i74770k MSI Z87-G43 Gaming overclock

Suvorov007

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Apr 14, 2014
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Hello All!

Just build a PC yesterday with following specs:

i74770K (Stock 3,5GHZ), MSI Z87-G43 Gaming MB, Kingston's Hyper X Blue (2x8GB) DDR3-1600,
GTX760 2GB windforce 3x.

Tried OC Genie in the BIOS to see how it will overclock my CPU and RAM, it set CPU to 4GHZ but windows failed to load. I've made manual overclocking by simply setting multiplier to 40 and enabled extreme memory profile and windows started normally with CPU at 4,0 GHZ and everything was stable for 2-3 hours of tests and gaming.

I'm wondering now how can I increase the CPU freq even further, as far as I understand I will need to adjust the voltage but I'm not very good at overclocking...

Maybe someone can advise good settings for my specs?
 

Suvorov007

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Apr 14, 2014
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Thanks I will try that out! Any other setting to be changed or I can leave them mostly on auto?

I'm using Corsair H80i water cooling and CPU temperature is 28-32 (when stock up to 3,9GHZ) and 32-37 (when 4GHZ).
 


I haven't used that board before but it should handle the rest just fine for unless your going for every little bit you don't have to play with them too much.

Don't forget to do some load tests with Prime 95 or the like. That will tell you what your worst case temperatures will be.