Is this a safe overclock?
Is this a safe overclock?
It's accurate, you shouldn't push the overclock beyond what you require if you don't want higher electricity costs. That's why I continue to run my 10-year-old E8500 CPU at 3800 MHz with DDR2 RAM. Of course, I could invest a lot in a new setup, but what benefits would that bring? It's really impressive how older components are being sold on eBay at reasonable prices. Manufacturers constantly redesign parts to maintain interest and profitability. Larger, improved, quicker processors aren't always beneficial unless you're a serious gamer. I believe processor technology has essentially hit its speed ceiling. Nowadays we see more cores with increasingly tiny internal wires. It brings back memories of the early days of telephone modems competing for bandwidth—starting at 300 baud and gradually increasing to 56K. Eventually they hit limits due to the constraints of older copper-based systems. Unfortunately, that outdated infrastructure is still in use today. The term DSL shouldn't be paired with "high speed" in the same sentence.
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KittyFish62 :
Indeed, you shouldn't push it beyond what you require if you don't want higher electricity costs.
That's correct. It's one of the reasons I continue using my 10-year-old E8500 CPU at 3800 MHz with DDR2 RAM. Of course, I could invest a lot in a new setup, but what benefit would that provide? It's really impressive how older components are being sold on eBay at reasonable prices. You'll notice manufacturers constantly redesigning to maintain interest and revenue. Larger, improved, faster isn't always ideal unless you're an avid gamer. Processor chips seem to have hit their speed ceiling now. We're seeing more cores with increasingly tiny internal wires. It brings back memories of the old telephone modem competition—rushing to reach higher speeds. What a profitable strategy that was, starting at 300 baud and gradually increasing to 56K. It had to halt when bandwidth limits of outdated copper systems were reached. Unfortunately, that system is still in use today. The term DSL shouldn't be paired with "high speed" in the same sentence.