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July 11, 2014 11:58:06 PM

is it possible to overclock a graphics card on an un-overclockable motherboard and cpu?

cpu: 4690
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I dont see the point in overclocking a cpu that is already effecient with the risk of melting your pc for a 0.2 fps improvement...it's always better to overclock graphics card and im guessing you don't need a fan for that? just more power? can someone correct me if im wrong and also what are your opinions on overclocking cpu, i find it useless.

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July 12, 2014 12:03:46 AM

building a new pc said:
is it possible to overclock a graphics card on an un-overclockable motherboard and cpu?

Yes.


building a new pc said:
I dont see the point in overclocking a cpu that is already effecient with the risk of melting your pc for a 0.2 fps improvement...it's always better to overclock graphics card and im guessing you don't need a fan for that?

A CPU fan? No. If your GPU gets really hot, you may want an aftermarket cooling block for it.


building a new pc said:
just more power?

That is a given.


building a new pc said:
what are your opinions on overclocking cpu, i find it useless.

More processing power. It's helpful to overclock the CPU when after years of using it, it becomes less powerful at stock. This in turn bottlenecks the graphics card. However, your CPU is not overclockable.
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July 12, 2014 12:09:32 AM

Regardless of CPU and Mobo you can overclock your GPU. No issue there.

When overclocking, more heat will be produced hence you would need a good cooling solution. "No fan" is not feasible and rather dangerous.

Overclocking CPU beyond its stock frequencies is always helpful in improving the overall performance and speed.

If your GPU is well overclocked but your CPU is at its stock and it could not be able to process the too much speedy requests from GPU then CPU will bottleneck the GPU in which case overcloking the CPU would be helpful.

4690 can't be overclocked beyond its max turbo.
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July 12, 2014 12:09:32 AM

ksham said:
building a new pc said:
is it possible to overclock a graphics card on an un-overclockable motherboard and cpu?

Yes.


building a new pc said:
I dont see the point in overclocking a cpu that is already effecient with the risk of melting your pc for a 0.2 fps improvement...it's always better to overclock graphics card and im guessing you don't need a fan for that?

A CPU fan? No. If your GPU gets really hot, you may want an aftermarket cooling block for it.


building a new pc said:
just more power?

That is a given.


building a new pc said:
what are your opinions on overclocking cpu, i find it useless.

More processing power. It's helpful to overclock the CPU when after years of using it, it becomes less powerful at stock. This in turn bottlenecks the graphics card. However, your CPU is not overclockable.


Thanks.. so a overclocked graphics card doesnt require more psu? and about how many years until the cpu begins to lose power if you could estimate? :) 
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July 12, 2014 12:11:35 AM

The gpu will require more power from the PSU. If you have a strong enough PSU and enough headroom, there will be no power loss anywhere, just more power pulled in from the psu.
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July 12, 2014 12:14:34 AM

building a new pc said:
Thanks.. so a overclocked graphics card doesnt require more psu?

It definitely does.


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and about how many years until the cpu begins to lose power if you could estimate? :) 

Depends on what resolution you play at. At standard 1080p, at least a few more years. You just need to upgrade the GPU. For higher resolution, it'll be bottlenecking the GPUs. And almost no chance on triple monitor or 4K.
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