i2500k help with OC
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seithan
June 18, 2014 5:34:22 PM
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seithan
June 19, 2014 2:36:31 AM
saint19 said:
What temps do you have at this moment at idle and load?What PSU do you have?
im about 65c running wildstar. Unfortunatelly i have a high ambience of about 32c near the PC box.
I know that there are settings enabled on my mobo that even when i set my core to a specific value, it will rise up alot more than that when its under load.
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seithan said:
saint19 said:
What temps do you have at this moment at idle and load?What PSU do you have?
im about 65c running wildstar. Unfortunatelly i have a high ambience of about 32c near the PC box.
I know that there are settings enabled on my mobo that even when i set my core to a specific value, it will rise up alot more than that when its under load.
Sounds like some auto voltage going on, manually controlling your voltage can seriously affect load temperature have you studied any overclocking guides to learn what to do?
Stability is simply achieved by supplying the proper amount of voltage to stabilize the chosen multiplier, but with the 2500K being so versatile of an overclocker you need to understand how you want to approach overclocking it.
Do you want to overclock with all the Intel CPU BIOS features enabled, or some of them, or all of them disabled, that's why studying guides will help you understand at least how you want to approach the overclock.
Overclocking to a set goal speed is trial and error testing until you arrive at a 100% stable overclock, it is not a quick handout of settings as all hardware overclocks differently, what works for Johnny does not work for Joe.
You need to invest the time, study overclocking your CPU, and then Do IT.
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seithan
June 19, 2014 4:54:55 AM
seithan
June 19, 2014 4:59:16 AM
4Ryan6 said:
seithan said:
saint19 said:
What temps do you have at this moment at idle and load?What PSU do you have?
im about 65c running wildstar. Unfortunatelly i have a high ambience of about 32c near the PC box.
I know that there are settings enabled on my mobo that even when i set my core to a specific value, it will rise up alot more than that when its under load.
Sounds like some auto voltage going on, manually controlling your voltage can seriously affect load temperature have you studied any overclocking guides to learn what to do?
Stability is simply achieved by supplying the proper amount of voltage to stabilize the chosen multiplier, but with the 2500K being so versatile of an overclocker you need to understand how you want to approach overclocking it.
Do you want to overclock with all the Intel CPU BIOS features enabled, or some of them, or all of them disabled, that's why studying guides will help you understand at least how you want to approach the overclock.
Overclocking to a set goal speed is trial and error testing until you arrive at a 100% stable overclock, it is not a quick handout of settings as all hardware overclocks differently, what works for Johnny does not work for Joe.
You need to invest the time, study overclocking your CPU, and then Do IT.
You are 100% right.
Ive read quite a bit on O/C but still im not able to do it right, simply because i cant get down to which settings are where, and which values to start up with.
I also understand that i'd like two clocks active, one as an 1.6ghz when im on desktop idleing/browsing and one while gaming, reaching a preset clock. Thus i need to voltages.
Ive read that there are offsets which smooth out the change between different voltages and also various automatic settings that let you get extra voltage juice when the system needs it.
Anyone with a Maximus IV or a similar mobo to help me get the settings (the main ones) down once and for all?
Thanks again for the time you took reading this.
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I have experience with that motherboard, excellent by the way.
Enter to your BIOS and in the main menu go to voltage option, change it to manual and set the multiplier frequency to x36. Disable power options like C1E and Spread Spectrum.
If you are not sure, just take a picture of the BIOS and share it with us.
Enter to your BIOS and in the main menu go to voltage option, change it to manual and set the multiplier frequency to x36. Disable power options like C1E and Spread Spectrum.
If you are not sure, just take a picture of the BIOS and share it with us.
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seithan
June 19, 2014 9:08:13 AM
Took a few screens of various BIOS menu items and link them here.
Was also trying out BF3 after a long winter break, and the game is really frying my CPU. I was @ 70c on both CPU and GPU!
I dont know whats happening, probably bogged down CPU heatsink full of dust, i never been that high on temperatures.
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Was also trying out BF3 after a long winter break, and the game is really frying my CPU. I was @ 70c on both CPU and GPU!
I dont know whats happening, probably bogged down CPU heatsink full of dust, i never been that high on temperatures.





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seithan
June 20, 2014 2:44:20 AM
seithan
June 20, 2014 8:30:13 AM
No, every chip is different, some are easier to overclock, some are harder, some need more voltage, some run cooler. So no, it's just not possible to give you fixed OC settings and expect them to work.
What you need to do is just use the multiplier to OC, stress test, if it crashes increase voltage, if it doesn't OC more or decrease voltage.
What you need to do is just use the multiplier to OC, stress test, if it crashes increase voltage, if it doesn't OC more or decrease voltage.
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seithan said:
Could you please gimme specific settings to use with the Maximus IV? At set clocks , like 3.7Ghz / 4Ghz/ 4.2Ghz/ 4.4Ghz??? Would appreciate that.I can share the fixed voltages I ran with my 2500K that I recorded close to what you are asking for, I doubt they will work for you because my 2500K was one of the earliest releases, but they should get you in the ballpark.
Note: These were single GPU settings usually dual GPUs take a couple higher voltage bumps.
43x - 1.265v
44x - 1.295v
45x - 1.325v
Also you can lower your temperature and possibly gain better stability by not overclocking the CPU memory controller as that's what you are doing running it at 1600mhz, the Sandy Bridge was designed to run at 1066mhz or 1333mhz you may very well be causing some instability and heat problems right there.
Additionally there are more overclocking related features under the Advanced Tab under CPU configuration?
You don't show any pictures of your settings relating to that?
What are your exact memory specs Brand and model#s?
You could try manually setting your memory to 1333mhz at 7,7,7,21 2N at 1.50v and see how much your temperature drops.
http://www.tomshardware.com/answers/id-1795015/system-memory-overclocking-cpus-die-memory-controllers.html
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June 21, 2014 1:07:15 AM
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