got haswell, what now?

[Tech Lover]

hi. i just got Maximus VI Hero and i7 4770K. i want to overclock. i have searched the internet but didnt find suitable guide for myself. i have been to bios but evrythig is so scary, like voltage, frequency, multiplier, etc i dont want to end up breaking something.

 

my configuration is maximus vi hero, i7 4770K, cooler master silent pro 600M whichis 600W 80+Bronze Psu. 6Gb of 1333Mhz ram, will upgrade to 8gb 1600mhz soon. 1tb green + 3tb green.and gigabyte gtx 670

 

now my question is can i overclock? will my psu be enough for overclock? what is xmp? how to enable it? can i enable it on current 1333Mhz ram? how to overclock?

im a total newbie this is my first every nice board, coming from dp55wb board

i want normal over clock to like 4.0-4.2max overclock and thats it. nothing too fancy.

and will h100i be enough for cooling?

 

i would appreciate ur help guys.

 

[Volbet]

• Yes, you can overclock you CPU.
• XMP is the Exteme Memory Profile and it is used to set the RAM to the correct settings
• You enable XMp in the bios
• If your RAM is rated at 1333MHz you probably won't get anything out of enabeling XMP
• You overclock by raising the multiplier by 1 and then you go into Windows to test for stability. You test for stability by using Intel Extreme Tuning Utility (My recommendation, anyway). Run this for 2-3 hours to test for stability. If you are stable you can go into the bios and raise the multiplier by 1 again. If you have instability (Freezes or BSoDs) you will have to raise the voltage by 0.005 and test for stability again. Keep going untill you hit 75C on the hottest core. When you hit this point, test for stability for 24 hours to ensure 100% stability.

This is a very basic guide, so feel free to ask more questions. Lastly, don't be affraid to break anything.

[LancerBG]

Linus has decent guides on YouTube for most of what you asked.  Here is the overclocking one.

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0CHs5_TdpXE

[Popadookie]

This is a very detailed tutorial from TTL http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mBEeXajbG2o

[Samdb]

If you do not want to manually overclock your CPU at the risk of damaging any components, you should consider Intel's Extreme Tuning Utility (IXTU) which allows you to overclock your CPU without the hassle of delving into your BIOS. Using IXTU would preserve your warranty as Intel has guidelines to what you can do with your CPU before the warranty is void. Another option is to use AI Suite which is available to download from ASUS' website, this isn't actually too bad of an option, having done it myself to see what it would do for my processor. The results from AI Suite were actually quite respectable, however some improvements can be made easily by changing roughly 2 settings. Either option would allow your to overclock your CPU without any of the complicated BIOS tweaking, however if you wish to delve into the BIOS there are many guides including this one. 

 

Sam,

Intel Response Squad member

http://bit.ly/IntelRally

[Tech Lover]

If you do not want to manually overclock your CPU at the risk of damaging any components, you should consider Intel's Extreme Tuning Utility (IXTU) which allows you to overclock your CPU without the hassle of delving into your BIOS. Using IXTU would preserve your warranty as Intel has guidelines to what you can do with your CPU before the warranty is void. Another option is to use AI Suite which is available to download from ASUS' website, this isn't actually too bad of an option, having done it myself to see what it would do for my processor. The results from AI Suite were actually quite respectable, however some improvements can be made easily by changing roughly 2 settings. Either option would allow your to overclock your CPU without any of the complicated BIOS tweaking, however if you wish to delve into the BIOS there are many guides including this one. 

 

Sam,

Intel Response Squad member

http://bit.ly/IntelRally

 

 

 

what about my psu??

 

guys i have already made like 3 threads about my psu. my previous cpu config was kind of simple and low power hungry than this. it was i7 860 and never overclocked. 

what i read online about overclocking everybody says overclocking will require more powerful psus. my current psu is cooler master silent pro 600M 600 watts. its like 3 years old now. its 80+ bronze and i guess the performacne does decrease by time. will this be like bottlenecking the system now? or taking the psu to its limits? i have cash right now for putting into the rig, i really dont want any issues. pls help me and advise me about psu? will this be enough or should i upgrade ?

and one  more question, if i use intel extreme tuning utility, will i need to do something in bios? like changing voltage or anything?

[Leonard]

 

 

 

 

what about my psu??

 

guys i have already made like 3 threads about my psu. my previous cpu config was kind of simple and low power hungry than this. it was i7 860 and never overclocked. 

what i read online about overclocking everybody says overclocking will require more powerful psus. my current psu is cooler master silent pro 600M 600 watts. its like 3 years old now. its 80+ bronze and i guess the performacne does decrease by time. will this be like bottlenecking the system now? or taking the psu to its limits? i have cash right now for putting into the rig, i really dont want any issues. pls help me and advise me about psu? will this be enough or should i upgrade ?

and one  more question, if i use intel extreme tuning utility, will i need to do something in bios? like changing voltage or anything?

 

The PSU should be fine for overclocking even if it is 3 years old and the reason why the guys above recommend using Intel Extreme Utility is because it adjusts all your needed settings automatically so you won't necessarily need to make any changes to your voltages or anything unless you want to.

[DrainDoc]

hi. i just got Maximus VI Hero and i7 4770K. i want to overclock. i have searched the internet but didnt find suitable guide for myself. i have been to bios but evrythig is so scary, like voltage, frequency, multiplier, etc i dont want to end up breaking something.

 

my configuration is maximus vi hero, i7 4770K, cooler master silent pro 600M whichis 600W 80+Bronze Psu. 6Gb of 1333Mhz ram, will upgrade to 8gb 1600mhz soon. 1tb green + 3tb green.and gigabyte gtx 670

 

now my question is can i overclock? will my psu be enough for overclock? what is xmp? how to enable it? can i enable it on current 1333Mhz ram? how to overclock?

im a total newbie this is my first every nice board, coming from dp55wb board

i want normal over clock to like 4.0-4.2max overclock and thats it. nothing too fancy.

and will h100i be enough for cooling?

 

i would appreciate ur help guys.

Watch this video. Even though it's about the 3770k, it will work with you're 4770k as well.

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mBEeXajbG2o

[mgsstar]

The H100i will be enough for overclocking imo. I would follow @ProKoN 's guide https://linustechtips.com/main/topic/41234-intel-haswell-4670k-4770k-overclocking-guide/ or use Linus' overclocking guide: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0CHs5_TdpXE

 

But I would personally adjust overclocks in the bios rather than in Windows using the utility imo.

[Classics]

 it will work with you're 4770k as well.

 

You use "your" when in that context. 

 

Your = a belonging e.g Your 4770k

You're = you are e.g You're thick for using "you're" when it was clearly "your".

 

Sorry, but it really gets to me when people use "you're" when "your" is needed, even more so than when they put "your" instead of "you're". 

 

On topic: Your PSU is more enough.

[DrainDoc]

You use "your" when in that context. 

 

Your = a belonging e.g Your 4770k

You're = you are e.g You're thick for using "you're" when it was clearly "your".

 

Sorry, but it really gets to me when people use "you're" when "your" is needed, even more so than when they put "your" instead of "you're". 

 

On topic: Your PSU is more enough.

Really?  :rolleyes: