Root Why overclock?

[closevo]

My evo is pretty fast w/o overclocking or is overclocking used for something else?I dl Setcpu ,just
use it for underclocking for screen off
. Can't tell if I'm getting better bat. life yet. It seems the same. Is Overclock widget better. Read someone gets 30-40 hrs more bat. WHAT?

 

[akazabam]

There are a number of reasons to overclock, but if your phone is perfectly quick and smooth without it, certainly don't both overclocking. It will just drain your battery faster. Certain ROM/kernel/governor combinations are great on battery life, but can make things a little bit choppy. Overclocking can overcome that, and still provide good battery life under some circumstances. Beyond that, all it will do is boost your performance scores in things like Quadrant, which are just numbers. They don't reflect real-world performance.

 

[Spr8dogg]

Overclocking has helped (for me) using emulators and certain flash sites. It does waste battery life quicker, however, with SetCPU profiles undercocking the screen off conserves battery life quite considerably. Try using Battery Monitor Widget from the marketplace. It monitors battery usage so you can see if SetCPU if actually helping, and it's free. Good luck!

 

[andygu3]

My evo is pretty fast w/o overclocking or is overclocking used for something else?I dl Setcpu ,just
use it for underclocking for screen off
. Can't tell if I'm getting better bat. life yet. It seems the same. Is Overclock widget better. Read someone gets 30-40 hrs more bat. WHAT?

SetCPU has more settings, overclock widget will work just fine also.

 

[closevo]

I thanked u guys. real good intel.

 

[stevcha]

It also depends on the rom you're running. Some will benefit from it and some won't. With my previous roms I would overlcock it and notice some performance gains without much loss in battery. With Mik's Froyo and Warm Z I didn't need to bc the rom's themselves were pretty fast.