[Galaxy Ace S5830 General] Prawesome:
For the convenience of writing,Overclock shall be referred to as OC.

So,the Ace has started recieving OC kernels,which is a good thing but OC is dangerous too.I decided to make a thread and warn all users who don't know much and overclock.So,with this thread,I intend to educate all newbies about OCing before users start bricking their phone. :D

I shall write about overclocking,what overclocking does and then discuss abotut the various advantages and disadvantages it comes with :p

WHAT IS OVERCLOCKING?

Overclocking is the process of operating a computer component at a higher clock rate.In our case,the processor.Most people overclock their phones for perfomance but this so-called perfomance comes at a price which every user who oc should know about.So,I am going to discuss it :cool:

Android phones are clocked at a safe level when we buy it.However,we exceed this 'safe level' when oc it.

ADVANTAGES OF OVERCLOCKING:

1.Perfomance-OCing gives perfomance and thats what most people go after when they oc.

2.Cost-saving-Some people who have extensive knowledge about OCing do it to save money.For eg-Some people claim that they can get clock speeds upto 1GHz

when they oc.SGS has a clock speed of 1GHz(but when they overclock,they get better speeds :P I just put this one in so that people can have better knowledge)

DISADVANTAGES OF OVERCLOCKING:

1.Excess heat production-OCing produces more heat,nothing to be added

2.Lifespan decreases-By overclocking to extreme levels,you are actually killing your phone.Because of the excess heat generated,some interior parts may get damages.

3.Damage to GPU-Because of the heat generated(i think)

4.Excess Battery consumption-Because of the intense heat generated and the unusual number of charge cycles,battery consumption becomes high.As you might already know,Ace's battery is really suckish.With OC,its going to be even worse.

5.Permanent effects-If you were having weird effects when you OCed for a long time,you are not going to feel much better when you right-clock again

6.Instability-Stability levels of various phones vary :P Some get OC speeds near 1GHz while others are having trouble getting over 900MHz

7.FCs,Reboots and other errors-You have a chance of getting constant reboots and FCs when you OC,it depends.Some have even complainde of their touchscreen having complains when they switch to OC kernel

FINAL WORDS:

IF YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU ARE DOING,DON'T DO IT :p

OCing experiences/Suggestions:

Valakas:

Im used to OCing almost all the PC's i had, and my SGA wasnt an exception but sadly i didnt notice any huge improvement in the performance or in the lags i had in some huge games.

OC is a good way of wasting battery life and perhaps burn your phone. i wouldnt advise anybody to do it because its just not worthy.

P4qui7o:

I better get a new and stronger phone instead doing this !

Anyway you're phone is gonna "howl" some day after OC, and if you don't have money to buy another one, you've better keep it at 800Hz, stock ... my opinion

Yukinok25:

I have been OC's my HTC HERO since I bought it (2009), it's an old ARMv6 525mhz, which I pushed to 710mhz/MAX.

I NEVER had any issue for my OC's, I obviously can say that it becames maybe slightly warmer than the stock clock but nothing near hot.

Thanks to this, my Hero is running all the lastest rom with no lag for this two years, and so the other people in the Hero forum (basically 90% of the people OC's).

I am agree with the opener that OC's could be dangerous and it might decrease the lifespan of your device, but I also think it depends on the hardware, and I am not agree when I just read is "not" useful, because it DOES give a huge boost to your device.

Besides you can undervolting your CPU when your smartphone is in Idle (my MIN is 19 mhz), so the heat won't be generated anymore, you will save battery life, and the paradox... you will extend the life cicle of your CPU.

Also keep in mind that developers are improving the OC's working on new governors and kernels all the time.

There are risks also when we flash a rom or a new radio version, but that doesn't mean they are not useful. We flash them because we want to enhance our devices