overclocking questions

[Giraffe]

i dont know much about overclocking and never have overclocked and may never(it is a warranty killer!)
if i overclock my cpu do i have to o/c memory and m/b as well?
also just an example but if i o/c a p4 2.8GHZ to say 3.4 or 3.6ghz will it be identical to a 3.4/3.6ghz p4 or will it be less stable?

 

[waylander]

definitely less stable. Make sure you have good quality (non value) ram and your motherboard is a good overclocker. Increasing the fsb will affect your ram unless you reduce the multiplier as well. Also, you may have to play with voltages and reduce the timings on even good ram to get a stable system. This will also create more heat and a good cooling system is called for.

In short, if you want to OC it's something you should consider when you build so that you have the best components possible. Trying to OC with a crappy motherboard, psu and ram is not fun.

 

[Giraffe]

thx for the reply
is there anyway to overclock the cpu without affecting ram/motherboard

 

[ervinshiznit]

if ur speaking of a warranty.. im gonna assume that uve got a prebuilt computer from a manufacturer (hp, dell, compaq, sony, etc.), then u can't overclock that computer... at least in my experience

no pre-built computer ive seen lets u overclock

 

[Giraffe]

its not made by a manufacturer just by a local computer store

 

[CrazyCasta]

The motherboard O/C's no matter what, unless you get a highend(Pentium EE or AMD FX) that lets you raise the multiplier. You gotta raise the FSB in order to O/C. As for the RAM, if you don't OC it you won't see as much improvement, if you hold back your RAM, you hold back your data transfer rate, which is quite a bottleneck in stuff like games.

 

[waylander]

If you want more advise please list all the specifications including manufacturer and model number of each and every component.