Can i overclock?

[MightyH]

I have this version of this PC, Quad-Core A8-5500. Here is the link to the SPECS: http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/document?docname=c03499587&cc=us&dlc=en&lc=en I recently got this graphics card:MSI Computer Corp. NVIDIA GeForce GTX 750 Ti Gaming OC 2GB GDDR5 VGA/DVI/HDMI PCI-Express Video Card N750TI TF 2GD5/OC.... and installed it. I have NEVER overclocked a GPU because this is the first one i have bought. Please help me out, and i want to know if i could even overclock it given the store-bought PC specs.

 

[cklaubur]

Your link isn't working. It wants me to sign in to "HP Passport".

Casey

 

[MightyH]

Your link isn't working. It wants me to sign in to "HP Passport".

Casey

Sorry, link is updated!

 

[cklaubur]

It works now, thanks!

My concern would be the power supply. Unless you upgraded it, the stock power supply is rated for 300 W, which is the bare minimum that Nvidia recommends for a GTX 750 Ti. It may be powerful enough, but I would recommend playing it safe and swapping the power supply for a more powerful unit before you try overclocking.

Casey

 

[MightyH]

It works now, thanks!

My concern would be the power supply. Unless you upgraded it, the stock power supply is rated for 300 W, which is the bare minimum that Nvidia recommends for a GTX 750 Ti. It may be powerful enough, but I would recommend playing it safe and swapping the power supply for a more powerful unit before you try overclocking.

Casey

Fair enough, thanks for the info i appreciate it! On another note, what software do you recommend using to overclock/ check stability. I guess i could over clock a little at a time, check stability, and go from there.

 

[cklaubur]

I've had good luck with using MSI Afterburner to overclock. As for checking stability, a good benchmarking program like 3dmark can be used for that. Anything that loads the graphics card should be sufficient.

Casey