I'm new here, but have had MSFS for a few years and have been on a few MSFS forums.  I have heard nothing but "WARNING!" when it comes to overclocking.   For every guy out there that says he has no problems, there seems to be two or three that have cooked their CPUs.

Avsim has a nice tweak (maybe here too....?) to take advantage of Pentium's HT technology.....I would suggest that tweak before putting your CPU at risk by overclocking.......unless you have disposable funds.

Good luck!

"never cooked a CPU...unintentionally"
he he he....

I almost included the fact that some that fried their CPUs probably did so out of their own ignorance.   I was hoping the OP would either recognize this, due to his knowledge or not recognize this due to lack of said knowledge.   There are many "levels" here and when someone (with lots of experience) sais "it's easy", it might lead someone with less experience to believe that it is easy for them as well.

"Know your limitations"

I guess I'm curious (forgive my ignorance of grasping the "big picture" when it comes to PCs and PC companies) as why companies don't OC their own product.  Overclock it, add whatever (cooling/safety features) and label it "faster".  You know....."it's a 3.6 system but runs as fast as a 4.0 system and is completely safe."

I'm guessing it's like running a 6 cylinder engine (meant for 85mph) at 120mph....it will eventually catch up with it's life expectancy.  That and the fact that someone who OCs there CPU anyway probably wouldn't be caught dead with a 2 year old CPU almost answers my own question..........?  I've got to stop drinking when I'm thinking of things I barely comprehend....oh well, cheers!