I already watched tons of Videos of overclocking but there is still one big question:
are you able to overclock every CPU and GPU?
I mean there are different cpus which are made for oc like for cpus there are the "k" for infinite multiplier and for GPU there is the "oc" in the name.

so my question is: is it possible to overclock cpus without "k" and gpus without this "oc" in there names?

edit: and what does the Mainboard has to do with changing the multiplier? I mean I don't change the baseclock when chainging the multiplier, do I?

This post was edited by Owner23 on Aug 2 2015 04:59am

Every gpu can overclock. The OC in their name just means they have been factory overclocked already.

Only unlocked CPU's can overclock, so most anything of AMD's and the K variants of intels processor.

every motherboard has a different bios so overclocking looks different in each one.
Changing the multiplier shouldnt mean changing the base clock, since your actual operating clock would be Base x multiplier. The easiest overclocking method is to simply change the multiplier.

so it's not possible to oc "non k" cpus by changing their multiplier?

It would be a lot easier for ppl to answer your questions if they knew "exactly" what hardware you have....





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the problem is: there is no hardware atm, I'm about to buy a new system withn the next few weeks, still waiting for the price shifts of the new cpus

Correct. Locked = locked multiplier. You used to still have access to FSB on locked CPUs but intel long since did away with that.

If you're looking at low budget, the G3258 can OC quite handily (4GHz+ on a CM EVO), although it's only 2 core.

This post was edited by SanityWasHacked on Aug 2 2015 02:24pm

i just checked it, the gpu with "oc" in the name just have a higher baseclock or am I wrong? Is it even intelligent to buy such cards? I mean I can overclock them by myself, or?

GPU's are generally (always?) unlocked. Most GPUs that come with an aftermarket cooler are also factory OC'd by said company. While you could replicate this yourself on a factory stock card, there are often many cooler features or cherry picking involved to separate the aftermarket price tiers within the same processor category.

All in all, the decision on whether or not it's worth the extra $XX is not a solid one. I personally like to invest in the top of the line of my GPU of choice (970 FTW+ atm) because I feel it gives me a better chance for a heafty OC, but that's a personal decision and if you can get a great deal on the low/mid tier of the same GPU and don't want to wait then by all means go for it.

Would be interesting if someone had access to enough cards to do an analysis on price:performance for different aftermarket tiers, but that would require a huge amount of data ($) and would still lack meaning for individual cases since it's probably quite luck dependant.

This post was edited by SanityWasHacked on Aug 3 2015 01:49pm

you can bclk overclock too, people usually grab high locked multipliers for this

what I heared is that like most of the cpus the chips are all in general all the same but the quality of each chip is different. The company just guarantees you that the chip last at least a minimum time with that multiplier and clock. Everything more than that is actually just factory based

But I may be wrong