Noobie question on oc'ing

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cablesguy

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Hi,

Im abt to start oc and would like to know if its advisable to remove a few stuff from the mobo b4 i start the trial n error, ie my crystalfontz (connected via usb) and x-fi card (pci) in...like to know the benefits, dangers, etc...im just guessing but immediate advantges i think would be lower temps and less clutter leading to better airflow, less overhead on the motherboard.....dangers would be i fry them...possible? ...any advise would be appreciated....thx
 
cablesguy said:
Hi,

Im abt to start oc and would like to know if its advisable to remove a few stuff from the mobo b4 i start the trial n error, ie my crystalfontz (connected via usb) and x-fi card (pci) in...like to know the benefits, dangers, etc...im just guessing but immediate advantges i think would be lower temps and less clutter leading to better airflow, less overhead on the motherboard.....dangers would be i fry them...possible? ...any advise would be appreciated....thx
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Frying something is not likely, leave it all in the point of overclocking is to make your computer better not have to take off a lot of features.
 
its not impossible to fry components but just overclocking has nothing to do with USB peripherals and stuff. you arent messing with your system voltage from the power supply, your changing it in BIOS. you can disconnect stuff if you are having problems in order to locate the trouble, or if im not using something (eg the wifi feature on my mobo) i usualy disconect it to save the half of a % in system resources. the only way you are going to fry stuff is if you start randomly messing with BIOS voltages without knowing what your doing, and even then your only at risk of frying your; CPU, RAM, mobo or possibly video card(s) anything USB will be fine.
 
Leave your stuff in. you'll be fine. as long as you dont type in 800 instead of 400, nothing(maybe) will happen to your system if you watch the temps
 
Since you are just learning, try it with very few peripherals and maybe a temporary windows installation as well.

You see, when overclocking, your computers will freeze and / or shutdown in the middle of things when using the wrong settings which can corrupt the OS.

If you can, try installing windows to a temporary drive or partition while you practice and use very few peripherals.

Play with it and you'll see that overclocking is fun and not as complicated if using the right parts!
 
leave it on or take it off, it doesnt matter. u can even leave it on but disable it in bios.
 
well err thx...appreciate the replies but seems to be a mix of answers.. im still nowhere near a defintive answer...anyway anyone leave any of the abv stuff while oc'ing?
 
Leave them in, But, make sure you keep/lock the PCE and PCI-E bus's within specs; usually; these are 33mhz and 100mhz, roughly, if I remember right.
 
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