i5-3570k and p8z77 v-lx overclocking

sto_ · Sep 7, 2014

hello toms hardware

i have an i5-3570k on an asus p8z77 v-lx motherboard it seems like my cpu is sluggish.
when im gaming and streaming my cpu is at 80%- 90%. and sometimes itll jump to 100% and stay there i want to give it more breathing room. i want to push this cpu to the max. im not worried about cooling i have a custom watercooling kit and it works great.i have everything i can think of updated. the program i use to stream is openbroadcaster
the main thing is when i game online and stream im running at 80%-90% cpu being used even on low settings. i use windows task manager and advance system care to moniter the load and i also use tune up utilities to turn off what i dont use and to keep it from activating programs and help the pc run better please help

here are my specs

cpu- i5 3570k @ 3. 4ghz
gpu- gtx 660 sc i have this overclocked
motherboard- asus p8z77 v-lx
ram- 16gb corsair xms3 1333mhz
powersupply- corsair rm850
pny ssd- i use to run windows only

1 should i overclock this cpu and how?

2 what is the max i can push this cpu

3 will the cpu not last as long if i overclock it?

4 will my mother board handle me overclocking this cpu to the max?

5 can i game allday every day with an overclocked cpu?

6 should i get another mother board? if yes please suggest the best z77 motherboard for gaming.

it seems like this cpu could be doing so much more than what it is but maybe i got a bad cpu

thanks all advice is appreciated

here are some pictures

http://tinypic.com/view.php?pic=2pr68zl&s=8#.VAvZ1_ldVyg
http://tinypic.com/view.php?pic=2wn9t03&s=8#.VAvZ_fldVyg
http://tinypic.com/view.php?pic=2d6mfyw&s=8#.VAvaKfldVyg

jossrik · Sep 7, 2014

1) Custom water loop and "K" intel chip mean you should probably be overclocking.
2) With proper cooling we've seen them get pretty high, on a custom WC, maybe into the 4.7, 4.8GHz category.
3) Well, more heat means it'll die sooner, but whether that's a day or ten years is unknown.
4) Z77 Boards are meant for overclocking, though I think there are better for extreme overclocking, the Asus is good for what you're talking about.
5) I have a 3570K on water at 4.6 conservatively, and I game all day every day.
6) No need, if you were actually taking it "all the way" you'd be cooling with LN2 and you wouldn't be asking us here for help.

Most importantly, READ! there are overclocking guides for almost every board with every chip all over the internet, it's a better place to start than just hey tell me how.

sto_ · Sep 7, 2014

thanks alot

sto_ · Sep 7, 2014

also what are your temps idle and gaming

jossrik · Sep 7, 2014

Idle I run about low 30s, 33 - 35C, 65 - 68C at load. I'm at stock voltage still too, so there is that to add in, and that's prime95 load not gaming, I rarely see it go above 50C gaming. I can't afford to replace anything if anything dies though, so my OC is conservative. A lot of people are doing 4.4 - 4.5 on air at stock and seeing good results. A custom loop though, that's the bestest you can get for cooling that guy.

sto_ · Sep 7, 2014

awesome im also seeing 30 30 33 36 at ldle do u have any guides on how to overclock my setup and is it worth it

jossrik · Sep 7, 2014

The tough part is that only you can decide if it's worth it. I have fun doing the research and reading about how everything works and why and overclocking from there. I've had my rig at 4.8 stable and that was fun, and it's good to know I have room to grow when I'm ready to go there. As far as suggestions, start out at about 4.4 and run some Prime95, see where the temps take you. Remember also, 1GHz overclock (from 3.4GHz to 4.4GHz) is a 29% overclock give or take, and that's respectable in it's own right, expect to see improvements at just that, from there small bumps to get to your every day overclock aren't going to be as noticeable. Bump multiplier until it's not stable, slowly, run Prime95 for at least a half an hour to get a good read on temp, longer if you can ( I run for a couple hours every bump, cause remember you gotta get all that water up to temp, otherwise your temps are gonna read low). Soon as you start seeing errors, that's where you'll start bumping voltages, and for that you'll have to look it up yourself, I'm not really familiar with that board. As long as you're not seeing 90C temps right off the bat you're all right. Mine at 4.6 goes to 55 pretty quick then slowly goes up as the water temps come up, and stays steady about 66C or so. Every chip is different, you might only get 4.2 out of it, though that would be pretty rare from what I hear.

sto_ · Sep 7, 2014

alright and thanks im new to overclocking but ill do all the research i can to get the best results. thanks, hopefully i dont brick my rig

jossrik · Sep 7, 2014

Just remember to go slow, luckily, the processor will throttle itself to keep thermals in check. So as long as you don't try to go too far too fast, you'll be fine. Just make sure you know where the clear bios jumper is on the motherboard. Keep us posted on how it goes.

sto_ · Sep 7, 2014

i will it will take time im not going to rush it

sto_ · Sep 7, 2014

now i forgot to mention on my motherboard i clicked turbo option in the bios im running prime right now and im at 4223.83mhz which is 4.2 ghz so should i just leave it alone?

here is a pic

http://i60.tinypic.com/2qlco0m.png

jossrik · Sep 7, 2014

That's up to you. My little brother swears by the one click thing. I like to adjust as I go. Your temps are good, you've got room to add to that. Looks like it's overclocking the baseclock (BCLK) too. You want to avoid that, that overclocks everything and everything might not be able to handle much. Usually a bclk overclock is a small bump, well, smallish. When you've got a multiplier like 40 for example, every 1 that you raise the bclk raises your CPU clock by 40. My old Asus board kept trying to change my bclk to 103, so you probably have a 41 multiplier (4100), plus another 123, giving you that 4223 or so. What you want at least at first is 100 bclk, and maybe 44, 45 multiplier. When you can't raise the multiplier without stability, then you want to adjust the bclk slowly.

sto_ · Sep 18, 2014

alright well ive been playin with the overclocking and i got some new thermal paste (mx 4) my temps werent going over 60c at 4.1 ghz but when i got up to 4.4 ghz im getting temps of 73c 74c 76c 73c i didnt the sensor movement test and it passed and the thermal status are all ok i checked it with prime 95 and real temp gt 3.70 i see the voltage in cpu-z jump to 1.360v but it goes back down any opinions? all i did was chang the multiplier to 100.0 and the core speed to 44 left it on turbo mode in bios and left everything else on auto

sto_ · Sep 18, 2014

ok well after playing a couple games i noticed a difference but that is at 4.6 ghz everythin auto all i did was keep multiplier at 100.o and made core speed 46. games are running so much smoother and the cpu is being used about 20%-30% less which is awesome ans its what i wanted the games i tried out were arma III rome total wars 2 wow raiderz and tera and assassins creed 4 all on the highest settings and i was useually at 50 to 60 percent cpu usage.the max temp was 72c and it was on rome total war cuz it uses the crap out of core zero as im wrighting this im have prime 95 running and temps are 75c 77c 76c 75c are my temps good should i back it down and the voltage is at 1.400v -1.408v
what do you guys think should i leave it or not what should i do different thanks

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