How Do i overclock my cpu

[JamesEvail]

I'm kinda new to Gaming PC's just got one yesterday and i need more from it then it currently can do 

[Mira Yurizaki]

What's your specs?

[Princess Luna]

A good start is listing what you have and what you're expecting from it

[JamesEvail]

It has a AMD A4-6300 APU and integrated graphics and 8 gigs of ram

I'm Excepting It to run ARK survival Evolved or GTA 5 

[BlueChinchillaEatingDorito]

Just now, JamesEvail said:

It has a AMD A4-6300 APU and integrated graphics and 8 gigs of ram

Locked multiplier so all overclocking will be done be increasing the bus speed. But even then, that chip wouldn't benefit much from an overclock. 

[JamesEvail]

How would You guys Suggest Me To upgraded it To Run What I want From it

[Christophe Corazza]

To be honest, I wouldn’t expect a lot from overclocking that one

[Christophe Corazza]

11 minutes ago, JamesEvail said:

It has a AMD A4-6300 APU and integrated graphics and 8 gigs of ram

I'm Excepting It to run ARK survival Evolved or GTA 5 

 

Can you list all your components please?

That would make it easier to give you advice

[JamesEvail]

I have about a $250 USD budget and will upgrade Motherboard

[CloroxBleach57]

16 minutes ago, JamesEvail said:

I have about a $250 USD budget and will upgrade Motherboard

Get a Ryzen 5 2400g and an mSI B350 PC Mate.

Total price = about $250

 

[WkdPaul]

4 minutes ago, CloroxBleach57 said:

Get a Ryzen 5 2400g and an mSI B350 PC Mate.

Total price = about $250

He'll need RAM, so that's a no go unless he has more money to spend.

[CloroxBleach57]

1 minute ago, wkdpaul said:

He'll need RAM, so that's a no go unless he has more money to spend.

True true...at least 12GB too. Somehow I overlooked that.

[WkdPaul]

2 minutes ago, CloroxBleach57 said:

True true...at least 12GB too. Somehow I overlooked that.

For $250 I would say he could keep an eye on eBay for deals on Haswell combo kits (like a 4460 and a B85 motherboard or somthing similar) and then check for a used GPU also.

 

With that he can re-use his RAM and stay under $250 for an upgrade that will outperform what he has now!

[JamesEvail]

What about a GPU

 

[Kushagra_kj10]

If you have a unlocked CPU you meet the first requirement then u need a overclockable motherboard (usually the ones which have B or Z in them like B350 etc). If you meet both requrements the you r good to go.

Open the BIOS and change the clock speed which you may experiment a lot cuz it won't blow ur CPU it will just crash but increasing the volts and wattage is something you should try not to experiment with too much.

Happy overclocking

[useffff]

First you need a motherboard and a CPU that allows you to overclock. So for a motherboard, just look up the name of yours on google and see if you can overclock on it. As for CPU, for intel, usually the mainstream CPU will have a K at the end of the name, for example is the I7-8700k, a non overclock able CPU would be like a I7-8700.

[Christophe Corazza]

2 hours ago, JamesEvail said:

What about a GPU

 

5 hours ago, JamesEvail said:

I have about a $250 USD budget and will upgrade Motherboard

 

With that budget I would look for a used GPU on eBay. A model that, after buying the Haswell combo (CPU + motherboard), fits the remainder of your budget.