Need help with BCLK thing... ASUS...

woifx5 · Jan 29, 2015

Hey guys, so I clicked Turbo in my bios right? for asus and stuff and It set my BCLK to 103, I just wanted to know if 103 BCLK is fine? Thanks

i7Baby · Jan 29, 2015

You really should do some reading. What CPU?

woifx5 · Jan 29, 2015

i5 3570k, cant oc multiplier since its locked mb

i7Baby · Jan 29, 2015

See http://rog.asus.com/184142012/maximus-motherboards/guide-overclocking-the-core-i5-3570k-to-4-5ghz-on-the-maximus-v-gene/

and http://www.overclock.net/t/1393405/overclocking-the-i5-3570k-starting-guide-and-shows-voltages-pic-temps-of-how-mine-is-please-look-comment-and-ideas-are-welcome-please-feel-free-haters-will-be-deleted-thank-you

woifx5 · Jan 29, 2015

I think you misunderstood me, I have a LOCKED chipset, and I wanted to know if setting the BCLK to 103 is safe.

photonboy · Jan 29, 2015

woifx5 :

Probably.
I believe it also overclocked the PCIe bus so may affect your graphics card as well but it's only a 3% overclock anyway.

Also, I would have expected TURBO to be on by default. I'd also run diagnostics before messing with BCLK. Thus:

0) Update BIOS if newer exists
1) Set BIOS to default values (done already if you updated)
2) Click "XMP" and save
3) Verify DDR3 memory and CPU Turbo value looks correct.

4) run MEMTEST for a full pass (roughly 30min for 8GB) www.memtest.org
5) run Intel CPU diagnostic in Windows: https://downloadcenter.intel.com/Detail_Desc.aspx?DwnldID=19792

If all is fine:
6) up the BCLK value
7) repeat tests, including monitoring graphics card (most modern graphics cards can throttle by temp anyway so a 3% increase is unlikely to hurt anything)

(I'm not 100% certain the PCIe bus is affected but maybe 95%. I'm sure someone else can confirm.)

woifx5 · Jan 29, 2015

photonboy :

woifx5 :

Probably.
I believe it also overclocked the PCIe bus so may affect your graphics card as well but it's only a 3% overclock anyway.

Also, I would have expected TURBO to be on by default. I'd also run diagnostics before messing with BCLK. Thus:

0) Update BIOS if newer exists
1) Set BIOS to default values (done already if you updated)
2) Click "XMP" and save
3) Verify DDR3 memory and CPU Turbo value looks correct.

4) run MEMTEST for a full pass (roughly 30min for 8GB) www.memtest.org
5) run Intel CPU diagnostic in Windows: https://downloadcenter.intel.com/Detail_Desc.aspx?DwnldID=19792

If all is fine:
6) up the BCLK value
7) repeat tests, including monitoring graphics card (most modern graphics cards can throttle by temp anyway so a 3% increase is unlikely to hurt anything)

(I'm not 100% certain the PCIe bus is affected but maybe 95%. I'm sure someone else can confirm.)

I understand that BCLK overclocks my bus, but is it going to damage it to the point where my PC wont last another 1-2 years? Thanks

i7Baby · Jan 29, 2015

What mobo make and model? What bios version?

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