First time overclocking help.

[xiamandrewx]

Hey guys! I'm super new to overclocking. As the title states, I've never done it before or seen it done by anyone other than the stuff I've seen on YouTube (that's not real life). So, I went into my BIOS and tried overclocking based on what I've seen on the ASUS channel and what Linus could show me. I'm pretty sure I did everything right, but in CPU-Z I'm not seeing any changes. And it's showing my RAM at 980ish Mhz instead of 1866, which was how I set it in the UEFI. Maybe it's not the most reliable tool to be using to view my overclock changes?? Maybe I'm not doing something right?? Any help is always appreciated.

 

 

 

Thanks! Happy New Year!!!

[007agentHP]

the ram speed is nothing, that is your "real" ram speed.

check cpu z for clock speed or core clock.

[Wiflare]

Are you overclocking ram? I've never had good experiences with that. 
anyway, DDR stands for double data rate, so 933 x 2 = 1866

[xiamandrewx]

I see "Core Speed" and it varies, but is hanging right around the 4400Mhz area, which is how I set it up, so that's good. Now I have another question. I am seeing some pretty low temps in SpeedFan. I haven't been monitoring as close as I should, but switching back and forth between gaming and SpeedFan I'm capping out around 57C which isn't that bad, right? Or is that really high? I was playing Assassin's Creed Unity for a while and I did get a crash after about an hour of gameplay. No warnings or blue screens just a system reboot. Just wondering if it's temp related.

[xiamandrewx]

Are you overclocking ram? I've never had good experiences with that. 

anyway, DDR stands for double data rate, so 933 x 2 = 1866

My RAM can do 1866Mhz, and 2400 overclocked, but is factory clocked to 1333.. I know it doesn't make much of a difference, But I would like to get what little performance I can out of it. What's the point in having a Corvette if you're not gonna speed a little Thanks for the info!

[Wiflare]

My RAM can do 1866Mhz, and 2400 overclocked, but is factory clocked to 1333

IIRC that has something to do with XMP being conservative.

[D2ultima]

I see "Core Speed" and it varies, but is hanging right around the 4400Mhz area, which is how I set it up, so that's good. Now I have another question. I am seeing some pretty low temps in SpeedFan. I haven't been monitoring as close as I should, but switching back and forth between gaming and SpeedFan I'm capping out around 57C which isn't that bad, right? Or is that really high? I was playing Assassin's Creed Unity for a while and I did get a crash after about an hour of gameplay. No warnings or blue screens just a system reboot. Just wondering if it's temp related.

If you had a reboot, something needs more power OR you overdrew your PSU. I suggest fiddling around.

[xiamandrewx]

Turned core voltage down a tad, then fired up Dragon Age: Inquisition on Ultra played for hours with no crash! I'm happy at 4.4Ghz for right now. May push for 4.8 after I get my water cooling loop going.