Homework Assignment

[Darwin9657]

Hey guys. I got a homework assignment for math where we have to choose a topic and do a survey on it. I chose to do mine on over clocking. This is an end of the year project so I need you guys to reply. I need to get at least 10 people to do this so please let your friends know. Thanks!

Please use the following format for the survey:

1. Did you overclock your CPU?

2. Why or why not did you overclock?

3. What were the affects of overclocking your system? Did it benefit you or was it causing problems?

4. What are your pc spec?

 

[Wizekraker]

1. Yes
2. Why not/bragging rights kind of..
3. N/A didnt measure.
4. i5 2500K @4.1GHz
8GB CORSAIR VENGENCE @ 1600Mhz
EVGA GTX 780
CORSAIR 650 watt PSU

 

[Ric]

1. Did you overclock your CPU?
-No.

2. Why or why not did you overclock?
-No need for it.

3. What were the affects of overclocking your system? Did it benefit you or was it causing problems?
-N/A.

4. What are your pc spec?
-AMD Processor @ 4.10GHz
-8GB RAM.
-Nvidia Geforce GTX 550 Ti x2

 

[Drew]

1. No.
   
2. I don't need to do it.
   
3. N/A.
   
4. AMD FX(tm)-6300 Six-Core Processor @ 3.5 GHz
   • AMD Radeon R9 290x Series
   • 16GB DDR5 RAM
   .

 

[whoflungpoo]

1. Did you overclock your CPU?

No

2. Why or why not did you overclock?

Because I heard it could mess up my computer and I don't want to take the risk.

3. What were the affects of overclocking your system? Did it benefit you or was it causing problems?

N/A

4. What are your pc spec?

AMD A10-6800K APU Quad Core @ 4.4 GHZ
12 GB RAM (DDR3)
EVGA GTX 760
Corsair CX750M PSU

 

[_Ace]

1. Yes
2. Because saying I have an over locked GPU makes me sound I have some idea what I'm saying
3. Minor benefits or a little better performance. A little more power usage though
4. Intel i7 4690K
EVGA GTX 750 ti
8Gb DDR3-1600 RAM

 

[Helpless Glint]

1. Did you overclock your CPU?
No

2. Why or why not did you overclock?
I never mess with something I have no knowledge of

3. What were the affects of overclocking your system? Did it benefit you or was it causing problems?
N/A

4. What are your pc spec?
Intel Core i5-4440 Processor 3.1 GHz
12 GB Ram
Radeon R9 280 3GB
1 TB HDD
Crucial m4 128GB SSD x2

 

[itsfulloftuna]

1. Did you overclock your CPU?

No.

2. Why or why not did you overclock?

The benefits of overclocking are outweighed by the risks. I get good FPS and performance for what I need with it being stock, so why bother.

3. What were the affects of overclocking your system? Did it benefit you or was it causing problems?

This question does not apply.

4. What are your pc spec?

Intel Core i7 920 (older model, but it works)
Unclassified eVGA Modelless Motherboard
eVGA nVidia 660 TI
32GB RAM
Win 7 x64 Ultimate
PCP&C 1KW PSU
1 TB Samsung 840 PRO SSD
2x 4TB WD NAS
3x 3TB WD NAS
750 GB Seagate 7200.12

 

[Narh]

1. Did you overclock your CPU?
Nope

2. Why or why not did you overclock?
Dont need to

3. What were the affects of overclocking your system? Did it benefit you or was it causing problems?
Neither

4. What are your pc spec?
Intel i7 @ 3.40ghz
Forgot what the Mobo was, but its gigabyte
12GB Kingston DDR4
win7x64 Ultimate
1TB Barricuda HD
1 500GB WD green HD

 

[lllDALEKlll]

1. Did you overclock your CPU?
-No

2. Why or why not did you overclock?
-I dont try to reinvent the wheel. "If it aint broke, don't fix it." type of philosophy

3. What were the affects of overclocking your system? Did it benefit you or was it causing problems?
-n/a

4. What are your pc spec?
Intel Core i7 4710HQ (2.50GHz)
16GB Memory 1TB HDD
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 860M 8GB

 

[StateBMartin]

1. Did you overclock your CPU?
Yes

2. Why or why not did you overclock?
To better understand how a CPU works and how overclocking can effect it

3. What were the affects of overclocking your system? Did it benefit you or was it causing problems?
I OC fresh from the box, so I'm not sure what the CPU can handle not OC

4. What are your pc spec?
Intel i7-5930k 3.5Ghz 6-Core
NVIDIA GTX 980 (Over Clocked as well)
MSI X99S GAMING 7
G.Skill 32GB DDR4
128GB SSD & 2TB HDD
Cooler Master HAF 932 Advanced ATX Full

 

[RifleMan1589]

1. Did you overclock your CPU? Yes

2. Why or why not did you overclock? I over clocked it because 3.8 GHz was too slow. 4.09 is better.

3. What were the affects of overclocking your system? Did it benefit you or was it causing problems? It majorly benefitted me.

4. What are your pc spec?
Windows 8.1 64-bit
CPU AMD FX(tm)-4130 Quad-Core Processor 4.09 GHz,
My processor is overclocked not by much though it's original GHz was 3.8.
GPU GeForce GTX 660 Ti
RAM Ripjaws X 4gb(x2)
Motherboard msi 970A-G46
1TB HDD