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Integrated GPU overclocking, is it worth it and can i even do it?

Hello, I recently built my first ever PC but cant afford the graphics card currently. I was wondering if I can overclock the integrated GPU on my Intel I5 8400 which doesn't allow overclocking. If i can overclock the Intel UHD 630, is it worth it? and how do i even go about overclocking as this would be my first time ever overclocking. Thanks

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7 minutes ago, PeterCS said:

Hello, I recently built my first ever PC but cant afford the graphics card currently. I was wondering if I can overclock the integrated GPU on my Intel I5 8400 which doesn't allow overclocking. If i can overclock the Intel UHD 630, is it worth it? and how do i even go about overclocking as this would be my first time ever overclocking. Thanks

Don't bother. They weren't meant for gaming and overclocking it isn't going to make it so. You'll just end up voiding your warranty. 

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47 minutes ago, PeterCS said:

Hello, I recently built my first ever PC but cant afford the graphics card currently. I was wondering if I can overclock the integrated GPU on my Intel I5 8400 which doesn't allow overclocking. If i can overclock the Intel UHD 630, is it worth it? and how do i even go about overclocking as this would be my first time ever overclocking. Thanks

I know I can overclock my i5 4690k's igpu on an Asrock Fatality board - but it's not worth it. It gets unstable really fast & for barely perceptible improvements. 
Not sure if Intel's iGPU's work the same, but for AMD's APU chips, overclocking the system memory will help iGPU performance a bit. Also, check your BIOS for how much system memory is being allocated for the iGPU. My board will let me choose up to 2GB of RAM. 

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