Why overclock an Intel PC? The hard-core tech addict answers with the classic “because it's there.” While poetic, this doesn’t do much for the IT professional who needs more justification to risk ...

Overclocking refers to pushing your computer components harder and faster than the manufacturer designed them to go. The initial pitch is seductive: Buy a slower, lower-cost CPU; juice up the clock ...

The question of whether overclocking can damage your CPU is nothing new, having been a topic of debate for years among hardcore gamers, tech buffs, PC DIY builders, and content creators alike. To some ...

Overclocking has been a staple of PC enthusiasts almost as long as computers have existed. It started with soldering of crystals and basic tiny jumps of, in some cases, fractions of a megahertz. Today ...

Overclocking a component in your computer – usually the CPU, and occasionally the graphics card — makes your computer run faster than it was originally intended. This can improve your computer's ...

Supermicro's dedication to the enthusiast high-end desktop world has recently been solidified with the launch of their C9X299-PG300, which is not only designed to provide you with the latest ...

And now the stock values of the most popular Core 2 Duo CPUs: In the above table, we've left out the Xtreme models since, as we've said, this guide is aimed at ordinary folk not hard-core enthusiasts.

Intel’s 65W 12th Gen CPUs are trickling into the market. They offer good value, and in particular they make strong gaming CPUs due to the impressive clock for clock performance of the Golden Cove P ...

If you know what you're doing and are willing to put in the time and research, overclocking is still a great way to squeeze out some added horsepower for essentially a free performance boost. You also ...

Half the CPU overclocking world records on HWBOT are now owned by AMD's latest Ryzen chip, the $2,000 Ryzen Threadripper 3970X. Given that it's a 32 core processor with 64 threads that maybe isn't a ...