problems with my PC configuration

marouf yasser · February 26, 2013

Hello

My name is Yasser i'm 26 years old from Algeria (north africa)

My PC configuration :

- MSI Z77 GD 65 Millitary Class 3 motherboard

- PCU Intel i7-3770 Not - K serie

- 1To HDD WD

- 128 Go Intel SSD

- 16 G of RAM Kingstone Hyper X (4x4Go) 2133 Mhz

- Cooler Master X6 CPU cooling system

- Cooler Master HAF 932 Case

- Cooler Master 725watt Extrem 2 Power supply

- MSI ATI R7970 Lightning series graphic card

Q1- i overclocked the CPU to 4.2 Ghz i can go to 4.3Ghz, for the OCing the CPU i didn't change te BCLK frequency it's fixed at 100Mhz as a default value my multiplier was not locked, whene i search a litle in the Web & forums i found that the i7-3770 Non-K had a multiplier that can go to 4.3Ghz with the Z77 - GD65 Millitary Class 3 - first i pultiplier it x39 i tested it with CPU-Z & the result was just WOOOW i find that my CPU was at 3.9Ghz so i continued to level it up to 4.2 Ghz with Auto Core Voltage , in the BIOS it's say Current CPU frequecy 4.2Ghz but whene i test it with CPU-Z it show that i'm just at 4.1 Ghz it can't go more then this ?? if you can tell me why please

Q2- i did the 3Dmarck11 test in performance mode i scored with 4.2Ghz & 1070Mhz GPU & 2133 MHZ XMP profil active P10325 points & X3321 on Extrem mode - then whene i reduced the CPU to 4.1 Ghz & 1070Mhz GPU & 2133 MHZ XMP profil active i scored P10338 Points & X3351 on extrem Mode, so why whene i reduced the CPU the score get higher ?? & tell me please if why score is Good or Bad ?? Q3- whene i play call of duty or need for speed Most Wanted 2012, medal of honor in Ultra Mode with resolution of 1920x1080p with a CPU of 4.1Ghz GPU 1070Mhz & XMP profil at 2133 Mhz it's so smooth & i have FPS between 45 to 70 Frame/s & with Flight Simulator X it's reach between 85 to 150 FPS but whene i play Battlfield 3 or far Cry 3 it lag every 5 second & it's disturbing me, like i'm loosing FPS every 5 second so can you tell me why & how can i solve this problem please ??

Q3- whene i play call of duty or need for speed Most Wanted 2012, medal of honor in Ultra Mode with resolution of 1920x1080p with a CPU of 4.1Ghz GPU 1070Mhz & XMP profil at 2133 Mhz it's so smooth & i have FPS between 45 to 70 Frame/s & with Flight Simulator X it's reach between 85 to 150 FPS but whene i play Battlfield 3 or far Cry 3 it lag every 5 second & it's disturbing me, like i'm loosing FPS every 5 second so can you tell me why & how can i solve this problem please ??

Q4- i would like to overclock my GPU to 1110 Mhz & to 6004 Mhz of memory frequecy just like the GTX 680 Lightning performance but i'm litle warried, first i don't know if my power supply will give me enaugh power to do this overclocking & i don't know how can i do that cause i don't know how to use after burner (how much voltage core & stuff like that....), so can you help me please ??

tkx & i'm realy waiting for your repply ;) have a great night & keep me updated

Kind Regards Yasser

TheCanadianGamer16 · February 27, 2013

A1. its a non K-series processor, your lucky to even get 4.1, but you may need to disable some things in the bios to get it to 4.2, or it could just not be able to go further....

A2. the reason you got a higher score from a lower clock speed is usually from it being unstable so it miscalculates things resulting in a slightly lower score.

A3. try dropping the overclock back, it could be affecting the play-ablility since those games are highly threaded so they stress the cores more.

A4. since it is an AMD card, and you have catalyst installed, just go into the performance section and go to graphics overdrive, set the power limit, to 120% and boost your clock speeds, since that isn't a giant leap you should be fine without changing the voltages, but run a graphic stress test like furmark or msi kombustor and your good

Tx3Jorge · March 2, 2013

A1 Don't be amazed that you can overclock your non-K series cpu via the multiplier, there are unlocked CPU's (k-series), limited unlocked (like yours), and locked. You can overclock limited unlocked CPUs to 4 speed bins (400mhz) higher than the highest turbo clock of your CPU, via the multiplier. (if you do this, turn off turbo) This is true for parts such as the i5-2500/i7-2600/i5-3350p/ect One thing that you need to change immediately is disabling auto voltage. auto voltage feeds a stuuuuuuuupid amount of excess voltage that will hurt your CPU in the long run. I direct you to this video by TTL doing a guide on LGA 1155 overclocking!