When you over clock does the entire system over clock or only certain parts of your system?

thepcgamer099

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Please can you explain in easiest language what overclocking is, what is achieves, what sort of cooling devices are required to stop systems getting too hot when overclocking, how to overclock and when you overclock does the entire system overclock or only certain components?
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Certain parts. IE: CPU(Processor), GPU(Graphics card), RAM are over clockable. If going to an extreme or maxing out one components output you need a liquid cooling system to keep the component at a cool enough temp to operate without crashing or frying. If you overclock your processor only your processor is overclocked, nothing else. Overclocking is done by changing the variables that control the settings to your components such as voltage.

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Certain parts. IE: CPU(Processor), GPU(Graphics card), RAM are over clockable. If going to an extreme or maxing out one components output you need a liquid cooling system to keep the component at a cool enough temp to operate without crashing or frying. If you overclock your processor only your processor is overclocked, nothing else. Overclocking is done by changing the variables that control the settings to your components such as voltage.
 
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so would i need over 600watt psu to overclock and how would i overclock?
 

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No not necessarily it all depends on what you have in your system. See i bought a 850w so that years down the road i will still be able to upgrade without the need of upgrading my power supply. I have a AMD FX-8120 stock 3.1ghz Overclocked to 4.1, and a ASUS GTX 560 factory overclocked(not sure how much but is pretty powerful) and under a full load i only use a max of 385w and thats when my PC is at a full 100% usage in all 8 cores, and 7GB of RAM. So i could of even went with a 500w psu if i wanted but the one i got was on sale and i couldn't pass it up(thermaltake black widow 850w 80 plus bronze)
 

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how do i overclock? do i need a software?
 

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overclocking fsb (front side bus) will overclock a few things at the same time, cpu, ram, and northbridge. That being said its easier to just up the multiplier to oc the cpu and leave the fsb alone.
To oc your cpu properly ( this will take a long time cause of testing) start by going into your bios (delete button when starting computer. Just bring up the multiplier by 0.5 and save and reboot the computer. open a temp monitor like hwmonitor, and open prime95. start p95 and watch temps (dont go above whatever the max temp is for your cpu). run p95 for a couple of hours, if one of the workers stops working the system is unstable and you need to add voltag, DO NOT ADD A WHOLE BUNCH OF VOLTAGE AT ONE TIME, go up by small increments, problably the smallest your mobo can handle. then repeat p95 untill stable. Once stable you can do it all over again, add multi by 0.5, test, if unstalbe add cpu volt, test, etc.
Now just cause i can never say this enough WATCH YOU TEMPS. To much temp can kill you cpu really quick, so its problably best not to oc if you dont have a decent cpu cooler.

Oh ya and just to make myself clear agan WATCH TEMPS, never go over the max temp your cpu can handle.
 

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This question is too broad. You should read some guides...

In short:

Adjusting the BCLK or Base Clock overclocks multiple components in your computer, and you should NEVER DO THAT.

Modern CPUs have an "unlocked" multiplier which you can adjust the multiplier of the CPU only, which can be done relatively safely with a proper set up and cooling, etc. This can lead to a huge increase in performance.

Graphic cards can often be overclocked with software in windows. Brands like EVGA lead the charge in their software. This can also help performance quite a bit.

RAM can be overclocked as well, but typically the performance gains are minimal, and should be left to advanced users to mess with this.

As a general rule, a pre-built computer should NEVER be overclocked unless it was specifically designed to. If you take the average DELL off the shelf it's not designed to overclock, and you can easily damage your computer by doing so.

So, to answer one of your questions = NO, you should not overclock your computer until you do ALOT of research, and understand what you are getting into. You should only overclock components that were designed to overclock, and have proper cooling, etc.
 

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this pc is a cutsom build here are my specs;
Intel i5 4670k
gigabyte Z87X-D3H
Crucial ballistix tactical 8 gb
MSI geforce gtx 770 twin frozr lightning boost (factory overclock edition)
Zalman Z11 midi tower case with 5 case fans
Cooler master hyper 212 EVO
corsair cx builder series 600 watt
so pretty much all of my specs are made for overclocking (Are they?)
 

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Yes, gigabyte boards are made for overclocking, so is your unlocked "K" series CPU.

I would definitely recommend you read some guides and learn to safely overclock, that system is made for it.
 

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k thanks