What is overclocking?
Overclocking is the process of increasing the clock frequency of your Central Processing Unit (CPU), Graphical Processing Unit (GPU), Memory, PCI, and/or AGP devices. In other words, making your computer run faster without having to spend the money on upgrades.

What are the risk of overclocking?
• In most situations, Overclocking will void the warranty of your equipment.
• The lifespan of the CPU and other devices will be shortened.
• You could potentially destroy your CPU, memory, motherboard, and other expensive items.
• Room temperature is likely to increase.
• Your system could become unstable
• You might become an OC Addict

Is it true? So why we have to do that?

This post has been edited by hostniaga: Mar 30 2011, 09:50 PM

You will love the "overclocked speed"..thats the juicy part..risk ?.. dont bother with that if u had done many surveys and study..

OC is challenging to me, that's y i like it~~haha

yeah me too, addicted

Most of us who overclock does that for the heck of it
There are in generally few sort of overclocker:
1.)Goal of overclocking is to buy lower end hardware and overclock it to match the higher end hardware speed,save money in the process of doing it
2.)Goal of overclocking is to find out more about behavior of hardware as clock increase(On the edge 24/7 overclocking)
3.)Goal of overclocking is to push the hardware to the limit with the mean of extreme cooling method(phase change,Dry Ice,LN2) and compete with other ppl on benchmark ranking website(hwbot.org)
As for the risk...well,nowadays most of the overclock is save as long as you keep the temperature/voltage within normal operating parameter/temperature you are comfort with
And as for life span...never keep a hardware long enough to find out so i have no idea

for me overclock withthin the safe temp, voltage & cooling. Why not?
How long you wanna use the hardware, is shortend the hardware lifespend, but do you plan it to use it very very long more then 3 year?

What are the risk of overclocking?
• In most situations, Overclocking will void the warranty of your equipment.
- oc Within safe temp, voltage & cooling. Hardly will spoil. Also manufacture wont know it.

• The lifespan of the CPU and other devices will be shortened.
- Now day decent hardware prove they can last for 10 year, shortemed to 5 year also fair. When that time your hard not worth much cent $$

• You could potentially destroy your CPU, memory, motherboard, and other expensive items.
- Always study before oc.

• Room temperature is likely to increase.
- i always leave my room open air
• Your system could become unstable
- Always study before oc.

• You might become an OC Addict
- heheh always any new hardware bought will try the max & the stable oc.

Agree

I like ur comment.. totally agree

OC got Pro and Cons

Pro : slightly or more better performance in processing data

Cons : as other say..generate more heat than stock and shortening its life..

but i still need OC every time buy new proc or GC..hahaha

OC = u'll get knowledge
Knowledge = priceless

im addicted too.... LOL

me also..

agree..

OC knowledge is immerse

risk is adventurous

i believe sandy bridge K series processor is designed for overclocking and it wont prolly affects much of its lifespan..i hope so lol.

lets all hope

overclock is poison. unlock is drug. i more addict to amd product

agree.... oc v fun.... .... guy if u 1nna oc your item like proc 1st do some research like your proc can oc till where for example if your proc from 2.8ghz able to oc to 4.0ghz... then u can either go for 3.8 or if u 1 u can go for higher like 4.1 or 4.2 if u have a v good cooling system and your com spec is good ...