What are the risks when overclocking?
Generally overclocking is rather safe. First of all, make sure when clearing the CMOS (if needed), you properly ground yourself. Doing this will minimize the risk of shock to you and the computer components. Second, WATCH THE TEMPERATURES when overclocking. This is VERY important! High temperatures can kill your computer or parts in it. The processor is the most vulnerable. Third, there’s a chance with HIGH overclocks on the FSB that data on the harddrive can become corrupt, but most of the time one shouldn’t have to worry. Fourth, take it easy with increasing your overclock. Do small increments. Be especially cautious when increasing the Vcore. Last, don’t worry if the overclocking did not work (computer didn’t boot), reset the CMOS and try again, this time with different settings.
