The Intel Performance Maximiser software is now available to download. This free automated overclocking tool allows any owner of an unlocked K-series Intel 9th Gen Core processors to dynamically ...

Extreme overclocking is hard. I had my first taste of this delicate hobby at last year's Computex, in which, with a lot of back and forth between pouring liquid nitrogen and torching, I managed to ...

The question of whether overclocking can damage your CPU is nothing new, having been a topic of debate for years among hardcore gamers, tech buffs, PC DIY builders, and content creators alike. To some ...

In September, AMD added support for simple CPU overclocking to its graphics drivers. If you had a Ryzen 5000-series CPU and wanted to benefit from the extra performance, this auto-overclocking ...

Overclocking is a technique in which a microprocessor's clock speed (the speed at which it processes data) is increased beyond the factory-default setting. This process can be performed on any device ...

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 ...

After users running both a Ryzen CPU and a Radeon GPU started reporting issues with their CPU BIOS settings being changed, AMD has confirmed to Tom's Hardware that a bug within its GPU drivers may be ...

What just happened? Overclocking enthusiast der8auer recently took a trip to Intel's OC lab in Portland, Oregon. During his visit, he was allowed to see how far he could push Chipzilla's new Core ...

I upgraded to an AIO so I thought I'd try cranking the CPU ratio on my R5 2600X. Until now, I've run at a very comfortable 4GHz all core which is something that 2600Xs should be able to do all day ...

Half the CPU overclocking world records on HWBOT are now owned by AMD's latest Ryzen chip, the $2,000 Ryzen Threadripper 3970X. Given that it's a 32 core processor with 64 threads that maybe isn't a ...

One of the best ways to evaluate the performance of your CPU is to run one of the many great benchmarks that are available. They’ll test its raw performance in both single-threaded and multi-threaded ...