First Attempt at Overclocking

[Mikesan]

Originally Posted by kilroy67

I run mine at 3GHZ all the time, unless Im not home for awhile or if the temps start getting to high. 2.9GHZ is a good OC, you wouldn't even notice the 100MHZ between 2.9 and 3.0GHZ.

Ah ok. The reason i was asking is taht i heard Overclocking dramatically reduces the lfie expectancy of your CPU and i thought that if i didnt need it to be overclocked, then keeping it at stock would make it "healthier"

[kilroy67]

Originally Posted by Mikesan

UK, why do you ask ?

Just wondering, thats all. Not going to come for a visit anytime soon...............LOL!

[kilroy67]

Originally Posted by Mikesan

Ah ok. The reason i was asking is taht i heard Overclocking dramatically reduces the lfie expectancy of your CPU and i thought that if i didnt need it to be overclocked, then keeping it at stock would make it "healthier"

What reduces it is heat, and right now your temps are very good. Adding voltage also produces much more heat, which in turn is bad if your run hot all the time.
Just remember to keep a eye on your temps, if they start to go beyond 60c then clock it down. Also make sure to blow out the dust once every 1-2 weeks, dust makes a great insulator which means more heat!!
So have some bloody fun now playing games!!

[Mikesan]

Originally Posted by kilroy67

Just wondering, thats all. Not going to come for a visit anytime soon...............LOL!

hehe :P Im guessing your from the US?

[kilroy67]

Originally Posted by Mikesan

hehe :P Im guessing your from the US?

Yes

[Mikesan]

cool.

[Mikesan]

Originally Posted by kilroy67

So have some bloody fun now playing games!!

Will do!:P hehe, what kinda games do you play..iF any ?

[kilroy67]

Originally Posted by Mikesan

Will do!:P hehe, what kinda games do you play..iF any ?

COD4, Gears of War, Team Fortress 2, UT3, Bioshock, mostly 1st person shooters.

[Mikesan]

Originally Posted by kilroy67

COD4, Gears of War, Team Fortress 2, UT3, Bioshock, mostly 1st person shooters.

Ohh snap :P

[Mikesan]

Hey , i was playing on Unreal Tournament 3 earlier and i must say it runs soooo smoothly compared to what it used to , i didnt think overclocking a CPU wuld have that much of an impact :P

Anyway, whilst i was playing i was getting periods where it would freeze for about 2-3 seconds . For Example, if i turned around a corner sharply it would freeze for 2-3 seconds then it would return to normal . This only occured 3 or 4 times but is it something i should be concerned about?