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  • Overclocking
  • Corsair
September 30, 2014 12:11:01 PM

I am going to start out by posting the specs of the build, I hope its not to useless but in alot of the posts I have read everyone asks for all the specs. Then follow up with questions. Please all input and opinions will be greatly appreciated. ------

-Core-
Corsair 750d Case
Asus Hero 7 z97 Mobo
Intel i7 4770k
Asus GTX 770 Direct CU2 OC
8GB Corsair Vengeance Ram running at 2133 CL9 1.5 volts (XMP)
Corsair AX1200i PSU
(2) Samsung 840 EVO 250gb SSD running in Raid 0
(3) Corsair SP 120 quite edition fans on top Radiator
(1) Corsair AF 140 quite edition for back exhaust
(2) NoiseBlocker PK-3 140mm fans for front rad
Lamptron FC5V3 Fan Controller

-Watercooling-
(Top) AlphaCool XT45 Full Copper Radiator 120mm X 45mm
(Front) AlphaCool UT60 Full Copper Radiator 140mm X 60mm
XSPC D5 Photon Pump/Res Combo
PrimoChill Advanced LRT Tubing
BitsPower Compression Fittings all the way around
EK Supremacy Copper CPU WaterBlock
EK FC770 GTX DC2 GPU WaterBlock
EK FC680 GTX DC2 GPU Backplate
Mayhems Pastel Red Fluid

---- Now, I think its fair to let you all know that this was my first build from the ground up. Bearing that in mind I am going to ask some questions that I hope don't come off to.... newbish?
1. Is their a "optimal" place for me to stick my t-stat lines for the fan controller and is there a specific way to mount em. RIght now I am just using some electrical tape until I can figure out the placement.
2. Should I delid my i7 4770k - If so, how hard is it to do and are the temp gains big enough to warrant the extra work/risk.

I am a complete newb when it comes to Overclocking, in fact one of the reasons I did this build was so I could experiment and learn about this particular practice. I have just completed my first overclocks of my GPU / RAM / CPU and I am hoping you guys can tell me if I am doing ok.

GPU - So I am using Asus GPU Tweak to adjust my GPU settings. Right now I have my settings as follows. GPU Boost Clock +110 - Memory Clock +180 - Power Target (Maxed @ 110) - GPU Temp Target (Maxed @ 95). I came to these settings by making small adjustments and running Kombustor and 3d Mark. Things seem stable, even during a 2 hour gaming session and many 3d mark runs.

CPU - For my CPU I am at 4.3Ghz - 1.28 Volts. Apparantely I did not win the "chip lottery" because from all the info I have found online, I should be able to hit a much higher freq with the volt area i am in I could be totally wrong tho, this is why I am here lol. I came to these settings by adjusting my multiplier and switching my Vcore to manual mode. Once I hit an area where I was "stable" and my temps didn't go to far above 80* C, I went back into UEFI and switched from manual over to Adaptive so I am not wasting power. These were basically all the settings I touched, I do realize that I could have played with the ratio's a bit but I just don't know much about that.

RAM - My RAM is currently running at 2400 - 10.11.11.30 T2 - 1.5Volts. Again all I did was adjust the freq/volts/timings to be stable at 2400 which is what I was shootings for. I ran MaxxMem / RealBench / Memtest / Prime95 to test my RAM/CPU.

I really hope this post doesn't come across to poorly, but I am moving around in a area of my PC that I have never been in before with Overclocking. I just want to be sure that I am not doing anything wrong or that my technique isn't in some way flawed. Also I am not a regular on forums so please don't be to overly critical about the post. Thanks in advance for any of you who took the time to read this and give me any advice or tips.

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