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Hi all,
So im looking at overclocking my CPU for the very first time. I built my own gaming rig late 2014. I have been happy with the system until early last year when i got a new 4k monitor. I had to upgrade my graphics card to get decent fps in 4k. The original system had a single GTX 970 and in the middle of last year i swapped it out for dual GTX 980ti.
The system has been running well but on some newer games im not reaching a stable 60fps in 4K. Also on a side note my case recently got bashed with a chair while moving some furnitcher around and now has a dint in one side and the usb on the front no longer work.
So i have decide to spend some money and buy a new case and double my ram, currently i have 16GB DDR4 2800mhz. But with the new case and extra ram i want to overclock my cpu to help get more fps in my games.
So i could use some help and guidance, as i have never attempted this before. Let me list the important hardware that could effect the overlock.
Mother Board: Gigabyte X99-Gaming 5
CPU: Intel Core i7-5820K 3.30GHz (6 cores, 12 threads, 15mb cache)
RAM: Corsair 16GB (4x4GB, DDR4 2800MHz) soon to be 32Gb (8x4GB)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H80i Hydro
PSU: Corsair RMX 850W
I am running Windows 10 Pro 64bit and my bios is the most up to date. can anyone offer me some help with the overclocking?
So im looking at overclocking my CPU for the very first time. I built my own gaming rig late 2014. I have been happy with the system until early last year when i got a new 4k monitor. I had to upgrade my graphics card to get decent fps in 4k. The original system had a single GTX 970 and in the middle of last year i swapped it out for dual GTX 980ti.
The system has been running well but on some newer games im not reaching a stable 60fps in 4K. Also on a side note my case recently got bashed with a chair while moving some furnitcher around and now has a dint in one side and the usb on the front no longer work.
So i have decide to spend some money and buy a new case and double my ram, currently i have 16GB DDR4 2800mhz. But with the new case and extra ram i want to overclock my cpu to help get more fps in my games.
So i could use some help and guidance, as i have never attempted this before. Let me list the important hardware that could effect the overlock.
Mother Board: Gigabyte X99-Gaming 5
CPU: Intel Core i7-5820K 3.30GHz (6 cores, 12 threads, 15mb cache)
RAM: Corsair 16GB (4x4GB, DDR4 2800MHz) soon to be 32Gb (8x4GB)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H80i Hydro
PSU: Corsair RMX 850W
I am running Windows 10 Pro 64bit and my bios is the most up to date. can anyone offer me some help with the overclocking?
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