How can I overclock my computer?

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How can I overclock my computer?

We all know the situation when a computerbegins to hang and does not immediately respond to commands. And what could be worse than the situation when you waited half a year for the continuation of your favorite game, and your computer does not "pull" it? Below we will tell you how to overclock your computer so that you do not have such problems anymore.

Overclocking is a set of measures aimed atincrease the production capacity of the computer. Before you start overclocking, you need to measure the current performance stability indicators. To do this, you can use programs such as Everest, LINPACK, BOINC and others.

Cooling

Overclocking the computer involves first of alloverclocking the processor and video card. However, we should also pay attention to the cooling of the computer, since in case of overheating there can be no talk of overclocking. Try to install liquid cooling on the computer, replace the regular fans with new ones, more powerful ones or apply a new layer of heat-conducting paste, for example: KPT-8, Arctic Cooling MX-4, Zalman ZM-STG2.

Overclocking with special tools

At the moment there are many specialprograms that are designed to improve the performance of the processor. It is interesting that manufacturers of motherboards do not prohibit, but on the contrary I welcome the use of such software. To use this type of software, you need to know exactly the brand and model of the motherboard. We give only some of their examples:

1. AsRock OC Tuner - for AsRock motherboards;
2. MSI Control Center II - for MSI motherboards;
3. ASUS TurboV EVO - respectively for ASUS;
4. AMD OverDrive 4.0.4 - for AMD;
5. CPU-Z 1.58 for Intel and AMD processors, etc.

Overclocking via BIOS

BIOS is literally interpreted as "basicinput-output system ". This program is used to test the devices connected to the system and start the operating system and is extremely important in the operation of the computer.

Here is an example overclocking through the BIOS of a computer with a GigaByte motherboard:

1. Restart the computer and press "Delete" or "F2" during startup.
2. Go to the tab with advanced settings (it can be designated as Advanced, Power BIOS Features or some other way). Read the instructions that came with your motherboard for details.
3. Disable all parameters in the Speed ​​Spectrum section, save the settings and reboot the computer.
4. After reboot, go back to the same section,but now open the DRAM Configuration - MemClock menu. Set the frequency to a level higher than what you used before, and reboot the computer again.
5. Find the Hyper Transport Frequency menu and change the mode from automatic to x3 or x4.
6. In the MB Intelligent Tweaker menu, increase the PCI Express bus speed and CPU voltage, reboot the computer.
7. In the same menu, set the processor multiplier. Specify the frequency of the processor, dividing its nominal frequency by a factor. Restart the computer.
8. After all the work done, the obtained frequency of the processor should be gradually increased and monitored, as it affects the operation of the device.
9. After you manage to achieve the desired indicators while the temperature inside the computer has remained within the permissible limit, the setting can be considered finished.

Read also the article How to overclock the processor.