Overclocking my gaming computer ?

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Thinking about overclocking my gaming computer but don't know much about it and actually doing it.

Can anybody help me out with some tips please ?

Is it safe ?

Specs below of my computer

Gigabyte Radeon R9 290 Rev2.0 WindForce 3X OC 4096MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card

Intel Core i5-4670K 3.40GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor

MSI Z87I Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ITX Motherboard

Seasonic G series 550w '80 Plus Gold' Modular Power Supply

Toshiba SSD HDTS212EZSTA 9.5mm 128GB Solid State Hard Drive

Microsoft Windows 8.1 64-Bit DVD - OEM (WN7-00614)

BitFenix Prodigy 'Yang' Mini-ITX Cube Case - Black/White

TeamGroup Xtreem LV "Frost Edition" 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-19200C10 2400MHz Dual Channel

Toshiba (7K1000.D) 1TB SATA 6GB/s 32MB Cache - OEM (DT01ACA100) HDD

OcUK 20x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM

Corsair Hydro H90 140mm High Performance Liquid CPU Cooler
 
You should be able to overclock to 4ghz by just changing the multiplier to 40, just use overclock genie on your motherboard and it will do it for you.
 
Yeah its safe, most computer parts are made nowadays with overclocking in mind. Sounds like you just need to follow a guide there plenty out there. Google z87 overclocking guide im sure youll find lots of them.
 
I have used OC Genie......and I haven't noticed any difference when using it apart from my CPU sitting warmer by about 10c ...and thats about it lol
 
You wont see big gains clocking the CPU if all you do is game, considering you are rocking a single 290. Tune that 290 up in MSI afterburner for more considerable FPS gains.

They clock fairly easily when heat isnt an issue. Slide the power to +50% and try for a 1050 clock at +50mv. The Windforce should easily handle +100mv or even 150mv if airflow is decent. Keep giving it bumps in core clock and when you find it starts to artifact or system becomes unstable, dial it back or up the voltage.

For the GPU memory, just up it until it starts to black screen or artifact and then dial it back. Unless you are gaming at some impressive resolutions i doubt memory will see you many gains but its super easy and quick to clock. I would go straight to 1500 and try your luck, if it black screens, try 1400 or if not keep going up. My reference 290x can manage max sliders on MSI AB after i put it under water and gave it +250mv, though i wouldn't recommend that much voltage on air.
 
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