A major factor that affects overclocking is the operating temperature. The faster the CPU is the greater the temperature. This simply means that if one chooses to overclock a CPU, you have to ensure that you have a good air flow through your case. As a matter of fact, the size of the fan that cools the processor will have to be increased to improve cooling on the CPU. The heat sink too needs to be large enough to handle the large heat dissipation in an effective manner.
Many people have gone the route of overclocking their processor for faster speeds. While this practice is not uncommon, if it is not done under the right conditions it can result in your procesor suddenly quitting on you.
Overclocking can be done in a number of ways. For example, some people hardwire certain pins on the CPU to achieve this feat. Others use software that tweak the BIOS (usually a 15% overclock is achieved) to increase the speed. Either way, consideration has to be given to the temperatures that can reached by the CPU and steps must be taken to keep the temperature in check.
My advice: BEFORE overclocking make sure to read up on it, paying special attention to the make of the processor (AMD, Intel, etc.) and the effective operating temperatures of each. Remember that overclocking reduces the life of your processor and it can fail without any warning, especially if temperatures are not kept in check.
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