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I'm new to overclocking (my PC is unable to OC), and I am planning on buying a new computer. I am also planning on overclocking the CPU and GPU in this new PC for maximum gaming potential. So, do you have any recommended overclocking software and benchmarks? These programs need to be free.

Thanks in advance,

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MSI Afterburner for GPU overclocking

CPU overclocking is done through your motherboard's BIOS

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I'm new to overclocking (my PC is unable to OC), and I am planning on buying a new computer. I am also planning on overclocking the CPU and GPU in this new PC for maximum gaming potential. So, do you have any recommended overclocking software and benchmarks? These programs need to be free.

Thanks in advance,

Chickenpuffball

For GPU, use MSI Afterburner its very trusted software. for CPU do all overclocking in the BIOS.

For stress testing I suggest Unigine Heaven for GPU as it tends to be pretty picky with overclocks.

For CPU stress Testing I suggest Aida 64, but make sure you use a Static Voltage on the CPU Voltage when doing so.

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Thanks! But may you tell me where I could get MSI Afterburner?

google it, should be the first link that pops up :) and yes, its free :D

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For GPU, use MSI Afterburner its very trusted software. for CPU do all overclocking in the BIOS.

For stress testing I suggest Unigine Heaven for GPU as it tends to be pretty picky with overclocks.

For CPU stress Testing I suggest Aida 64, but make sure you use a Static Voltage on the CPU Voltage when doing so.

Thanks! But do you know where I could get these OC'ing programs?
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Thanks! But do you know where I could get these OC'ing programs?

They are all free, MSI Afterburner is available from Guru3D's site

Unigine Heaven is available from the Unigine site.

Aida64 is available from  Aida's site.

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Thanks! But do you know where I could get these OC'ing programs?

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