First time overclocking and i need some help

Mrshady

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Hi I have a i7-4790k CPU and a GTX 980 i was thinking of overclocking because I got a new cooling system, so i have a couple of questions. First of all how much should i overclock?, does overclocking cause any damage to my computer? And how much does overclocking help while playing games like how many more frames do i get per second?

I should add that i'm pretty much a beginner at overclocking and building computer stuff so any help would be appreciated.

 

ScienceMathsLover

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Method to overclock:
Overclocking is step by Step method, you can't go directly on some frequency and voltages. If you do that you will get unstable oc and it will produce a lot heart. First Download thecpu stability testing software prime95 from here :
http://www.mersenne.org/download/
Don't overclock by any software because overclocking is not the thing that can be done by software. First set the XMP memory profile (if exists) enabled to set your RAM correctly. Then Go in BIOS and find the CPU clock ratio, this is the multiplier setting. It starts at a multi of A (some no.)x 100(BCLK)(normal factory settings) to give you A Gigahertz. So up it .5 at a time and boot to os and test with P95 for stability and monitor your temps. Do this for approximately 20 minutes. If it passes raise the multi another .5 and try again. You'll get to a point where either P95 won't pass or your temp will gone so high. If the temps gone high you'll have to stop and work on cooling. If P95 fails then go to the Advanced voltage section in bios and add some volts to the CPU VCore . Stay in offset and just add a bit by tapping on the "+" key and test again.
If your temp goes really high them you have to stop and keep it to cooling. A step will arrive when your P95 never pass or temp immediately go high. Them you have to stop overclocking and you get your extreme speed of your processor.

As I said you can't pick manual frequency and voltages. It's on your luck. You just increase frequency a little bit and test and go on doing.
Overclocking will increase the CPU performance and will increase some frame rates in your games.

You are doing overclocking above the factory settings, you always have a little risk. As you have a better cooling system, the risk is tends to negligible.