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Overclocking the system bus is to overclock the other components in the system. For example, many boards are said to support the 75MHz and 83MHz bus speeds while the chipset maker, namely Intel, only officially supports up to 66MHz. So, in effect, you are overclocking the chipset. So may boards "support" these bus speeds, but not really. They are being overclocked. One interesting scenario is the release of the Cyrix 6x86-200. This chip's speed rating was dependent on the 75MHz bus speed, a speed not officially supported by motherboards of the time. So, manufacturers approved boards that could "support" it. In effect, they were overclocking the Intel chipset on the board. When you overclock the bus, most other hardware is effected. Therefore there is a risk to every other piece of hardware. So, not only do you risk the hardware itself when overclocking, you risk the reliability of the system. When errors surface, they will most likely appear to be of another problem, but on an overclocked system, you never really know. Any problems could be a result of the overclocked hardware. Also, if the system is important to your daily routine, you should not overclock. If you have important data on it, don't. If your system is under warranty and you'd like the warranty, don't overclock. If the manufacturer knows or finds out you overclocked it, the warranty is almost certainly void. Finally, if you are a busy person, you probably don't want to overclock. Problems may surface and demand your time and you won't have time to fix it. It could be wiser, if you want speed, to just buy a processor rated for that speed. This way, you don't risk the money involved, and don't have to pump more money into the system for repairs or more cooling.
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