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What's with overclocking a cpu?

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Overclocking a cpu is a boon for all the pc gamers. For some, who doesn't know wtf is overclocking, it just simply refers to extending the value of gigahertz/GHz of the CPU processor upto a certain number. Eg: The AMD Ryzen 5 2400 G processor comes with Vega 11 graphics integrated, so its called an APU which packs 3.2 GHz and can b overclocked upto 3.9 GHz. For Intel processors, overclocking is supported only if it has the letter 'K' or 'X' in its name. Eg: Intel Core i7-8700K , i9-7960X . All AMD Ryzen series processors supports overclocking. Now overclocking of the processor depends on many facts, the most important is cooling. Two main methods of cooling in PC are air cooling and water cooling. When the cpu has to be overclocked for higher performances, it gets real hot. The cooling method can be chosen accordingly. The intensive watercooling procedure uses a lot of overexpensive parts which will cost you a heck of resources to buy, but keeps ...