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Overclocking. worth it for gaming?

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  • 08-12-2011 7:37pm
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    ShadowHearth
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    hey lads, i presume its same gang here as in @ biulding@ part ;)

    so i got z68, 2500k, corsair A70 and gtx 570


    It is a gaming pc, but will i get much gains in gaming if i overclock this machine now?

    i know that most of games are now gpu dependant and not cpu, so will i even notice improvements?

    is this guide good lads? as my mobo is MSI too...

    http://www.bit-tech.net/hardware/cpus/2011/01/07/how-to-overclock-the-intel-core-i5-2500k/5


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    cherrytaz
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    Hi,

    I had the same quesion a week ago and bought a similar setup to you (i5 2500k, gtx 560ti, 8gb DDR3 and Z68.

    I overclocked from standard 3.3ghz to 4.ghz with no problems and have noticed a significant improvement in fps. Altohugh I use it mainly for fsx which is heavily dependent on cpu.


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    Opinicus
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    cherrytaz wrote: »
    I overclocked from standard 3.3ghz to 4.ghz with no problems


    Were you able to do that with the stock heatsink?


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    cherrytaz
    Registered Users Posts: 481 ✭✭cherrytaz


    No im using an akasa x4 cooler but apparently the stock cooler is fine for getting to 4.3ghz


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    ShadowHearth
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    Opinicus wrote: »
    Were you able to do that with the stock heatsink?

    you can go more then that with stock.


    i dont see a point in it though. i dont even see the point to go from 3.3Ghz to 4.2Ghz that i did. modern games rape GPU and the games who Rape CPU have more then enough in 2500k 3.3ghz...


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    cherrytaz
    Registered Users Posts: 481 ✭✭cherrytaz


    Well I found a huge difference from going from 3.3 to 4.3, but again this is only for fsx which is cpu hungry. The 2500k is a great chip, both in terms of value and performance


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