what am i looking at here, tried OC 5930K to 4.0

[thehardwarehacker]

ok, so i attempted an overclock (my first time ever) using AI suit, it tried going to 4.0, then 4.5, then continued BSOD. so after a few resets, i figured out how to set the values myself, and i tried for 4.0 GHz, which i seem to have gotten, but im getting different system reports.

this is my CPU usage gadget

this is AI suit

CPU-Z and task manager

so what should i be believing here? did i get to 4.0 GHz with only minor headache, or did i miss something?

thanks.

[Curufinwe_wins]

ok, so i attempted an overclock (my first time ever) using AI suit, it tried going to 4.0, then 4.5, then continued BSOD. so after a few resets, i figured out how to set the values myself, and i tried for 4.0 GHz, which i seem to have gotten, but im getting different system reports.

this is my CPU usage gadget

 

this is AI suit

 

CPU-Z and task manager

 

so what should i be believing here? did i get to 4.0 GHz with only minor headache, or did i miss something?

thanks.

Non-standard intel sockets (like ASUS's OC socket) often have issues with software overclocking. Try doing it via bios instead. 

 

Looks like the 4.0 worked as it should.

 

4.5 @ 1.3 V should also work (assuming vccin is in line with 1.90-2.0 V) if not, 4.4 @ 1.3 is a shoe-in.

[Codymm03]

I would say you did hit 4 ghz but make sure you see a benifit in aid64 cpu benchmark

[ITS-PARTY-TIME]

Non-standard intel sockets (like ASUS's OC socket) often have issues with software overclocking. Try doing it via bios instead.

this, except it should apply everywhere : bios is the best place to overclock

[Curufinwe_wins]

this, except it should apply everywhere : bios is the best place to overclock

Well bios is obviously the best place, but software works quite well on most cpu's. 

 

In fact, I use XTU on all my laptops to undervolt and improve battery life.

[thehardwarehacker]

thanks for y'all's help so far, i have some results and a few more questions.

1st, i got the system to run stable @4GHz, under prime for about 3 hours, it was also stable under prime, and furmark, for the 25 minutes i had extra.

 

so here's the question, in bios i set core voltage to 1.2V, and it remained so during testing, also in bios i see a setting labled 'CPU input voltage', set to 1.888V. what is the difference between the 2? and which one needs my attention if i try to push passed 4GHz? 

[Curufinwe_wins]

thanks for y'all's help so far, i have some results and a few more questions.

1st, i got the system to run stable @4GHz, under prime for about 3 hours, it was also stable under prime, and furmark, for the 25 minutes i had extra.

 

so here's the question, in bios i set core voltage to 1.2V, and it remained so during testing, also in bios i see a setting labled 'CPU input voltage', set to 1.888V. what is the difference between the 2? and which one needs my attention if i try to push passed 4GHz? 

CPU input voltage is commonly called VCCIN. If you want to overclock more you should set that 1.88 to say 1.95 and forget about it.

 

CPU core voltage is commonly called Vcore and that is what you will be playing around with during overclocking.

[thehardwarehacker]

ok, i was attempting to shoot a bit higher, for 4.5, but i had a strange encounter, i was attempting to set the voltage to 1.3V, but the bios auto-reverted lower to, i think it was 1.245 or somewhere in that mark, would there be a particular reason why i cant set 1.3V?

[thehardwarehacker]

ok, im going to close this whole thing with this, i want to say first that im admittedly vary skiddish, that said, this last attempt i was testing 4.2, and my computer just shut off, or restarted, not sure which, but when i tried to comeback around, it gave me a secure boot error, ya not even related to OCing, but it startled me enough to the point i reverted to stock, that said, this was a fun experiment, though personally, i likely wont overclock anymore.

[Edwardk326]

I think you got 4.0 Ghz on your 5930k congratulations. Use cpu-z to verify your clock speed and volatage. Next you should run a stress test like prime95 for about 15 to 30 minutes that's what i would do if it fails increase the voltage, however if you're not comfortable with the temperature reduce the clock speed and voltage. Good luck and welcome to overclocking.