and realise when your hardware has hit the maximum sustainable 24\7 overclock, you wont have any problems. Keeping an eye on temperatures is also a good idea.

britain · 30 Jul 2006 at 20:12

aah your answers are too good...i must get into this o/clocking..not sure where too start...

Ender · 30 Jul 2006 at 20:36

try this http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=138583

Raikiri · 30 Jul 2006 at 20:37

Also list your specs and we can tell you what you need or an estimate for an overclock

easyrider · 30 Jul 2006 at 21:05

britain said:
aah your answers are too good...i must get into this o/clocking..not sure where too start...

Once you start you can't stop

DanF · 30 Jul 2006 at 21:08

Also you can get faster speeds OCing than money can buy.

Take easyrider, he has a 6600 OCed to 3.6ghz, the fastest conroe availible to buy atm is running at 2.93ghz. It'll be a while before Intel release a model that is at 3.6ghz to start with.