POLL: Do you overclock?

Well I know that there are numerous people on these boards that overclock (CPU, GPU) and of course we hear from them. I am just curious to see how many do and don't overclock from this community as a whole, no reason really.

 

It is not really practical to overclock on my Macbook Pro. It just doesn't really need to deal with the extra heat and I don't need 10-20% extra performance in ANY games.

There is really not much I am playing right now that doesn't run above 30 FPS except Crysis, which I decided I will wait to play on my next desktop (in a couple of years).

Plus, unless you can get a good BIOS level overclock going along with a decent cooling solution, it really feels like a hassel (I've never gotten an OC to load properly on startup).

 

My humble opinion on overclocking is that it's not worth it in the long-run. I stopped chasing after fps' after i turned 16 but hey, if you feel the need, then why not.

 

Not anymore.

When i got my notebook, i tried how far i could push the hd2600. But after i found out, i did not feel the need to do that anymore.

Since i´m not too much of a gamer ( ok i played crysis recently), i have not oced my card after my initial tests some months ago.
And i definetly don´t want to fry my hp8510p, since i´m very happy with it as it is now - i would not want to send it in and get a replacement because i fryed it.

 

I OC for games.

 

Yes, but only with certain computers playing certain games.

Also, how does a factory overclocked desktop card factor in?

 

I only have my desktop overclocked don't see much point in overclocking a laptop. Your not going to be able to play games Very High on most laptops anyways.

 

I overclock on my desktops, but not on my laptops, as that's a casual gaming machine and no amount of over clocking is going to bring it within sight of the power of my desktop.

I would probably overclock my laptop if I didn't have a good desktop and relied on it for performance.

 

Even though when overclocking I can go up to 20% in some games I have found that I feel... nothing. Really, even that the numbers (fps) reflect such increase I cannot distinguish the difference in the fluence of the game. So I really don't use it... or at least have not found any game where I can see a real gaming difference.

 

no need but might try it.

 

For desktops, yes. I currently have a Q6600 2.4GHz oc'd to 3.02GHz on air.

For laptops, no. Due to their expense and difficulty in replacing parts I prefer to have notebooks live a long and healthy life.

 

Yeah I overclock my c90 to the max. Cpu and gpu. I also modify. the voltages occassionally.

 

Easy answer, no

Oh wait, I can also say that when people ask if they upgrade their graphics card

 

Yep, thats me, and only for COD4.

 

Of course. Overclocking is my specialty and one of the things I love with computers. It's challenging, making the overall experience a goal to achieve.

 

Yes I overclock my CPU and let it be that way permanently since there was really no difference in CPU temp(46 C right now) when it was at 1.9 Ghz.(PERMANENTLY Overclocked to 2.25 Ghz)

CAn't really overclock the GPU since there are no Drivers that can really overclock a 8400m G.(But I still overclock the Shader clock since it still give about 2-3 FPS increase.

 

I overclock my laptop's graphics card 15% on the core and 18% on the memory and it gives me a noticeable performance improvement in some games. I have been overclocking it for over two a half years and haven't had any issues.

 

I'm new to this and I have a toshiba x205 sli1, which is an excellent gaming notebook, I found this site and read about overclocking which I experimented with back in January, when I had this computer for about a month, it increased performance in my games, but made me nervous cause I kept reading it could destroy your system. I recently upgraded my drivers on my graphics card which boosted my frames per second significantly over the stock drivers, so until I have more assurance overclocking can be safe if kept to a certain temp, I'll do so and make it default. I'm just worried my system won't last for more than 2 years with overclocking, although I really want to squeeze every once of potential this awesome gaming notebook can give.

 

As long as you keep your temps in check your fine, though for laptops I dont advise overclocking, desktops on the otherhand are mandatory OC for me.

 

Option 1. Overclock specs in sig.

 

I try to keep my notebook as cool as possible so overclocking is a no

Though im tempted too, even though i probably wont benefit that much.

how much extra heat does OC'ing give you anyway? 5-10c?

 

Back when I had my notebook, I would slightly overclock to get a bit better performance in CoD4.

 

Depends on the particular laptop. For example, in my M1530, I run a 15% overclock (core/mem) while playing games and the temperature did not change at all from stock settings (76C max).

 

What software would you suggest using to overclock a Core2 Duo processor?

 

I do all of my gaming on laptops, so the OC is mandatory.

Max temp still never exceeds 70 degrees.

 

Don`t feel the need for it, although my system has A LOT of room for OCing.