I would like some help Overclocking for the first time

RujoKinJal

RujoKinJal

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Good afternoon ladies and gentlemen,

I have recently upgraded my MB, CPU, RAM with this said i will post a link to pcpartpicker with a complete list of parts in my rig as of right now.
With that being said i would like to overclock my CPU to around 4.2GHz for when i am gaming.

https://pcpartpicker.com/user/RujoKinJal/saved/#view=7NhWGX

I have read and reread the stickies on overclocking, i am sure i could do it.
I know my bios, and have read the manual twice.

Does anyone know of any stable settings that they have run so i know when i should stop?
If so could i get them?

Please no flaming, as i am not a child and have no time for it.

Thank you for your time and help in advance,

RujoKinJal
 
It's actually easy these days to overclock, simply raising the multiplier in your BIOS will likely give you a solid OC without needing to mess with voltages.
 
The gains you get from overclocking will almost for sure be cancelled out by the fact you're using a GTX 560 TI with 1GB VRAM.

That needs upgrading if you want to see any improvements in gaming.
 
beers said:
What are you looking to gain? You won't gain much from the CPU side as you would from the GPU side.
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Overclocking is something i have always wanted to try. And i figured a CPU that started at 3.5ghz could go to 4.2ghz without much trouble.

With that said, overclocking the GPU would be the right way to go. But, all i have for cooling on the VC is the stock dual fan setup.
I am not sure the fans could keep up with the OC. I could go out and purches a different cooler for the GPU, but i would spending a ton of time and money for something that is about to be obsolete.

I am hoping to upgrade the VC in late summer during the sales events that happen then.

Not sure if this helps,

Thank you for the advice,

RujoKinJal
 
Intel_man said:
Perhaps the electricity bill? :p
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Unless you're living somewhere electricity is extremely expensive the difference isn't even noticeable.

Quoting somebody else, but an additional 300 watts of usage (difference between 970 and 390 is more like 100 watts anyway but oh well). 20 hours per week over the course of a month is a whopping $2.60. OH NOES. If you're that stingy about your electric bill then maybe PC gaming isn't for you.

For example, you might use 1000 kWh (kilowatt hours) per month and get charged $0.10 per kWh for a $100 bill. There are usually fixed fees on top of the rate, but those are fixed and you'll pay them whatever your usage is.

Now consider the computer. While gaming with a single GPU and monitor you will use somewhere between 200W and 400W (you can calculate for your box, or use an energy meter from the hardware store for exact #s). Let's say 300W. If you're gaming on the weekends only, let's say you have no life & play 20 hours/week. There are 4.33 weeks per average month, so 86.7 hours of computer time per month.

Now the math - 300W x 86.7 hours = 26000 Wh = 26 kWh

26 kWh x $0.10/kWh = $2.60 per month.
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So i have not OC as of yet. I am getting a base line on my heat b4 i began. So far my CPU stays at 30c under full load.
not bad :)
 
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