First time overclocking!

[DoctorSarcastic]

I just built my very first pc and I attempted to overclock! I was very excited but I did have to follow tutorials. I have a 4770k on an Asus Maximus VI Hero. I over clocked using the Asus UI Suite 3. I guess it automatically overclocks when it needs to up to 4.3Ghz. I did in fact run benchmarks with it overclocked and I think it did alright. Now, did I do everything correctly? Why doesn't it stay overclocked all the time like everybody's else's CPU? Thank you very much!!!!!

[Kuzma]

It's because it uses an offset CPU and doesn't disable C states if I remember correctly so it goes into an idle state when you're not pushing it or if you don't need that compute power; in short it'll make your CPU last longer

[wng_kingsley7]

If its at stock which it looks like it is. You're technically overclocking or rather the CPU is turbo boosting in situations where the game needs more power.

[Bluejay0]

Ok there is Intel feature that dynamically changes clocks so when not needed, it underclocks. DO NOT USE SOFTWARE OVERCLOCKING!!!! Use BIOS, programs can change the voltages and sometimes kill your CPU by auto adjusting volts to something really high.

[Vindola]

I just built my very first pc and I attempted to overclock! I was very excited but I did have to follow tutorials. I have a 4770k on an Asus Maximus VI Hero. I over clocked using the Asus UI Suite 3. I guess it automatically overclocks when it needs to up to 4.3Ghz. I did in fact run benchmarks with it overclocked and I think it did alright. Now, did I do everything correctly? Why doesn't it stay overclocked all the time like everybody's else's CPU? Thank you very much!!!!!

 

Actually most people don't have their CPU's overclocked all the time, they have it set just like yours. This is what's called an "Offset" voltage overclock. Where the motherboard dynamically changes the voltage supplied to the CPU, in accordance with demands. Having the CPU overclocked all the time overclocked all the time in the other hand, is called a "Manual" voltage overclock. The side effect of using manual voltage overclock is that the applied voltage to the CPU remains static under all loading conditions so you end up increasing power consumption and heat production under light loading conditions unnecessarily; furthermore shortening the life of your CPU, as the increased periods of high temperature by voltage will cause damage to the CPU.

 

There are few scenarios where it's better to go with manual voltage overclock, one of them is if you often use your computer under quick changing variable CPU demands, this means if you most of the time run applications that one second the are demanding lots of CPU power, seconds later they stop their demands, few seconds after that they want all of the CPU power, then the demand drops shortly after... and the cycle continues. In Offset mode, this will create voltage spikes, as the motherboard keeps increasing and decreasing the voltage in short intervals of time. Voltage spikes can be very damaging to the CPU, so it's best in these cases to set the CPU to a static, manual voltage. However, most people, like me, and most probably including you, don't often use programs with these types of behavior, so it's better to go with offset and increase the CPU life.

[Vindola]

Ok there is Intel feature that dynamically changes clocks so when not needed, it underclocks. DO NOT USE SOFTWARE OVERCLOCKING!!!! Use BIOS, programs can change the voltages and sometimes kill your CPU by auto adjusting volts to something really high.

 

While this might be true for some softwares, I think it's alright to trust the software that is designed by the people who made the motherboard. I have personally used it many times before in a number of builds and it seems quite reliable; haven't seen it give more than necessary voltage before. And I would most definitely recommend it over going to the BIOS and messing around with voltages, to a person who is new to overclocking.

 

 

[Bluejay0]

 

 

While this might be true for some softwares, I think it's alright to trust the software that is designed by the people who made the motherboard. I have personally used it many times before in a number of builds and it seems quite reliable; haven't seen it give more than necessary voltage before. And I would most definitely recommend it over going to the BIOS and messing around with voltages, to a person who is new to overclocking.

 

 

 

True but Asus Suite has had LONG history of flaws and bugs that were never addressed. I remember it changed my voltages to 1.549v ad that was scary. It's smart for someone to explore the BIOS and learn it as they overclock.

[Vindola]

True but Asus Suite has had LONG history of flaws and bugs that were never addressed. I remember it changed my voltages to 1.549v ad that was scary. It's smart for someone to explore the BIOS and learn it as they overclock.

 

Asus Suite does have bugs, true, but it's bugs as far as I know do not tamper randomly with the actual figures. So what I mean is, what probably happened to you is that you used AI to set it, let's just say 1.32V, and then one day it told you the voltage is 1.549. Odds are if you opened something like Hardware Monitor it would have told that it has not actually changed the voltage... only the reported voltage. But if a person is comfortable and knowledgeable with manual tuning, then sure, why not?

 

Personally I have never had it change or report wrong voltages before, but I have had it report somewhat incorrect temperatures. The value designated "CPU" temperature was initially thought to be the CPU temp at the core, but it turned out to be the temperature at the IHS, which was kinda a lower than actual temperature.

[Bluejay0]

Asus Suite does have bugs, true, but it's bugs as far as I know do not tamper randomly with the actual figures. So what I mean is, what probably happened to you is that you used AI to set it, let's just say 1.32V, and then one day it told you the voltage is 1.549. Odds are if you opened something like Hardware Monitor it would have told that it has not actually changed the voltage... only the reported voltage. But if a person is comfortable and knowledgeable with manual tuning, then sure, why not?

 

Personally I have never had it change or report wrong voltages before, but I have had it report somewhat incorrect temperatures. The value designated "CPU" temperature was initially thought to be the CPU temp at the core, but it turned out to be the temperature at the IHS, which was kinda a lower than actual temperature.

 

I really hope to see better software overclocking. It does simplify a lot of things.

[Vindola]

I really hope to see better software overclocking. It does simplify a lot of things.

 

I haven't used it except to monitor stuff, but I hear the Intel Extreme Tuning Utility is pretty decent. It's a shame that it's full functionality only works on Intel manufactured MOBOs.

[mgsstar]

What temps are you getting when you are running AIDA64 Stability Test and what cooler do you have? The cpu down clocks itself when it doesn't do anything.