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    Now, i've made a ton of posts regarding questions about computers. I'm just getting into it after being a mac head for all these years. I apologize if my questions make you facepalm. 

 Alright so, I was researching parts to see if they fit my needs. I come across a guy saying overclocking is bad and that it has the same principle of ''eating more than you can chew'' and that after a while you'd get sick. In terms of computers, the hardware would supposedly ''get sick'' or damaged in terms of this.

 I found this a little silly, but his principle was pretty convincing. Now when I customize my ODE level 4, there isn't an option for having an un-overclocked processor. (not sure if that word made sense, but you get it) Because of this i'm thinking that it won't be bad for the hardware.

 I'm concerned because I don't want to be damaging anything on my baby, and i'm sure none of you guys would too.

Best Regards,

James

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Seafoam Members Profile Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 06 Jun 2014 Online Status: Offline Posts: 49	Quote Reply Topic: Overclocking Posted: 08 Jun 2014 at 7:48pm
	Now, i've made a ton of posts regarding questions about computers. I'm just getting into it after being a mac head for all these years. I apologize if my questions make you facepalm. Alright so, I was researching parts to see if they fit my needs. I come across a guy saying overclocking is bad and that it has the same principle of ''eating more than you can chew'' and that after a while you'd get sick. In terms of computers, the hardware would supposedly ''get sick'' or damaged in terms of this. I found this a little silly, but his principle was pretty convincing. Now when I customize my ODE level 4, there isn't an option for having an un-overclocked processor. (not sure if that word made sense, but you get it) Because of this i'm thinking that it won't be bad for the hardware. I'm concerned because I don't want to be damaging anything on my baby, and i'm sure none of you guys would too. Best Regards, James
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ArkansasWoman777 Members Profile Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List DS Veteran Joined: 19 Aug 2012 Online Status: Offline Posts: 4314	Quote Reply Posted: 08 Jun 2014 at 8:46pm
	Just to note underneath the Overclocking section, named CPU BOOST you can change it from Stage 1 to standard. Overclocking isn't bad as long you know what you are doing, but considering DS overclocks it if you choose to do stage 1 they will make sure its stable.
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Seafoam Members Profile Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 06 Jun 2014 Online Status: Offline Posts: 49	Quote Reply Posted: 08 Jun 2014 at 9:02pm
	I just read some forum posts. A LOT of people say it's not worth it, and the only difference they saw was a temperature increase. I'm not sure at this point, I need y'all recommendations. OC or nah? Also, thanks for the tip, never actually noticed that haha. Edited by Seafoam - 08 Jun 2014 at 9:15pm
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Theokritos Members Profile Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 28 Feb 2014 Online Status: Offline Posts: 688	Quote Reply Posted: 08 Jun 2014 at 9:18pm
	Some of the more hardware savvy folks can provide much better details, but as I understand it, the CPU manufacturing process produces chips with a varied clock speed capacity. To compensate, the manufacturer sell the CPU at a clock speed lower than the maximum of what each chip is likely to be able to perform. When a chip is "overclocked" the CPU speed is raised closer to its design maximum. The big unknown is exactly how fast any individual CPU will actually run until it is tested. If you allow DS to overclock your CPU (or GPU), then you can be confident that you are getting very close to the maximum design speed without the worry of accidently damaging your chip. DS will also save the overclock profile for your hardware in your BIOS (UEFI) settings. That way you can turn the overclock "off" or back "on" by a simple BIOS update. In summary: I trust DS; I trust the warranty. You can too, if you so choose.
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Seafoam Members Profile Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 06 Jun 2014 Online Status: Offline Posts: 49	Quote Reply Posted: 08 Jun 2014 at 9:25pm
	That's a relief. I'm pretty much out of questions. I think i'll proceed with my ODE system. Thanks for the detailed answer. If you trust, DS, i'll trust DS. Well I always have. ;3
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Meller Members Profile Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List DS Veteran Joined: 20 Feb 2013 Online Status: Offline Posts: 1627	Quote Reply Posted: 21 Jun 2014 at 7:30am
	I'm so sorry that I'm just seeing this. I'm kind of the OC person around here... so for me to miss this is kind of embarrassing. I'm an avid overclocker myself, but I'll provide a link to a forum post. In this post the OP asked about overclocking. Give it a good read. http://www.digitalstormonline.com/forums/overclocking-tidf22669/
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PcKiller Members Profile Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Groupie Joined: 17 Jun 2014 Online Status: Offline Posts: 446	Quote Reply Posted: 21 Jun 2014 at 12:17pm
	I always OC a little at a time, test the system, if all is ok, Repeat.
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