Overclocking has been a staple of PC enthusiasts almost as long as computers have existed. It started with soldering of crystals and basic tiny jumps of, in some cases, fractions of a megahertz. Today ...

Now, in fairness, Intel does have a point here. Although you can overclock their non-K processors (albeit, having knowledge of how this works is clearly to your advantage given the lack of any OEM ...

Modern processor design typically tends to err these days towards overclocking only really being an ultimately beneficial/required pursuit of the enthusiast-level user. Even I can confirm that I’ve ...

The days when you could overclock your Intel “K” or “KF” chip with impunity, while liquid nitrogen vapor wafted through the long tresses of your hair, are over. On Monday, Intel abruptly ended its ...

You may have seen the story last week about Der8auer overclocking a Core i5-12400's six cores to 5.2 GHz, or even this morning's story about HiCookie taking a dual-core Pentium Gold chip to 5.8 GHz ...

Intel has announced the end of its Performance Tuning Protection Plan (PTPP). An end-user who previously bought a PTPP from Intel was guaranteed a one-time replacement CPU if they fried their chip by ...

Intel kills Performance Tuning Protection Plan due to slipping uptake. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Intel has ended its ...

Mathew from the USA wants to get our opinion and some tips on overclocking his Intel Core i7 8700K CPU. I have been thinking about overclocking my CPU, but I've never done it and don't know if it's ...

In the world of self-built PCs, there are people who enjoy 'overclocking,' which is the pursuit of how to maximize performance by operating CPUs, GPUs, etc. at higher than standard operating ...

For anyone doing "light" overclocking (not trying to push to the edge of stability) are either using the Asus AI overclock in BIOS and/or Intel XTU "good enough"? The main thing I'm concerned about is ...