Where to start?

[Lays]

Hi, I wanna overclock a little further, (4.2ghz right now)  I wanna try and get 4.5, but I think I'd need to tweak voltages, how should I go about it? Do I just change the multiplier, or do I need to get more in-depth with it?

 

If I do need to get more in depth, what setting do I need to change? I've only been in the "Build your own pc" group for about 2 months, so I'm still trying to learn as much as I can.

 

 

If you can, step by step would be REALLY nice, so I don't screw anything up lol

 

CPU: i7 3930k,  MB: rampage iv extreme

 

 

 

Edit:

 

Here are current vcore+ mhz:

 

[HirgaLTTki]

Dont know much but just wanna say good luck! 

[mvitkun]

1.bring the clock back to stock speed

2.change the vcore to auto

3.open something like HWinfo (sensors only mode)

4.monitor the cpu vcore while it's being stressed by something like prime95 (also make sure to monitor cpu core temps)

5.go into bios

6.change vcore back to manual

7.change the value to whatever the max vcore was when you were monitoring it

8.turn the first core's turbo boost value up to 45,and then the other cores as well.

9.test it with prime95 for 4+ hours.(also make sure to monitor cpu core temps)

10. -if it's stable try lowering the voltage by one notch

      -if it isn't then ty upping the voltage by one notch

test the stability with a 30-60 min blend or small FTT in prime95 when upping or lowering the vcore.

11.when you feel it's reached the vcore you want it to be at if you were lowering the vcore,or reached a high enough vcore to be stable if you were raising it,test with a 4+ hour prime95 blend or small FTT.(also make sure to monitor cpu core temps)

[Lays]

1.bring the clock back to stock speed

2.change the vcore to auto

3.open something like HWinfo (sensors only mode)

4.monitor the cpu vcore while it's being stressed by something like prime95 (also make sure to monitor cpu core temps)

5.go into bios

6.change vcore back to manual

7.change the value to whatever the max vcore was when you were monitoring it

8.turn the first core's turbo boost value up to 45,and then the other cores as well.

9.test it with prime95 for 4+ hours.(also make sure to monitor cpu core temps)

10. -if it's stable try lowering the voltage by one notch

      -if it isn't then ty upping the voltage by one notch

test the stability with a 30-60 min blend or small FTT in prime95 when upping or lowering the vcore.

11.when you feel it's reached the vcore you want it to be at if you were lowering the vcore,or reached a high enough vcore to be stable if you were raising it,test with a 4+ hour prime95 blend or small FTT.(also make sure to monitor cpu core temps)

 

 

The 1.288 Voltage it's at right now was at 100% load with prime95, so I just use that?  (trying to be as safe as possible lol) Max temp so far is 69 celsius hottest core. I think I should be able to get 4.5-ish before I hit 80ish at absolute max

[mvitkun]

The 1.288 Voltage it's at right now was at 100% load with prime95, so I just use that?  (trying to be as safe as possible lol) Max temp so far is 69 celsius hottest core. I think I should be able to get 4.5-ish before I hit 80ish at absolute max

1.288 is fine.

though I wouldn't let it go above 80C on prime95

[Lays]

1.288 is fine.

though I wouldn't let it go above 80C on prime95

 

Well I mean, prime95 is like the absolute maximum you could ever push it to, so I'm assuming me using like 90% cpu streaming in 1080p while playing a game or something won't get nearly as hot

 

 

Edit: thank you for all the help so far, I'll go tweak stuff :}

[mvitkun]

Well I mean, prime95 is like the absolute maximum you could ever push it to, so I'm assuming me using like 90% cpu streaming in 1080p while playing a game or something won't get nearly as hot

while that's true I prefer,personally,not to get 80+C temps on prime95,because that means that even in a scenario where it would generate an equal amount of heat, like with video conversion software like Handbrake,it'll still have comfortable temperatures.

[Lays]

while that's true I prefer,personally,not to get 80+C temps on prime95,because that means that even in a scenario where it would generate an equal amount of heat, like with video conversion software like Handbrake,it'll still have comfortable temperatures.

 

Yeah I'm aiming at like 76 C with prime95, gonna go tweak, I'll post my results after I'm done, thanks so much XD

 

 

Edit: it had my "cpu vcore at 1.312 in bios, then the cpu vcore manual option said "auto"  I changed the auto part to 1.288 , going to test for stability, thanks :D

[Lays]

1.290 crashed blue screened instantly, I'll try 1.300

 

 

Edit: Prime95 instantly crashes now, but windows works fine, no crash, just prime 95 stops working

[jamesisninja]

Keep the updates going, I'm interested!