First Time Overclocking - Help!

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Hey All, I've read countless forums and articles about how to overclock and attempted this a few times both myself and using software.

Gigabyte's EasyTune reckons I can get 4.6Ghz out of my CPU with Autotune. However when I tried this it bumped my voltage to 1.45 which, from reading forums, was not recommended at all. So I quickly reversed that.

Then I attempted a 4.4Ghz myself, I used Intel's XTU to verify that everything would be okay - Ran a stress test and all was going well, until around an 20-30mins later where it blue screened due to incorrect voltage, I had it set to 1.25 - but I also changed loads of other voltages based on what I had read elsewhere.

I'm really struggling with this because I have no idea what I'm doing, been wanting to do it for years, but never been able to figure it out.

I was hoping that one of you would be kind enough to ping over a decent clock (4.4-4.6Ghz) guide for what my voltages etc. should be and what those options are called in my BIOS - Because everything is named differently.

I know it's difficult because every CPU is different, but figured 4.4-4.6Ghz would be a good boost and safe based on what I've read about what everyone else is getting.

P.S. Yes I'm aware my PC is now ancient and could probably use an upgrade but I can't afford to so I figured I'd OC for now until I can :)

My PC:
My Temps:
  • Idle CPU: 30
    Gaming CPU: 50
 
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velocityg4
If you are just changing the multiplier. Leave everything else at their defaults (auto) and manually change the VCore. You don't need to fiddle with that other stuff.
- Start with the BIOS set at its optimized defaults. Then manually lock in the VCore to the BIOS default (1.25V I think).
- Increase the multiplier to the max stable speed I can achieve with that default VCore under a stress test.
- Once you find the max multiplier with the default VCore it is time to increase it incrementally.
- Set the CPU multiplier to the first unstable clock. Then increase the VCore by 0.05 increments until it is stable.
- Rinse and repeat.
- Keep doing this until you reach your max safe voltage or max safe temperature. If going up a x1 multiplier...
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If you are just changing the multiplier. Leave everything else at their defaults (auto) and manually change the VCore. You don't need to fiddle with that other stuff.
- Start with the BIOS set at its optimized defaults. Then manually lock in the VCore to the BIOS default (1.25V I think).
- Increase the multiplier to the max stable speed I can achieve with that default VCore under a stress test.
- Once you find the max multiplier with the default VCore it is time to increase it incrementally.
- Set the CPU multiplier to the first unstable clock. Then increase the VCore by 0.05 increments until it is stable.
- Rinse and repeat.
- Keep doing this until you reach your max safe voltage or max safe temperature. If going up a x1 multiplier requires a massive voltage increase you have maxed out your CPU. I would keep my VCore under 1.3V and temps below 80C. Although more daring individuals will push higher. Those are generally safe numbers.

http://lifehacker.com/a-beginners-introduction-to-overclocking-your-intel-pr-5580998
http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/id-1800828/intel-temperature-guide.html
 
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Hey velocity,

Thanks for the reply. You've said to lock in the VCore to the BIOs default however that's currently defaulted to 1.1. Should I just increase this to 1.25 or leave it at 1.1?

Just to make sure I've understood you properly. Leave everything else at standard settings and increase VCore to 1.25. Set multiplier to 44 and stress test. If it's stable increase multiplier, if it's not stable then increase VCore?. Is that right?
 
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May as well start at something lower. Say a 1.18 vcore. I can get a OK OC on my 3570K with 1.18V @ 4.2Ghz with Turbo Boost disabled. I'm more interested in a decent OC with low temps and minimal power usage. I hit 57C max under load at that setting.

Messing with Turbo Boost is a bit more advanced. But disabling it can allow you to hit a higher speed for all 4 cores or lower voltage. I'd say learn the basics first. Then toss Speedstep into the mix later. When you get more comfortable.

Edit: Sorry, I misspoke. I meant to say Turbo Boost when I originally posted Speedstep.
 
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Okay, so I tried the multiplier at 44 with the voltage at 1.25 and the first 26 minute test ran fine. I then attempted a test at 45 with 1.3 volts and I got the 'whea_uncontrollable_error' blue screen.

Decreased back to 44 @ 1.25 and ran another test which blue screened after 20 minutes with the same message.

So I've currently got it set to 44 @ 1.275 and after 30 minutes it was fine.

Stress Test Temperatures - Multiplier 44, Voltage 1.275
  • Motherboard - 30
    CPU - 62

Is this likely the max I'll get out of my CPU or do you think I'll be able to get more?
 
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So turn off Turbo Boost and try 4.5 @ 1.3 volts again or do you think it'll make more/less of a difference than that?

-- EDIT --

Just tried that and it blue screened on startup.
 
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I don't think TB is kicking in to be honest. The values are all set at 44 for each core. Same as normal. Original values (when CPU was at 34) were 38 & 37 for Core 1 & 2 respectively.

So I don't think it's trying to increase, although I may be misunderstanding that.

To be honest, 4.4 is fine - I'm happy with that. Was just trying to squeeze as much as I could out of it. If 4.4 is the highest I can get mine to then that will be fine :)

Thank you for your help.

Turns out I'd just read too many forums and was trying to change too many different voltages at the same time.
 
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