Is AMD a6 5200 processor overclockable?
That's a super-low-power part, designed for low power consumption rather than high performance. It's also one of the newest processors from AMD, so there isn't much data on its overclockability. Most processors can be overclocked slightly, but most are also locked to a certain clock multiplier, so the only way to overclock them is to increase the speed of the input clock. So as an example if the input clock is 800Mhz, and the part runs at 2.0Ghz, then it would have a multiplier of 2.5. In order to increase its speed to 2.4, you'd have to increase the input clock to 960Mhz; and to increase it to 2.6, you'd need 1040Mhz input! Now remember that this clock not only runs the processor, but all of the other chips on the motherboard too. So you'd not only be overclocking your processor, but all of the support chips, such as the RAM, the chipset, etc. These are overclocks of 20-30%, for all of the components on the motherboard. Your CPU might be able to take it, but it's not likely that your other chips can take that. There are CPUs, called unlocked CPU's that can be overclocked without overclocking everything else in the system too. With those CPU's, you can just choose a different clock multiplier, thus leaving the input clock at its default values, and leaving all of your other chips unoverclocked. Just something for you to think about. I'd suggest that if you overclock, try not to over a 10% overclock. Which means that you'll have to limit yourself to 2.2Ghz.
What is the best overclockable cheap CPU?
Hi, depending on your definition of cheap, a Ryzen 5 2600(6c12t) can be had for as low as 160 US dollars clockable to around 4.2 ghz given cooling. A ryzen 3 2400g (4c8t) can be had for around 140 dollars and a ryzen 3(4c4t) 2200 for around 100 dollars. All of these chips come with pretty powerful integrated graphics and stock coolers. There are also a variety of powerful xeon chips that can be found on ebay that can give a satisfying result for less money but more part searching. Always check part compatibility
Is it safe to overclock a PC with a GTX 1050 ti, i5 7400, and 8gb RAM? If so, what would need to be overclocked?
It’s possible to OC a non ‘K’ processor by raising the base clock (BCLK) frequency if your have a motherboard with OC capabilities. But keep in mind that raising this clock (from the base 100 MHz) will affect all the components inside the processor SoC, eg: the DRAM & PCI Express controller, iGPU as well as the CPU cores.This is why this approach is not recommended as causes all sorts of issues such as DRAM and PCIe instability (e.g the mobo can drop to Gen2 speeds). So if you want to overclock, simply buy a processor with an unlocked multiplier (aka K SKUs).As for the GTX 1050 Ti, there is no general answer because the amount of OC you can apply largely depends on the GDDR5 module grade and ‘GPU bin’, i.e. the quality of the die that the Nvidia AIB vendor used. You should consider posting that question with the exact 1050Ti brand and model name on the /nvidia subreddit if you want more responses.
How do you overclock a laptop?
You don't.The reason standard-size tower PCs can be often be overclocked is because they're built using standardized parts, and because they're big. The individual parts are manufactured by a bunch of separate companies who need them to be able to handle a range of situations, rather than one particular PC that Dell wants to sell, for example. As a result, they can usually take some abuse. Laptops are produced using several custom parts built specifically to suit a particular laptop design, due to their compactness. They have just enough power, heat management, battery life, etc, to suit the performance they're designed to put out. Since everything is packed so close together, the temperature balance is especially sensitive. Laptops also tend to use non-standard BIOS firmware (which is where the overclocking is done), produced by the computer brands themselves (Dell, HP, etc) instead of by a parts manufacturer. The PC brands are not keen on providing too many customization settings, especially ones that would have any chance of causing damage or accelerated wear-and-tear.That said, there are exceptions. Occasionally someone comes up with some method of overclocking something and/or increasing fan speed in a particular laptop model, and releases a software tool for it. In general, though, laptops can be thought of as not suitable for overclocking.
Can you overclock Intel integrated graphics card?
Yes! This is possible to overclock the Intel's integrated GPU. There is a utility application called intel XTU (intel Extreme Tuning Utility) for intel GPU, CPU overclock.Here is the link to the tool:Download Intel® Extreme Tuning Utility (Intel® XTU)
Does correct overclocking reduce the life of your CPU at all?
If you do your research (google specifically for it) you can find the recommended maximum vCore for your particular CPU. These settings are relatively safe - given good cooling - to keep the degradation of the CPU low enough for it not to matter.The more extreme the vCore increase & overclock, the faster the CPU degrades, but that doesn’t mean that you can “kill” it before its technical obsolescence.And overclocking is actually prolonging the time before technical obsolescence kicks in. E.g. I am using a 3930K @ 4.7GHz for almost 5 years. At its stock 3.2GHz speed, this CPU is easily surpassed even by 4C CPUs of newer technology and much faster stock speeds. At 4.7GHz it is not something to write home about anymore, but it remains relevant enough to push the need for upgrading.For my desktops I gladly choose having 4–5 years of better or equivalent performance to the top shelf picks out of my hardware, than following the planned obsolescence schedule of intel or AMD that is much shorter.Ofc getting the latest and overclocking that is always the “fastest” option, but economically not feasible for most. I usually upgrade my GPU much more often than my CPU, as advances in GPUs are more radical every couple of product cycles. The nature of parallelism in GPU processors allow them to scale much better as they build chips with more and more cores. This is not feasible with x86 CPUs and the available software for those - yet.
What does it mean to overclock or underclock the processor?
Overclocking is the process of forcing a computer (CPU,memory,GPU etc) to operate faster than the manufactured clock frequency (The speed at which the device and do a particular task). A processor rated at 2.4GHz might be overclocked to 2.5GHz or 2.6GHz , and it is under-clocked if we reduce the clock frequency to less than 2.4GHz (2.0GHz,1.8GHz etc).The extra speed results in more work being done by the processor and/or memory in a given time period, increasing the overall computing performance of the PC.The most obvious reason to overclock a computer system is to squeeze some additional performance out of it at little or no cost. Overclocking the processor and system memory can significantly boost game performance, benchmark scores and even simple desktop tasksThough the purpose of overclocking is to increase the operating speed of given hardware. The trade-offs are an increase in power consumption and fan noise, the system can become unstable if the equipment is overclocked too much, and the risk of damage due to excessive overvoltage or heat generation.Conversely, underclocking trades off slower operation to reduce power consumption and temperature, cooling requirements (and therefore the number and speed of fans, allowing quiet operation) and, where relevant, increase battery life per charge. Some manufacturers underclock components of battery-powered equipment to improve battery life or implement systems that reduce the frequency when operating under battery.