# Overclocking - Worth It?

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/overclocking-worth-it/189470>\
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**Created:** [June 2, 2006, 9:19pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/overclocking-worth-it/189470 "2006-06-02T21:19:36Z")\
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**Author:** ![Butters](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/b9e5f3/32.png) [@Butters](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Butters)\
**Post date:** [June 2, 2006, 9:19pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/overclocking-worth-it/189470/1 "2006-06-02T21:19:36Z")

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Is it worth overclocking my CPU?

Does it really make that much difference? Surly a few hunderd mhz can’t be that much faster?

Will it significantly speed up rendering in 3ds max?

I’m rendering something at the moment, been rendering for a few hours and my CPU is running at 63 degrees, the case at 46. Would overclocking it be dangerous, I only have 1 fan (which is currently doing over 2700 RPM).