i7 3770k OC

Paladone · Jan 18, 2013, 03:20 PM

Hey guys. So i've now got my new pc and want to OC the cpu. I have an Asus maximus ROG mobo. Does anyone know of a good tutorial on how to OC with the ROG motherboards? Thanks

niko084 · Jan 18, 2013, 03:22 PM

http://bit.ly/10ECStT

That give you what you need?

Paladone · Jan 18, 2013, 03:26 PM

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Originally Posted by niko084

http://bit.ly/10ECStT

That give you what you need?

my mobo is LGA1155, that says 1156, is that a mistake or is there a difference?

andrewsmc · Jan 18, 2013, 03:27 PM

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Originally Posted by niko084

http://bit.ly/10ECStT

That give you what you need?

niko084 · Jan 18, 2013, 03:37 PM

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Originally Posted by Paladone

my mobo is LGA1155, that says 1156, is that a mistake or is there a difference?

ROG is pretty much ROG.

Sandybridge / Ivybridge chips are the easiest cpu's in the world to overclock, you go into your bios and you crank up your multiplier and adjust cpu voltage as needed.

I would suggest you take it slow, read over that well, lookup a guide for overclocking ivybridge chips as well, there are a few mistakes that can easily cost you your chip.

Honestly with a 3770K there isn't even much need to overclock for anything but benchmarks numbers, I had mine rung up to 4.8ghz and kicked it back to stock because it yielded me a whopping 2-3FPS in BF3 even with my video card overclocked to the moon.

cadaveca · Jan 18, 2013, 03:42 PM

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Originally Posted by Paladone

Hey guys. So i've now got my new pc and want to OC the cpu. I have an Asus maximus ROG mobo. Does anyone know of a good tutorial on how to OC with the ROG motherboards? Thanks

Here you go:

ASUS Maximus V Formula/3770K @ 4.7 GHz OC guide.

Paladone · Jan 18, 2013, 03:47 PM

So i had a quick read over the guide and i loaded up a Gamers OC profile. I then saved changes and restarted. when i go back into the Bios is says that it has been saved and that the CPU is set to 4.2Ghz, 4.8 turbo but when i go into system preferences it still says 3.5ghz. Has it worked?

cadaveca · Jan 18, 2013, 03:48 PM

try running superpi or something.

Paladone · Jan 18, 2013, 03:49 PM

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Originally Posted by cadaveca

try running superpi or something.

So should i reset it back to 3.5, test it, and then test it again when it's supposedly been overclocked?

cadaveca · Jan 18, 2013, 03:51 PM

nah, Gamer OC is like just an advanced turbo mode, with higher multis. IF you enabled, just give it a try.

You are probably actually better off just following that guide to the letter, honestly.

drdeathx · Jan 18, 2013, 03:56 PM

Slowly increase the multipler with stock voltage and see how far she goes on the stock volts. Run Prime 95 for 15 minutes or so. Some will flame and say use Intelburn which is fine. If it passes up the multi and repeat. When it fails, slowly increase voltage.

Keep load temps under 80 and all is good. When you find the max overclock with reasonable temps, run prime95 for 3 hours. Pass= success. Fail? increase voltage or back multi down....

Also, post all your system specs. If your on air, don't expect 4.7GHz. IvyBridge runs much warmer than Sandy.

Sasqui · Jan 18, 2013, 04:05 PM

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Originally Posted by Paladone

So i had a quick read over the guide and i loaded up a Gamers OC profile. I then saved changes and restarted. when i go back into the Bios is says that it has been saved and that the CPU is set to 4.2Ghz, 4.8 turbo but when i go into system preferences it still says 3.5ghz. Has it worked?

The 3770 will adjust the core multiplier and voltage dynamically to maximize electricity use efficiency. That's turbo boost. Make the CPU work hard, and it'll jump the speed and the voltage to do the task.

Overclock, test, repeat - it's a length process to find the sweet sopt.

Download Prime95, CPUz and Realtemp (or some CPU temp monitoring software), open CPUz and note the core speed and voltage. Run Prime95, and note the same thing.

Paladone · Jan 18, 2013, 04:08 PM

cool, thanks guys!

What voltage do you think i'd need for 4.2ghz? EDIT: And do you think it;s gonna be harmful to keep it at 4.2gzh?

cadaveca · Jan 18, 2013, 04:12 PM

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Originally Posted by Paladone

cool, thanks guys!

What voltage do you think i'd need for 4.2ghz? EDIT: And do you think it;s gonna be harmful to keep it at 4.2gzh?

Probably just a wee bit over stock voltage, if not stock voltage.

And no, not harmful at all.

drdeathx · Jan 18, 2013, 04:14 PM

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Originally Posted by Paladone

cool, thanks guys!

What voltage do you think i'd need for 4.2ghz? EDIT: And do you think it;s gonna be harmful to keep it at 4.2gzh?

Depends on the CPU. Thats why I suggested the steps above.... Dave is a master with these processors as so am I(LOL) but you cannot give an exact voltage, you have to find the optimal voltage for your CPU.

Paladone · Jan 18, 2013, 04:14 PM

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Originally Posted by cadaveca

Probably just a wee bit over stock voltage, if not stock voltage.

And no, not harmful at all.

Sorry, do you know what the stock voltage is? Am i able to reset it to stock?

drdeathx · Jan 18, 2013, 04:15 PM

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Originally Posted by Paladone

Sorry, do you know what the stock voltage is? Am i able to reset it to stock?

Find the max overclock at stock and go from there. Reset Cmos will reset to default

Jstn7477 · Jan 18, 2013, 04:16 PM

I run both of mine at 4.3GHz/1.175v (with loadline calibration) with perfect stability. Pushing 4.4GHz with my first chip even at 1.2v was unstable. Haven't played with anything higher than 4.3GHz/1.175v the second one though as it's still on the stock cooler.

Paladone · Jan 18, 2013, 04:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by drdeathx

Slowly increase the multipler with stock voltage and see how far she goes on the stock volts. Run Prime 95 for 15 minutes or so. Some will flame and say use Intelburn which is fine. If it passes up the multi and repeat. When it fails, slowly increase voltage.

Keep load temps under 80 and all is good. When you find the max overclock with reasonable temps, run prime95 for 3 hours. Pass= success. Fail? increase voltage or back multi down....

Also, post all your system specs. If your on air, don't expect 4.7GHz. IvyBridge runs much warmer than Sandy.

i7 3770k, HD7970 x2, 32gb DDR3 RAM @2400Mhz, Asus maximus IV eATX MOBO and i have a H100i Closed loop CPU cooler.

drdeathx · Jan 18, 2013, 04:18 PM

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Originally Posted by Paladone

i7 3770k, HD7970 x2, 32gb DDR3 RAM @2400Mhz, Asus maximus IV eATX MOBO and i have a H100i Closed loop CPU cooler.

You may be able to push past 4.3GHz depending on voltage.

cadaveca · Jan 18, 2013, 04:19 PM

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Originally Posted by Paladone

Sorry, do you know what the stock voltage is? Am i able to reset it to stock?

Reset the board to stock, by loading optimized defaults.

each CPU has different voltage for each multi. So, to find "stock" for that multi, you gotta set that multi, load up the CPU, and see what's set.

However, some motherboards use their own Turbo profiles, so this doesn't apply. The board you got is one of those boards.

So, really, I can't tell you, and you'll have a hard time finding that out, but you should be very safe in setting 1.2 V or so with "manual" settings(assuming you have a good cooler), and then adjusting the multi up, testing, then up, testing..when it fails..then go back down 2 multis, and you should be fine.

You can go into a greater depth of testing and fine-tuning of course, but even that guide mention that setting voltage and then multi, and then lower voltage and test as DR.Death here mentioned.

Paladone · Jan 18, 2013, 04:20 PM

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Originally Posted by Jstn7477

I run both of mine at 4.3GHz/1.175v (with loadline calibration) with perfect stability. Pushing 4.4GHz with my first chip even at 1.2v was unstable. Haven't played with anything higher than 4.3GHz/1.175v the second one though as it's still on the stock cooler.

aaah right, i'll give that a shot.

drdeathx · Jan 18, 2013, 04:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cadaveca

Reset the board to stock, by loading optimized defaults.

each CPU has different voltage for each multi. So, to find "stock" for that multi, you gotta set that multi, load up the CPU, and see what's set.

However, some motherboards use their own Turbo profiles, so this doesn't apply. The board you got is one of those boards.

So, really, I can't tell you, and you'll have a hard time finding that out, but you should be very safe in setting 1.2 V or so with "manual" settings(assuming you have a good cooler), and then adjusting the multi up, testing, then up, testing..when it fails..then go back down 2 multis, and you should be fine.

You can go into a greater depth of testing and fine-tuning of course, but even that guide mention that setting voltage and then multi, and then lower voltage and test as DR.Death here mentioned.

Hey Dave, your sexy!

niko084 · Jan 18, 2013, 04:22 PM

Chips vary greatly in overclocking, I've overclocked around 30-40 3770k chips, some wont hit 4ghz without going to around or above 1.2v, some have hit 4ghz at 1.0v flat.

All part of the reason you take it slow, bump little by little and re-test to check for heat, it's the safest way to go.

Paladone · Jan 18, 2013, 04:23 PM

And sorry, what sort of torture test do i want to run on p95?

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Paladone Join Date: Dec 2012 Posts: 167 (1.00/day) Thanks: 95 Thanked 4 Times in 4 Posts System Specs	i7 3770k OC Hey guys. So i've now got my new pc and want to OC the cpu. I have an Asus maximus ROG mobo. Does anyone know of a good tutorial on how to OC with the ROG motherboards? Thanks

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Jan 18, 2013, 03:47 PM	#7
Paladone Join Date: Dec 2012 Posts: 167 (1.00/day) Thanks: 95 Thanked 4 Times in 4 Posts System Specs	So i had a quick read over the guide and i loaded up a Gamers OC profile. I then saved changes and restarted. when i go back into the Bios is says that it has been saved and that the CPU is set to 4.2Ghz, 4.8 turbo but when i go into system preferences it still says 3.5ghz. Has it worked?

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cadaveca My name is Dave Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: The Great White North Posts: 10,767 (4.15/day) Thanks: 4,482 Thanked 5,192 Times in 3,199 Posts System Specs	try running superpi or something. __________________ Gadgets, Phones, Tablets, Cameras, TVs, HiFi...NextPowerUp -Only real men play games THIS way.

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cadaveca My name is Dave Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: The Great White North Posts: 10,767 (4.15/day) Thanks: 4,482 Thanked 5,192 Times in 3,199 Posts System Specs	nah, Gamer OC is like just an advanced turbo mode, with higher multis. IF you enabled, just give it a try. You are probably actually better off just following that guide to the letter, honestly. __________________ Gadgets, Phones, Tablets, Cameras, TVs, HiFi...NextPowerUp -Only real men play games THIS way.

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drdeathx Join Date: May 2009 Location: Chicago burbs Posts: 1,460 (0.99/day) Thanks: 39 Thanked 323 Times in 263 Posts System Specs	Slowly increase the multipler with stock voltage and see how far she goes on the stock volts. Run Prime 95 for 15 minutes or so. Some will flame and say use Intelburn which is fine. If it passes up the multi and repeat. When it fails, slowly increase voltage. Keep load temps under 80 and all is good. When you find the max overclock with reasonable temps, run prime95 for 3 hours. Pass= success. Fail? increase voltage or back multi down.... Also, post all your system specs. If your on air, don't expect 4.7GHz. IvyBridge runs much warmer than Sandy.

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Paladone Join Date: Dec 2012 Posts: 167 (1.00/day) Thanks: 95 Thanked 4 Times in 4 Posts System Specs	cool, thanks guys! What voltage do you think i'd need for 4.2ghz? EDIT: And do you think it;s gonna be harmful to keep it at 4.2gzh?

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niko084 Eligible for custom title Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Saint Paul, Minnesota Posts: 6,387 (2.71/day) Thanks: 190 Thanked 739 Times in 599 Posts System Specs	Chips vary greatly in overclocking, I've overclocked around 30-40 3770k chips, some wont hit 4ghz without going to around or above 1.2v, some have hit 4ghz at 1.0v flat. All part of the reason you take it slow, bump little by little and re-test to check for heat, it's the safest way to go. __________________ This electronic post is encrypted in the 'English language method', any attempt to decipher meaning from these symbols is a violation of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act of 1998. This includes, but is not limited to: interpreting the symbols through use of biological, visual decryption devices, translating the symbols into another language encryption scheme, and digital processing the symbols into a form conducive to oral interpretation. HWBOT HEATWARE

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