Gigabyte OC software

d3moliti0n

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Ok, just finished my i5-2500K build, I'm using the Gigabyte P67A-UD4 board and 4GB of XMS3 1600MHz along with an Akasa Venom CPU cooler. Anyway, I have just run the Gigabyte 'QuickBoost' overclock software to OC the processor to 4GHz but CoreTemp and CPUID/CPUZ are just showing the standard CPU speed with no change to 4GHz.

Has my CPU actually been OC'ed or is the Gigabyte software useless and I need to do it manually in the BIOS?
 
"QuickBoost" takes affect after you restart, You Should get prompted when you clicked the "Twin Turbo" button ;)

"EasyTune" is another OC tool from gigabyte which OCs your CPU on the spot.
 
From my experience, using the Gigabyte supplied programs has only caused problems as you can't actually see what they're are changing. Much easier and reliable to do the changes yourself in the BIOS.
 
If I remember correctly if you use smart boost you have two options. One is BIOS and the other is OS boost.

Which did you select?


And what exactly is your CPU-z showing you?

Smart Quick Boost is a way to overclock your system to one of three preset levels, much the same as in the Easy Tune 6 software. You have Faster, Turbo, and Twin Turbo as options. Choose the option you want and reboot the computer to set the change, but be aware that you should install a better heatsink to take advantage of this tool.
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I was using a program called 'SMART QuickBoost' under the Smart6 bundle of programs.

I will just try and do it via the BIOS instead. Can anyone recommend the best settings to use to run my CPU at 4GHz without any problems? My spec:

i5-2500K
Gigabyte P67A-UD4
4GB XMS3 1600MHz memory
GTX 260, 216 core, 896MB
1TB F3 HDD
BeQuiet L7 530W PSU
 
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