CPU OC didn't work.

[LumpofTrash]

So I watched Linus's video on i5/i7 OCing/gleaned over some pages and attempted to OC my i5-4690k (with an msi z97 gaming 5 mobo) by simply switching the multiplier to 46 and voltage to 1.2, and then I hit save & quit. My computer had to auto repair itself and no change when I looked back at the BIOs. Any help is welcomed, sorry if I respond late and thank you in advanced if I personally forget to do so!

[geo3]

Did it give you any kind of message? What did that say?

[LumpofTrash]

1 minute ago, geo3 said:

Did it give you any kind of message? What did that say?

All I remember (because it flashed too flashed for me to get pen/paper and write it down) was that it said it needed auto repairing for something with the usual blue screen. All I know is it had CPU in the title of the error. Sorry if this is rather vague, I could try to attempt the same changes since there's nothing wrong with my computer after the repair though it's a risk.

[vascobrissos14]

Maybe not enough voltage on the CPU?

If your BIOS reset, check the CMOS battery.

[-rascal-]

44 minutes ago, LumpofTrash said:

So I watched Linus's video on i5/i7 OCing/gleaned over some pages and attempted to OC my i5-4690k (with an msi z97 gaming 5 mobo) by simply switching the multiplier to 46 and voltage to 1.2, and then I hit save & quit. My computer had to auto repair itself and no change when I looked back at the BIOs. Any help is welcomed, sorry if I respond late and thank you in advanced if I personally forget to do so!

 

I have used Linus' Devil's Canton guide for overclocking my i5-4690K, too.

After a bit of research, and trying it out myself, his *general* ... Multiplier to 46, and setting 1.2V does not 100% work for all CPUs.

Mine ended up being stable with a 46x multiplier with ~1.22V.

 

My recommendation is to use 42x ~ 44x, with 1.2V, and see how stable your i5-4690K is.

Then move up (or down) from there.

[LumpofTrash]

11 minutes ago, -rascal- said:

 

I have used Linus' Devil's Canton guide for overclocking my i5-4690K, too.

After a bit of research, and trying it out myself, his *general* ... Multiplier to 46, and setting 1.2V does not 100% work for all CPUs.

Mine ended up being stable with a 46x multiplier with ~1.22V.

 

My recommendation is to use 42x ~ 44x, with 1.2V, and see how stable your i5-4690K is.

Then move up (or down) from there.

Yea I could have just lost the chip lottery with how high it can go, thanks for the help!

[LumpofTrash]

1 hour ago, -rascal- said:

 

I have used Linus' Devil's Canton guide for overclocking my i5-4690K, too.

After a bit of research, and trying it out myself, his *general* ... Multiplier to 46, and setting 1.2V does not 100% work for all CPUs.

Mine ended up being stable with a 46x multiplier with ~1.22V.

 

My recommendation is to use 42x ~ 44x, with 1.2V, and see how stable your i5-4690K is.

Then move up (or down) from there.

Also, when I save/quit, it was in a separate tab of the msi BIOS from the OC tab since I couldn't find any other spot to save the changes, did I click the right thing?

[-rascal-]

3 minutes ago, LumpofTrash said:

Also, when I save/quit, it was in a separate tab of the msi BIOS from the OC tab since I couldn't find any other spot to save the changes, did I click the right thing?

 

Correct, it should be in a separate tab.

It is like this for ASUS and Gigabyte motherboards, too.

 

I think Linus' 46x and 1.2V is too aggressive.

You should be able to get 45x / 46x, but voltage might be a tad higher -- like how mine was.

[LumpofTrash]

20 hours ago, -rascal- said:

 

Correct, it should be in a separate tab.

It is like this for ASUS and Gigabyte motherboards, too.

 

I think Linus' 46x and 1.2V is too aggressive.

You should be able to get 45x / 46x, but voltage might be a tad higher -- like how mine was.

Ok, so I was able to achieve a 44x and 1.2 set up that was stable. So I tried to push it further by switching it to 45x and 1.22 as you said and during the intelburn stress test I got an error saying "WHEA_UNCORRECTABLE_ERROR". How high can the voltage go on a chip like this before it gets too hot or gets fried? What could the issue be (though the error code seems a bit untelling).

[-rascal-]

1 hour ago, LumpofTrash said:

Ok, so I was able to achieve a 44x and 1.2 set up that was stable. So I tried to push it further by switching it to 45x and 1.22 as you said and during the intelburn stress test I got an error saying "WHEA_UNCORRECTABLE_ERROR". How high can the voltage go on a chip like this before it gets too hot or gets fried? What could the issue be (though the error code seems a bit untelling).

 

What CPU cooler are you using?

The recommended is around 1.3V, up to 1.35V, for 24/7 use...if you can keep the CPU from overheating.

 

Bump it up to 1.25V and try 45x again.

If it works, keep it at 1.25V, and bring it up to 46x.

 

Checking the LTT Overclocking Database real quick, there's a few people who needed 1.3V for 44x, 45x, and 46x.

Then you see a couple lucky people who are able to do 47x with under 1.25V....