MSI electrified CES 2026 with the debut of the long-awaited MEG X870E Unify-X Max motherboard—set to outshine the best ...

Overclocking a component in your computer – usually the CPU, and occasionally the graphics card — makes your computer run faster than it was originally intended. This can improve your computer's ...

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Today the embargo has lifted on AMD's new Ryzen 3800XT and 3900XT processors. Almost identical to their non-XT counterparts, ...

Overclocking is the process of increasing the system’s clock rate at a speed higher than the factory-certified configurations. In simple words, the clock rate is an indicator for the processor’s speed ...

Elvis Shida is a Tech/Hardware Writer from Kenya. He has been building PCs for a decade and is keenly interested in motherboards, monitors, and gaming TVs. When not building PCs or writing about ...

Overclocking refers to pushing your computer components harder and faster than the manufacturer designed them to go. The initial pitch is seductive: Buy a slower, lower-cost CPU; juice up the clock ...

Arcticsid asked the Answer Line forum to explain overclocking, and why it is, or is not, a good idea. When you overclock a hardware component–usually the processor–you trick it into working faster ...

Meaningful overclocking in PC gaming is no longer A Thing. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. I'm sat in some indoor karting arena ...

Overclocking is perfectly safe, I always tell people. I usually don't mention the time I fried a CPU by accidentally giving it a massive unintended jolt of extra voltage. They don't need to know about ...

Why it matters: Vcore, or core voltage, is the voltage that is supplied to power your CPU. The amount of power the CPU uses and the amount of heat generated are tied to the amount of voltage it draws.