- Nov 6, 2011
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No, this isn't a troll post. D: And I don't want this to dissolve into a pissing contest over OC'ing and chipsets.
I'm new to computer building, just finished my first build with a i5 2500K CPU and, with the GB mobo, overclocking it is as easy as a click of a mouse. But why? What, specifically, does OC'ing do? Is it to just get more performance out of a given CPU, kind of like 'chipping' a vehicle motor? Or are there other benefits to OC'ing? And why not just get a bigger/better/faster CPU to start with, avoiding system instability altogether?
I'm currently running my i5 stock right now, I don't have a GPU (yet) so everything is fine, but... someday... :whiste:
I'm new to computer building, just finished my first build with a i5 2500K CPU and, with the GB mobo, overclocking it is as easy as a click of a mouse. But why? What, specifically, does OC'ing do? Is it to just get more performance out of a given CPU, kind of like 'chipping' a vehicle motor? Or are there other benefits to OC'ing? And why not just get a bigger/better/faster CPU to start with, avoiding system instability altogether?
I'm currently running my i5 stock right now, I don't have a GPU (yet) so everything is fine, but... someday... :whiste: