Overclocking my e6300 a good idea?

i have the e6300 which i hear is a great overclocker cpu, and some have got it up to 2.8-3 ghz. my question is debating whether or not it is worth doing. i am familiar with how to do it, tho i never have. and i understand there are risks. i also am not planning on buying water cooling or using anything other than my stock heatsink and fan.

so with that in mind, is it worth overclocking it? even to like 2.4ghz? what are the benefits? what are the risks? i would like this cpu to last me atleast 3 years, as i hoep my entire pc will. hopefully 5 years even, even tho im sure ill have a laptop or something by then.

thanks 

i have the e6300 which i hear is a great overclocker cpu, and some have got it up to 2.8-3 ghz. my question is debating whether or not it is worth doing. i am familiar with how to do it, tho i never have. and i understand there are risks. i also am not planning on buying water cooling or using anything other than my stock heatsink and fan.

so with that in mind, is it worth overclocking it? even to like 2.4ghz? what are the benefits? what are the risks? i would like this cpu to last me atleast 3 years, as i hoep my entire pc will. hopefully 5 years even, even tho im sure ill have a laptop or something by then.

thanks 

ncderek

i just recently overclocked my e6600.  I had a similar question to yours and someone posted this article for me http://www.evga.com/community/messageboard/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=25883

Turned out to be extremely helpful, and after OC'ing from a 2.4ghz to a 2.99ghz (dual core) the difference was actually really huge. I went from a score on 3dmark of around 6000 to almost 11000. Granted i had also changed the FSB speed and everything else. Btw I have stock everything too and it all remains cool (well except my 8800gtx but that is a different story).. Hope this helped

i just recently overclocked my e6600. I had a similar question to yours and someone posted this article for me http://www.evga.com/community/messageboard/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=25883

Turned out to be extremely helpful, and after OC'ing from a 2.4ghz to a 2.99ghz (dual core) the difference was actually really huge. I went from a score on 3dmark of around 6000 to almost 11000. Granted i had also changed the FSB speed and everything else. Btw I have stock everything too and it all remains cool (well except my 8800gtx but that is a different story).. Hope this helped

-Guitarplayer-

hmmmm interesting, i still feel like im taking a risk or something. so how would it void the warranty, how would they know?

what are the chances of it burning out anytime soon or over heating or messing up any of my other parts? id like this and all my parts to last atleast 3 years maybe 5, tho i prob will have another after 3 

hmmmm interesting, i still feel like im taking a risk or something. so how would it void the warranty, how would they know?

what are the chances of it burning out anytime soon or over heating or messing up any of my other parts? id like this and all my parts to last atleast 3 years maybe 5, tho i prob will have another after 3 

ncderek