I would like to know how to overclock/Is it worth the risk?

CtCyrus

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Jul 21, 2013
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My computer is not at all up to par with most people I come across, money is kind of tight at the moment so I was curious if I can try overclocking to boost my computer's performance. As of now I can barely play Battlefield 4 on low settings with 54-57 fps on average. So to sum it all up, Can someone tell me how to overclock and if it is worth the risk?

dxdiag stuff-





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System Information
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Time of this report: 12/30/2013, 12:40:13
Machine name: DARRYCK-PC
Operating System: Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit (6.1, Build 7601) Service Pack 1 (7601.win7sp1_gdr.130828-1532)
Language: English (Regional Setting: English)
System Manufacturer: MSI
System Model: MS-7721
BIOS: BIOS Date: 04/25/13 16:39:35 Ver: 04.06.05
Processor: AMD A10-6800K APU with Radeon(tm) HD Graphics (4 CPUs), ~4.1GHz
Memory: 8192MB RAM
Available OS Memory: 7216MB RAM
Page File: 3239MB used, 11188MB available
Windows Dir: C:\Windows
DirectX Version: DirectX 11
DX Setup Parameters: Not found
User DPI Setting: 96 DPI (100 percent)
System DPI Setting: 96 DPI (100 percent)
DWM DPI Scaling: Disabled
DxDiag Version: 6.01.7601.17514 32bit Unicode

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DxDiag Notes
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Display Tab 1: No problems found.
Sound Tab 1: No problems found.
Sound Tab 2: No problems found.
Input Tab: No problems found.

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DirectX Debug Levels
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Direct3D: 0/4 (retail)
DirectDraw: 0/4 (retail)
DirectInput: 0/5 (retail)
DirectMusic: 0/5 (retail)
DirectPlay: 0/9 (retail)
DirectSound: 0/5 (retail)
DirectShow: 0/6 (retail)

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Display Devices
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Card name: ATI Radeon HD 5700 Series
Manufacturer: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.
Chip type: AMD Radeon Graphics Processor (0x68BE)
DAC type: Internal DAC(400MHz)
Device Key: Enum\PCI\VEN_1002&DEV_68BE&SUBSYS_57501092&REV_00
Display Memory: 4095 MB
Dedicated Memory: 1014 MB
Shared Memory: 3081 MB
Current Mode: 1920 x 1080 (32 bit) (60Hz)
Monitor Name: Generic PnP Monitor
Monitor Model: ASUS VN247
Monitor Id: ACI24C3
Native Mode: 1920 x 1080(p) (60.000Hz)
Output Type: HDMI
Driver Name: aticfx64.dll,aticfx64.dll,aticfx64.dll,aticfx32,aticfx32,aticfx32,atiumd64.dll,atidxx64.dll,atidxx64.dll,atiumdag,atidxx32,atidxx32,atiumdva,atiumd6a.cap,atitmm64.dll
Driver File Version: 8.17.0010.1242 (English)
Driver Version: 13.200.11.0
DDI Version: 11
Driver Model: WDDM 1.1
Driver Attributes: Final Retail
Driver Date/Size: 9/21/2013 01:45:30, 1287152 bytes
WHQL Logo'd: n/a
WHQL Date Stamp: n/a
Device Identifier: {D7B71EE2-2BFE-11CF-F877-5A77BEC2C535}
Vendor ID: 0x1002
Device ID: 0x68BE
SubSys ID: 0x57501092
Revision ID: 0x0000
Driver Strong Name: oem47.inf:ATI.Mfg.NTamd64.6.1:ati2mtag_Evergreen:13.200.11.0:pci\ven_1002&dev_68be
Rank Of Driver: 00E62001
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DXVA-HD: Not Supported
DDraw Status: Enabled
D3D Status: Enabled
AGP Status: Enabled


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Disk & DVD/CD-ROM Drives
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Drive: C:
Free Space: 80.6 GB
Total Space: 292.9 GB
File System: NTFS
Model: Hitachi HDT721032SLA380 SATA Disk Device

Drive: D:
Free Space: 1.4 GB
Total Space: 12.2 GB
File System: NTFS
Model: Hitachi HDT721032SLA380 SATA Disk Device

Drive: E:
Model: hp DVD-RAM GH40L SATA CdRom Device
Driver: c:\windows\system32\drivers\cdrom.sys, 6.01.7601.17514 (English), , 0 bytes

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System Devices
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Driver: n/a

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Driver: n/a

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Driver: n/a

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EVR Power Information
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Enabled:
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Allow half deinterlace
Allow scaling
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Enabled:
Force throttling
Allow batching
Force half deinterlace
Force scaling
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Enabled:
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Allow batching
Force half deinterlace
Force scaling
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