Hi,
I am saving for a new pc at the moment so this seems a good time to experiment with my existing one. I have never overclocked before but I did read some of the guides on here (about three months ago so I will have to read them again). The prospect did not seem too intimidating although I was still a little vague on a couple of areas.
I am now on the brink of actually attempting an overclock but before I do, I would like some opinions on whether it is worth it with my current hardware and what kind of results I can expect. My current setup is:
Cpu: Yorkfield Intel core 2 quad Q8200
Ram: Samsung m3 78t5663rz3-cf7 (2x2)
Mobo: P5ql pro
Gpu: Nvidia Geforce GTX 285
I have not actually researched how to overclock my gpu yet but that's what Google is for (either that or I'll be back here crying, saying "please help").
My cpu's idle temperature is low 40's and when running at full load will be around 60 (one core 60 the others 57-59). I don't want to spend money on additional fans or other parts so I would have to gauge what I can do with my current cooling.
So with my hadware do you think it will be worth my while? And if anyone fancies helping a noob and taking me through it step by step thats fine (I'm scared! :lol: ).
I am saving for a new pc at the moment so this seems a good time to experiment with my existing one. I have never overclocked before but I did read some of the guides on here (about three months ago so I will have to read them again). The prospect did not seem too intimidating although I was still a little vague on a couple of areas.
I am now on the brink of actually attempting an overclock but before I do, I would like some opinions on whether it is worth it with my current hardware and what kind of results I can expect. My current setup is:
Cpu: Yorkfield Intel core 2 quad Q8200
Ram: Samsung m3 78t5663rz3-cf7 (2x2)
Mobo: P5ql pro
Gpu: Nvidia Geforce GTX 285
I have not actually researched how to overclock my gpu yet but that's what Google is for (either that or I'll be back here crying, saying "please help").
My cpu's idle temperature is low 40's and when running at full load will be around 60 (one core 60 the others 57-59). I don't want to spend money on additional fans or other parts so I would have to gauge what I can do with my current cooling.
So with my hadware do you think it will be worth my while? And if anyone fancies helping a noob and taking me through it step by step thats fine (I'm scared! :lol: ).