Overclocking

[deadric]

pc specs 2tb wd black hdd

gtx 970

corsair cs650m psu 

i7 4770k cpu

ga z97x motherboard

1x8 gb 1600mhz ram 

thermal take 36nm radiator

 

So basicly i never overclked in my life and i dont even know what programs you use for it. I was thinking of buying another gtx 970 and sli both of them while overclocking procesor at the same time. I was woried about my psu aswell as it is only 650w. Aswell i thought mayby its gona be enought just to overclock my gpu and cpu at the same time and dont get second 970 any thoughts?

 

[SkilledRebuilds]

Are you experiencing performance issues at all?

Why overclock at all unless you need it..?

 

Suggest googling/youtube searching some guides on how to OC the z97 platform, and also the guides for OC'ing the 4770K.

[Lord_Karango17]

Overclocking your gpu will help more than overclocking your cpu for games, however if your cooling is good enough, you can do both at the same time. Power should not be a problem, as the 970 is very power efficient...

 

There are plenty of videos on YouTube that will likely explain it better and faster than I can...

[deadric]

as for my 970 is has only 2 stock fan on it but overall air flow through pc case is good still i dont know its going to be enough for overclocking gpu?

[deadric]

sorry for offtopic but aswell i was wondering about my r5 case as when you but radiator on top can you put plastic bits on top as well or does it have to be open?

[Captain_WD]

 

pc specs 2tb wd black hdd

gtx 970

corsair cs650m psu 

i7 4770k cpu

ga z97x motherboard

1x8 gb 1600mhz ram 

thermal take 36nm radiator

 

So basicly i never overclked in my life and i dont even know what programs you use for it. I was thinking of buying another gtx 970 and sli both of them while overclocking procesor at the same time. I was woried about my psu aswell as it is only 650w. Aswell i thought mayby its gona be enought just to overclock my gpu and cpu at the same time and dont get second 970 any thoughts?

 

 

 

Hey deadric,

 

Is there a specific reason why you would like to OC? Are you looking at overclocking only the CPU or the other parts as well? You would need a custom CPU Cooler in order to safely overclock the processor. Here's a video that might be useful:

If you are looking for a way to improve your build, I would suggest to consider a SSD for it. Although WD Black is a great performance drive that can handle heavier tasks, it should boost all your transfer speeds and overall responsiveness and dramatically decrease all loading and boot times.

 

Captain_WD.