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In no particular order Asus, Gigabyte, ASRock, and MSI, these motherboard manufacturers have long been dedicated to wooing the overclocking community, and they also have their own specific motherboard layouts and BIOS settings.
Which unfortunately for the mass of new overclockers venturing into overclocking, there is no 100% solid information share point across motherboard brands.
What BIOS setting works a charm on one brand motherboard, may not on another, or even have the same setting titling, or the same setting options.
So what BIOS settings work to a solid stable overclock solution for Johnny on his Gigabyte board may, or may not, be the best settings for William on his Asus board!
In the same respect an overclocking guide specifically written using one motherboard brand, may not be the best guide to use with a completely different brand motherboard.
Some of your overclocking problems may be you're trying to use a guide written from a completely different motherboard than you have, you're better off Googling a guide written from your brand motherboard, if you can find one.
Some will say that doesn't matter, however they may have the overclocking skill under their belts to know the difference, but a novice overclocker does not have those skills, they're totally dependent on what they read.
Or the novice may be using someones BIOS suggestions that 2 weeks earlier was in the same boat, and knew less than they do, that happens all the time here at THF!
Be smart about what you're doing regarding overclocking, so you don't damage your hardware!
If you cannot find an exact guide, Google motherboard reviews of your motherboard and research their overclocking progress!
Even though reviewers stay on the cautious side of overclocking, because they get to keep what they review, and do not want to damage it, you can glean some good information from their discoveries.
Food for Thought: If you need an overclocking guide in the first place, you'd be best staying on the cautious side of things anyway.
Which unfortunately for the mass of new overclockers venturing into overclocking, there is no 100% solid information share point across motherboard brands.
What BIOS setting works a charm on one brand motherboard, may not on another, or even have the same setting titling, or the same setting options.
So what BIOS settings work to a solid stable overclock solution for Johnny on his Gigabyte board may, or may not, be the best settings for William on his Asus board!
In the same respect an overclocking guide specifically written using one motherboard brand, may not be the best guide to use with a completely different brand motherboard.
Some of your overclocking problems may be you're trying to use a guide written from a completely different motherboard than you have, you're better off Googling a guide written from your brand motherboard, if you can find one.
Some will say that doesn't matter, however they may have the overclocking skill under their belts to know the difference, but a novice overclocker does not have those skills, they're totally dependent on what they read.
Or the novice may be using someones BIOS suggestions that 2 weeks earlier was in the same boat, and knew less than they do, that happens all the time here at THF!
Be smart about what you're doing regarding overclocking, so you don't damage your hardware!
If you cannot find an exact guide, Google motherboard reviews of your motherboard and research their overclocking progress!
Even though reviewers stay on the cautious side of overclocking, because they get to keep what they review, and do not want to damage it, you can glean some good information from their discoveries.
Food for Thought: If you need an overclocking guide in the first place, you'd be best staying on the cautious side of things anyway.
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