Having trouble starting to learn how to overclock my system, could use some advice.

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Hi guys, about a year ago I rebuilt my computer and finally got around to trying to overclock this thing. I've been having some trouble, here are my specs...

i5-4670k
Asus Z87-pro
Hyper 212-evo

I'm very very basic with overclocking, having read some guides and watched videos on youtube. I'm not really concerned with overclocking this thing past 4.2ghz seeing as i'm on the evo.

So far i'm able to boot into windows and type to you at 4.2ghz if I set my adaptive voltage to 1.15v, but I tried setting it to fixed (or manual in the uefi bios) at 1.15,1.17, and 1.18 and it wouldn't boot into windows. After getting it to boot at 4.2 at adaptive I thought I would try fixed and give some stress tests a go but I couldn't even boot.

I don't understand how to edit any of the other perimeters and I feel like i'm at a wall with kind of a dog of a chip.

Also just overall, what is a safe fixed voltage for stress testing on a 212 evo? I was also thinking of just doing some gaming to test at this adaptive voltage of 1.15 and 4.2ghz...

Thanks!

EDIT:: Turns out the 4.2ghz at 1.15 adaptive voltage wasn't cutting it lol, Dragon Age BSOD'd after about 60 seconds. Going to lower the clock to 4ghz for now.
 
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rowdymoody
Any time you are unstable, you need more voltage, or less core clock - depending on temperatures you get while stress testing. Download and install CPU-Z, run it, and then stress test while you have your 4.2ghz OC with adaptive voltage. While it is stressing look at CPU-Z to see what sort of voltage your CPU is running at.

Auto and adaptive voltage settings tend to over volt. So whatever voltage adaptive mode is giving it, start there using fixed voltage, then bump it down an increment at a time until you lose stability. Then you can pinpoint the fixed voltage required to run 4.2ghz.

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Any time you are unstable, you need more voltage, or less core clock - depending on temperatures you get while stress testing. Download and install CPU-Z, run it, and then stress test while you have your 4.2ghz OC with adaptive voltage. While it is stressing look at CPU-Z to see what sort of voltage your CPU is running at.

Auto and adaptive voltage settings tend to over volt. So whatever voltage adaptive mode is giving it, start there using fixed voltage, then bump it down an increment at a time until you lose stability. Then you can pinpoint the fixed voltage required to run 4.2ghz.

 
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