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Jake Thorn

Jake Thorn

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Hi everyone, new to overclocking and wanted to get some answers on a couple of things,

1: What are some general "rules" when creating overclock profiles? (ie: don't increase voltage unless you're sure of what it will do, etc.) Need to know terms?
2: Will overclocking both my GPU and CPU create any unique problems?
3: If I plan on buying a second GPU a year or two down the road, what are the risks of overclocking?
4: How do you overclock a CPU?

I would also like to know if you could help with a starting profile for my hardware now, I'm using MSI's Afterburner software, and I have

GPU: MSI GTX 770 Lightning
CPU: Intel Core i5-4670k
PSU: Capstone 650W 80plus
CPU fan: Hyper 212 Evo (along with 3 case fans, don't know if that matters)
Mobo: MSI Z87-GD65 Gaming

I'm looking to create a more conservative overclock setting, as I will buy a second 770 lightning for SLI in the future (and PSU upgrade), any advice is greatly appreciated,and if I left out any information you might want, I can provide it.
 
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Jared Jensen
1. To overclock your CPU, you should increase the voltage to a safe spot, and then increase your multiplier until you run into stability issues. after you find a good multiplier, then you should try lowering your voltage while keeping a stable system to have the best overclock possible.
2. OCing your CPU and GPU are not dependent on each other which means that they wont effect each other at all. Most people OC both and it works really well.
3. Buying a second GPU means more heat output created by two cards in close proximity to each other. but then again, having two cards at stock are way better then only one overclocked. But you can still overclock if you have two cards as long as you have adequate cooling and your thermal levels are...
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Jared Jensen

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1. To overclock your CPU, you should increase the voltage to a safe spot, and then increase your multiplier until you run into stability issues. after you find a good multiplier, then you should try lowering your voltage while keeping a stable system to have the best overclock possible.
2. OCing your CPU and GPU are not dependent on each other which means that they wont effect each other at all. Most people OC both and it works really well.
3. Buying a second GPU means more heat output created by two cards in close proximity to each other. but then again, having two cards at stock are way better then only one overclocked. But you can still overclock if you have two cards as long as you have adequate cooling and your thermal levels are good.
4. http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/id-1722630/intel-god-quick-dirty-guide-4ghz-haswell.html this i my favorite Haswell overclocking guide.
 
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Jared Jensen

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Yes and no, The principle of overclocking is the same for both CPU and GPU where you Increase to clock speed to obtain better performance. But when overclocking your GPU, you should Use MSI afterburner and increase your clock speed by 10-15MHz and then run multiple stress and stability tests to insure stability. After that is successful, you can then again increase the speed and run those tests again. Make sure that you keep an eye on your thermal readings and if you run into system stability issues. You can increase the voltage a little because sometimes your GPU isn't being supplied enough power.
 
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