i7 5930k, CPU overclock help!

[Metaleo]

Hi, i'm new to overclocking and stuff. Is this good enough?? Does the bus speed matter?? like 100MHz vs 125 MHz?

[GoZone]

Good, just take overclocking easy and slow, any big changes would glob the pc up.

[Coaxialgamer]

Hi, i'm new to overclocking and stuff. Is this good enough?? Does the bus speed matter?? like 100MHz vs 125 MHz?

Dont overclock with the bus speed(baseclock) if you can avoid it.

Generally using the cpu multiplier is a better option because overclocking the bus can lead to all kinds of issues, including file corruption, instability etc

[Coaxialgamer]

Hi, i'm new to overclocking and stuff. Is this good enough?? Does the bus speed matter?? like 100MHz vs 125 MHz?

Btw haswell is safe up to 1.4v, so if your chip is stable and temps are good, you can keep going higher

[Patrick Bateman]

cpu multiplier first. rather than bus speed oc use multiplier..

[Metaleo]

oh ok, thank you

[runit3]

Dont overclock with the bus speed(baseclock) if you can avoid it.

Generally using the cpu multiplier is a better option because overclocking the bus can lead to all kinds of issues, including file corruption, instability etc

Most (if not all) DDR4 kits on X99 that are running over 2666MHz require a 125 strap in order to function properly. The XMP profile should auto-set the strap, which is what I assume has happened in the OP's case.

 

Hi, i'm new to overclocking and stuff. Is this good enough?? Does the bus speed matter?? like 100MHz vs 125 MHz?

Looks like a decent chip, and "good enough" is completely up to you. Bus speed does matter, read above. If your XMP profile for your RAM set it to 125, leave it. You can still OC as normal with the multiplier, the speed dividers will just be in multiples of x125.