Do you keep your PC overclocked?

[Rob Williams]

I don't think it's much of a secret... we love to overclock. In fact, the sad fact is that most of us overclock first thing, post-install. We don't care about the performance at stock... we want to see how far we can push the thing and hope we don't break something :-D

So the question I have is... when you find a sweet spot for your overclock, do you always keep it at stock? The truth is... most people who overclock their machines, don't need it overclocked, as they primarily do mundane things with their PC's that generally doesn't benefit from an overclock.

But once again, it's all about the numbers... perhaps it has nothing to do with the performance. So do you keep a stable overclock active at all times?

 

[werty316]

Yep, I keep mine overclocked 24/7.

 

[Kougar]

If I have a machine on, then it is folding. Even during gaming I leave four instances of F@H running in the background. I don't often do benchmarks, but when I do I certainly want that overclock to edge up the scores...

I always keep it overclocked, especially since I can leave it at stock volts. Right now my watercooling setup isn't installed so I'm back at stock, the Arctic Freezer 7 Pro just doesn't handle a Q6600 G0 well even at a miserly 1.20v.

 

[THUMPer]

24/7 mofo!

 

[Merlin]

Yup....Both of them
Once I find the sweet spot, it stays there

:techgage::techgage: Merlin :techgage::techgage:

 

[Greg King]

E6600 @ 3.0 GHz 24/7. I bench anywhere between 3.6 and 3.8 GHz but that not what your asking is it. Yes, mine is overclocked all the time. Modest, but not stock either.

 

[BlackAndy]

Haven't OC'd the new one yet, but the previous on was/is over clocked 24/7 for over 4 years....

 

[Greg King]

Haven't OC'd the new one yet, but the previous on was/is over clocked 24/7 for over 4 years....

You had quite possibly the best CPU for simple, free performance through overclocking ever. The Barton core 2500+ CPUs were epic as long as you had a motherboard that supported the higher FSB.

 

[Krazy K]

All the time. I run BOINC and do work for SETI and the more I get done the sooner Joe Rogan and I will find those little green men that congress keeps talking about.

 

[madmat]

24/7 baybeeee! I turn off the monitor via the vid card when it's idle but I don't see any need for anything more. I wish that you could run cool'n'quiet when you OC but it's very hit or miss at best.

But, no I'm not rebooting each time I want to do something demanding. The jump from 2.1Ghz to 3Ghz is too much to just do without.

 

[On_Wisconsin]

Nope...I'm happy with it as is. Our last computer was a (overpriced Gateway) P4 1.5GHz setup from 2001...nuff said

 

[slugbug]

Q6600 B3@3.0ghz = 20% OC
E6750 GO@3.4ghz = 25% OC
Opteron 165@2520mhz = 40% OC

 

[Merlin]

My Sweet spot
3.7 @ 418 fsb @ 27*c

:techgage::techgage: Merlin :techgage::techgage:

 

[b1lk1]

Thanks to the inability of ANY motherboard maker to build a decent budget AM2+ motherboard to support the 9850BE I don't even get to overclock. I am saving my pennies for the ABIT AV78 which is able to atleast run my CPU stock without the chance of implosion.....

 

[Merlin]

The other sweet spot 64 bit

:techgage::techgage: Merlin :techgage::techgage: