Beginners Guide to Overclocking

[archerz]

great guide, just got my i5 and thinking about overclocking it!

 

[franribill]

I have a SABERTOOTH Z77 whit a i7 2600K.
I want to now what i have to eneble and desable in my BIOS.
I put my BIOS on YOUTUBE for you can see what i deed, i just try to repete what i deed on my SABERTOOTH P67 to have a stable 4.0GHz and that dont work



I dont want 5.6GHz whit my CPU but just a stable 4.0 or 4.5GHz

CPU.: 2600K
MOBO.: SABERTOOTH Z77
CPU Cooler.: CORSAIR H80i
RAM.: 4XMUSHKIN 1600 REDLINE ENHANCED, 6-8-6-24 CL6
PSU.: CORSAIR HX750
VGA.: EVGA GTX 660ti OC(company) 3Go

 

[jimtreacy]

Very informative thread, is it possible to like certain threads like they do on the social networks?

 

[hakank68]

will definetly be reading this before i overclock, thanks

 

[gmengg]

Nice post. Its really helpful to beginners.

 

[pr0c3ss]

nooby question seeks answer!

My rig has been clocked from 4 to 4.5ghz. Running a benchmark at 4ghz, I get decent scores. If I run the same benchmark, but at 4.5ghz I get a much lower score. The scenes seem to fly by so fast that the gc can't keep up.

I'm running a fx8350 - 8 core with a HD7970 ghz ed (slightly ocd) and 16gb kingston clocked at 2133.

Is this a case of the gc simply not being able to keep up?

 

[pr0c3ss]

came accross a similar problem here, so will tyry take some advice from it

any further advice greatly appreciated

 

[Makhaira]

Going to make the jump to Haswell soon - overclocking that seems to be about as different to 775 overclocks as it could possibly be - am I best relearning all I know from scratch? Been reading up on the net on various guides and it seems a damn site more complicated than it used to be! I'll be going for either a 4670k or 4770k.

 

[izzop]

Is Windows Re-Install Required?

Before we start... Overclocking can also kill your Windows install so back-up anything important!

Hi,

The above is taken from the guide posted by Jokester.

So my question is, do you have to re-install Windows if overclocking your CPU?

Or is it one of those, sometimes you do, sometimes you don't and it's not until you try it that you find out?

Thanks & Regards

 

[Jokester]

No you don't, but it's entirely possible to corrupt an existing Windows installation when overclocking, so make sure you have backed up anything important.

 

[izzop]

Jokester, thanks for the reply and information.

Regards

 

[foster grant]

I know that I'm going to sound a complete idiot , but even after reading/understanding ( or trying to ) the different information thats contained on this thread.......It all seems a bit too complicated for me...I'm having trouble getting my head round it all together

And I dont want to OC using software I would want to do it via the BIOS as that seems to be the better or more reliable option ...and I dont even know if the Ram @1600 would be up for it anyway

sorry

 

[CharlieRich]

This guide really helped on my first adventure into the vast world of overclocking! Thanks for putting all this great info together

 

[krnsniper]

How much overclocking can I do with Intels stock cooler?

 

[nniitt]

thanks for this nice explanation

 

[EdwardHaigh]

Nice guide! But has it been super-seeded? 8 years is a very long time in the computing world!

 

[pprest123]

Anyone having issues running OCCT? With it open, it's causing my bus speed to fluctuate and jump around and stops when I close it :S

 

[Will16valver]

thanks for the guide, should be very useful in the near future

 

[CleverBalls]

Awesome thread!

 

[MarkyG83]

Love this. Handy for me, only ever overclocked by using XML profiles for ram setups. Will give this a go when the transfer of my system takes place