Is overclocking difficult?

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Hey Everyone :)

I've been contemplating whether I should overclock or not. I really don't want to blow up my CPU. A mate of mine is overclocking and he's been telling me about it. He's using Liquid Nitrogen and a big tube above the CPU, to me it sounds extremely complicated. Is there a simple way to overclock? I really don't want to burn out my CPU. Also if I am overclocking, do I need water-cooling? I don't think I can afford it. Link me to any good tutorials as well :).

Thanks.
 
If you have good cooling, a good processor and a good motherboard it will be easy.

I see want a 3770, sadly you can't really overclock it as it does not have an unlocked multiplier; however a 3770K would overclock much better. So if you wanna overclock, get the 3770K and a good cooler like the CM 212+.
 
vistakid10 said:
If you have good cooling, a good processor and a good motherboard it will be easy.

I see want a 3770, sadly you can't really overclock it as it does not have an unlocked multiplier; however a 3770K would overclock much better. So if you wanna overclock, get the 3770K and a good cooler like the CM 212+.
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OK :). I'm a real beginner at overclocking, how do I even start overclocking? Is it a program that you run on the CPU or is it something completely different?
If I was going to overclock I might use an i5, it will help stay in my budget :P.
 
If you want to use an i5, get a 2500K or a 3570K.

You can use software but it's always best to use the BIOS. If you get a K designated processor (2500K, 3570K, 3770K etc etc) then it's easy to overclock as all you have to do is write a value in for the multiplier and it ups the GHz. You may also need to raise the voltage a tiny bit too, but remember that more voltage = more heat.

So say the base clock was 100MHz and you typed in a value of 40 for the multiplier, you'd get 4.0GHz (100x40=4000). It's pretty much as easy as that.

Here's a thread I started on overclocking my 2500K a while back. http://www.computerforum.com/209161-i5-2500k-overclocking.html

I've got to go to school now, so I won't be on for about 6-7 hours or so.
 
vistakid10 said:
If you want to use an i5, get a 2500K or a 3570K.

You can use software but it's always best to use the BIOS. If you get a K designated processor (2500K, 3570K, 3770K etc etc) then it's easy to overclock as all you have to do is write a value in for the multiplier and it ups the GHz. You may also need to raise the voltage a tiny bit too, but remember that more voltage = more heat.

So say the base clock was 100MHz and you typed in a value of 40 for the multiplier, you'd get 4.0GHz (100x40=4000). It's pretty much as easy as that.

Here's a thread I started on overclocking my 2500K a while back. http://www.computerforum.com/209161-i5-2500k-overclocking.html

I've got to go to school now, so I won't be on for about 6-7 hours or so.
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Wow, ok thanks for the help :D. I'll read your thread now :). Once I buy all my parts I might need some more help but for now I'm OK :).
 
Your Gigabyte motherboard should have come with a utility called EasyTune 6. You can use that to do your overclocking. It even has an "Auto Tune" feature that will dynamically try different clock/voltage settings in an attempt to determine the max stable setting.

In the end, you will end up with a machine that runs a little faster although it might run warmer, be a little less stable and the CPU's life may be shortened somewhat. Only you can decide if it's worth the effort.
 
vistakid10 said:
If you want to use an i5, get a 2500K or a 3570K.

You can use software but it's always best to use the BIOS. If you get a K designated processor (2500K, 3570K, 3770K etc etc) then it's easy to overclock as all you have to do is write a value in for the multiplier and it ups the GHz. You may also need to raise the voltage a tiny bit too, but remember that more voltage = more heat.

So say the base clock was 100MHz and you typed in a value of 40 for the multiplier, you'd get 4.0GHz (100x40=4000). It's pretty much as easy as that.

Here's a thread I started on overclocking my 2500K a while back. http://www.computerforum.com/209161-i5-2500k-overclocking.html

I've got to go to school now, so I won't be on for about 6-7 hours or so.
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I think the normal is 133 MHz BCLK right?
 
Jamebonds1 said:
I think the normal is 133 MHz BCLK right?
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Depends on the board and CPU. My P8Z68-V PRO/GEN3 +2500K had a BCLK speed of 100MHz. It varies, but multiply the base clock speed by the multiplier to get the MHz and then divide the MHz by 1000 to get the GHz.
 
vistakid10 said:
Depends on the board and CPU. My P8Z68-V PRO/GEN3 +2500K had a BCLK speed of 100MHz. It varies, but multiply the base clock speed by the multiplier to get the MHz and then divide the MHz by 1000 to get the GHz.
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Yeah. I guess LGA 1156 and LGA 1155 is different.
 
I'm pretty certain you can set the base clock speed to whatever you like though. At least on my board I think you can.

I used to have 1156 but I never overclocked with it.
 
vistakid10 said:
I'm pretty certain you can set the base clock speed to whatever you like though. At least on my board I think you can.

I used to have 1156 but I never overclocked with it.
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On my current CPU and RAM, i was limited to 154 MHz BCLK. If overclock, it need overclock RAM too. Otherwise it could crash my computer. can't overclock more than 1600 MHz RAM because i have i3.
 
strollin said:
Your Gigabyte motherboard should have come with a utility called EasyTune 6. You can use that to do your overclocking. It even has an "Auto Tune" feature that will dynamically try different clock/voltage settings in an attempt to determine the max stable setting.

In the end, you will end up with a machine that runs a little faster although it might run warmer, be a little less stable and the CPU's life may be shortened somewhat. Only you can decide if it's worth the effort.
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Yeah I was just going through the manual and saw EasyTune 6 :).

What MHz do you think I should go for and which voltage? If using the i5 3570K.

On the other hand, I'm still not 100% sure if I should overclock. I really don't want to screw it up and loose $250.
 
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@ vistakid10

I have an i5-2500k, with a MSI motherboard. I used OC Genie to oc to 4.2, but im getting around 50 C for my cpu.. I have an aftermarket CM fan, but im guessing that's not enough. What do you recommend I do ?
 
itsderpxd said:
@ vistakid10

I have an i5-2500k, with a MSI motherboard. I used OC Genie to oc to 4.2, but im getting around 50 C for my cpu.. I have an aftermarket CM fan, but im guessing that's not enough. What do you recommend I do ?
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Can you please make a thread about this? I want them to answer my questions :).
 
S3AnD3 said:
Yeah I was just going through the manual and saw EasyTune 6 :).

What MHz do you think I should go for and which voltage? If using the i5 3570K.

On the other hand, I'm still not 100% sure if I should overclock. I really don't want to screw it up and loose $250.
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You can use software to overclock, but it's probably best practise to use the BIOS if you really want to get into it. ;)

As to how much of an overclock you can get and what voltage you can safely run at depends pretty much on your cooling and your motherboard. Try for 4.0GHz and maybe 1.28v first. Stress test it with Prime95 for several hours to make sure it is stable.

You won't screw it up.

itsderpxd said:
@ vistakid10

I have an i5-2500k, with a MSI motherboard. I used OC Genie to oc to 4.2, but im getting around 50 C for my cpu.. I have an aftermarket CM fan, but im guessing that's not enough. What do you recommend I do ?
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Remove the overclock and use the BIOS, or maybe see if you can lower your voltage. Are you getting 50C at idle or at full load? What case have you got? Which aftermarket cooler have you got?
 
vistakid10 said:
You can use software to overclock, but it's probably best practise to use the BIOS if you really want to get into it. ;)

As to how much of an overclock you can get and what voltage you can safely run at depends pretty much on your cooling and your motherboard. Try for 4.0GHz and maybe 1.28v first. Stress test it with Prime95 for several hours to make sure it is stable.

You won't screw it up.


Remove the overclock and use the BIOS, or maybe see if you can lower your voltage. Are you getting 50C at idle or at full load? What case have you got? Which aftermarket cooler have you got?
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i've made a new thread. and its 50 C at idle, I got a CM HAF 912
 
vistakid10 said:
You can use software to overclock, but it's probably best practise to use the BIOS if you really want to get into it. ;)

As to how much of an overclock you can get and what voltage you can safely run at depends pretty much on your cooling and your motherboard. Try for 4.0GHz and maybe 1.28v first. Stress test it with Prime95 for several hours to make sure it is stable.

You won't screw it up.
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OK, Thanks :). I sure hope I won't...

EDIT: Is this CPU cooler good? Could I still overclock to 4.0GHz with it?
 
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