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## ⚠️ Disclaimer
> **THIS TOOL CAN BE DANGEROUS IF MISUSED. PROCEED WITH CAUTION.**
> Due to the design of Horizon OS, **overclocking RAM can cause NAND OR SD CORRUPTION.**
> Ensure you have a **full NAND, PROINFO, EMUMMC and SD backup** before proceeding.
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## About
**Horizon OC** is an open-source overclocking tool for Nintendo Switch consoles running **Atmosphere custom firmware**.
It enables advanced CPU, GPU, and RAM tuning with user-friendly configuration tools.
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## Features
* **CPU:** Up to 1963MHz (Mariko) / 1785MHz (Erista)
* **GPU:** Up to 1075MHz (Mariko) / 921MHz (Erista)
* **RAM:** Up to 1866MHz (Mariko) / 1600MHz (Erista)
* Over/undervolting support
* Built-in configurator
* Compatible with most homebrew
> *Higher (potentially dangerous) frequencies are unlockable via configuration.*
> *Erista and Mariko units can usually push a bit further fully safely with a bit of undervolting, however this may not work on all units.*
> *The exact maximum overclock possible varies per console, although most consoles should be able to do this safely.*
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## Installation
1. Ensure you have the latest versions of
* [Atmosphere](https://github.com/Atmosphere-NX/Atmosphere)
* [Ultrahand Overlay](https://github.com/ppkantorski/Ultrahand-Overlay)
2. Download and extract the **Horizon OC Package** to the root of your SD card.
3. If using **Hekate**, edit `hekate_ipl.ini` to include:
```
kip1=atmosphere/kips/hoc.kip
secmon=exosphere.bin
```
*(No changes needed if using fusee.)*
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## Configuration
1. Open the Horizon OC Overlay
2. Open the settings menu
3. Adjust your overclocking settings as desired.
4. Click **Save KIP Settings** to apply your configuration.
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## Building from Source
Refer to COMPILATION.md
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## Credits
* **Lightos's Cat** - Cat
* **Samy's Kitten** - Kitten
* **Souldbminer** – hoc-clk and loader development
* **Lightos** – loader patches development
* **SciresM** - Atmosphere CFW
* **KazushiMe** – Switch OC Suite
* **hanai3bi (meha)** – Switch OC Suite, EOS, sys-clk-eos
* **NaGaa95** – L4T-OC-kernel
* **B3711 (halop)** – EOS
* **sys-clk team (m4xw, p-sam, nautalis)** – sys-clk
* **b0rd2death** – Ultrahand sys-clk & Status Monitor fork
* **MasaGratoR and ZachyCatGames** - General help
* **MasaGratoR** - Status Monitor & Display Refresh Rate Driver
* **Dom, Samybigio, Arcdelta, Miki, Happy, Flopsider, Winnerboi77, Blaise, Alvise, TDRR, agjeococh and Xenshen** - Testing
* **Samybigio2011** - Italian translations
## Cat
