Is overclock compulsory for gamers

[vishalaestro]

will overclocking make us to see noticable performance increase in games..because if a cpu is overclocked its warranty is void so his cpu is in danger ..is overclock is that much necessary for gaming

 

[Leaps-from-Shadows]

If the game relies mostly on the CPU, then overclocking the CPU will help.
If the game relies mostly on the GPU, then overclocking the CPU won't help at all.

It all depends on which games you run. You will have to overclock your system and then try the games you normally play to see if performance improves.

 

[vishalaestro]

most of the games rely only on gpu and cpu also plays only a supporting part so ocing a cpu is not necessary right

 

[megamanx00]

+1

By the way, it's not like they can generally tell that you overclocked the CPU unless you tell them . I say generally because if you can tell it's burnt (like the contacts on lga CPUs) they may suspect ^.^

 

[dantdj]

Overclocking a CPU isn't strictly necessary. However, if it has effects that rely more on the CPU than GPU, and your CPU isn't fast enough, overclocking will help you to get better performance.

So, it's not really compulsory. Far from it, in fact. If you have a good enough CPU to start with, you'll never really HAVE to overclock. You might want to if you like keeping hold of them for a while, while keeping the best settings, however.

 

[Motopsychojdn]

List your specs, monitor resolution and games played,
We can advise more specifically to your situation if we know what you want to do, and with what hardware,
Moto

 

[vishalaestro]

im yet to buy ..i5 2500,ati 6950, MSI H67MA-E35 ,accer 20 inch monitor at 1080p,corsair 4gb 1333mhz,corsair 650w psu

 

[Motopsychojdn]

Ok, if you ever intend to overclock, or think about it, you will want the 2500k, the 'K' is the important part there
you wont 'need' to overclock to play most games decently, so its your call,
if you dont think you'll ever do it, get the standard 2500, if you think you may give in to curiosity one day, or feel brave enough to try now, get the 2500k and a decent cooler
Moto

 

[vishalaestro]

Best answer selected by vishalaestro.

 

[Motopsychojdn]

Thank you for B.a. man, enjoy the build and any subsequent overclocking you may do
Moto