- Oct 2, 2012
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Hey guys! I have never been a huge fan of overclocking because I dont think it really adds to much noticeable performance, but I just recently decided to bump my cpu up. The reason for this... I built my pc about a year and a half ago and it has ran beautifully since then, it has ran any game I installed perfectly at high - ultra settings. My build is nothing crazy but definitely better than my old shitty dell i had growing up.
My specs- i5 3570k, msi 7870hd Hawk, asrock z77 pro4, 8gb 1600 vengeance ram, you know the typical "gaming pc" at the time I purchased my parts. So since i bought the 3570 "k" after about a year l felt like i should make use of the overclock option since i did pay extra for it to be unlocked in the first place. OH yeah and I recently installed a hyper 212 evo cooler
I have realtemp, cpu-z, and prime95 alrdy downloaded. So I have done a lot of research in overclocking but im going to act like I know nothing about it to get more specific answers and simply because I AM a noob at it :lol:.
So far I have gone into my Bios and changed the multiplier to 40 and I left the core voltage at auto and ran a quick prime 95 test for like 10 minutes just to see temps/voltage for a quick guideline. Nothing above 65C and the voltage only got as high as 1.25 V. I know that auto voltage is not the way to go since it typically uses more voltage then required, so i then set it to offset. I changed the v core to -0.065 and booted up. At this point im still just tinkering with MY chip to see the changes in voltage and temps trying to learn on my own. I know every chip is different. So as im typing right now, prime95 has been running for around 40 minutes and my core voltage now only gets as high as 1.2V but mainly stays around 1.192V. (Yes it varies bc i left my speed boost and turbo boost enabled bc i dont think it will affect my stability at lower clocks, and under a stress test shouldnt it be posting the high values anyhow?) My current temps now are lowest core at 62C and highest core at 70C.
I am just curious if I am going about it the right way. I mean when offsetting my voltage should I actually use the + 0.0something or what? With my current offset at -.065 everything so far seems to be stable, although i have yet to stress my cpu for an extended period. My temps are at max 70C but on average currently 65C with 1.192V at 4.0ghz. Is this good so far? Do I have a decent chip? anybody who can offer advice I would greatly appreciate it. Just to throw it out there my cpu idles at 24C. Thanks!
My specs- i5 3570k, msi 7870hd Hawk, asrock z77 pro4, 8gb 1600 vengeance ram, you know the typical "gaming pc" at the time I purchased my parts. So since i bought the 3570 "k" after about a year l felt like i should make use of the overclock option since i did pay extra for it to be unlocked in the first place. OH yeah and I recently installed a hyper 212 evo cooler
I have realtemp, cpu-z, and prime95 alrdy downloaded. So I have done a lot of research in overclocking but im going to act like I know nothing about it to get more specific answers and simply because I AM a noob at it :lol:.
So far I have gone into my Bios and changed the multiplier to 40 and I left the core voltage at auto and ran a quick prime 95 test for like 10 minutes just to see temps/voltage for a quick guideline. Nothing above 65C and the voltage only got as high as 1.25 V. I know that auto voltage is not the way to go since it typically uses more voltage then required, so i then set it to offset. I changed the v core to -0.065 and booted up. At this point im still just tinkering with MY chip to see the changes in voltage and temps trying to learn on my own. I know every chip is different. So as im typing right now, prime95 has been running for around 40 minutes and my core voltage now only gets as high as 1.2V but mainly stays around 1.192V. (Yes it varies bc i left my speed boost and turbo boost enabled bc i dont think it will affect my stability at lower clocks, and under a stress test shouldnt it be posting the high values anyhow?) My current temps now are lowest core at 62C and highest core at 70C.
I am just curious if I am going about it the right way. I mean when offsetting my voltage should I actually use the + 0.0something or what? With my current offset at -.065 everything so far seems to be stable, although i have yet to stress my cpu for an extended period. My temps are at max 70C but on average currently 65C with 1.192V at 4.0ghz. Is this good so far? Do I have a decent chip? anybody who can offer advice I would greatly appreciate it. Just to throw it out there my cpu idles at 24C. Thanks!
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