A friend has asked you to help him find out if his computer is capable of overclocking. How can you direct him? Select all that apply.

Explanation:

Any computer is capable of overclocking; however, depending on the CPU manufacture and motherboard vendor, options may be removed or limited causing potential issues with overclocking.

Note, when overclocking computer hardware, this typically involves the increase of voltage or current which will increase heat output inside the system.

The first thing you want to do is make sure there is adequate cooling for the system, that can handle the level of overclock you plan on applying.

The second thing you want to do is check motherboard and CPU overclocking compatibility as some CPUs or some motherboards are arbitrarily locked down.

The third thing you want to do is to ensure your power supply will be able to handle the additional load applied by the overclock.

The fourth thing you want to do is check that the motherboard bios is accessible.  Without access to the bios, any attempts at hardware overclocking may be void.

If all these things are true or valid, then you should be able to easily apply an overclock to your computer system.

Cheers.