Just a friendly reminder to increase performance...

**Moonflower** · March 27, 2016, 12:10 PM

OVERCLOCK YOUR CPU. If and where possible, safely.

I only did this recently and the gameplay/ framerate was night and day.

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**noodles1916** · March 31, 2016, 02:47 AM

Originally Posted by Moonflower

OVERCLOCK YOUR CPU. If and where possible, safely.

I only did this recently and the gameplay/ framerate was night and day.

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fx8350
R9 290x 8gb tri-x OC'd
8gb RAM
I OC'd my cpu to 4.8ghz from 4.0 and seen no difference in fps. I'm not gpu bound either as it's being under utilized. Can't figure it out.

**dahooscarl** · March 31, 2016, 01:08 PM

How do I overclock my cpu safely? Using an Intel 2.8ghz I5.

**FlashHeart07** · March 31, 2016, 01:11 PM

Originally Posted by dahooscarl

How do I overclock my cpu safely? Using an Intel 2.8ghz I5.

Go into the woods at midnight. It has to be a new moon.
Then you sacrifice a couple of virgins while chanting like a madman into the night.
Go home and play Rome at Extreme settings with 60 fps.

**Matt Slow** · March 31, 2016, 02:35 PM

Originally Posted by FlashHeart07

Go into the woods at midnight. It has to be a new moon.
Then you sacrifice a couple of virgins while chanting like a madman into the night.
Go home and play Rome at Extreme settings with 60 fps.

Seriously: If you have to ask how to overclock: DON'T DO IT. Even if it's very easy and safe today compared to 'old times', it still can ruin your hardware in an instance. If you are having a passion for PC, it's a serious hobby. But don't even bother to try just for one game.

**dahooscarl** · March 31, 2016, 06:02 PM

Well the laptop is a couple of years old and becoming obsolete. So if it broke, it would just gimme an excuse to upgrade it.

**Bendit** · April 01, 2016, 02:25 AM

Loved Flashheart's comment.

@dahooscarl Laptops are not ideal for overclocking, as cooling is often a problem. Do the fans run a lot gaming even without overclocking?

**dahooscarl** · April 01, 2016, 12:07 PM

Originally Posted by Bendit

Loved Flashheart's comment.

@dahooscarl Laptops are not ideal for overclocking, as cooling is often a problem. Do the fans run a lot gaming even without overclocking?

Totes. I actually have an Opolar external exhaust on it just to keep the temp down. Before that I'd have to stop gaming after a couple hours cause the WASD keys would heat up.