What method should I use to overclock my i7 960 @ 3.2Ghz?
What method should I use to overclock my i7 960 @ 3.2Ghz?
I found out this setup was limiting performance. In Warface I was using 40% CPU and 20% GPU. I wondered if an overclock could help. The Cinebench R15 score was 401cb, OpenGL reached 48.69 fps. Someone might have some tips on how it works.
Back to the topic, there are very few people here who understand how to set up a proper clock overclock, including me. Let me know if you're thinking about boosting your CPU to over 4GHz.
Just to confirm, this isn't a bottleneck. It's completely normal and expected. A bottleneck would appear when one of your parts is at full capacity, leading to frame rate issues due to that. 40% and 20% indicate only the minimal usage for the program. Overclocking probably won't make much difference, or it might slightly reduce CPU load. Overclocking mainly helps extract more performance from the processor, rather than changing results much. If you still find Darkbreeze's guide helpful: https://forums.
Darkbreeze's instructions are solid until the actual overclocking stage, which won't help with this CPU type. For this model, you'll need to boost the base clock—possibly referred to as HT reference or Front Side Bus. Make sure you're familiar with clearing CMOS before starting.
I appreciate your responses.
I'm reinstalling Windows 10 now, it looks like I had adware on my PC... Now I'm not overclocking it anymore because it seems too risky. But I have another issue now... My system doesn't recognize my CD-ROM, so I can't install Windows 7 with my DVD. Since my dad had a key for Windows 7 left, I thought it might be enough. But when I start up, it says No boot device or something, and I try to reboot or disconnect the empty drives. My SSD is formatted and I have my HDD inside, but if I connect it, it's behaving strangely.