Overclocking

Overclocking consists of pushing a PC component past its intended speeds to obtain higher levels of performance. You can overclock three different categories of components in PC Architect: CPUs, GPUs and RAM. Overclocking CPUs and GPUs will affect their clock speeds, while overclocking RAM will affect their frequency.

Although overclocking is generally a good way to boost your ratings in benchmark competitions, there is a catch. When you do this to your components, it used to be that if you failed overclocking that part the part will be fried. When this happens, that part is destroyed and removed from your inventory. Now, if you fail to overclock the part it will decrease it's durability.

Certain motherboards will also indicate if they support "overclock boost." Those that do will give a boost to your chance at a successful overclock.