Your lack of computer experience is inconsequential. I have already spoken of bottlenecked systems and you just described a situation with one. I have already explained there is a point where the amount of overclocking potential falls out due to the graphics card being overkill for the game. And I never mentioned that a CPU had no effect on gaming, and neither did I say that overclocking had no effect. I said:
Addressing CPU overclocking and the gain of it in WoW in one particular situation:...not everyone wants to overlock, in fact most don't, I know I won't overclock my next PC...
...You don't need those few FPS that knowing how to do it provides, and to do it properly, stress test it, and build a system around it?... Let the regular people just buy a PC that they can put together out of the box - or even just take out of a box...
...Tell him what he can get that requires him not learning anything new - that will run most games at 40+ frames at his resolution, and will run WoW for all intents and purposes. People always got to go down some beaten track and begin comparing and rationalising their own scenarios...
Continued overclocking:...Ultimately, if you make the right processor choice, it isn't an issue - atleast for gaming. And if you consider the standard person/gamer, limited in their knowledge of such things, voiding their warranty over FPS greed is not something I would advise...
...Essentially the issue with having an i5 is that it's per core clock is not great for single threaded applications. In a true multi threaded (World of Warcraft)application there would be no bottleneck, no reason to overclock as the gain would likely not even be seen...
...I don't know what i5 you have but I assume it was a <3.0ghz stock version(It was a 2.66Ghz). If it was greater than 3.0 then it was a serious system bottleneck as a 3.0ghz i5 would handle practically the market of games available without giving a substantial increase through overclocking without a seriously CPU intensive game like Cryostasis...
...there was an inherent problem with your system that made your overclock so significantThe processors clock speed was low...
...CPU overclocks are beneficial but are not as significant as they are made out to be nowadaysIn relation to gaming...
...GPU overclocks are still VERY significant - but I would always advise buying a pre overclocked GPU...
Scenario surrounding my own experience to affirm GPU overkill and CPU vs GPU gain:...A GPU overclock is substantially more effective at increasing overall gaming FPS. Any counter argument to that based on individual games is moot in that the majority of games benefit from a GPU overclock more than they do a CPU overclock and that includes new games...
...If the OP want's to process Dalaran for his AFK'ing then teach him to overclock and have him risk his hardware and warranty...
...Overclocking is not a benefit to throw upon the masses, it is not something I would advise, it is not something I would recommend...
...It is something I would recommend people avoid. Alongside that, the GPU will in most circumstances in most games trump the CPU in FPS per % overclock...
and then later finding results on the internet that support the claim to almost exactly as I predicted. Convenience:The truth is, your GPU maxes the game, in fact it overkills it. My GPU does not, and to upgrade from my 8800gt to something better will give a higher frame rate increase than if I overclocked my CPU(q6600@3ghz w/ ddr2 800 l&s)... hell it would giver a higher framerate increase than if I bought an i7, on a completely new board, with ddr3 ram.
I would probably get about... 10 fps increase from the new CPU as opposed to about 40-60 from the GPU.
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10 minimum fps gained from q6600 to i5 750 stocks and 1 fps extra on top of the i5 for having the nearest i7 So 11 fps gained in comparison to an i7.
15 maximum fps gained.
ANNNND finally the GPU, it doesn't have the 8800gt but it has the 3870 which is the equivalent in ATI, it also has the 8800gtx. It doesn't have a 460 but that's about the equivalent of a 285 (the 460 SSC FTW that I recommended would be marginally better). I didn't think my guesstimates would fall so accurately.
27 minimum fps gained.
36.7 maximum fps gained.
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I am providing accurate advice to the person - and safe advice, advising him how to SAVE money and potentially voiding warranty unnecessarily.
We are not arguing whether an upgrade occurs, I am stating that:
1. Overclocks are not necessary and constantly advising them on computer users who are not experienced enough with computers to even choose their own parts is stupid. Always get them the best they can - stock.
2. GPU's provide a greater benefit when overclocking compared to the CPU for most games.