What is Overclocking system?
Overclocking is increasing the frequency at which a system works which makes the system work faster. For example you are making a 2.5Ghz processor to run at 3.2Ghz.
Which processors can be overclocked?
Most of the older processors can be easily overclocked as they were not locked. But now a days we can only overclock the processors which are not locked. All the ARM processors used in android smartphones can be overclocked. In some smartphones we need to put a custom kernel to allow this. Most of the Intel k series processor are unlocked so we can only overclock the k series processors if the motherboard is compatible.
Some points to remember:-
Overclocking is increasing the frequency at which a system works which makes the system work faster. For example you are making a 2.5Ghz processor to run at 3.2Ghz.
Which processors can be overclocked?
Most of the older processors can be easily overclocked as they were not locked. But now a days we can only overclock the processors which are not locked. All the ARM processors used in android smartphones can be overclocked. In some smartphones we need to put a custom kernel to allow this. Most of the Intel k series processor are unlocked so we can only overclock the k series processors if the motherboard is compatible.
Some points to remember:-
- Make sure that you don't overclock it too much.
- Try to use a suitable voltage so that you don't end up frying the chip.
- Make sure that your cooling system works fine. If you are planning to overclock it too much then install a liquid cooling system in your CPU.
I would rather advice you not to overclock it unless you are working with software which needs a lot of processing power as it is a bit of a headache to implement.
Software which you may need:-