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Do oc's make a noticable difference

Raphhashem
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I have a gtx 670 paired with an FX 6300 and most games I can play maxed, (namely crysis 3 and watch dogs that are laggy). I've never overclocked as I'm rather paranoid about my hardware lasting a while and I don't want anything to blow up. So would a moderate overclock give me a tangible benefit in games? So minimum FPS increases from 20 fps closer to 30 for example for watch dogs,

 

+What hardware do I need? My reference stock 670 is on a GA-78LMT-USB3 which is known for sucky cpu overclocking with its amazing 4+1 power design. So would this stop me overclocking my graphics card? My PSU is up for the job, and thats all the important info I think I need to give.

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OC'ing GPU's is actually really easy, and can make a good ~5% increase most of the time.

 

Download MSI afterburner, or EVGA Precision X, and simply slide the sliders over, and hit apply.  Then test it in a game, make sure your temps don't go to high (try to keep it under 80) and make sure it doesn't crash.

If it crashes, turn down the OC a little bit, and test again.

 

I recommend not touching the voltage unless your temps are well below 80C.

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If you overclock everything by a noticeable amount, yes. 

If you just do the CPU, or RAM, or GPU, then no. Everything has to be pushed for it to be noticeable imo.

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OC'ing GPU's is actually really easy, and can make a good ~5% increase most of the time.

 

Download MSI afterburner, or EVGA Precision X, and simply slide the sliders over, and hit apply.  Then test it in a game, make sure your temps don't go to high (try to keep it under 80) and make sure it doesn't crash.

If it crashes, turn down the OC a little bit, and test again.

 

I recommend not touching the voltage unless your temps are well below 80C.

So I'm assuming that if my card already maxes out at 82C I probably shouldn't overclock it..

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So I'm assuming that if my card already maxes out at 82C I probably shouldn't overclock it..

 

Is there any way you can provide more fresh air to it?

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Is there any way you can provide more fresh air to it?

All the case fans are maxed, and unless I just remove the side panel, not really. It's a define mini so I don't think it has the best airflow.

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