Help me overclock my PC please

[Lahib]

Hi Guys,

 

I am trying to overclock my pc, i have seen a asus guide with the same cpu as i have. He clocks his cpu to 4.8. I follow his instructions step by step but my pc crashes in the stress test. So i thought i could get help here in these forums.

 

(asus guide : 

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My pc:

Asus Sabertooth z87

Intel core i7 4770K

Corsair H100i

Corsair 16 gb Dominator 1866mhz ram

Corsair AX860i PSU

Geforce GTX 570

 

 

1. How would approach this? I tried setting my cores to 4.8 at 1.280V and that crashes my system.

2. What software do i use?? (for stress test, monitoring, etc?)

 

home you guys can/will/want to help me with this

[Theo]

If your pc crashes at 1.28V at 4.8GHz it means that your chip just isnt good enough for that, lower the frequency and see at what V it will post, then run stress tests, ive a 4770k and i run it at 4.2Ghz at 1.109v

[WoodenMarker]

Not every chip is the same. Try raising the voltage to 1.4v and see if it works.

If it does, slowly lower the voltage as far as it can go while keeping it stable.

[Lahib]

what if the temp is at 99c when it is stress testing with 4.8 @1.375 ?

[OneGun]

You really don't want to go over 4.6 unless you Delid your chip.. Your temps will get to high..

[grayperview]

what if the temp is at 99c when it is stress testing with 4.8 @1.375 ?

Then its way too hot, your chip will probably only handle 4.4/4.5Ghz at reasonable temps and voltage, stop playing around with it if you don't know what you are doing, you will end up fucking up your CPU.

[Lahib]

Then its way too hot, your chip will probably only handle 4.4/4.5Ghz at reasonable temps and voltage, stop playing around with it if you don't know what you are doing, you will end up fucking up your CPU.

what is reasonable voltage ??

[grayperview]

reasonable Temps 75, no more than 80.....Reasonable voltage 1.2v wouldn't go over 1.25v.....

 

If you are only gaming on the PC, don't bother overclocking.

[Lahib]

reasonable Temps 75, no more than 80.....Reasonable voltage 1.2v wouldn't go over 1.25v.....

 

If you are only gaming on the PC, don't bother overclocking.

Why not ??

[grayperview]

because it makes no difference in 95% of games. a stock 4770k is fast enough to run any game out there

[ProKoN]

You are not likely to hit 4.8GHz on a 4770k, certainly not with less than 1.4V

 

The cpu that JJ has is "cherry picked" and clocks well at low volts. ( still cant believe ASUS published these impractical OC guides)

 

You are most likely not going to run more than 1.35V to your chip without thermal throttling.

 

the sweet spot is 4.6GHz for most 4770k. best performance\watt.

 

4.6GHz with your ring bus between 4200MHz-4600MHz is super fast and is what you should prolly shot for with the H100i

[ProKoN]

here are some helpful real world OC links.

 

http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/26583-more-4770k-ocing-fun/

 

http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/32399-4770k-your-overclocks/

 

http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/29180-good-voltage-for-haswell/

[Morpheus]

Then its way too hot, your chip will probably only handle 4.4/4.5Ghz at reasonable temps and voltage, stop playing around with it if you don't know what you are doing, you will end up fucking up your CPU.

although you have a point, let's avoid the harsh language ;)

[Lahib]

i took your advise guys and right now i am at 4.5ghz with 1.170V should i try to keep pushing the volts down and find the "sweet spot" ?

[Hazy125]

i took your advise guys and right now i am at 4.5ghz with 1.170V should i try to keep pushing the volts down and find the "sweet spot" ?

You can keep pushing as much as you feel safe with, however if you are worried I think I know someone @Samdb who would be perfectly happy recommending a certain intel tuning plan that provides cheap overclocking insurance

[Lahib]

You can keep pushing as much as you feel safe with, however if you are worried I think I know someone @Samdb who would be perfectly happy recommending a certain intel tuning plan that provides cheap overclocking insurance

im not worried about anything right know cuz he temps are about 77c at maks when stress testing with prime95. But i dont know if there would be any issues besides the pc crashing when i keep pushing the volts down

[Samdb]

If you are unsure about overclocking you could always use the Intel Tuning Plan. This would safely overclock your processor while maintaining it's warranty. However if you want the knowledge and experience of doing it yourself there are many guides available to help you do so.

 

Sam,

Intel Response Squad member

http://bit.ly/RallySquad

[Lahib]

 

 

Check this video, at 15.25 he shows a auto tuning software. Is that a good idea and where do i get it.. i have the ai suite III and this feature is not there...

[ProKoN]

Honestly, JJ videos are ok but, real world results, from real people (like you and me) are better.

 

It is always best to overclock from your bios, Not AI suite or any other OS based overclocking software

 

Here are some helpfull links

 

http://linustechtips...770k-ocing-fun/

 

http://linustechtips...our-overclocks/

 

http://linustechtips...ge-for-haswell/

 

http://linustechtips...rclock-results/

 

http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/37807-overclocking-need-assistance/

 

 

read read read

[Lahib]

Honestly, JJ videos are ok but, real world results, from real people (like you and me) are better.

 

It is always best to overclock from your bios, Not AI suite or any other OS based overclocking software

 

Here are some helpfull links

 

http://linustechtips...770k-ocing-fun/

 

http://linustechtips...our-overclocks/

 

http://linustechtips...ge-for-haswell/

 

http://linustechtips...rclock-results/

 

http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/37807-overclocking-need-assistance/

 

 

read read read

Thank you very much for the links. I will be looking into them. But can you tell me what is an acceptable temp when idle and 100% load?

[ProKoN]

idle temps will reflect ambient temps if your vcore is set to adaptive.  35c and lower is typically acceptable at idle.

 

It is typically recommended to not allow your cpu to exceed 85c max at 100% load with an average of 80C.

 

for me im ok with higher temps (88c-90c). your intel cpu will throttle down to protect itself if the temp gets too hot and OCP is enabled

 

at 94-95c the cpu should automatically throttle down ( decreasing the volts and frequency)

[Lahib]

Why should i set the voltage to a fixed amount when it is possible to set it to auto ? 

[Guest]

Why should i set the voltage to a fixed amount when it is possible to set it to auto ? 

 

From my understanding a fixed voltage offers increased stability over an automatic adjusting voltage.

And it allows you to push your voltage to a higher value, whereas auto does not.

 

This is just what I know about it, don't take it for the word god though, I could very well be wrong