Is there a point of overclocking both of your CPU , RAM and GPU ?

[mike0z]

I know what overcloking is and i know what it requires . ( I am talking about CPU overclocking ) .
But i want to ask - Is there really a point of overcloking both your CPU , RAM and GPU ?

[Omega]

How do you mean "a point of overclocking both"?

[mike0z]

Originally posted by Omega:

How do you mean "a point of overclocking both"?

Well is it a good idea to overclock my CPU and have my RAM + GPU being overclocked at the same time . Is it safe ?

[[LTT] LinusFTW]

Originally posted by Mikе0z:

Originally posted by Omega:

How do you mean "a point of overclocking both"?

Well is it a good idea to overclock my CPU and have my RAM + GPU being overclocked at the same time . Is it safe ?

Yes if you do it properly.

[Omega]

Originally posted by Mikе0z:

Originally posted by Omega:

How do you mean "a point of overclocking both"?

Well is it a good idea to overclock my CPU and have my RAM + GPU being overclocked at the same time . Is it safe ?

It's completely safe.

But most people will only OC the CPU, the RAM OC is handled via XMP, and the GPU most people will not touch mainly because the performance gains are minimal.

[Bad 💀 Motha]

Dont mess with RAM; lock in XMP and leave that alone.
If XMP does NOT work with your board on that RAM for some reason; then buy different RAM that is has better known compatibility; for example if you are using any Ryzen based system, it's strongly suggested that whatever RAM you purchase for these contain Samsung chips onboard the RAM modules. Such as "GSkill Trident Z" for example

[upcoast]

It's more relevant to hardware and uses.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SkTxXrqE5F0

[⛧EyMi Mayhem⛧]

Originally posted by Mikе0z:

I know what overcloking is and i know what it requires . ( I am talking about CPU overclocking ) .
But i want to ask - Is there really a point of overcloking both your CPU , RAM and GPU ?

Sidenote, make sure your rig is rdy for some overclocking.
Decent cooling, psu and so on.

[Malygos]

Cpu and gpu are fairly easy to do just look up some guides for your cpu on safe voltages and such. Ram overclocking can be far more tedious its better to set xmp and let it go i have my ram overclocked but the next time i buy ram ill just buy a higher speed so i dont have to sacrifice latency and spend time tinkering and testing it. That being said as long as your temps are fine its perfectlh safe all of mine run overclocked 24/7 no problem

[Monk]

depending on your cpu, the gains can be on the huge side, at the extreme end of the scale you have my 7900x, which at stock boosts all cores to only 3.3GHz, overclocked, i have them at 5GHz, which, offers quite the performance jump, less extreme jumps on more mainstream chips can still bring with them significant increases in fps, especially minimums, but the impact it will have is dependant on the game and settings / resolution you are using.

gpu overclocking, again, varies per model, the latest 10 series from nvidia, pretty much overclock themselves so the gains to be had are far smaller than they used to be, you used to be able to gain 20% on some cards, my old 670 overclocked pretty much matched a stock 680, the new 1070ti, overclocked pretty much matches an overclocked 1080 but costs less (making it a rather good deal if prices were not messed up right now).

given how easy it is to overclock your cpu and gpu, personally i feel it is daft not to, it is pretty hard to actually damage either these days due to built in safety features, as long as you take your time and watch your temperatures, its free performance for the most part (if you have a good cpu cooler already that is).

as for RAM, it is far less useful than it once was, and is still a bit of a pain in the butt to do, so, despite me being a big fan of overclocking, i don't actually bother doing so, i just set the xmp profile and leave it there, the xmp profile it self, is, technically an overclock anyway, its just a factory set one, fast RAM in the 3200 range makes an impact over 2400 stuff, but, its only a few fps, and the gains dont really scale well into the crazy high end 4000MHz stuff (and the prices go a little bit nuts).

[ugafan]

Originally posted by Monk:

my 7900x, which at stock boosts all cores to only 3.3GHz, overclocked, i have them at 5GHz

dang. i guess i know who to send into the store to buy the lotto tickets.

[Bad 💀 Motha]

7700K, 8600K, 8700K can all achieve 4.8 - 5.4 Ghz for most folks.

[Overseer]

It really depends on what hardware you want to overclock.
The Ryzen CPUs for example can gain up to 5% performance simply by boosting the RAMs clock and latency without even touching the CPU speed.

[emoticorpse]

I don't think so. I think if you seriously need to go through all that just to squeeze out a teeny bit of extra performance then you picked the wrong product to begin with.

[Astro_80 (WASH YOUR HANDS!)]

If you are interested in getting some free performance out of your components, then yes, there is a point to it.

[tacoshy]

Originally posted by emoticorpse:

I don't think so. I think if you seriously need to go through all that just to squeeze out a teeny bit of extra performance then you picked the wrong product to begin with.

thats BS its not about needing it right away.

There 2 types of OC:

1st the enthusiast OC that dont use a CPU for 3 years and upgrade at first chance to newer products that dont care to lower lifespan from 10 to 8 years. All they care for is the maximum performance (for me a 7700K from 4.2 to 5.3 giving me about ~20% increase which was the top end gaming cpu at its time)

2nd the standard OC that ppl OC the CPU that can keep up with performance for another year befor they can afford an upgrade.