for folks just getting into the world of pc customization there's probably
nothing more exciting than RGB lighting but a close second has got to be
overclocking your processor just go to any large computer enthusiast forum and
you'll encounter tons of people passionately discussing their
overclocking results their cooling systems and which cpus are the most
forgiving for tinkerers but as active and vibrant as the
overclocking community is have you ever wondered whether it's even
worth it to go through the hassle of making adjustments to your CPU to
squeeze every last megahertz you can out
of your hardware before it reaches the point of instability well it really
depends on what you're trying to accomplish although seasoned veterans of
the overclocking game know this well novices who get excited after buying
their first unlocked CPU may not know
that while you certainly can get a performance bump by overclocking you're
not likely to change your computing experience in a jaw-dropping way
but why would that be well as we discussed in this episode the
improvements that we've seen with cpus over the past couple of decades have
largely been due to changing their architectures that is the way that the
pathways that handle logic inside the processor are put together as well as
shrinking transistor sizes that make the processors faster and more power
efficient like don't get me wrong higher clock speeds are still better but this
is only true when you're comparing like to like that is to say two processors
with the same micro architecture and the same number of course
and to top it off you're almost certainly not going to be able to get
close to say doubling the factory clock speed at home
unless you're running some sort of incredibly exotic high dollar cooling
setup and the thing to bear in mind guys is that even then that kind of equipment
is usually meant for short-term overclocks in a competition environment
not for everyday use with a standard air
or water cooler you're likely to get a few hundred megahertz bump but anything
north of one gigahertz is probably going to be a bit of a challenge
so does that mean overclocking is a huge waste of time and does nothing practical
well no we're not saying that at all
we're just saying to have realistic expectations which includes knowing how
different types of programs and games utilize your CPU and your GPU in
different ways you see while some applications are
heavily tied to CPU performance including programs that do lots of
encoding such as video editing and file
compression utilities others don't really care that much how
fast your CPU is and this includes many games which are often much more tied to
how quickly your GPU can spit out frames
so if you were to overclock your CPU by a few hundred megahertz you could expect
your files to compress or your videos to export a little bit faster but you might
actually see virtually no improvement when you're gaming that is unless you're
playing a title where there's a great deal of CPU-bound logic such as some
larger scale simulation games however
graphics card overclocking might end up being quite useful with some titles
getting a bump of 5 or even 10 frames per second or more which could
noticeably smooth out your experience especially if you're getting an extra 5
or 10 frames during a dip while the action's intense
there is something to be said though for the ease with which you can overclock a
modern chip back in the day overclocking was far more tedious as we explained in
this video but these days with easy to use firmware and overclocking software
combined with power efficient chips that don't need a super expensive motherboard
to overclock dialing in your settings can take mere seconds and then
validating those seconds is often a matter of doing an automated stress test
for a few hours up to a couple of days plus many folks love overclocking as a
fun hobby and a way to get free performance out of their rigs even if
it's not going to turn their home battle station into the cray supercomputer
and while overclocking typically voids a standard CPU warranty modern processors
are so reliable that this isn't much of a concern for most tinkerers so as far
as we're concerned give it a shot the results might not be earth-shattering
but it's one of the few times in life that you can go faster for free
now if you'll excuse me i'm off to a traffic court
just kidding do you want to get the most out of your overclocking experience
check out the Intel performance maximizer a free way to confidently
bring added performance to your unlocked system this intelligent tool analyzes
your processor's individual performance characteristics and makes custom
overclocking automatic and simple then for additional peace of mind consider
Intel's performance tuning protection plan for a nominal price your 9th gen
Intel core processor is covered in case it fails due to overclocking so check
out the Intel links below and make your overclocking experience both easier and
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