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 is a technique in which a microprocessor's clock speed (the speed at which it processes data) is increased beyond the factory-default setting. This process can be performed on any device ...

Mathew from the USA wants to get our opinion and some tips on overclocking his Intel Core i7 8700K CPU. I have been thinking about overclocking my CPU, but I've never done it and don't know if it's ...

Once upon a time, not overclocking your CPU meant you were missing out on a major free performance boost. A smidge of manual tweaking and a bigger cooler would have yielded you a significantly faster ...

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 ...

For most of us, CPU overclocking has become irrelevant, thanks to modern chips running close to their potential right out of the factory. That said, enthusiasts will always want to extract every ounce ...

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 ...

AMD has been talking more about its upcoming Ryzen 3000 processor overclocking at events around the globe, and, at a recent London gathering, has opened up about the overclocking performance we can ...