Overclocking is the process of forcing your computer to run faster than it's intended to go. You can overclock both your CPU and graphics card, which can help you run advanced programs on an older PC.

Overclocking remains one of the most fulfilling hacks you can do to your home computer, but it’s not exactly something you can just jump into without any prior knowledge—though it’s certainly easier ...

Overclocking has been done to CPUs since the days of the original Pentium, and is a common "do-it-yourself" performance boost used by gamers and consumers. While it's not for all form factors of ...

PC overclocking - should you do it, how do you do it, and what are the risks? When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. When folks first ...

Editor’s Note: This is a legacy article, originally published in December 2007. While pricing and availability details may be outdated, the test results and analysis remain accurate and relevant. As a ...

Don’t know what overclocking is or how to overclock your CPU? Don’t worry, we’re about to walk you through it. If you’re thinking of upgrading your CPU to optimize your gameplay, why not take a look ...

To reduce the cost of buying a CPU, we often end up buying a cheaper CPU. However, you can overclock your CPU for boosting its performance. It should be further noted that through overclocking a CPU ...

While we were tossing around story ideas this week, one of the ExtremeTech guys lobbed out this doozy of a press release he received from Kingston. It basically explained how a Romanian overclocking ...

Nvidia likes to say its GeForce GTX 900M series GPU is the most advanced graphics card for notebooks, but the company’s still not sure about overclocking it. Earlier in February, Nvidia removed the ...