If you’re concerned, check the warranty before trying. Similarly, motherboard manufacturers may or may not cover overclocking. AMD and Intel typically don’t cover overclocking, though they would be hard-pressed to prove overclocking killed your CPU - unless you pushed way too much voltage through the chip. But even if you can, we caution against it for your first overclocking venture since you might need to resort to more exotic methods such as applying liquid metal to the CPU cooler and relying on third-party software.įinally, overclocking your CPU can void its warranty. Few allow it, and fewer still possess the thermal headroom to make it viable. If you want to overclock a laptop CPU, you’re probably out of luck. Any component hitting 100 degrees Celsius or more can be dangerous for your PC’s health.
When you’re stress-testing your PC, we recommend getting an application like HWMONITOR that can report how hot your motherboard is getting. A motherboard with poor VRMs or an insufficient amount of them will see the VRMs hit dangerous temperatures. Since overclocking raises power consumption, you’ll want to make sure your motherboard has enough voltage regulator modules (or VRMs) to handle it.
You’ll also have to consider the quality of your motherboard too. But most moderate and even significant overclocks usually won’t impact your CPU in any meaningful way. Second, you’re operating outside of the limits of your CPU when overclocking, which could reduce its life span due to higher temperatures and voltage. That doesn’t necessarily mean you can’t overclock, but your potential overclocking headroom is much lower than using a more advanced air or liquid cooling system in your PC. This is particularly problematic if you’re using a stock cooler, which typically has poor cooling capability. First, the chip runs hotter and uses more power, often to the point where the efficiency is significantly worse. When you overclock a processor, a couple of things happen. A word of caution Jacob Roach / Digital Trends
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