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I overclock'd my GFX card, but that's it. About 2%.. great improvement though.

I overclock my sempron 2800+ but only like 6%, so I wont fry it nor damage anything, as the cooler is the one that came with it.

I do not overclock genically since i do not have good coolers and i prefer to givw some more money to buy sth better than overclock it and "burn" it...

Overclocking hmmm? I dont overclock.
Simply because it's too much of a hassle+ possible risks and you get so little in return. I dont need it and i'll probably won't need it in the future. Got a 3500+ here with a 7800gtx and they both do their jobs just fine. If i overclock whats the percentage performance increase that i'll get. Eight percent? And how will i effectively use that extra horsepower? I can enjoy games at full graphics settings now. The only thing i regret is not buying that X2 when i bought this computer. And no my mobo doesn't suck, it's not an almighty DFI but an asus a8n sli premium so it can overclock pretty decent.

i voted for no. bcos of collage and work don't get any time to play games. So no need to overclock. this way i can keep my comp on 24/7 and not worrying if it will burn out or something worse O_O

I don't overclock because my cpu is already very hot

I don't overclock ,It efects the pc life and it dose not done much to the pc performance.

i do overclock my graphic card and processor..

No.. no overclocking for me .. not because that i`m affraid of frying my proc but i don`t think this is necessary for the apps and games that i use and i`m one of those that think that the virtual memory does most of the job.

I have my main PC's proc clocked from an Intel P4 2.8ghz to a 3.2ghz and have had it running for the past 10 months with no rest other than reboots for installs and dual-boot OS switching. My GeForce 6200 is also clocked from the default core clock speed of 350mhz to 410mhz, and its memory clock speed is clocked from the default 450mhz to 520mhz. My secondary dedicated Linux box has an AMD 3200+ clocked high enough to read as a 3500+ (I forgot what I clocked it's actual clock speed is and I am not going to reboot just to find out).

I've never had a problem with overclocking.. actually my Asus Intel board has a noob-friendly overclocking tool in the bios that lets you bump it up 5%, 10%, 20%, or 30%. I have mine bumped up 10% if I recall (may be 20%) and have had no problems except for the time I tried clocking up 30% and it wouldn't boot. I didn't worry over the black screen though.. pop out the CMOS battery, BIOS is reset, boot back up, clock down to the highest level that was still stable.

I basically do not overlock my PC. One thing that i would actually change is the "cooler" that is extremely loud when it's working. Remembers that it's working all the time when I'm sitting at the computer... heh

I'm afraid of demaging my pc - that's the reason for not overlocking.

No I dont overclock mine for reasons of overheating if I put in more fans or water cooling then I may go ahead with it.

i don't overclock
1. i want to keep my garantue
2. i don't really need that extra power, i don't game on my pc

I'm not overclocking my pc because of the same reasons as other users. I'm afraid of killing my processor and I don't really need any more power than my standard 2800+ can offer. Also I don't have the experience required for doing it so that makes me even more unconfident about my chances of succeeding.

I used to OC my 2.4 Ghz P4 up to about 2.8 Ghz just to learn if I can do it,
and it works, but then I stopped since I don't really need that much power.

aboủt weeks ago I OC my phone though ( 200 - 240 mhz) and that gaves some conceivable speed increase (for skype and other stuff) .

now anytime i used skype I OC it, lag's over.

accolade wrote:I'm not overclocking my pc because of the same reasons as other users. I'm afraid of killing my processor and I don't really need any more power than my standard 2800+ can offer. Also I don't have the experience required for doing it so that makes me even more unconfident about my chances of succeeding.

if you're careful, do your homework, read on what you're doing, then you'll be fine. With these days' motherboards they are making it so that it's easier and easier to OC (even straight from Windows)