Can i overclock my PC? if i can, to what extent?

Udderman · 06-03-2009, 07:40 AM

PC Specification

PSU: Silent 600W Switching Power supply

MoBo: Asus P5Q P45 Chipset

CPU: Intel Core2 Quad Q9450 2.66GZ / Arctic Cooling freezer 7 Pro

Ram: Corsair GDDR2 2GB

Grpahics Card: NVidia 9800GT 512MB

All in a nice icute case (the one with the giant fan at the front)

Im as green as grass here so please tell me if u need any more info.

Im just intrested if i can do it with what i have here. TF2 is abit slow atm and i thought maybe lower the res and O/C the CPU and see if i get an improvment.

If i can do it, to what levels? i dont want it running on the limits, just a little boost to what it can do.

Any advice would be helpful, cheers.

floydfan · 06-04-2009, 06:10 AM

Your cpu isn't going to help, a 9500gt is a low end video card. You can try overclocking that, as it will present a much bigger gain, but ideally you would want a new video card if you're serious about gaming. 9600gt or better.

Slappybag · 06-04-2009, 10:20 AM

you can oc that **** big time bro, but it comes with a risk ya know, might overheat and melt your house down... (self experience)

**Jtsou** · 06-05-2009, 06:53 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by floydfan

Your cpu isn't going to help, a 9500gt is a low end video card. You can try overclocking that, as it will present a much bigger gain, but ideally you would want a new video card if you're serious about gaming. 9600gt or better.

A 9800GT is not a very low end card.... and a 9500GT as you said is not a CPU...

HD_Monkey · 06-05-2009, 07:43 PM

No brand given on the psu. This should be the starting point if you are planning to oc that puppy. Has to be of good quality. All other components look ready for some overclocking!

floydfan · 06-06-2009, 10:30 AM

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Originally Posted by Jtsou

A 9800GT is not a very low end card.... and a 9500GT as you said is not a CPU...

he wrote 9500gt in his op, as you can see he edited. I know what a cpu is, don't patronize me.

**Jtsou** · 06-07-2009, 07:50 PM

Make better choice of words then.

floydfan · 06-07-2009, 10:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jtsou

Make better choice of words then.

please, enlighten me. not my fault he made a typo.

**Jtsou** · 06-08-2009, 09:41 AM

Your choice of words just made it confusing....Dropping it..

Marshall31415 · 06-11-2009, 01:11 AM

if TF2 is slow on that rig there might be something indicating system instability. that rig should run TF2 maxed. (i've got 8800GTS 512 and OC'd e8400 running it at max @ 1920x1080).

Either that or you are mistaking the frame rate issue with a connection issue. Crappy ping will make you jump a lot.

06-03-2009, 07:40 AM	#1 (permalink)
Udderman Registered User Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: England Posts: 1 OS: Winsta! SP1	Can i overclock my PC? if i can, to what extent? PC Specification PSU: Silent 600W Switching Power supply MoBo: Asus P5Q P45 Chipset CPU: Intel Core2 Quad Q9450 2.66GZ / Arctic Cooling freezer 7 Pro Ram: Corsair GDDR2 2GB Grpahics Card: NVidia 9800GT 512MB All in a nice icute case (the one with the giant fan at the front) Im as green as grass here so please tell me if u need any more info. Im just intrested if i can do it with what i have here. TF2 is abit slow atm and i thought maybe lower the res and O/C the CPU and see if i get an improvment. If i can do it, to what levels? i dont want it running on the limits, just a little boost to what it can do. Any advice would be helpful, cheers. Last edited by Udderman; 06-03-2009 at 07:45 AM.

06-04-2009, 06:10 AM	#2 (permalink)
floydfan Registered User Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 399 OS: win 7 rc My System	Re: Can i overclock my PC? if i can, to what extent? Your cpu isn't going to help, a 9500gt is a low end video card. You can try overclocking that, as it will present a much bigger gain, but ideally you would want a new video card if you're serious about gaming. 9600gt or better.

06-04-2009, 10:20 AM	#3 (permalink)
Slappybag Registered User Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 4 OS: win1782, running out of coal here	Re: Can i overclock my PC? if i can, to what extent? you can oc that **** big time bro, but it comes with a risk ya know, might overheat and melt your house down... (self experience)

06-05-2009, 07:43 PM	#5 (permalink)
HD_Monkey Tech Hardware Team Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Texas Posts: 367 OS: XP x64 SP2 My System	Re: Can i overclock my PC? if i can, to what extent? No brand given on the psu. This should be the starting point if you are planning to oc that puppy. Has to be of good quality. All other components look ready for some overclocking! __________________

06-07-2009, 07:50 PM	#7 (permalink)
Jtsou Hardware Specialist Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Louisburg, NC Posts: 1,214 OS: Vista Home Premium SP1 My System	Re: Can i overclock my PC? if i can, to what extent? Make better choice of words then. __________________ CPU-Z-----GPU-Z-----CoreTemp-----Speedfan

06-08-2009, 09:41 AM	#9 (permalink)
Jtsou Hardware Specialist Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Louisburg, NC Posts: 1,214 OS: Vista Home Premium SP1 My System	Re: Can i overclock my PC? if i can, to what extent? Your choice of words just made it confusing....Dropping it.. __________________ CPU-Z-----GPU-Z-----CoreTemp-----Speedfan

06-11-2009, 01:11 AM	#10 (permalink)
Marshall31415 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 4 OS: Windows XP SP3	Re: Can i overclock my PC? if i can, to what extent? if TF2 is slow on that rig there might be something indicating system instability. that rig should run TF2 maxed. (i've got 8800GTS 512 and OC'd e8400 running it at max @ 1920x1080). Either that or you are mistaking the frame rate issue with a connection issue. Crappy ping will make you jump a lot.