Bios setting for OC

[clickyclick]

Hello,

I have recently overclocked my system to 4.1ghz and everything is looking good so far. However, I didn't really change any settings in the bios as it's my first time overclocking and I'm not really an expert. So, I would really appreciate it if someone could guide me through this and tell me if these settings are okay.

Please bear with me as I am not real familiar with how to handle bios settings. Thanks in advance.

i5-2500k
mobo: Asus P8Z67-V PRO /GEN3


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http://i46.tinypic.com/2e0ihle.jpg

3:
http://i45.tinypic.com/igf3aw.jpg

4:
http://i50.tinypic.com/fn4rae.jpg

5:
http://i50.tinypic.com/1zqzh1e.jpg

 

[bavman]

Have you stress tested your OC? Run prime95 for a couple hours to make sure if its stable. If it is then you're set, you could even start bumping down voltage and stressing to get the least power consumption/heat possible.

 

[clickyclick]

I did a stress test but it was only for 40 minutes or less. For how long am I supposed to run it?

 

[bavman]

In theory around 24 hours, but I usually don't do that when stress testing, usually an hour or so. If you get unexpected BSODs though randomly then you're voltage is probably too low and you'll have to bump it up. 1.25V seems more than enough for 4.1ghz though so you should be good

 

[clickyclick]

I'll try to stress test it later, but did you see the screens I uploaded? am I good? in the 5th screenshot which is about the iGPU memory, do I have to change it? Sorry for asking too many questions, but I'm really a newbie =d

 

[bavman]

iGPU memory is the amount of system RAM that is given to the integrated GPU. If you're not using the integrated GPU and have a dedicated GPU then just leave it alone, but if you're using the iGPU then you might bump it up a little to the next level or so. It won't have any effect on your OC.

 

[clickyclick]

You've been really helpful. Much appreciated Sir!

 

[clickyclick]

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