Overclocking ... my first steps.

[trazomfr]

Hello friends,

After some research I started in my first overclocking.

For now I am looking for the maximum frequency that I can get my original voltage (1.3V) I am a 4200Mhz (42 x 100) with no problem with this voltage. I will continue until they can not then I will increase slightly voltage.

It is correct or am I wrong?

 

[alicarve]

i normally start at 1.35v then see what i can get out of it, then lower the volts

 

[trazomfr]

Ok thank you. So I have a nice margin. To refine it as I think I have some difficulties. I did not used to hacking my BIOS and all the settings it's pretty intimidating.

 

[alicarve]

well when i overclocked my friends 3930k to make it easy for him i set the bclk frequency to 100 then all i had to change was the turbo ratio and volts

for him i got 4.5ghz (which would be 45 on turbo) on 1.28v he didn't want anymore so i didnt push it

 

[trazomfr]

I could not test much this morning, I got 4300 Mhz to 1.30V. It is stable without any problems and after 30 minutes of Prime95 my temperature does not exceed 58 degrees.

 

[marsey99]

use the latest intel burn test for quick stability testing mate then you can do some longer tests once you are dailing it in.

have you tried any of the multi on the blk yet?

 

[trazomfr]

Thank you for your comment Marsay99. I did not know the Intel burn test. I have not tried any of the multi on the blk.

As I said, I am a great discovery and I am not very familiar with my BIOS. I have the impression of being in command of a fighter jet ... without license.

 

[alicarve]

Yeah I use intel burn test helpful it is

 

[trazomfr]

Thank you for your valuable advice friends.

 

[trazomfr]

I have a question about a BIOS function: What is CPU strap ?

 

[fredtrix]

I have a question about a BIOS function: What is CPU strap ?

CPU Strap is when you force the processor to run at a different FSB (oldschool) or BCLK than it's standard value. This feature multiplies the BCLK to increase CPU frequency asynchronously from all other bus frequencies giving you more flexibility to utilize and overclock your system.

For example; If you set the CPU Strap to 125Mhz you get a base clock of 130Mhz.

 

[trazomfr]

Thank you for your help Fredtrix.

I'll leave it in auto mode.

 

[trazomfr]

For overclocking I only concentrate on my coefficient and my blk then increase the voltage does not exceed 1.5 V. That's it?

Until here I do it and it seems to work, but I may be missing something about all this.

 

[alicarve]

im not overly sure what your asking but i would not go over 1.4 for cpu and 1.65 for memory if thats any help?

 

[marsey99]

i think he means would not^^

cpu strap is the blk multi i was talking about, putting your blk at 100>125>150?

 

[alicarve]

i think he means would not^^

cpu strap is the blk multi i was talking about, putting your blk at 100>125>150?

i did lol just edited thanks

 

[trazomfr]

Excuse my modest knowledge of your language.

I meant in the BIOS settings, I should not use a setting other than the coefficient, the frequency of the RAM and voltage that's it?

Thank you for the rensiegnement about the voltage to 1.40 Volt I think we could go a little higher. I specifying expected it for fun and I do not keep my set up even if it is stable all the time.

 

[fredtrix]

i think he means would not^^

cpu strap is the blk multi i was talking about, putting your blk at 100>125>150?

Yes, nothing wrong with that. Just pay attention to your CPU and control that it can deal with it.

 

[trazomfr]

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[WillSK]

you would have to enable power saving options such as C1, C3, EIST and all that jazz to have it lower the clock and voltage when idle. However i was told that you can get more stable overclocks by turning these features off.

One thing i did notice earlier is that you said you had stable on prime for 30mins. You need to remember that once you think you might be stable you should run prime for a minimum of 12 hours. In the past i've had bsods at 6-8 hours so you don't know until you've done a long run!

Intel speed test should act as a good precursor to running a long prime test though