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RPi2 Overclocked on Turbo settings

Not had a Pi before, but ordered a Pi 2. Is it fairly easy to overclock as you suggested? A guide somewhere? Thanks.

For the benefit of anyone else reading, Overclocking a RPi is a very easy procedure.
You either need to edit the config.txt file which is stored on one of the partitions on the SD card or use a built in Overclocking app like the excellent one in the new OSMC OS. There is also a Kodi add-on I believe available.

Config.txt file, example on standard Turbo settings:
(and for those being extreme cheapskates and thinking of trying my Licence codes on their RPi2. They actually wont work as they are tied to individual RPi's)

Code:

################################################################################
#      This file is part of OpenELEC - http://www.openelec.tv
#      Copyright (C) 2009-2014 Stephan Raue ([email protected])
#      Inspired and partly copied from:
#  http://youresuchageek.blogspot.fr/2012/09/howto-raspberry-pi-openelec-on.html
#
#  OpenELEC is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
#  it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
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#  (at your option) any later version.
#
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#
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#  along with OpenELEC.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
################################################################################
# Bootloader configuration - config.txt
################################################################################

################################################################################
# Memory (System/GPU configuration )
################################################################################

# default GPU memory split (do not change if you do not know what you are doing)
  gpu_mem=128

# SDRAM size based GPU memory split, uncomment and setup to override 'gpu_mem'
  gpu_mem_256=112
  gpu_mem_512=160
  gpu_mem_1024=256

################################################################################
# Overclocking settings
# WARNING: Do not change/enable if you do not know what you are doing!
#          The System may become unstable or you can have data corruption or
#          you can loose your warranty if you set wrong settings
#
# please read: http://elinux.org/RPi_config.txt#Overclocking_configuration
################################################################################

# Overclock mode settings.
#
# default recommended values are: arm_freq | core_freq | sdram_freq | over_voltage
# no overclocking               :    700   |    250    |    400     |      0
# mode 'Modest'                 :    800   |    300    |    400     |      0
# mode 'Medium'                 :    900   |    333    |    450     |      2
# mode 'High'                   :    950   |    450    |    450     |      6
# mode 'Turbo'                  :   1000   |    500    |    500     |      6

arm_freq=1000
core_freq=500
sdram_freq=500
over_voltage=6

# set to 'force_turbo=1' to disable dynamic overclocking (you can lose your warranty!)
  force_turbo=1

# If you have any data corruption using Turbo Mode and overclocking
# try with this setting uncommented
# If this still fails, try to use Medium mode without "over_voltage=2"
# If it ultimately keeps failing, forget about this until it gets fixed
# Use a more conservative mode that will works fine in any cases:
# initial_turbo=30

################################################################################
# Overscan settings
################################################################################

# Make display smaller to stop text spilling off the screen
# see also http://www.raspberrypi.org/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=67&t=15700
# overscan_scale=1
# disable_overscan=1

# Adapt overscan values to your needs
# overscan_left=57
# overscan_right=59
# overscan_top=20
# overscan_bottom=20

################################################################################
# various settings see also: http://elinux.org/RPi_config.txt
################################################################################

# Force HDMI even if unplugged or powered off
# hdmi_force_hotplug=1

# Doesn't sent initial active source message.
# Avoids bringing CEC (enabled TV) out of standby and channel switch when
# rebooting.
  hdmi_ignore_cec_init=1

################################################################################
# License keys to enable GPU hardware decoding for various codecs
# to obtain keys visit the shop at http://www.raspberrypi.com
################################################################################

decode_MPG2=0x781849a1
decode_WVC1=0x63c7f676
# decode_DTS=0x00000000
# decode_DDP=0x00000000

################################################################################
# End of default configuration
# all values below this line were inserted from config.txt.bk (your old config)
# and can be merged with the above values
################################################################################