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Overclocking CPU

Spikey

Spikey

Spikey

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Hi,

But of a newbie when it comes to OC'ing but really wanting to give it a go with my Haswell 4670K, can someone advise a safe overclock and what settings I could use to start off? Any help would be much appreciated!

Thanks :)
 
pastymuncher said:
Can't remember what cooler you have but don't try this if using the stock cooler. Here's mine for 4.4Ghz. Got settings for 4.5Ghz too. Your bios should be similar to mine.

CPU Core Ratio - Sync all cores
Ratio Limit - 44x (45x for 4.5Ghz)
*Min CPU Cache Ratio - 8x
*Max CPU Cache Ratio - 44x (you may want to leave these until stable and then play around with the cache)
CPU Core Voltage override - 1.265v (1.285v for 4.5Ghz) (use manual voltage until you find the max overclock and then we can work out the offset).
CPU Cache Voltage - Manual Mode
CPU Cache Voltage Override - 1.300v (leave at stock until clocking the cache)
CPU Input Voltage - 1.90v (4.4Ghz or over and mine won't boot with less)

I have given you the settings for the ram in your motherboard thread. You may have to tweak things a little to suit your setup. Keep a eye on temps and don't use Prime, Aida or anything that uses AVX instructions for stress testing. I Use IBT V2.2 but some say that it uses AVX. I don't think it does as it doesn't force the extra 0.1v that the likes of prime, Aida and linx does plus the temps are much lower. Alternatively use Asus Real Bench.

I have loads of other settings as well but get stable first. I have found lots of tweaks to lower power usage at idle as well. I am down to 61w total system power while idle/browsing the internet. Again though, get your overclock stable first.
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Thanks mate, I will give that a go over the next few days and report back :)
 
Hey mate I'm struggling to adjust some
Settings that seem locked in auto using the Asus BIOS, any ideas why it won't let me manually adjust it all?
 
Hi mate, just out at the moment but I'm
On the latest firmware. Will
Check to see if tweaker is on manual and report back.
 
Hey mate, not forgotten just been working all hours at the moment! I will get round to it hopefully after work tomorrow or sunday, will report back :)
 
I've done the settings you've suggested but I'm sure it's not working at 4.4ghz, this is what CPU z says:
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pastymuncher said:
Look's like Turbo is enabled as it says 8-44x multiplier. I think mines off as it goes straight to 4.4Ghz when loaded. It should go up to 4.4Ghz if you stick some load on it.
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Thanks mate, in windows etc will it still show up as 3.4ghz? Nothing says 4.4 that I've seen? I assume it recognises the chip's default speed?
 
Looks like it's working, will play some BF4 to make sure it's running okay. What can I use to monitor temps and what should it be at ideally, in BIOS it's currently sat at 32c. Thanks for the help really appreciate it!
 
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BF4 running smoothly, I've replied in my motherboard thread, if you wouldn't mind helping me tweak that, Pasty :)
 
I've literally copied your settings you advised earlier in th thread mate. Does anything else need changing? I'm
Happy with it at 4.4 whilst it's stable :)
 
It's double Dutch to me all of this but from CPU-Z it does clock
Down at idle. Do I definately need to adjust any settings now or is it okay as it is?
 
pastymuncher said:
You can leave it as it is if you are happy but if you have set it using a fixed voltage it will stay at 1.265v even when the cpu drops to 800mhz. By setting the voltage as a offset when the speed drops the voltage will drop as well. I have got my whole pc down to 61w when idling/browsing the net so I get the best of both worlds.
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Thanks mate what should the offset be set at?
 
Ok done, got th offset to 0.065v. If I struggle with that is it likely to need to be bumped up or down and if so by how much? :)

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This is what it shows now:

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