With current processors, the built-in temperature and clock management software does a great job. But just like some people would never buy an automatic transmission -- no matter how good -- there are users that believe they can do better. For average users, there is very little benefit, IMO.So, you're saying there's no need to overclock?
Current generation CPUs do that automatically. That is why manual overclocking has much less benefit with current CPUs.Knowing that games usually take advantage of the single core performance of a processor, would it be a great idea overclocking only one core of the cpu to prevent heat?
So, you're saying there's no need to overclock?Current generation CPUs do that automatically. That is why manual overclocking has much less benefit with current CPUs.
With current processors, the built-in temperature and clock management software does a great job. But just like some people would never buy an automatic transmission -- no matter how good -- there are users that believe they can do better. For average users, there is very little benefit, IMO.So, you're saying there's no need to overclock?
Probably depends more on the processor and motherboard but some platforms have optimized BIOS settings that improve single core boosting which can help. But even single core boosting can often times be limited by processor temperature so using a better cooler along with improving case ventilation will frequently be needed to see better results.So, you're saying there's no need to overclock?
Okay, thanks!With current processors, the built-in temperature and clock management software does a great job. But just like some people would never buy an automatic transmission -- no matter how good -- there are users that believe they can do better. For average users, there is very little benefit, IMO.
So, I'm not planning to overclock I'm just curious, even if you have a great cooler, will you be able to hit higher frequencies with single core overclocks?Probably depends more on the processor and motherboard but some platforms have optimized BIOS settings that improve single core boosting which can help. But even single core boosting can often times be limited by processor temperature so using a better cooler along with improving case ventilation will frequently be needed to see better results.
Not necessarily higher frequencies...the more likely is it will hold whatever frequency it can hit longer before temperature makes it's control algorithm reduce clocks. That has the best potential to improve actual performance.So, I'm not planning to overclock I'm just curious, even if you have a great cooler, will you be able to hit bigger frequencies with single core overclocks?
Probably depends more on the processor and motherboard but some platforms have optimized BIOS settings that improve single core boosting which can help. But even single core boosting can often times be limited by processor temperature so using a better cooler along with improving case ventilation will frequently be needed to see better results.