When you buy through our links, Business Insider may earn an affiliate commission. Learn more Overclocking a component in your computer – usually the CPU, and occasionally the graphics card — makes ...

AMD has filed a patent that eliminates the guesswork, trial-and-error, and risk associated with overclocking computer memory, or RAM, and stores profiles locally but avoids key tweaks. AMD has filed a ...

Overclocking is the process of forcing your computer to run faster than it's intended to go. You can overclock both your CPU and graphics card, which can help you run advanced programs on an older PC.