anyone used asus oc utility ?

TALON1973 · 12 Feb 2013 at 15:57

finding my feet with my slightly changed build - in sig

not sure how people get pics up of cpu-z ( help lol )

http://valid.canardpc.com/show_oc.php?id=2691179

i was letting the oc feature from asus auto tune up . it got as far as 3.9 ghz when i bottled it and pressed stop ....

will it crap out before my system does ? as my previous highest just doing a simple bios change was 200x19 for 3.8 ghz but that failed afte a while due to stock cooler

any help would be appreicated

TALON1973 · 12 Feb 2013 at 16:09

hmm .. i let it run again and i chickened out at 240x17 .. it was 4.080 ghz

http://valid.canardpc.com/show_oc.php?id=2691215

does it down tune or showthing, to try lower fsb and bigger multipler ?

Hagar · 12 Feb 2013 at 16:13

I would not do anything until I had an aftermarket cooler.

Yes I have used it to test overclocks before writing it into bios but I do not use the auto overclock function. It does provide a solution but not an ideal one.

You then need to test it thoroughly with a stress test.

I use MWsnap to capture pictures or areas of the screen.

Craig321 · 12 Feb 2013 at 16:13

As far as I know autotune doesn't go any higher than the system can handle, so let it run through and see what happens. make sure you check your temps & maybe run something like prime95 for a while when it's done.

TALON1973 · 12 Feb 2013 at 16:22

nkata said:
I would not do anything until I had an aftermarket cooler.

Yes I have used it to test overclocks before writing it into bios but I do not use the auto overclock function. It does provide a solution but not an ideal one.

You then need to test it thoroughly with a stress test.

I use MWsnap to capture pictures or areas of the screen.

the cpu cooler is one in my sig .. its not stock

http://valid.canardpc.com/show_oc.php?id=2691215

last link got messed up this is the one i got

is there a prime 95 64 bit version you can link to ?

Hagar · 12 Feb 2013 at 16:37

http://www.softpedia.com/progDownload/Prime95-Download-76537.html

greenbrucelee · 12 Feb 2013 at 17:43

I would never use software to overclock, it can be very unpredictable.

TALON1973 · 12 Feb 2013 at 17:51

running prime atm .. cpu temp is 51 c .. according to asus al suite 2 monitor

greenbrucelee · 12 Feb 2013 at 17:52

I would not trust asus monitor over real temp or hardware monitor.

TALON1973 · 12 Feb 2013 at 17:56

greenbrucelee said:
I would not trust asus monitor over real temp or hardware monitor.

adn where woudl i get that info from ?

greenbrucelee · 12 Feb 2013 at 17:58

download them. real temp and CPUID hardware monitor are two programs but the BIOS should always be your most trusted source for temps. Its just a shame you cant access the BIOS whilst stress testing.

foster grant · 12 Feb 2013 at 18:02

I have never used the ASUS OC Software myself ....but i have not heard too good things about it myself

greenbrucelee · 12 Feb 2013 at 18:07

foster grant said:
I have never used the ASUS OC Software myself ....but i have not heard too good things about it myself

Its not just the asus thing, overclocking in windows in general is a bad idea just like flashing the bios from within windows is a bad idea. Things can go very wrong.

TALON1973 · 12 Feb 2013 at 18:52

btw my mobo bios is 1201 .there are a few revisions .. is it worth me updating ?

also primes been running with 4 workers for the last 2 hrs @ 3.9 ghz can i assume its stable ?

greenbrucelee · 12 Feb 2013 at 20:39

1. first there is no need to flash the BIOS unless it addresses a problem you are having. If you are having an issue then you should check your board manufacturers website to see if the BIOS updates address that issue. Flashing the BIOS can render your system dead if it goes wrong.

2. No 2 hours is nowhere near meaning anything. Prime should be ran for at least 6 hours + (some people do it for 24 hours). You could run IBT for 20 passes at high but IBT is more demanding than prime and will use more power and create more heat. IBT for 20 passes will only take about 40 minutes.