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Can I Overclock?

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September 22, 2014 4:10:44 PM

I'm just wondering if I can possibly overclock my GPU or CPU. I know my mobo isn't too great at all for overclocking, so I don't plan to do it much, but I was just wondering if I can overlock just a little. Let me know if I can, or if it will be so little of a boost that there will be no point in overclocking.

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September 22, 2014 4:15:23 PM

CPU - no
GPU - Yes

You need an unlocked intel CPU (any of the ones that end with a K suffix) can be overclocked.
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September 22, 2014 4:16:48 PM

you also need a Z-series motherboard to overclock your CPU
(Z97)
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September 22, 2014 4:18:48 PM

menetlaus said:
CPU - no
GPU - Yes

You need an unlocked intel CPU (any of the ones that end with a K suffix) can be overclocked.


How much of an increase do you think i'd be able to get if I were to overclock my GPU

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September 22, 2014 6:16:27 PM

Probably 5 to 15 frames depending on the game and the oc
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September 22, 2014 7:26:03 PM

Beezy said:
Probably 5 to 15 frames depending on the game and the oc


I overclocked the GPU and the clock speed went from 1020 MHz to 1135 MHz. How many more frames should I expect to get?

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September 22, 2014 8:00:53 PM

jayden8250 said:
Beezy said:
Probably 5 to 15 frames depending on the game and the oc


I overclocked the GPU and the clock speed went from 1020 MHz to 1135 MHz. How many more frames should I expect to get?



that entirely depends
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September 30, 2014 2:27:03 PM

1135/1020 = 111%

In practise - this will be closer to a 5% increase because the GPU core clock rate is not the only factor in delivering/determining FPS.
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