overclocking tips

[Cerdjee4]

I have a 3570k and I want to overclock it to 4.5ghz (somewhat). this is the first time I'm gonna attempt something like this, and I would like to know if anyone has any tips for me, and things I have to look out for. any advice is very much appreciated.

thanks.

Cerdjee4

[killerx525]

To prep up for OCing, you need a good CPU cooler, a case with good airflow, a quality power supply with enough wattage and a solid motherboard that has some reasonable circuity.

[mnm0710]

Apart from what killer said, work in small steps! Don't just jump to what you think the maximum overclock you can get is. Work your way up slowly, running prime95 for a decent amount of time and then once you're happy run prime95 for 12-24 hours to be completely sure that you're stable. Good luck and let us know how it goes!

[killerx525]

There is a alternative option, depending on the motherboard you have, you can always auto OC which kinda does all of the hard work for you.

[Cerdjee4]

I have an asus maximus v formula...thanks for the help guys. but one question, is there any program I should run to oc? or should I do it in the bios? cause when I'm in the bios I can't really run prime95 now can I? (en meh, I'm not gonna use the auto OC...where's the fun in that?)

[Silentknight]

If the board supports RoG connect (I have rampage IV Extreme with RoG Connect) RoG connect will let you use a secondary computer such as a laptop or tablet to do overclocking without using BIOS, its not exactly as efficient, but works... sorta was buggy for me. Idealy youll use the BIOS for all OC.

[killerx525]

You sure do have a very nice motherboard that has some beefy circuitry. It's best to OC in the Bios as you can have access to all of the overclocking options. No you can't run prime95 in the bios but you have to see if it will boot up into windows and if it does then you prime95 it to see how stable it is.

[Dragon_Cannon]

You have to overclock the processor from the bios then boot into windows before you can run prime95 to test the stability of the processor. Good on you for doing the manual work you don't learn anything and in my opinion it is much more fun to overclock manually then having someone or something else do it for you.

One thing to keep in mind is that if you have a dud chip you wont be able to overclock it no matter how hard you try. You will know its a dud when you go to overclock it and stepping up the clock speed fails and then when you put more voltage over it to make sure that it is getting enough power it still wont boot.

Read tutorials on overclocking to get you head around the steps that are involved in the process. Be careful when overclocking that you don't put too much voltage across the chip or you will fry it.

[Cerdjee4]

thanks guys, you're the best.

[Whaler_99]

By just playing with the multiplier you should be able to hit 4.4 or 4.5 easy, with a good cooler. After that, you will need to start adding voltage most likely to stay stable. Just remember, adding voltage adds heat, so you only ever want to add the minimum to stay stable.

As Linus has mentioned on OC testing - once you have a setting, run Prime95 and Intel Burn test each for a hour. If ok - up it a bit. When it fails, go back down. That is most likely your good, stable overclock. Then run Prime95 for 24 hours. Then you will know you are rock solid.

[xeks]

Most new Intel chips can start overclocking at 42x (4.2 GHz) @ 1.2 volts and if you get an error running Prime95 @ 90% available memory, then bump the volts up a notch. From what I've read and has worked for me (read it from OCN). Details on your specific BIOS may differ from board to board but since I run a Sabertooth this guide was perfect. Believe there's one for ASrock boards too. But here goes for me trying to explain it.

1. Set multiplier to 42 (4.2 GHz)

2. Set voltage to 1.200

3. Run Prime95 on custom with 90% available RAM (can be checked in Task Manager then just do the math) for 10 minutes.

4a. If it's stable without any BSODs or worker fails, then you can increase the multiplier if you want a higher overclock.

4b. If it's not stable, got a BSOD or worker fail, then you can increase the voltage a notch ie 1.200 to 1.205 and run Prime95 again.

5. If you are satisfied with your overclock, run Prime95 as custom with 90% available memory and FFT as 10 for 12 hours.

If everything passes you should be stable. Correct me if I'm wrong.