Recommended Overclock settings?

Angus Wallace

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Hi, I'm relatively new to overclocking and didn't want to jump straight into fiddling with my hardware. My specs are -
AMD FX - 4130 Quad Core
Asus M5A78L-M/USB3
EVGA GTX 750 ti FTW
Corsair VS550 PSU
4Gb ddr3
 
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You need to learn your own chip as it's not typically simple enough to just input the values that others achieve. Each chip behaves differently even if it's the same exact one it doesn't usually translate exactly. Find a guide online and follow it to manually overclock. Otherwise you can use a software suite but those never get you as good oc's.

This all said, here's a couple of vids I found showing what your chip can possibly do.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gbw9sMhS708
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xT7lrLYlDZ0

Also, BEFORE you consider overclocking, make sure you have a good aftermarket cooling solution whether it be air or liquid. Do NOT use the stock cooler. It is insufficient. At best you can get lucky and get away...

jnewegger23

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You need to learn your own chip as it's not typically simple enough to just input the values that others achieve. Each chip behaves differently even if it's the same exact one it doesn't usually translate exactly. Find a guide online and follow it to manually overclock. Otherwise you can use a software suite but those never get you as good oc's.

This all said, here's a couple of vids I found showing what your chip can possibly do.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gbw9sMhS708
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xT7lrLYlDZ0

Also, BEFORE you consider overclocking, make sure you have a good aftermarket cooling solution whether it be air or liquid. Do NOT use the stock cooler. It is insufficient. At best you can get lucky and get away with a weak oc for a little while but it NOT recommended at all.

Here's a vid that shows in better detail what changes were made to achieve this particular oc:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0fZB4DNzG1c

If and when I find a relevant guide I'll update and post the link here.

So far I'm not finding any good guides out there but this video will probably be very helpful as he shows you exactly the setting changes he puts in:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tpaFH4s8RcA

I'd start at the 4:55 mark to skip all the build up he puts you in and get to seeing what exactly his settings are.

Summary: He went into the bios and changed the following:
Enabled Cool N Quiet
CPU Overclocking set to Manual
Disabled AMD Turbo Core Technology
Set CPU Ratio Multiplier to 21.0 to achieve a 4.2GHz OC.
He says everything else says manual but it showed auto.

I'm used to following guides that go into much more detail like changing voltage, using manual offset after finding your vcore for your highest stable oc at a temp you are comfortable running, load line calibration settings and so on. If you are patient you can get a very good overclock. You also have to decide if you want to have an everyday oc or just a profile for benchmarking. The difference being that while you can make a system run stable at a very high OC (I hit 4.8Ghz but my temps were in the 80s) you can run way too hot and that isn't good for longevity but at 4.4GHz as my 247 everyday OC I never go much past 60C even after gaming for hours. That will be up to you to decide.
If you aren't patient and detailed overclocking may not be for you. If you put in the right time it can be well worth it! Have fun!

Thanks,

Justin S.
 
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