Overclocking Budget Builds?

[z123killer]

  For Gaming Purposes:

 

1. Should you overclock budget builds ($400-$500)?

2. Should you send the money to buy liquid coolers (cpu&gpu blocks) to overclock?

3. is it worth overclocking budget build?

4. Will the components fail as they are "budget" components?

[zyntaxable]

You wouldn't be able to put a full loop in a 500 dollar budget, so I wouldn't go for an overclocking build. (By the way, doublepost, you might wanna remove the other one )

[Clear17Mud]

Yes

Not really because they cost more then the parts are.

Yes

The mother board and PSU are the only concerns I would have.

[PlayStation 2]

Considering that good full loop setups can run at around $300+

[z123killer]

You wouldn't be able to put a full loop in a 500 dollar budget, so I wouldn't go for an overclocking build. (By the way, doublepost, you might wanna remove the other one )

No I meant the price of the loop is not included in the $500 budget

[shadowbyte]

Of course you should overclock. There's free performance there just waiting to be taken advantage of. I feel that if you don't overclock budget builds, they will never be a true value. If you are insanely serious about overclocking and getting the most out of your CPU and GPU. even if it is only a few extra megahertz, then go for it. But keep in mind that water cooling loopy are obscenely expensive, unless you go for a prefilled AIO. Also, keep in mind that your power supply may be enough for your components with no overclock, it may run out of headroom extremely quickly as you start increasing voltages. 

[z123killer]

Considering that good full loop setups can run at around $300+

well if you didn't include the price into the system would it be worth it?

[zyntaxable]

Considering that good full loop setups can run at around $300+

Woah did you change your profile picture..? @Dan Castellaneta

 

 

No I meant the price of the loop is not included in the $500 budget

If you can afford it, go for it!

[PlayStation 2]

Woah did you change your profile picture..? @Dan Castellaneta

In the words of Mr. Burns, "Yes."

[z123killer]

Of course you should overclock. There's free performance there just waiting to be taken advantage of. I feel that if you don't overclock budget builds, they will never be a true value. If you are insanely serious about overclocking and getting the most out of your CPU and GPU. even if it is only a few extra megahertz, then go for it. But keep in mind that water cooling loopy are obscenely expensive, unless you go for a prefilled AIO. Also, keep in mind that your power supply may be enough for your components with no overclock, it may run out of headroom extremely quickly as you start increasing voltages. 

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/MNB2P6

[shadowbyte]

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/MNB2P6

Everything looks pretty good, especially the 212 evo. It will keep temps way down compared to the stock heatsink. As for the GPU, any design that isn't AMD reference doesn't get that hot and can usually hit decent overclocks.

[z123killer]

Everything looks pretty good, especially the 212 evo. It will keep temps way down compared to the stock heatsink. As for the GPU, any design that isn't AMD reference doesn't get that hot and can usually hit decent overclocks.

thanks, but can i change some stuff to lower the budget?

[shadowbyte]

thanks, but can i change some stuff to lower the budget?

Ditch the WiFi card, go for something like a GTX 950

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814121980&cm_re=gtx_950-_-14-121-980-_-Product

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[z123killer]

Ditch the WiFi card, go for something like a GTX 950

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814121980&cm_re=gtx_950-_-14-121-980-_-Product

T

does the motherboard  have on board wifi, I am trying to play AAA titles on the computer at 1080p so I don't think a 950 is enough

[shadowbyte]

The 950 is definitely enough

[z123killer]

The 950 is definitely enough

I know it's enough for now but I don't want to upgrade my system in the future, would it still be enough?