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How does overclocking work/best methods

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January 28, 2014 2:33:37 PM

Hi. This is my first time building a gaming computer, and I am really shelling out the dough for an awesome build. I am getting a i5 4670k and I was wondering what the best ways to overclock it. I am relatively new to overclocking in general, so if you could tell me general information, and the best methods (water vs fan, that would be great. Any help is appreciated. Thanks!

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a b K Overclocking
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January 28, 2014 3:02:06 PM

Instead of giving you a hurriedly written comment, let me just point you to the overclocking forum right here, where there are stickies that go into WONDERFUL detail about what the best options are and how to do it.

http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/forum-29.html
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a c 91 K Overclocking
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January 28, 2014 3:17:46 PM

+1^
With an unlocked multiplier, start by increasing it a click at a time. Run something like prime 95 or Intel Burn Test between increases to verify stability. Eventually you will have to increase voltage to make it stable. But you will be surprised at how high it can go on the multi alone.
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January 28, 2014 3:20:26 PM

I have no idea what you just said. You could have been talking in Japanese, for the difference it made. How exactly does overclocking work and what are the best methods? I looked at the forums and they weren't the best.
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a c 91 K Overclocking
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January 28, 2014 3:29:04 PM

Have you never entered BIOS? Take the time to browse around in there and see what options you have. Don't make any changes, just look around. As long as you exit without saving changes, nothing will have changed. You will have to be familiar with your BIOS to O/C the processor...

Unless you just want to use some O/C software to do it for you. Not a good idea.
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January 28, 2014 3:31:34 PM

I think you might be assuming I have a gaming computer. I have one of those overwhelmingly crappy "family laptops" with no decent features. I am planning to save for a gaming computer so I can ditch this pathetic excuse of a machine. I have no overclocking experience. Could you just explain to me, in first-grader terms, what it is?
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a b K Overclocking
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January 28, 2014 4:04:52 PM

Overclocking is taking the processor of a computer and forcing it to run at a clock speed higher than it wants to. You usually have to push more voltage through it in order for it to do that - which produces more heat.

Overclocking on a laptop is a very very very bad idea. If it even supports overclocking, it produces more heat, meaning the laptop will likely overheat, and it also uses up a LOT more power - enough that it'll drain your battery significantly faster.
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a b K Overclocking
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January 28, 2014 8:10:21 PM

Of course!

Does that answer what you're looking for sufficiently, or do you have more questions?
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