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View Poll Results: Is installing windows OC'd a good idea
YES 23 57.50%
NO 14 35.00%
I don't know 3 7.50%
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Old May 7, 2009, 06:17 AM
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Old May 7, 2009, 07:11 AM
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Comparing the time for reformat to the time to knock down and bring up an overclock, I will always bring back settings to stock first. The last thing I need to do is spend another hour fixing system screw-ups due to overclocking. (Gotta keep folding ya know)
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What if your running a first edition of windows without the latest sevice pack? Do you think it would be safe then? (XP or Vista)
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Old May 7, 2009, 06:43 PM
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Comparing the time for reformat to the time to knock down and bring up an overclock, I will always bring back settings to stock first. The last thing I need to do is spend another hour fixing system screw-ups due to overclocking. (Gotta keep folding ya know)
+1...totally agree...stable OC or not.....time it takes to knock FSB , vtt and vCore back to stock....vs the time it takes for a "full reformat" and installation....why?
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I've done it both ways and never had a problem in the past.

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Biggest reason for corruption is unstable memory not cpu.
Correct, an unstable cpu will likely not show its weakness during the installation of the new OS as its not under any extreme usage.
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It's just fine as long as you know things are stable.


Obviously if it's not stable, well, you're an idiot then
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+1 to needing it to be stable.

I wouldn't consider myself a pro overclocker, but I just installed an OS while overclocked (on a VM) and it did fine.
-- as a side note, I continued to fold 511 pt work units while the install was happening

If you try to manually revert everything to stock before installing the OS, I think it's too easy to miss something, e.g. you turn the voltage down on your RAM but forget to change the timings back to accomodate the lower voltage, therefore accidentally giving yourself an unstable computer.
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I install OC'd, as long as its at least 12hrs prime stable.. never had any issues..
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i use to install overclocked
but it wont install nice 1 time outa 10
now i dont install overclocked
for that xtra 2 min not worth it
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I install OC'd, as long as its at least 12hrs prime stable.. never had any issues..
He is talking a brand new build.
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