Do Overclocked CPU's improve your FPS in games

[nicknack]

hey guys , another question

Do Overclocked CPU's improve your FPS in games enough to make it worth while?

and how much does overclocking shorten your CPU life span ?

thanks
nicknack

 

[Frenchy]

short answer, No lol.

If its just for gaming dont bother overclocking.

 

[nicknack]

whats the point of overclocking so ?
and why do so many people overclock there CPU's for gaming?

 

[Frenchy]

alot of people overclock for gamign because they think it will make a difference, they are generally mistaken.

Overclocking is great for very cpu intensive tasks, this could be 3D rendering, games such as FSX where there is a lot of scenery to load (this is one of the only games that really needs masses of cpu power).

 

[nicknack]

ill be getting the i7 to future proof my rig , should i get the K version so i could future proof it more with OCing?

i also noticed you have a overclocked specific rig on your sig , is that because you play FSX and do 3 monitor 3d veiwing?

is 3d worth getting , i was looking in to it?

 

[Frenchy]

i dunno about 3D i dont have it, I overclock because I do a lot of mathematics priocessing, matlab work, 3D modelling, games design, all of which benefit from overclocking, it just happens I polay games too.