Manual or Auto Overclocking?

[Chacha]

Hi everyone, some monthes ago i've built my new pc and now i'd like to overclock it and bring my I5-4670K to about 4.0/4.2 GHz , but i'm a noob and i don't know how to do it. My motherboard is and MSI Z87-G45 and has the OCGenie4 feature that is an Auto-overclocking sistem. So i was thinking: For the beginners is better use this feature or it isn't worth it and is better manual overclock? and if it is, someone can help me? Thanks very much 

[VG Docs]

Hi everyone, some monthes ago i've built my new pc and now i'd like to overclock it and bring my I5-4670K to about 4.0/4.2 GHz , but i'm a noob and i don't know how to do it. My motherboard is and MSI Z87-G45 and has the OCGenie4 feature that is an Auto-overclocking sistem. So i was thinking: For the beginners is better use this feature or it isn't worth it and is better manual overclock? and if it is, someone can help me? Thanks very much 

I'm also pretty basic with overclocking, but it's pretty easy to do it in the BIOS usually. Just bump up the multiplier one at a time, make sure it's stable after each bump, and you're good to go.

[rambi36]

It's better to do it manually because when using auto sometimes the bios might add too much voltage to your CPU causing it to run hotter and be less stable 

[Chacha]

So easy? up clock, up voltage, verify if stable, end? Just it? 

[BiG StroOnZ]

So easy? up clock, up voltage, verify if stable, end? Just it? 

 

Basically, but there is a few other areas you need to look into as it's not always that simple.

 

Here's a few guides to get you started.

 

 

Quick and simple versions:

 

First things to change in the Bios. Make sure you are on your newest bios before overclocking. 

1. Set "All Core" CPU Multiplier to 44X

2. Set CPU cache Multiplier also called the Ring bus multiplier to 35

3. Set Fixed CPU Vcore to 1.25 -1.30v

4. Set CPU Cache Voltage also could be called Ring Bus voltage to 1.20v -1.25vv

5. Set Vrin also called "CPU Input Voltage" To 1.9v - 2.1v

DO NOT and i repeat DO NOT mix up the "Cpu Voltage" and the "CPU Input Voltage". One is for the CPU and the other for the On Die VRM's. 

Save and reboot into windows. 

Use your favorite Stress tool. I used IBT on High and monitor temps with Realtemp or some other monitoring program.

Run it for 10 Runs or 20 or whoever you feel comfortable with. I run it for 10 usually. If it doesn't blue screen you after the 5th run you could assume you're stable. Again run it for as many times as you want. Get through 10 or 20 runs and no crash? Congratulations you're stable and you can fine tune. 

 

 

 

 

 

Some extra's. Some bios' will add in a little offset voltage for both the CPU and Cache. Mine was .8 for the CPU and .4 for the Cache. If that happens put the lowest setting you can. Not "Auto" but .01 for each. My ASRock board did but i don't know if yours will. Any questions please post in here and i will answer.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

More in depth:

 

Part 1 : Overclocking your cpu, stress testing and finding stability

 

 

Part 2 : CPU Ring Bus Stability

 

 

Part 3 : Memory Stability

 

 

Part 4 : Enabling low power features

 

 

[LogicalDrm]

Easy BIOS overclock is just to increase multiplier and voltage. Keep voltage under 1.3V.

[Chacha]

Ram overclocking isn't needed? i've 8GB corsair vengance 1600MHz

[Briggsy]

4-4.2GHz on an i5 isn't much to worry about. You could probably leave everything on auto for the speeds your looking at, but anything past that and your motherboard will go full retard with voltages. even at 4.2 some motherboards might get really derpy. use cpu-z and watch voltages under full load. if you see anything past 1.3v, you can always keep backing speeds down until voltage stays below 1.3v, or get your feet wet and follow the advice of those above to optimize your overclock.