What Exactly Is Overclocking and Why Do It?

April 3, 2008 Overclocking 2 Comments

So you’ve heard the term and are not quite sure what exactly it means, entails, or why you should even do it. Well congratulations, you’ve come to the right place. The internet may contain a wealth of knowledge, especially on technology related topics, but when it comes to Overclocking, it seems like nothing is in one place and everything you come across is not very recent or poorly explained. Our goal here at HotOverclocking.com is to help you understand the ins and outs of Overclocking without needing Wikipedia up to reference terms or several browser tabs open just to learn one basic trick.

Overclocking is the general term used to explain the process of pushing a computer component from it’s default clockrate to one higher than it was meant to perform at. Clockrate is a measurement in cycles per second (hertz) at which computer components perform the most basic operations at. The most common components that people focus on overclocking are processors, video cards, motherboard chipsets, and RAM. But why would you push a computer component further than its designated clockrate?

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