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Help! First overclock gone sexual

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4 minutes ago, MoToX said:

Okay, but should the CPU not run stable at 4.2 Ghz, when I am giving it 1.350 V?

Who knows? You could've gotten a really shitty chip, you could've gotten a god chip. All chips overclock differently. Also, task manager is almost always wrong when measuring clock speeds.

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Hello

My name is Simon. 

Recently I overclocked my GPU, and I wanted to overclock my CPU aswell. After a several videos and guids, I tried, but something seems wrong. When I overclock my CPU (Intel I7-4770k) to 4.2 Ghz, it shows up in task manager as if it is runinng on 5 Ghz... 

BOth in CPU-Z and in my bios it is stated that the CPU should be running at 4.2 Ghz, which I have clocked it too, however task manager countines to show 5 Ghz. Since I am new to overclocking CPU's I may be wrong, but I do not think that this is normal? 

 

I hope that you guys will be able to help me understand why this is happening, and prevent it from happening, since it is causing instability. Also, I am wondering how far I can push the voltage? Since I have already pushed it up to 1.350 V, but it is still asking for more, which I kinda understand if it is running at 5 Ghz. 

 

Thanks in advance for the help :)

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2 minutes ago, IskanderEXC said:

I mean if it isn't getting too hot doesn't really matter right?

Well the problem is not the heat, but the stability... Because at the current V, it is not stable, but I am not sure how far is safe to push the Voltage, since I already have it at 1.350 V

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4 minutes ago, MoToX said:

Okay, but should the CPU not run stable at 4.2 Ghz, when I am giving it 1.350 V?

Who knows? You could've gotten a really shitty chip, you could've gotten a god chip. All chips overclock differently. Also, task manager is almost always wrong when measuring clock speeds.

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2 minutes ago, TheRandomness said:

Who knows? You could've gotten a really shitty chip, you could've gotten a god chip. All chips overclock differently. Also, task manager is almost always wrong when measuring clock speeds.

Okay, but how far is it safe to push the Voltage, since heat is not an issue?

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1 minute ago, MoToX said:

Since the Core Ring value is automatically changing with my core clock, should I then increase the ring voltage?

Just run a stresstest on your CPU for a while and if it crashes, increase it. A while being 15 minutes.

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Just now, Unexas. said:

Right above where you change your Voltage change that from adaptive to fixed

 

If your CPU and CPU Cache are lock at a 1:1 ratio, then yes you need to increase cache voltage as well or you will end up with the stability issues that you are having.  You may not even have to increase CPU voltage any further if your cache was the only thing causing instability.

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Just now, done12many2 said:

 

If your CPU and CPU Cache are lock at a 1:1 ratio, then yes you need to increase cache voltage as well or you will end up with the stability issues that you are having.  You may not even have to increase CPU voltage any further if your cache was the only thing causing instability.

Okay thanks, but how far can I push the ring voltage? While it still being rather safe?

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Just now, MoToX said:

Okay thanks, but how far can I push the ring voltage? While it still being rather safe?

 

That's completely up to you and what you are comfortable with.  I run cache voltages at around 1.26v daily, but I go clear up to 1.5v when I'm pushing super high clock speeds and running benchmarks for score.  Our cooling situations are completely different.

 

You need to determine what you are comfortable with on your own and not listen to the opinions of others in this area.  They can hold you back or get you in trouble.  Either one isn't great.  haha

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1 minute ago, done12many2 said:

 

That's completely up to you and what you are comfortable with.  I run cache voltages at around 1.26v daily, but I go clear up to 1.5v when I'm pushing super high clock speeds and running benchmarks for score.  Our cooling situations are completely different.

 

You need to determine what you are comfortable with on your own and not listen to the opinions of others in this area.  They can hold you back or get you in trouble.  Either one isn't great.  haha

Okay thanks dude, gonna try to play a little more around with the Ring Voltage :)

 

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