Why is OverClocking so...

[Moondrelor]

Why is OverClocking so damn scary? Or is it just me that thinks this way?

[Lays]

Not a big deal IMO, done loads of it and never broke anything lol.

 

I actually have a LN2 pot coming in the mail Thursday and I will be doing DICE on my 4770k this weekend if all goes well.

[The Official Czex]

If you're inexperienced, I see no reason to not be worried about OCing. I remember my first time...

[Moondrelor]

If you're inexperienced, I see no reason to not be worried about OCing. I remember my first time...

 

How'd it feel?

[Oberon.Smite]

It's scary because you have a fear of bricking your components. Truth is most components have failsafes to keep you from harming your parts. 

[CommandMan7]

Probably because of all the hardware failures of the early 2000's. Today, CPU's and GPU's can take much more abuse without dying, yet people still are reluctant to overclock because of the past.

[Oberon.Smite]

How'd it feel?

First time you OC you feel like 'Oh, it actually worked and I didn't f up my system'

 

Do it once and you'll never be scared again. Unless you're doing some hardcore FSB overclocking there's basically no risk with modern components.

[Moondrelor]

Probably because of all the hardware failures of the early 2000's. Today, CPU's and GPU's can take much more abuse without dying, yet people still are reluctant to overclock because of the past.

 

I could see this being true.

[Moondrelor]

First time you OC you feel like 'Oh, it actually worked and I didn't f up my system'

 

Do it once and you'll never be scared again. Unless you're doing some hardcore FSB overclocking there's basically no risk with modern components.

 

Hey how is that Z170 Krait? I love the looks for the Krait but never used one.

 

And that's also good to hear, maybe I'll try to OC my CPU and GPU when my build comes in.

[The Official Czex]

How'd it feel?

 

It was slow and painful at first, but it got better as I increased speed and power. 

[flibberdipper]

I was probably the most worried when I was overclocking my N270. After that though it was easy as fuck for me to dick around and overclock. Like the Prescott P4 I got to almost 4GHz with and then killed my poor motherboard with. Or the Athlon 7850BE that I OCd wrong and it attempted to boot at something like 6GHz with only 1.4 volts.

[CommandMan7]

Hey how is that Z170 Krait? I love the looks for the Krait but never used one.

 

And that's also good to hear, maybe I'll try to OC my CPU and GPU when my build comes in.

Yeah, I remember my first GPU overclock. I was so scared, and I went step by step until I just gave up and maxed out all the power and voltage sliders in MSI Afterburner, and it worked just fine. With a tiny bit more tweaking, I was getting a +200 Mhz overclock easily. It could probably go further if it wasn't for the 112% power limit...

[Moondrelor]

It was slow and painful at first, but it got better as I increased speed and power. 

 

Oh man that sounds exhilarating!

[don_svetlio]

Probably because of all the hardware failures of the early 2000's. Today, CPU's and GPU's can take much more abuse without dying, yet people still are reluctant to overclock because of the past.

Does that mean that modern components are also unlikely to be bricked by stuff such as Furmark and Prime95 for testing say an hour?

[Moondrelor]

Yeah, I remember my first GPU overclock. I was so scared, and I went step by step until I just gave up and maxed out all the power and voltage sliders in MSI Afterburner, and it worked just fine. With a tiny bit more tweaking, I was getting a +200 Mhz overclock easily. It could probably go further if it wasn't for the 112% power limit...

 

I've been reading all kinds of guides for like... A year, I'm still scared to OC a 680 dollar GPU.

[The Official Czex]

Oh man that sounds exhilarating!

 

It was... Overclock is love, overclock is life... Then Intel fills me with its gigahertz... 

[don_svetlio]

It was... Overclock is love, overclock is life... Then Intel fills me with its gigahertz... 

Sandy Bridge FTW - who as the guy who sold a 2500K since it got 5GHz on low voltage for more than retail?

[SeanAngelo]

Why is OverClocking so damn scary? Or is it just me that thinks this way?

its not that scary....

 

i like overclocking MOAR PERFORMANCE!!!

[as96]

It's pretty hard to break a modern CPU, of course don't push it too much and as long as you are careful with voltages you are going to be fine just look out for temperatures (which will not fry the cpu for high temps, it will stop way before it can do damage that way).

[Me1z]

Does that mean that modern components are also unlikely to be bricked by stuff such as Furmark and Prime95 for testing say an hour?

 

Yes and no. Furmark is fine, but Prime95 is literally the WORST thing you can do to a modern CPU. Because of the way voltage regulators are designed now, Prime95 is able to overvolt way beyond the settings you manually input and can kill something like a Haswell CPU in minutes. Stick to something like Aida64 or IXTU for stress testing CPU overclocks and you're all good.

[Lays]

Hey how is that Z170 Krait? I love the looks for the Krait but never used one.

 

And that's also good to hear, maybe I'll try to OC my CPU and GPU when my build comes in.

 

 

Krait looks pretty lackluster IMO, the Asus Z170-A is a better designed board and costs about the same.

[DevilishBooster]

Why is OverClocking so damn scary? Or is it just me that thinks this way?

I don't think it's that scary. You just need to make sure that you do your research and read up on it before you start messing around with it. Sure, any reasonably "normal" person should be a little nervous their first time (giggity!), but if you're so unsure of what you are doing that you're super scared, then that probably means that you don't know enough yet to be diving into OCing.

[Lays]

Yes and no. Furmark is fine, but Prime95 is literally the WORST thing you can do to a modern CPU. Because of the way voltage regulators are designed now, Prime95 is able to overvolt way beyond the settings you manually input and can kill something like a Haswell CPU in minutes. Stick to something like Aida64 or IXTU for stress testing CPU overclocks and you're all good.

 

 

Aida overvolts as well.  If you are on manual voltage and not adaptive, any stress test is perfectly fine. 

 

https://youtu.be/ujCmFYd898U?t=12m12s

[don_svetlio]

I don't think it's that scary. You just need to make sure that you do your research and read up on it before you start messing around with it. Sure, any reasonably "normal" person should be a little nervous their first time (giggity!), but if you're so unsure of what you are doing that you're super scared, then that probably means that you don't know enough yet to be diving into OCing.

I know how to do it yet I'm still reluctant.

[Me1z]

Aida overvolts as well.  If you are on manual voltage and not adaptive, any stress test is perfectly fine. 

 

https://youtu.be/ujCmFYd898U?t=12m12s

 

Makes sense considering I typically use IXTU and I prefer a mix of adaptive and manual so I can better compensate for my motherboard's less-than-stellar power delivery system. It's not like the CPU actually uses the extra power, its just there so when the motherboard decides to be a flake the CPU doesn't starve. "Oh, was I supposed to give that thing power? Oops."