Posted January 28, 2016 I just switched over from console, and was wondering about cpu overclocking. First i was wondering if anyone knew if my mobo was able, second what are the risks, and third would a hyper 212 evo be able to keep it cool? CPU | I7-4790K | MOBO | Asrock H81M-DGS R2.0 | RAM | Crucial 16 GB ( 2 x 8GB ) | PSU | EVGA 500W ATX Non-Modular | CASE | NZXT Phantom | STORAGE | 120GB Samsung 850 Evo + 1TB Western Digital Black | GPU | Gigabyte GTX960 windforce (2GB) | KEYBOARD | Razer Blackwidow Chroma | MOUSE | Razer Deathadder Chroma | Sound | Razer Kraken 7.1 Chroma | Link to comment https://linustechtips.com/topic/536236-first-time-overclocking/ Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted January 28, 2016 read my overclocking guide. link below why do you have an h81 board with a 4790k? BigDay Link to comment https://linustechtips.com/topic/536236-first-time-overclocking/#findComment-7113187 Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted January 28, 2016 Yup its fine. Set the voltage to 2.0 and the clock speed to 10 Giggawiggles and off you go! (Not, please don't do this). Linus is my fetish. Link to comment https://linustechtips.com/topic/536236-first-time-overclocking/#findComment-7113190 Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted January 28, 2016 wi read my overclocking guide. link below why do you have an h81 board with a 4790k? will you update it for skylake or is it pretty much the same? New: PCPartPicker part list Old:Intel® Core2 Quad CPU Q8400 @ 2.66GHz, GIGABYTE GA-EP43T-UD3L, 4 GB Elixir PC3 ddr3-1333, ASUS RADEON R7 260X, Thermaltake M9, 1TB HDD, GreatWall GW550SEL 550 WATT, BENQ GW2255, Hyper T4, Samson SR950 Headphones, fiio ek10. Link to comment https://linustechtips.com/topic/536236-first-time-overclocking/#findComment-7113200 Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted January 28, 2016 Just tweak it up slowly, if you get cooling issues or stability issues then tweak it down until they stop. And AIDA64 will do for a good stability test. 10 minutes stable is good enough for you to keep those settings, if you continue on and see any stability or cooling issues to tweak it down even more. My ~$200 USD build: AMD A8-7600 G. Skill Ripjaws Z @1800 CAS 8 EVGA 500w 80+ PSU Gigabyte GAF2A68HM-DS2H Motherboard Link to comment https://linustechtips.com/topic/536236-first-time-overclocking/#findComment-7113224 Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted January 28, 2016 read my overclocking guide. link below why do you have an h81 board with a 4790k? Than you can't overclock it by the multiplier you need need z97 or z87 for that .... Magical Pineapples
