Overlocked CPU Influence

SpriteAlpha · 17 Nov 2007 at 01:31

I have a Q6600 on an IP35 Pro.

I'm on 3.27Ghz. If I overclock to 3.6Ghz, will I notice any real-world difference - e.g. any noticeable higher fps in new games?

Thanks in advance

jak731 · 17 Nov 2007 at 01:43

i think new games are more dependent on the GPU then the CPU althought this is only a generalisation as most games are not multi threaded anyway so the 300mhz shouldnt make much difference

lay-z-boy · 17 Nov 2007 at 02:03

Very little gain, if any in new games as nearly all of them are gpu limited.

SpriteAlpha · 17 Nov 2007 at 02:51

Thanks for the replies.
I asked, because I was considering buying the Antec SpotCool fan to cool my PWM temp, since that's holding back my overclock. I don't think I'll bother

simonnance · 17 Nov 2007 at 03:04

if you look at it, its a 10% boost only.

Few games are that CPU dependant that a highly clocked Quad doesnt supply most of the CPU needs.

Try this, bench at 3.27Ghz, and again at 3.17Ghz. Compare results and see how CPU dependant the games you play are. It'll depend upon your system (and the games) what the bottleneck is, so you might find CPU Ocing helps when others dont.

Nothing answers it better than testing it out for yourself

SpriteAlpha · 17 Nov 2007 at 03:22

Yeah, I was just thinking of doing something like that. Good point; I'm gonna try that tomorrow. Thanks