Overclocking?

[Harag]

I've just got to level 7. and a message has just popped up saying that CPU overclocking is now available - I've never done this IRL or in the game, and I've just got into the habit of OC the RAM in PCs when I put new RAM in.

I've got the OCCT tool, though I seem to recall not all Motherboards / CPUs can be overclocked -but there is a large list of these items in the store - How can I tell which can be OC and which can't.

I've found a guide on using the OCCT tool which lists MBs/CPUs but I would prefer an in game way of knowing.

[BonPadre]

Most (if not all) Mortoni Mobo will NOT allow OC any of the Intel CPU, and while I usually keep away from the Mortoni AM4 one, I think (keyword beeing.. think... so not fully confident due to my lack of using it) I think the AM4 one will still allow you to OC the AMD CPU's

All AMD CPU's are Overclockable and all AM4 mobo will let you overclock AMD's CPU (beside my unsure Mortoni AM4 one, specially since it's never the best nor the cheapest one, so I see no use of it... and if the customer is a Mortoni fan, so many other parts could be Mortoni anyway)

While only the K ones in Intel CPU are (provided the Mobo lets you OC the CPU) overclockable.

So an Intel I3-7350K is an overclockabler CPU, BUT if you intsll it on a Mortoni Mobo, you will not be able to overclock it.
Any other (if I'm not forgetting one Mobo I never use) LGA 1151 Mobo that is compatible with that CPU will let you OC it.

So I may get corrected, because I know I mostly over-use the same Mobo's every and each single time, and I use mostly the ones I know I can count on early levels, and later on, the next unlocked ones will all let you OC the CPU (provided once more the Intels are in the K series)

I'm pretty sure some will come with the actual chipsets numbers that lets you OC the Intel CPU's, but I surely don't master that part from top of my head.

[Harag]

Many thanks for the detailed and quick response. With what you're saying and looking at the filters in the shop there is no specific filter that says "OCable" or something it's all trial and error and the player remember which to use. The tip with the "K" on the intel ones is handy. Thanks again for this, I'll digest it tomorrow when I play again, but it's late now for me.

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Here you go to get you started:

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1513505217

And when you start overclocking too far and crashing, follow up that guide with this guide:

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1402962803

[Harag]

Originally posted by Aquafawks:

Here you go to get you started:

Thanks for that, these are the 2 I have looked at and marked as faves and noticed a list of motherboards/cpus etc. but they are for an EA release so can't 100% rely on these (can I?), but I was wondering if we didn't have these and just want to use the game I can't find anything in the game to help players.

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Originally posted by Harag:

Thanks for that, these are the 2 I have looked at and marked as faves and noticed a list of motherboards/cpus etc. but they are for an EA release so can't 100% rely on these (can I?), but I was wondering if we didn't have these and just want to use the game I can't find anything in the game to help players.

The way overclocking functions at it's core in PCBS has not changed from when overclocking first came out during early access. That guide should still be relevant to at least get you going to understand how overclocking works in PCBS.

[Harag]

@Aquafawks - thanks good to know I can follow that as a general guide.

[Snuke]

Another way of knowing is just remembering this:
Everything is oc whose chipset has a "Z" or an "X" in front of it and everything whose socket is "AM4" with the exception being the A320 chipset.
But every mobo supports ram oc regardless. Btw that's really great because the earlier 3d mark score jobs can be done by just oc-ing the ram a little bit to reach the target score even though the customer has locked hardware.