MichaelAndrew10

Hello everyone! 8 months ago, I built my first PC because I wanted a crazy fast computer. I did lots of research and was able to build it and set it up successfully. However, I am learning that the components I bought have a high potential for overclocking. I want to make sure I overclock properly for safety, stability and longevity of my machine. Here's my hardware and what I've done so far - if there's a better way to overclock, please help me out! Hardware: MSI Z390 Gaming Pro Carbon AC Intel i7 9700K 32GB Corsair Vengeance LPX 3200 Corsair H100i Pro Nvidia RTX 2060 Super FE EVGA GQ 750W power supply Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe Drive To overclock, I went into the BOIS and enabled XMP for my memory. I then went to the OC settings and manually made the multiplier "50" for my CPU clock speed on all cores, and I left everything else on auto or default settings. I also left the voltage on auto. I have tested this out by running Cinebench, playing some games, and running the trading software I use. I have not had any crashes and the voltage on CPU-z shows 1.28v at the highest. My temps are higher than before and idle at 30-42 degrees C and will go up to 55 degrees C during benchmarking or games. Is there a better, more efficient way to overclock this CPU? It seems stable, I just do not know if I should manually change the voltage or let the MSI BIOS keep doing its auto thing. The temps seem to be fine based on research as well. Any advice or tips is greatly appreciated! Thank you all!