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UEFI Bios overclocking? Safe to use?

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Right now, I'm using an Asrock Z97M with a 4690k. I used one of the default overclock options. Now, in MSI Afterburner I can see my CPU is at 4199 MHz constantly. Min and Max are set to 4199. 

 

Is it okay to for my CPU to run like this all the time? I overclocked in hopes of reducing dropped encoding frames in OBS. It actually helped mitigate the problem, unless I'm placebo'd. 

 

If not, how else should I got about overclocking just a little bit. 

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If you're using one of the presets then pretty much it's recommended overclock and can be labeled as "safe" compared to the risks of manual overclocking, but then again, a lot of people would still recommend you overclock your CPU manually... 

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Just now, Rhaemond said:

If you're using one of the presets then pretty much it's recommended overclock and can be labeled as "safe" compared to the risks of manual overclocking, but then again, a lot of people would still recommend you overclock your CPU manually... 

Yes, it's a preset. I am too stupid to do it myself. I just don't feel comfortable changing settings without really know what they mean.

 

Thanks for your reply, I have gotten mixed results from google. 

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1 minute ago, DaltonM said:

Yes, it's a preset. I am too stupid to do it myself. I just don't feel comfortable changing settings without really know what they mean.

 

Thanks for your reply, I have gotten mixed results from google. 

Pretty much any research online will always get you mixed results since CPUs have different lifespans from each other and some are better than others... Welcome to the silicon lottery. 

But yea, pretty much if you want to overclock, just search for a tutorial online (e.g. How to overclock a 4690k) or study first on how overclocking works so you can be comfortable with tweaking those settings. 

Motherboard: MSI B450m Mortar Max

Processor: Ryzen 7 2700 w/ Wraith Prism

RAM: Klev Cras X 3200mhz 8gb x2

GPU:  Zotac Mini GeForce GTX 1070ti 8GB

PSU: Seasonic GX-750

Case: Inplay Robin 101 + 10 fans w/ hub and remote

Storage: Toshiba 1TB, Western Digital WD Green 1TB, Crucial BX500 480GB

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voltage is the main point

CPU: i7-2600K 4751MHz 1.44V (software) --> 1.47V at the back of the socket Motherboard: Asrock Z77 Extreme4 (BCLK: 103.3MHz) CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D15 RAM: Adata XPG 2x8GB DDR3 (XMP: 2133MHz 10-11-11-30 CR2, custom: 2203MHz 10-11-10-26 CR1 tRFC:230 tREFI:14000) GPU: Asus GTX 1070 Dual (Super Jetstream vbios, +70(2025-2088MHz)/+400(8.8Gbps)) SSD: Samsung 840 Pro 256GB (main boot drive), Transcend SSD370 128GB PSU: Seasonic X-660 80+ Gold Case: Antec P110 Silent, 5 intakes 1 exhaust Monitor: AOC G2460PF 1080p 144Hz (150Hz max w/ DP, 121Hz max w/ HDMI) TN panel Keyboard: Logitech G610 Orion (Cherry MX Blue) with SteelSeries Apex M260 keycaps Mouse: BenQ Zowie FK1

 

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Desktop benching:

Cinebench R15 Single thread:168 Multi-thread: 833 

SuperPi (v1.5 from Techpowerup, PI value output) 16K: 0.100s 1M: 8.255s 32M: 7m 45.93s

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48 minutes ago, DaltonM said:

Yes, it's a preset. I am too stupid to do it myself. I just don't feel comfortable changing settings without really know what they mean.

 

Thanks for your reply, I have gotten mixed results from google. 

The asrock presets are fine, all you need to do after setting that preset is to slowly back off the core voltage.

Insert ram related question here: https://linustechtips.com/main/topic/1197132-setting-ram-speed-xmp-docp-for-dummies/

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