Gonna overclock quick question.

[Bishop235]

Alright everyone, so i have done my research and i figure i will never really learn if i dont try it on my own rig. Gonna do a minor OC to around 4.0-4.1 ish and see how it goes. Curious though, if my OC fails and i blue screen what happens? Do i have to do anything specific to get back into the bios? Also any last suggestions on what i should set multiplier to and voltage at? i5 4690K, MSI z97 gaming 5 mobo, GTX 970, and my cooling is a EVO 212 coolermaster.

[Sam Z Man]

There is no general settings for a CPU, each one is different and has to be treated in its own way.

[ANewFace]

Don't go over 1.3V

[ClownFace1511]

If you get a blue screen all your cpu overclocks will reset or you may have to reboot into the bios and change things up. For an i5 change the cpu core voltage to 1.3 or (if desperate) 1.35 and then set your multiplier to 45. Thats a quick and dirty setting, it it fails change your core to 4.4 then 4.3 etc until you get a stable overclock. Check if its stable either using inte xtu stress test or intel burn test.

[Rolling Potatoe]

If its just 4.0 just change the multi to 40, that will probably work

[Bishop235]

So if i do BSOD just restart and get into the bios and try something else?

[ClownFace1511]

So if i do BSOD just restart and get into the bios and try something else?

Yep. Some motherboards only allow you into the bios, some reset. Just spam out del on bootup and change ur bios settings.

[Bishop235]

Yep. Some motherboards only allow you into the bios, some reset. Just spam out del on bootup and change ur bios settings.

Thank you very much! Think if i OC to 4.0 ill need to up the volts or should i give it a shot at what the voltage is at now?

[ClownFace1511]

Thank you very much! Think if i OC to 4.0 ill need to up the volts or should i give it a shot at what the voltage is at now?

I would up the voltage to 1.3

[Rolling Potatoe]

So if i do BSOD just restart and get into the bios and try something else?

Yep, usually.

If you totally bogged up the bios you can just do a cmos reset (most mobos have a button for that,

you can always just unplug psu and the cmos battery and turn the pc on for a while for the same effect)

[Guest]

Don't go over 1.3V

don't go over 1.3 volts they said

Its been lasting for more then 8 months I said. 

Keep it under 1.4 volts, try 1.30 and 4 if that doesn't work bump up the voltage until it doesn't Blue Screen

[Bishop235]

Thanks everyone!

[ClownFace1511]

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1.35 is said to be max on an air cooler and if ur crazy go to 1.4. I dont have a problem with upping voltages as long as you have good enough cooling. Once you go over 1.4 then your chip aint gonna be happy.

[Guest]

1.35 is said to be max on an air cooler and if ur crazy go to 1.4. I dont have a problem with upping voltages as long as you have good enough cooling. Once you go over 1.4 then your chip aint gonna be happy.

it all depends on how your chip dissipates heat, Like mine, I had some 1.4 volts on it on air, didn't ever reach 80, switched to my h100i never reached 60 then as the story goes, got into manual OC's and rest is history.I have 0 problems upping the voltage if I have too, its just when it continues to crash I start to have a problem lmao *5GHz* 

[relxel]

If you get a blue screen all your cpu overclocks will reset or you may have to reboot into the bios and change things up. For an i5 change the cpu core voltage to 1.3 or (if desperate) 1.35 and then set your multiplier to 45. Thats a quick and dirty setting, it it fails change your core to 4.4 then 4.3 etc until you get a stable overclock. Check if its stable either using inte xtu stress test or intel burn test.

Look man I have 4790k and I want to over clock it and I am using the normal stock Intel cooler

[ClownFace1511]

Look man I have 4790k and I want to over clock it and I am using the normal stock Intel cooler

Dont expect to overclock with a stock cooler. On default speeds your cpu will be hitting 80C, get a cheap cpu cooler like a evo 212 and then start overclocking. You wont get anywhere expect thermal throttle on a stock cooler.

[relxel]

Oh yah I see and if I get a 120mm water cooler can I get it to 4.5 at least

[ThomasD]

Whatever you try be sure to watch your temps.  The EVO 212 is rated to 180 watts TDP, and a stout overclock on a 4690k can quickly approach those numbers.  Getting a second fan for push pull operation can improve things a bit.

[Br3tt96]

don't go over 1.3 volts they said

 

Its been lasting for more then 8 months I said. 

Keep it under 1.4 volts, try 1.30 and 4 if that doesn't work bump up the voltage until it doesn't Blue Screen

Hmmm.

 

[Duganator9]

Oh yah I see and if I get a 120mm water cooler can I get it to 4.5 at least

A 120mm clc isn't going to do much more than your current 212 does tbh. You'd be better off with either a 240mm or higher end air cooler.

[relxel]

Thax

[Benji_w]

Thank you very much! Think if i OC to 4.0 ill need to up the volts or should i give it a shot at what the voltage is at now?

 

The only way you will know is by stress testing the CPU to validate stabilty, why? Because if you're not stable it will corrupt your data simple as and no... for the love of ******* *****, stress testing by playing a game is not a valid was to determine if you're stable.

[Guest]

Hmmm.

 

 

*highfives*

[Lays]

don't go over 1.3 volts they said

Its been lasting for more then 8 months I said. 

Keep it under 1.4 volts, try 1.30 and 4 if that doesn't work bump up the voltage until it doesn't Blue Screen

 

 

Don't go over 1.3v they said

 

Why not?

 

 

[Guest]

Don't go over 1.3v they said

 

Why not?

 

 

 

 

 

They said not me *puts hands up and backs away*