Hi, im quite new to all this and (if i can ever get my computer working) I was thinking of overclocking the am2 x2 4200+ just to get my moneys worth (bought a Zalamn CNP9500 AM2 for it).
But having read here and many other sites about the extra cooling needed, and the reduced life of components, I figured that the extra money spent on replacing components (50% reduced life for every 10C incrase in temp i read somewhere) and the extra cost of the hardware.
Wouldnt it be a helluva lot easier just to spend that money on better components and save yourself the hassle while getting longer life out of your pc?
I'm happy to be corrected its just from what ive read overclocking gives the same performance increase per pound spent as forking out for a better processor, faster RAM etc.
But having read here and many other sites about the extra cooling needed, and the reduced life of components, I figured that the extra money spent on replacing components (50% reduced life for every 10C incrase in temp i read somewhere) and the extra cost of the hardware.
Wouldnt it be a helluva lot easier just to spend that money on better components and save yourself the hassle while getting longer life out of your pc?
I'm happy to be corrected its just from what ive read overclocking gives the same performance increase per pound spent as forking out for a better processor, faster RAM etc.