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alexcrossland999

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Hi,

I am looking to try CPU overclocking for the first time, but i am a bit concerned about breaking things and my current rig is not unlocked. because of this what i would ideally like to do is pick up a cheap cpu and motherboard combo that i can play with and trry out overclocking without worrying too much if it falls over.

I wont be looking to actually use the system as such, only run benchmarks to show that what i am doing is having an effect, so the power of the cpu is of very little consequence.

Can anyone please offer any advice as to some cheaper overclockable CPUs that may be available second hand, and mother boards that will allow an overclock as standard that i can pick up as cheap as possible.

Thanks,
 
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vapour
Spend 100 on dead technology? May not be applied to new system. Try this:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 3 1200 3.1GHz Quad-Core Processor ($109.13 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: ASRock - AB350M Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $169.12
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-09-28 21:24 EDT-0400

If you succeeded, you can actually build a good rig based on this :) BTW, you will need to OC ram as well, that is trickier than CPU.
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Spend 100 on dead technology? May not be applied to new system. Try this:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 3 1200 3.1GHz Quad-Core Processor ($109.13 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: ASRock - AB350M Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $169.12
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-09-28 21:24 EDT-0400

If you succeeded, you can actually build a good rig based on this :) BTW, you will need to OC ram as well, that is trickier than CPU.
 
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most motherboard have safe guards build into them for ocing so that you dont go overboard. asus is amazing for the OC guards that are on the motherboards. the genie that you can run will also give you and idea of where to start and where to stop. IF you wanna go that route
 
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Vellinious

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Ryzen processors aren't a very good introduction to overclocking. Their headroom is limiting and can be quite difficult to achieve anything worthwhile. For a first timer wanting to learn about overclocking, and not get frustrated, I'd suggest a cheap Intel.

Which is why I suggested the G3258.....they're loads of fun to overclock. I had one setup at the same time I had my 6950X running. They're a ton of fun.

If, in the end game, money is an issue, then building something you can also use as a daily driver wouldn't be a bad idea though.
 
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