CPU overclocking tools?

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does anyone know of any good cpu overclocking tools? im running a E6400 2.13ghz core2duo. my bios does not allow for overclocking so need another method.
 
You need a wrench, 2 number 10 spanners and i would suggest eye protection glasses should something go horribly wrong.
 
If a bios does not offer offer overclocking features then it's usually not a very good overclocker. Personally, I treat overclocking proggies like the plague. Nothing can replace bios tweaking, nothing! :p

Anyway, CPU-Z and SetFSB seem to be the popular choice. Never tried them myself but they seem to be recommended to people quite often.
 
Think they meant motherboard spec, and by the way you void the warranty on your CPU if you overclock it.
 
I don't overclock - simple - you shorten the lifetime of your CPU/GPU whatever.

I have considered doing it "just for fun" but then I always realize, I pay too much for these stuff, if I want them to last, use them as the makers intended me too, if I want something faster, save up and buy it.
 
No way to tell unless its obviously burned or melted.

Unfortunately, Intel will not offer warranty for the processors that will go through an overclocking process. They will only guarantee for the fact that their processors run smoothly under the right circumstances.

"When we do that, inherently there's a lot of margin. We know you can overclock and deliver greater performance, because effectively you're tapping into the margins we've designed into the product... But, of course, we can't stand by that because we'd have to test to that" level of performance, Mentzer explained.
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http://news.softpedia.com/news/Intel-Says-Yes-to-Overclocking-87347.shtml

Basically if you think you're smarter than Intel then go ahead an overclock.
 
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Overclocking, as well as case modding all just like car modding and such, it's just image.

Person 1: I over clocked my PC, I'm so cool
Person 2: I didn't

few years later

Person 1: My PC died, I think my chip burnt out
Person 2: Mines still running, wonder what caused it.
Person 1: I don't know eh.

:D
 
Download Setfsb then check what's written on the clock generator on your board. If it matches any of the numbers in the drop down box of SetFSB then choose it and start ocing
 
gdiza that' the most glass half empty statement i've ever heard
 
I'm with gdiza on this one.

OC away, but don't cry when you put the CPU under stress and it melts on you.

If you are not happy with your PC's current performance, then upgrade the components.
 
Simple, if you're a dumb@ss don't overclock.. leave it to professionals ;)

I've ran my 4 year old AMD overclocked for years and it's still running but it's back to stock now so it can be a quite HTPC.

at the OP... don't bother just get an overclock capable mobo, oveclock apps are always buggy.
 
Not really sure why the stigma of cpu's dying still surrounds us. Most mobo's will shut down long before your cpu melts.

How many of you guys know someone who fried a cpu? i have been overclocking forever and never had one melt, most mobo's won't allow you to destroy your cpu when overclocking, they will not boot up with settings that will destroy your cpu.

If you happen to fry a cpu i suggest you never try it again as for me it seems virtually impossible.

Overclocking a cpu has nothing to do with being cool, you get major boosts by overclocking a cpu for no extra money. You can take a mid-range cpu and make it as good as a top of the range cpu if not faster. I think people who have no idea about overclocking act like being an overclocker makes you seem cool or whatever but in all honesty overclocking a cpu is great fun and gives you more performance, so if performance means you wanna be cool then so be it.
 
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honestly im not trying to be "cool" in any sense! im just trying to get the best performance out of my cpu instead of spending more money on a new one!! anyway, its a intel motherboard. 965gf or something, but will stay away from oc... probably cause more problems anyway. thanks
 
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No at mamba but always remember one thing, never buy intel mobo's!!!

gigabyte and asus mobo's are far better. Overclocking does not cause problems but you get these guys who have no idea about it who sprout BS scare stories of cpu's melting.
 
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