Using AI Suite III to overclock

[nukem]

so i want to build a new haswell system very soon and i like to plan ahead, im very amateur at overclocking but i plan to buy a 4770k and would like to hit 4.6ghz ish..

Has anybody here used the 4way optimization in the ASUS AI Suite III to overclock their system rather than doing it in the UEFI? and what kind have results have you achieved?(Including your CPU frequency/voltage/memory freq would be nice) and how did you find your overall experience with the utility?

 

Just to be clear im not asking for advise on how to do the overclock, just wanting to know about your experience doing it this way. =)

[extremescouter]

Why don't you just use the BIOS? Motherboard manufacturers actually make it quite easy. This guide may help you:

 

[MegaDave91]

This will help ya

I tried this, but preferred BIOS method in the end. I do however use Fan Xpert 2 because it's awesome.

[nukem]

thanks, i have watched these guides already, altough it just seems to me that perhaps using this utility it would be less time consuming?

[Wats]

thanks, i have watched these guides already, altough it just seems to me that perhaps using this utility it would be less time consuming?

Yeah and the auto oc will prolly work fine.

 

Using the bios and knowing everything you can about your system will help you get much better results. It does take a ton of time but it's all worth it if you enjoy it.

[nukem]

Yeah and the auto oc will prolly work fine.

 

Using the bios and knowing everything you can about your system will help you get much better results. It does take a ton of time but it's all worth it if you enjoy it.

i agree, but sometimes i just want things to work lol, im not willing to spend hours trying to squeeze an extra 100mhz outta an overclock if you know what i mean!

[Wats]

i agree, but sometimes i just want things to work lol, im not willing to spend hours trying to squeeze an extra 100mhz outta an overclock if you know what i mean!

 

I think all of the (mid range) boards this gen have magic auto oc, So... Figure out what features you want (extra Sata ports, Intel lan, wifi, Thunderbolt, Xfire/Sli support) and just go for the cheapest.

 

 

What have you been looking at?

[nukem]

I think all of the (mid range) boards this gen have magic auto oc, So... Figure out what features you want (extra Sata ports, Intel lan, wifi, Thunderbolt, Xfire/Sli support) and just go for the cheapest.

 

 

What have you been looking at?

 

ive always been a gigabyte mobo fanboy but i dont like there colors in the latest gens, for my next build i plan to go for a black/red color scheme i think. i really like the sabertooth board for the main reason of reliability but also looking at the maximus VI Hero and also the MSI GD65

[Wats]

ive always been a gigabyte mobo fanboy but i dont like there colors in the latest gens, for my next build i plan to go for a black/red color scheme i think. i really like the sabertooth board for the main reason of reliability but also looking at the maximus VI Hero and also the MSI GD65

 

Erm.. Sorry, that thermal armor doesn't really make the sabertooth more reliable. The tiny fans will be annoying. You will have over payed for what you really got.

If that sabertooth board wasn't rated for 150c, there's no way they could of smothered it with plastic. The whole thing is a gimmick but if you like it because 'idk what all that stuff is, i don't want to see it' then buy it.

 

 

The Hero actually looks alright but... Not the best deal. No voltage read points, no legacy pci, no wireless, no rear io DVI, DP or thunderbolt. Lacks the features of most other boards.... Well, it does have Asus' software, which is nice imo...

 

 

Why buy a GD65!? The z87 UD4H is so much more board for the same price..

 

 

 

Kind of a rant.. soz.

[MegaDave91]

thanks, i have watched these guides already, altough it just seems to me that perhaps using this utility it would be less time consuming?

 

The one I posted has everything you need to know. JJ literally goes through every step and you can follow along at the same time.

[nukem]

Erm.. Sorry, that thermal armor doesn't really make the sabertooth more reliable. The tiny fans will be annoying. You will have over payed for what you really got.

If that sabertooth board wasn't rated for 150c, there's no way they could of smothered it with plastic. The whole thing is a gimmick but if you like it because 'idk what all that stuff is, i don't want to see it' then buy it.

 

 

The Hero actually looks alright but... Not the best deal. No voltage read points, no legacy pci, no wireless, no rear io DVI, DP or thunderbolt. Lacks the features of most other boards.... Well, it does have Asus' software, which is nice imo...

 

 

Why buy a GD65!? The z87 UD4H is so much more board for the same price..

 

 

 

Kind of a rant.. soz.

to be honest i haven't done much research on which board i want yet but you make some very valid points, and i hadn't come across that gb board before, i must say it looks really nice, and seems to have all the features i need so i very well may consider it. thanks

[nukem]

The one I posted has everything you need to know. JJ literally goes through every step and you can follow along at the same time.

yea actually this is what i planned to do when i build my new system, i just wanted to see if anybody had done it this way, and find out how they found it compared to doing it via the UEFI. =)

[MegaDave91]

yea actually this is what i planned to do when i build my new system, i just wanted to see if anybody had done it this way, and find out how they found it compared to doing it via the UEFI. =)

 

It got my 4670K to 47 on two cores and 48 on the other two using "Extreme Tuning", but at 1.4 volts. I didn't want the voltage that high.

 

I also tried "Fast Tuning" and it gave me a much lower voltage, but the overclock wasn't as high as I was aiming for; it was only about 4.2.

 

So I did it manually in the BIOS and got 4.6 at 1.27. I'm 100% satisfied with that.

[nukem]

It got my 4670K to 47 on two cores and 48 on the other two using "Extreme Tuning", but at 1.4 volts. I didn't want the voltage that high.

 

I also tried "Fast Tuning" and it gave me a much lower voltage, but the overclock wasn't as high as I was aiming for; it was only about 4.2.

 

So I did it manually in the BIOS and got 4.6 at 1.27. I'm 100% satisfied with that.

oh wow thats a big difference, nice!

[mgsstar]

I would just use AI Suite 3 as a reference overclock and after it finishes its automatic overclocking play with the voltages to get the lowest stable voltage in order to get better temps. I would test stability with AIDA64.

[Morfy]

You can't use AI Suite 3 for permanent overclock, it will revert to bios settings at restart. Anyway you follow for OC, it will take the same time, you still have to stress test, to make sure it's reliable. If you are not willing to do that, OC is not for you, sir.

[asusfan]

I use AI suite II and find its safe and easy, you put it into auto tunning and try selecting the fast setting (not extreeme) and see if you like it, then go to extreeme if you want.

 

Personally i like to keep things cool and quiet and not to push the components. stock ghz for my FX6300 is 3.5ghz with the Asus AI suite II at "Fast" setting it sets the cpu to 3.7ghz, and i am happy with it.