Can I just turn the ratio up?

nicedude80 · Jul 23, 2014

So, to overclock, can I just turn the ratio up? Or doI have to fine tune 100 settings?

Tradesman1 · Jul 23, 2014

Depends on what you have, with the Intel K models can normally just start by setting the multiplier to 40 and then go from there....what mobo and CPU?

nicedude80 · Jul 23, 2014

Tradesman1 :

I have the intel i5 4690k with the cooler master hyper 212 evo and the asus z-97-a motherboard.

EDIT: By Multiplier do you mean the Ratio?

Tradesman1 · Jul 23, 2014

Yep, easy start is to up the multiplier to 40 and see how you like that. It has the built in auto optimization you can use to set an OC and it do it for you quasi automatically, then you can fine tune through the BIOS

nicedude80 · Jul 23, 2014

Tradesman1 :

I did use the optimization, but that overclock was too much. I guess what I will do is do that 5 way optimaztion thing again, then I will turn the ratio down. Will that work?

snowctrl · Jul 23, 2014

Y, multiplier n ratio are roughly interchangeable terms in this context.

Your most important setting is Vcore - don't set it higher than 1.3 or over time u risk damaging the chip. Then as u increase speed watch yo temps. - with each increase run Intel Burn Test to check stability, and if yo temps go much over 70degrees, stop or get better cooling

6R1M01R3 · Jul 23, 2014

One thing is the CPU ratio (aka multiplier) and the other is the CPU block, that can be: 100Mhz, 125Mhz, 165Mhz.
You can overclock either by increasing the multiplier or the block ratio, or both.

snowctrl · Jul 23, 2014

... But typically u would OC by ratio...

Tradesman1 · Jul 23, 2014

Yes, if you kick the BCLK up (Base CLocK) that's everything and the heat really starts to rise

snowctrl · Jul 24, 2014

Tradesman1 :

Yes... In my experience (mostly using Asus cards, Intel i7s, GeForce GPUs), subtle instabilities quickly start to creep in when u go BCLK over clocking.. I tend to Give it a miss consequently

Tradesman1 · Jul 24, 2014

The BCLK affects basically everything (CPU, GPU, DRAM, et al) so when OCing on Haswell that way entails more detail to the BIOS settings and often having to slow down this and that

nicedude80 · Apr 24, 2015

Sorry to dig up an old thread, but I was wondering how to know whether or not I should turn the voltage up as well? I haven't actuall;y OCed yet, but I am going to soon. Do I need tot urn the voltage up as I turn the ratio up?

snowctrl · Apr 25, 2015

nicedude80 :

Time to read/watch some guides on overclocking..... but yes, basically the way I would typically overclock would be to set the processor vCore to the max I would consider safe (in Manual rather than Offset mode), then increase the ratio little by little, testing for stability with IntelBurnTest at each step, and watching the temperatures don't go too high with Realtemp. Once you reach your max stable speed, you can try reducing the vCore, again little by little, just to be nice to your CPU.

This is a great reference for max temps and vCore:

http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/forum/id-1808604/intel-temperature-guide.html

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