Why should i overclock & The risks.

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Hey all, I currently have this setup

E6300 @ Stock
DS4 with F8
2GB (2x1GB) CorsairTwinX XMS2 Dominator
200gb hd
Antec 900 (all fans on low)
Zalman 9500
Tagon 500w
ATI X1600 PRO(soon changing)

Basicly, is it worth overclocking it. Will i see a big diffrence? Ect. What sort of clock can i expect to get out of it. If i overclocked it would it be able to last me 1yr or so or would the CPU ect die? I would run it stable. When i had it on load for 4hrs it never went over 26c on the CPU the case is around 30c at that point.

So can you all suggest what i should do.

Thanks for all the suggestions/Comments..

Phil
 
Jay123 is quite wrong regarding noticeable difference when a cpu is overclocked. It is of course dependent upon the amount overclocked but a cpu running at 1.8 overclocked to 3.2ghz for example is very noticeable in all applications including games, rendering or encoding.
 
malccy said:
Jay123 is quite wrong regarding noticeable difference when a cpu is overclocked. It is of course dependent upon the amount overclocked but a cpu running at 1.8 overclocked to 3.2ghz for example is very noticeable in all applications including games, rendering or encoding.
Word. I get much better framerates in most games at 3.2 than I get at 1.8.

Phil14, you have a load of premium components there. These are built for overclocking. To not overclock it is something of a waste in my eyes.
 
BillytheImpaler said:
Phil14, you have a load of premium components there. These are built for overclocking. To not overclock it is something of a waste in my eyes.

Agreed, you could have got the same performance for much less if you knew you wernt clocking
 
It looks like i need to do some clocking then? This is my first intec i overclocked my old one but thats it.. So i am a bit of a noob at it.. I am on vista. I updated the bios to F8.. So where do i start with this mobo?

Phil
 
Jay123 said:
Hi, Overclocking you will see a difference, but not really noticable (Only on 3dmark ect) But may i ask.. Everything else you have is high standard like the ram and Motherboard/Gpu

My question is.... Why did you buy the E6300????????


Jay


You clearly don't have a clue do you?

I suggest reading up a bit more and doing some more research before offering advice.

The guy needs answers from people in the know.


At the OP, You will see massive gains across the board both in games and everything else.

The 6300 is one of the cpu's to get in the C2D range due to their price and overclockabilty.

There is a guid in the DS3 thread that explains the fundamentals if clocking on the DS mobos.

Take a look at that. :)
 
Reasons people overclock in no particular order:

1: Because they can
2: Because it offers free performance gains
3: Its a cheaper route to higher performance chips
4: Because its often easy
5: Because its fun and people like to push components to the limit
 
Jay123 said:
Hi, Overclocking you will see a difference, but not really noticable (Only on 3dmark ect) But may i ask.. Everything else you have is high standard like the ram and Motherboard/Gpu

My question is.... Why did you buy the E6300????????


Jay

I'm seriously thinking of using this as a quote in my signature. I havnt stopped chuckling for 5 minutes now! LOL

The internet can be a very dangerous place when people are let loose on it...
 
would that be stable.. and how long when there overclocked like that do they usaly last?

Phil
 
phil14 said:
would that be stable.. and how long when there overclocked like that do they usaly last?
Of course it would be stable. If it's unstable we don't count it as a successful overclock. I can clock my Xeons to 500 Terahertz but it's not stable enough to not catch fire. ;)

The lifetime of a CPU at stock is generally about 15-20 years, as designed. Overclocking reduces this but the lifespan is still usually WAY longer than most anybody would keep a PC. In essence it has no practical effect of a machine's lifespan. The motherboard and power supply are far, far, far, more likely to die prematurely than the CPU. I wouldn't worry about it.
 
ah thats all good then. I will read up and post some results back tomorrow! Time to tidy all cables first. Should help airflow even though case is really cool!

Thanks for the help Phil
 
Well i am going to wait till i got a fully working GFX sorted then i can start the clocking! My X1600 packed up!

thanks anyway !
 
Read all you can and take it steady, overclocking can seem daunting and dangerous at first but with good cooling, the right information at hand and a methodical method there is no need to worry and you will soon be navigating your bios with confidence.

There are quite large gains to be had in all aspects of using your pc including gaming and encoding. Let us know how its going and remember to read all you can. :)
 
yeah i have already had it running at 2.9ghz on volts ect. it has loads more to play with its back at stock till i get a new grapics card. then the real run can come. I had it stable. One thing i did't get was it says in that DS3/4 guide when your in the bios press CTRL+F1 and it will bring some menu up. that did't work. But as i was putting the FSB up the memory went up with it. is that ok or do i have to set it?

On and on cooling when i left it at 100% load temps were 35c @2.9ghz Is that good?

Phil
 
I havn't used a ds3/4 so hopfully someone lese will be able to help you there.

Those temps are very good what are you using to generate the load and to read the temps?
 
I used Orthos and left it for about a hour. I then used speedfan along with TAT.. TAT was giving higher readings but still not over 45c. I go by speedfan because its the same what it says in bios.. I want to get one of those little readers you put inside the pc and it has a little LCD and tells you i fogotten the name of them.
 
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