How effective would me overclocking be?

[Paulisnowon]

Hello and thanks for looking,

 

I have been using my system for almost a year now and always intended to overclock at some point and just wondered from an expert, if I would get much from it. I know that often it can be based on the components you have how well it works, but based on my components how well SHOULD it work?

 

My specs are:

 

Motherboard: MSI Z87-G43

Processor: Intel i5-4670K

GPU: GTX 760 Windforce

RAM: 2x4GB Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1600Mhz

 

 

Thankyou for taking the time to help if you can!

 

Paul

[Prastupok]

Well... if you have the cooling... overclocking can be a massive benefit. In addition, if you don't do much rendering or the like, tuning the first core faster can help with gaming, etc.

 

Edit: It depends on the silicon how much you can overclock though.

[A.D.A.M]

Silicon Lottery man, can't say

[Paulisnowon]

Well... if you have the cooling... overclocking can be a massive benefit. In addition, if you don't do much rendering or the like, tuning the first core faster can help with gaming, etc.

 

Edit: It depends on the silicon how much you can overclock though.

 

Silicon Lottery man, can't say

 

I understanf the silicon lottery, but wondered if I have the right kit to be able to have a go at a decent overclock that would actually make a difference.

 

I fully intend to overhaul all my cooling to make it much better than it is.

[Prastupok]

I understanf the silicon lottery, but wondered if I have the right kit to be able to have a go at a decent overclock that would actually make a difference.

 

I fully intend to overhaul all my cooling to make it much better than it is.

 

With that board and CPU, there's no reason not to, as long as you understand some of the dangers of overclocking. Do it smart, and your overclocked CPU can last as long as a stock one.

[A.D.A.M]

I understanf the silicon lottery, but wondered if I have the right kit to be able to have a go at a decent overclock that would actually make a difference.

 

I fully intend to overhaul all my cooling to make it much better than it is.

Try out an overclock and see for yourself if the one you got has a difference in the programs you use. Generally, gaming would be more gpu focused overclocking, the cpu would not give that much a difference in fps (since the i5 4670k is already a badass cpu), maybe better mins.

[runit3]

Hello and thanks for looking,

 

I have been using my system for almost a year now and always intended to overclock at some point and just wondered from an expert, if I would get much from it. I know that often it can be based on the components you have how well it works, but based on my components how well SHOULD it work?

Impossible to give any kind of metrics without knowing what you use your CPU for.

 

If you're rendering or video encoding a hefty OC will provide significant improvements in time to complete.

 

If you're only talking about gaming, it will depend on which games you're playing. MMO's and core dependent titles (ARMA III) would see a pretty substantial benefit (+5FPS in some cases), for GPU/multi-core games there will be less benefit, as the GTX 760 is holding you back way more than your CPU in those cases.

[Bogica]

Impossible to give any kind of metrics without knowing what you use your CPU for.

 

If you're rendering or video encoding a hefty OC will provide significant improvements in time to complete.

 

If you're only talking about gaming, it will depend on which games you're playing. MMO's and core dependent titles (ARMA III) would see a pretty substantial benefit (+5FPS in some cases), for GPU/multi-core games there will be less benefit, as the GTX 760 is holding you back way more than your CPU in those cases.

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Exactly that.

I mean saying you would benefit from a CPU OC without knowing what the use scenario is would be stupid. Quite a few people would benefit more from an SSD than a CPU OC. If you are rendering using a GPU then a CPU OC would make no sense, it would cause more heat for no good reason. Also if you are gaming, most games already use multiple cores so there would be more benefit from a GPU OC or a better GPU.

For example my i5 2500k can still handle ANY high end GPU without causing a bottleneck, while my GPU is the bottleneck in gaming (R9 270). But as @runit3 said, some games still using 1-2 cores, in those cases my 4.5GHz OC comes into play and becomes more important than my GPU. But those games are VERY rare these days.

[Paulisnowon]

Impossible to give any kind of metrics without knowing what you use your CPU for.

 

If you're rendering or video encoding a hefty OC will provide significant improvements in time to complete.

 

If you're only talking about gaming, it will depend on which games you're playing. MMO's and core dependent titles (ARMA III) would see a pretty substantial benefit (+5FPS in some cases), for GPU/multi-core games there will be less benefit, as the GTX 760 is holding you back way more than your CPU in those cases.

  

^

Exactly that.

I mean saying you would benefit from a CPU OC without knowing what the use scenario is would be stupid. Quite a few people would benefit more from an SSD than a CPU OC. If you are rendering using a GPU then a CPU OC would make no sense, it would cause more heat for no good reason. Also if you are gaming, most games already use multiple cores so there would be more benefit from a GPU OC or a better GPU.

For example my i5 2500k can still handle ANY high end GPU without causing a bottleneck, while my GPU is the bottleneck in gaming (R9 270). But as @runit3 said, some games still using 1-2 cores, in those cases my 4.5GHz OC comes into play and becomes more important than my GPU. But those games are VERY rare these days.

Thankyou for the replies, the main purpose of the PC is to play games. I almsot always play single player games like bio-shock, sky rim, dying light, metro, crisis ect. Which can obviously be graphically intensive.

So would you suggest no OC and getting a better GPU?

What about a really small OC to get a little out of it without comprimising the processed?

Thanks!

[Bogica]

  

Thankyou for the replies, the main purpose of the PC is to play games. I almsot always play single player games like bio-shock, sky rim, dying light, metro, crisis ect. Which can obviously be graphically intensive.

So would you suggest no OC and getting a better GPU?

What about a really small OC to get a little out of it without comprimising the processed?

Thanks!

Whatever you decide to do, make sure you follow the temperatures carefully, you shouldn't let it get to hot and leave some head room for the summer because it can get hotter, unless you have AC in your room. But the best way is to find a game with a benchmarking tool in it, do a test, then OC and do a test, if the gains are small, disable the OC, it's not worth it. But then again, if you do a small OC the gains will be small

[i_build_nanosuits]

With a GTX 760 GPU? you won't get a single more FPS in games because even at stock this core i5 chip completely max out your weak ass graphics card already...if you want more performance in games, get a stronger graphics card such as a GTX 970 for example.

[Griffscavern]

MMO's and core dependent titles (ARMA III) would see a pretty substantial benefit (+5FPS in some cases), for GPU/multi-core games there will be less benefit, as the GTX 760 is holding you back way more than your CPU in those cases.

I know a lot of people love to oc, and it's yours do with it what you want. I may oc sometime down the road but statements like this quote give me pause.

"Substantial" and "5 fps" just don't seem to meld in my head as being worth it. You take a chance at screwing up an expensive part for minimal gains.

Runit I'm not trying to bash you at all. I hope you don't take it that way. Substantial to me would be 20 fps or more and I see people taking chances with their CPU for minimal gains all over the place. This forum and others. Sorry, but 5 fps is not worth it to me.

[Paulisnowon]

I know a lot of people love to oc, and it's yours do with it what you want. I may oc sometime down the road but statements like this quote give me pause.

"Substantial" and "5 fps" just don't seem to meld in my head as being worth it. You take a chance at screwing up an expensive part for minimal gains.

Runit I'm not trying to bash you at all. I hope you don't take it that way. Substantial to me would be 20 fps or more and I see people taking chances with their CPU for minimal gains all over the place. This forum and others. Sorry, but 5 fps is not worth it to me.

  

With a GTX 760 GPU? you won't get a single more FPS in games because even at stock this core i5 chip completely max out your weak ass graphics card already...if you want more performance in games, get a stronger graphics card such as a GTX 970 for example.

Thanks for the different views, I think I might not OC. I may get a better GPU, mine definitely isn't weak it's just not as powerful as some out there. I'll improve cooling too to make sure all my components are looked after and stay nice and cool. I also need it to be quieter as my PC sounds like a jet plane.

[runit3]

I know a lot of people love to oc, and it's yours do with it what you want. I may oc sometime down the road but statements like this quote give me pause.

"Substantial" and "5 fps" just don't seem to meld in my head as being worth it. You take a chance at screwing up an expensive part for minimal gains.

Runit I'm not trying to bash you at all. I hope you don't take it that way. Substantial to me would be 20 fps or more and I see people taking chances with their CPU for minimal gains all over the place. This forum and others. Sorry, but 5 fps is not worth it to me.

If you're on a 60Hz monitor and you're hovering around 60FPS in games, that 5 FPS can put you over the hump to experiencing seamless gameplay. In all honesty the 5 FPS is a rough estimate, it's what I have seen multiple people state their experience was when going from X clock to Y clock. I've never owned a system, or played games, that were severely hindered by the CPU clock. I OC for other purposes, namely video encoding and for fun, where 15-30 second faster encoding times rapidly add up to hours of saved work.

 

If you know what you're doing when you overclock there is no chance of damaging anything assuming you are using the correct equipment. Intel systems have the benefit of not needing insane power phases on motherboards to OC safely, if it has Z or an X in front of the board they were intended to be overclocked on. I have yet to read a post on this forum of someone killing their CPU unintentionally, or at least without the knowledge that they were taking a significant risk (putting the core voltage at 1.7v for example).

Overclocking is free performance when you need it, and is completely safe provided you follow a detailed guide and educate yourself beforehand.