Pentium overclocking...

[NeatSquidYT]

Where should I start? Voltages, clock speeds?.... Give me a few pointers

Specs in sig

[79wjd]

1.30v and 38 multipler. Work your way up to the highest multipler then once you find your highest stable overclock, lower the voltage steadily until you find the highest overclock at the lowest voltage. 

 

So... 

1.30v @ 38, if thats stable then try 40, if thats stable try 42, if thats stable try 44, then 45, then 46, and so on. 

When you find the highest stable clock speed, them lower the voltage steadily...1.25 if its stable then 1.22, if its still stable 1.20, and so on. 

[NeatSquidYT]

1.30v and 38 multipler. Work your way up to the highest multipler then once you find your highest stable overclock, lower the voltage steadily until you find the highest overclock at the lowest voltage. 

 

So... 

1.30v @ 38, if thats stable then try 40, if thats stable try 42, if thats stable try 44, then 45, then 46, and so on. 

When you find the highest stable clock speed, them lower the voltage steadily...1.25 if its stable then 1.22, if its still stable 1.20, and so on.

Will 1.3V be fine with a CM Hyper 212 Evo?

[harrynowl]

Will 1.3V be fine with a CM Hyper 212 Evo?

sure

 

I'd go straight to 1.3v/4.5ghz tbh

 

haswell tells you quick if it's unstable

 

working from 3.8 could have you doing 5 hours of unnecessary stress testing, whereas if 4.5/1.3v is a no-go your chip isn't great so you can work down from there.

[NeatSquidYT]

sure

 

I'd go straight to 1.3v/4.5ghz tbh

 

haswell tells you quick if it's unstable

 

working from 3.8 could have you doing 5 hours of unnecessary stress testing, whereas if 4.5/1.3v is a no-go your chip isn't great so you can work down from there.

What would you reccommend stress test wise? I've heard Intel XTU is good

[79wjd]

sure

 

I'd go straight to 1.3v/4.5ghz tbh

 

haswell tells you quick if it's unstable

 

working from 3.8 could have you doing 5 hours of unnecessary stress testing, whereas if 4.5/1.3v is a no-go your chip isn't great so you can work down from there.

I probably should've clarified, I'd start at 3.8 see if it boots and lasts a stress test for like 10 minutes then go higher. I'd just rather start at a more reasonable/safe oc, but it doesn't really matter where you start. 

[harrynowl]

What would you reccommend stress test wise? I've heard Intel XTU is good

xtu/aida64 are my preferred ones. I usually stick with xtu because it's free (aida is available as trial) and has OC control built in

[NeatSquidYT]

xtu/aida64 are my preferred ones. I usually stick with xtu because it's free (aida is available as trial) and has OC control built in

Does XTU have a good stress testing area? What are some good things about it?

Edit: what's OC control?

[harrynowl]

Does XTU have a good stress testing area? What are some good things about it?

Edit: what's OC control?

Can change clock speed etc without rebooting. Quite handy while working up.

 

XTU stress test is decent. AIDA is apparently a little better but both do their job.

[NeatSquidYT]

Can change clock speed etc without rebooting. Quite handy while working up.

XTU stress test is decent. AIDA is apparently a little better but both do their job.

So you can adjust the multiplier from 4.2 to 4.4 for example in the program? Pretty cool

Edit: 42 and 44

[harrynowl]

So you can adjust the multiplier from 4.2 to 4.4 for example in the program? Pretty cool

Edit: 42 and 44

yes, and voltages etc

[NeatSquidYT]

yes, and voltages etc

OK, that's bloody epic. How's its built in stress test?

[harrynowl]

OK, that's bloody epic. How's its built in stress test?

 

XTU stress test is decent. AIDA is apparently a little better but both do their job.

 

You can test memory and stuff too

[NeatSquidYT]

 

You can test memory and stuff too

Sweet, I was thinking of overclocking my RAM from 1600MhZ to 1866MhZ as just an experiment

[harrynowl]

Sweet, I was thinking of overclocking my RAM from 1600MhZ to 1866MhZ as just an experiment

usually doable, 7/8 kits I've used did it.

[NeatSquidYT]

usually doable, 7/8 kits I've used did it.

Sweet. Thanks for all of your help, seems like Intel XTU is an essential to me