Should I overclock this? If so, how do I do it?

The [H] answer is [H]*** yes. What do you use it for? Post the rest of your system specs. Do you have a case with decent airflow, a motherboard that supports overclocking, a decent power supply, and an aftermarket cooler?
 
Malecoda said:
The [H] answer is [H]*** yes. What do you use it for? Post the rest of your system specs. Do you have a case with decent airflow, a motherboard that supports overclocking, a decent power supply, and an aftermarket cooler?
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Motherboard- ASRock 890GX PRO3 AM3+ AMD 890GX HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX AMD Motherboard

Case-COOLER MASTER Storm Scout SGC-2000-KKN1-GP Black Steel / Plastic ATX Mid Tower Computer Case (added 2 fans to fill the available slots)

PSU-CORSAIR Enthusiast Series CMPSU-650TX 650W ATX12V / EPS12V SLI Ready CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS Certified Active PFC Compatible with Core i7 Power Supply

Processor-AMD Phenom II X6 1100T Black Edition Thuban 3.3GHz, 3.7GHz Turbo 6 x 512KB L2 Cache 6MB L3 Cache Socket AM3 125W Six-Core Desktop Processor HDE00ZFBGRBOX

RAM-G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model F3-12800CL9D-8GBRL

HD-Western Digital VelociRaptor WD3000HLFS 300GB 10000 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive

GPU-Currently EVGA GTX 460 768MB GDDR5 PCI-E 2.0

No cooler atm
 
I would be hesitant to overclock without an aftermarket cooler. However, if it is cool where the pc is located you may be able to pull off a mild overclock. Overclocking can be as simple as changing the multiplier in the bios, but it can also cause trouble and stress testing is generally recommended. Hopefully someone with more hex core knowledge can chime in with a recommended cooler and settings. Or you can do a little research yourself.
 
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