How To Overclock a CPU
by Goran Damnjanovic
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Glory days of CPU overclocking are long gone. Back in the day, you could get a completely new CPU simply by increasing the clock of your current processor. These days, both AMD and Intel push their CPUs to limits with dynamic boost features so there’s not a lot you can do to get extra performance.
That said, overclocking your CPU can give you extra frames in games and noticeably shorter render times. Just don’t expect miracles. Today, we’re going to answer the question of how to overclock your CPU. We will also explain the differences in overclocking Intel and AMD CPUs.