Before overclocking (or, indeed, underclocking) a system you should first of all ensure that it is running stable at the stock frequencies. Unless your system is stable at these settings, it is extremely unlikely that you are going to have any success at other frequencies. You should also ensure that you have adequate cooling in your system, particularly if you are going to overclock.
For further information on how to over/underclock a particular motherboard/memory/processor combination, check on Google to see what other users of the same configuration have achieved. Remember that just because someone has achieved a 20% over/underclock it does NOT mean that you will be able to - a lot depends on the actual components used and some, even from the same production batch, are more tolerant to variations in operating frequency than others.
For further information on how to over/underclock a particular motherboard/memory/processor combination, check on Google to see what other users of the same configuration have achieved. Remember that just because someone has achieved a 20% over/underclock it does NOT mean that you will be able to - a lot depends on the actual components used and some, even from the same production batch, are more tolerant to variations in operating frequency than others.
My Computer
System One
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- Manufacturer/Model
- Dwarf Dwf/11/2012 r09/2013
- CPU
- Intel Core-i5-3570K 4-core @ 3.4GHz (Ivy Bridge) (OC 4.2GHz)
- Motherboard
- ASRock Z77 Extreme4-M
- Memory
- 4 x 4GB DDR3-1600 Corsair Vengeance CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9B (16GB)
- Graphics card(s)
- MSI GeForce GTX770 Gaming OC 2GB
- Sound Card
- Realtek High Definition on board solution (ALC 898)
- Monitor(s) Displays
- ViewSonic VA1912w Widescreen
- Screen Resolution
- 1440x900
- Hard Drives
- OCZ Agility 3 120GB SATA III x2 (RAID 0) Samsung HD501LJ 500GB SATA II x2 Hitachi HDS721010CLA332 1TB SATA II Iomega 1.5TB Ext USB 2.0 WD 2.0TB Ext USB 3.0
- PSU
- XFX Pro Series 850W Semi-Modular
- Case
- Gigabyte IF233
- Cooling
- 1 x 120mm Front Inlet 1 x 120mm Rear Exhaust
- Mouse
- Microsoft Comfort Mouse 3000 for Business (USB)
- Keyboard
- Microsoft Comfort Curve Keyboard 3000 (USB)
- Internet Speed
- NetGear DG834Gv3 ADSL Modem/Router (Ethernet) ~4.0 Mb/s (O2)
- Other Info
- Optical Drive: HL-DT-ST BD-RE BH10LS30 SATA Bluray Lexmark S305 Printer/Scanner/Copier (USB) WEI Score: 8.1/8.1/8.5/8.5/8.25 Asus Eee PC 1011PX Netbook (Windows 7 x86 Starter)