I undervolted my CPU with Ryzen Master and got better temperatures and more consistent performance.

What do you use to overclock your video card and test its stability nowadays? Last time I overclocked a GPU was a PNY GTX260 with MSI Afterburner and Kombustor, but I never did like Kombustor, never ...

There are three methods to overclock a laptop: tweak the BIOS settings, use generic overclocking software to adjust CPU voltage and timing, and with Intel and AMD programs designed specifically for ...

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 ...

Many PC gamers eagerly await the release of next-generation graphics cards, hoping that the new hardware will boost frame rates and enhance eye candy in the latest games. However, while a graphics ...

To give a feel for the overclocking performance potential of the Z170X-Gaming G1 motherboard, we attempted to push it to known CPU-supported performance parameters with minimal tweaking. The board did ...

I would like to overclock my Athlon XP and I was wondering what program you would all recommend as a way to quantify system stability at each step? I have heard of such programs, but no names stick ...

The Auto Clock function in the AMD OverDrive program takes a lot of the guess work out of configuring a computer's overclocking to get optimal performance without damaging the system. Overclocking a ...

Why it matters: Opportunities to increase RAM performance typically come from the extreme memory profile (XMP) set by the manufacturer or enthusiasts with enough understanding to manually tune ...