Overclocking ?

baz178 · 28 Jan 2015 at 13:48

Hi,

I've asked about overclocking before but I never got around to doing it with not having enough time.

So now I want to overclock my system if its possible and was wanting advice on how to do it please ?

if thats even possible with my system specs

Dan.

Specs

Intel Core i5-4670K 3.40GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor

Seasonic G series 550w '80 Plus Gold' Modular Power Supply

Corsair Hydro H90 140mm High Performance Liquid CPU Cooler

MSI Z87I Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ITX Motherboard

Zotac GeForce GTX 980 AMP OC 4096MB

McGraw · 28 Jan 2015 at 16:39

Good news is you can.

Best to search google for a guide.

baz178 · 28 Jan 2015 at 16:48

McGraw said:
Good news is you can.

Best to search google for a guide.

Oc genie worth pushing in Msi ?

McGraw · 28 Jan 2015 at 17:15

Nah, do it yourself in bios.

Gilbert89 · 28 Jan 2015 at 17:15

Not wanting to hijack the thread at all.

So if you are unhappy with my post feel free to let me know and I will edit and asked for it to be deleted.

But I just wanted something Overclocking related to be answered and in this case could also benefit yourself.

I haven't overclocked a CPU myself but am wanting to not an extreme overclock as I know my cooler isn't the strongest to max out the chip 4690k (H60) and I don't want temps on the limit.

But If I overclock my CPU and it doesn't A, Boot or B, Crashes whilst stressing will my Overclock (Multiplier) and Voltages etc (Even if untouched) all be reset to their original stock state also would this effect the RAM's XMP profile and also would Turbo boost be disabled?

McGraw · 28 Jan 2015 at 17:28

Sometimes your bios will recognise that settings you used caused boot failure and prompt you to reset them at next boot.

Sometimes you will need to pull your CMOS battery/reset your CMOS if the pc won't post.

If it gets reset you will need to reapply XMP, multiplier, volts etc.

If your pc boots to windows but fails stress temps you will need to change the bios setting that caused the crash.

You should get a decent oc out of your h60.

Gilbert89 · 28 Jan 2015 at 17:43

McGraw said:
Sometimes your bios will recognise that settings you used caused boot failure and prompt you to reset them at next boot.

Sometimes you will need to pull your CMOS battery/reset your CMOS if the pc won't post.

If it gets reset you will need to reapply XMP, multiplier, volts etc.

If your pc boots to windows but fails stress temps you will need to change the bios setting that caused the crash.

You should get a decent oc out of your h60.

Thanks very much. Hopefully this helps the thread owner too.

BluD · 28 Jan 2015 at 18:23

Easiest way i find an overclocking guide is to just google your mobo manufacturer and chipset for example "Gigabyte z87 overclocking guide" someone has normally done a quick run through of how they overclocked theirs to give you an idea of what to do.

baz178 · 29 Jan 2015 at 12:21

BluD said:
Easiest way i find an overclocking guide is to just google your mobo manufacturer and chipset for example "Gigabyte z87 overclocking guide" someone has normally done a quick run through of how they overclocked theirs to give you an idea of what to do.

Could you post a link of the guid that I should follow ? Please.