To OC or not to OC

[Xenno]

I cant belive nobody asked him what CPU does he use ,cuz if he use old Phenom series 1 not Phenom2 i wouldnt OC that cuz you wont reach more than 3.0.

Plz download yourself CPU-Z and post all CPU details , also model of your MBO and what CPU cooler you use , and model of your PSU unit then you can start asking questions should i OC or not.

Also BIG factor in OC will have does your CPU have unlocked multyplier or not.

Edited May 26, 2011 by Xenno

[Nysba]

I cant belive nobody asked him what CPU does he use ,cuz if he use old Phenom series 1 not Phenom2 i wouldnt OC that cuz you wont reach more than 3.0.

Plz download yourself CPU-Z and post all CPU details , also model of your MBO and what CPU cooler you use , and model of your PSU unit then you can start asking questions should i OC or not.

Also BIG factor in OC will have does your CPU have unlocked multyplier or not.

In the starting post:

"I have been toying with the idea of over clocking my CPU, a AMD Phenom X4 2.6Ghz."

 

And I think this was already decided, that he can't OC without paying money he doesn't have, or am I mistaken?

[Xenno]

No he did not say what CPU he have thats not model of CPU that only means that his CPU have 4 cores on 2600 mhz clock, model of CPU would be something like Phenom 9600 or Phenom 2 840 ... ... ... ...

And knowing model of CPU is very important in OC.

And i dont get what money have with overclocking CPU ????

Edited May 27, 2011 by Xenno

[N3C14R]

Overclocking the Phenom should be fine, regardless if its the second or first gen models. As for the PSU, it should be fine if its a quality unit.

 

I had my 4ghz OC'ed i7-860 + GTX580 running on my old 500w Cooler Master before I upgraded it to a 780w HEC unit early this year.