Should I overclock?

Stuffy · 06-06-10, 11:51 AM

When a first built my system a couple months ago I tweaked it out. I set everything back to default cause i really didnt need it. Even with bad company 2 set on high im averaging about 80fps which is plenty.

I could bump my 925 up 20% and my gts250 about 13% but i dont really need it. I was thinking of just ocing when the next generation of games come out and get as much of my cpu/gpu life at standard settings as I can. Does ocing really shorten the life span that much. I usually upgrade hardware about every 3 years.

tinymouse2 · 06-06-10, 01:20 PM

I assume you mean your P2 925 not the pentium 4 925

2.8 is slightly low but you won't notice a massive difference by overclocking it. 3.0GHz would probably be the sweet spot for you if you want to overclock

wingman99 · 06-06-10, 11:57 PM

If you overclock carefully however with the highest GHz as possible, it will last 3 years easy.

Kozo · 06-07-10, 01:38 AM

Even with a good over clock, generally what will happen is it will become unstable over time. At that point you can take off some of you overclock or add more voltage usually but this could very well be over three years down the road.

I.M.O.G. · 06-07-10, 01:46 AM

Most people run their daily drivers overclocked for years - shortening the lifespan to less than 3 years is VERY unlikely unless you are running very aggressive voltages with very poor temps.

hank123 · 06-07-10, 02:08 AM

If you have a higher end video card a OC will help you a lot. Take me a q9550 quad core at stock speeds 2.8 it bottle necks the hell out of my ATI 5850 if I OC to 3.8 I see a great gain in FPS.

Do lots of reading here OC is a great thing. Just watch ur temps

Stuffy · 06-07-10, 06:15 AM

Thanks for the replys. My friend helped me out with some ic diamond thermal paste. I can't believe it dropped my cpu temp by 17c. I had no idea the thermal compounds where that different. I put some on my gpu as well. So now my 2.8 925 is at 3.4 and holding steady at 48c under load.

jgv115 · 06-07-10, 06:24 AM

I don't know if this is true but I've seen a lot of threads on this forum saying that they needed a lot of voltage to get the same OC they could get when they first got the CPU. (mostly with the wolfdale cpus). But anyway, by the time that stage has arrived, Intel or AMD's new platform will be out and everyone will be rushing to buy that.

06-06-10, 11:51 AM	Thread Starter #1
Stuffy New Member Join Date: Feb 2010	Should I overclock? When a first built my system a couple months ago I tweaked it out. I set everything back to default cause i really didnt need it. Even with bad company 2 set on high im averaging about 80fps which is plenty. I could bump my 925 up 20% and my gts250 about 13% but i dont really need it. I was thinking of just ocing when the next generation of games come out and get as much of my cpu/gpu life at standard settings as I can. Does ocing really shorten the life span that much. I usually upgrade hardware about every 3 years.
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tinymouse2 Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Surrey, England	I assume you mean your P2 925 not the pentium 4 925 2.8 is slightly low but you won't notice a massive difference by overclocking it. 3.0GHz would probably be the sweet spot for you if you want to overclock __________________ Sound setup: Amp: Cambridge Audio Azur 340A SE Speakers: Wharfedale 10.2's Sound Card: Asus D2X Computer: q9550 @ 3.8GHz GTX460 @ stock
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Kozo Member Join Date: Mar 2010	Even with a good over clock, generally what will happen is it will become unstable over time. At that point you can take off some of you overclock or add more voltage usually but this could very well be over three years down the road. __________________ CPU:AMD Phenom II 965BE 4.022 Ghz GPU: Nvidia GTX 580 Stock Case: Antec 1200 HSF Zalman 9900 PSU:Antec CPX 850w Mobo: MSI NF980-G65 MB Lite-On DVD/RW HDD: WD Caviar Black 750GBx2 Raid 0
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06-07-10, 02:08 AM	#6
hank123 Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: With Yahweh in Colorado	If you have a higher end video card a OC will help you a lot. Take me a q9550 quad core at stock speeds 2.8 it bottle necks the hell out of my ATI 5850 if I OC to 3.8 I see a great gain in FPS. Do lots of reading here OC is a great thing. Just watch ur temps __________________ GIGABYTE P35-DS3L PENCIL VOLT MOD FOUND HERE! Mobo:ASROCK Z77 Extreme4 Ram: Gskill 2133 CPU:3570K @ 3.6 Load 1.224V Video: Diamond 7970 White box PSU: Antec quattro 850 Storage: 2 velociraptor 150 raid 0, 2 WD 640 RAID 0, Deskstar HDS721010CLA332 back up. Water Cooling: Dtec on CPU, 120X3 push pull system 23782 3dmark 06 P4542 3DMarks 11 My Heat
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06-07-10, 06:15 AM	Thread Starter #7
Stuffy New Member Join Date: Feb 2010	Thanks for the replys. My friend helped me out with some ic diamond thermal paste. I can't believe it dropped my cpu temp by 17c. I had no idea the thermal compounds where that different. I put some on my gpu as well. So now my 2.8 925 is at 3.4 and holding steady at 48c under load.
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06-07-10, 06:24 AM	#8
jgv115 Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Australia	I don't know if this is true but I've seen a lot of threads on this forum saying that they needed a lot of voltage to get the same OC they could get when they first got the CPU. (mostly with the wolfdale cpus). But anyway, by the time that stage has arrived, Intel or AMD's new platform will be out and everyone will be rushing to buy that. __________________ CPU: Core i5 750 Mobo: Gigabyte GA-P55-UD4P GPU: ATI HD4850 RAM: Kingston 2X2GB DDR3 1333mhz SSD: Intel X25-M G1 HDD: 3X Seagate Barracuda 7200.8 ST3400832AS 400GB 7200 RPM in RAID0
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