Overclock advice

FireFox · Mar 17, 2014

Need advise from some expert about overclock!!

Can any motherboard handle an overclocked CPU?

20mmrain · Mar 17, 2014

No not every motherboard can handle a overcooked cpu. Other factors are important. First of all the chipset and motherboard need to support it. In Intel's case z87 and x79 chipsets support overclocking. In amd case most desktop chipsets support overclocking.
But after that bios also has to support it..... if the bios does not include overclocking settings or features your motherboard will not support overclocking.
Last...your you should buy a board with appropriate overclocking features.... vrm heatsink... and high end components will make the motherboard last longer while overclocked as well make your job overclocking easier.

Oops one more thing... the cpu also needs to support overclocking. In Intel's case "k"series cups only. In amd's case most will work but unlocked multiplier cpus are better

Hope this helps

FireFox · Mar 17, 2014

20mmrain said:
No not every motherboard can handle a overcooked cpu. Other factors are important. First of all the chipset and motherboard need to support it. In Intel's case z87 and x79 chipsets support overclocking. In amd case most desktop chipsets support overclocking.
But after that bios also has to support it..... if the bios does not include overclocking settings or features your motherboard will not support overclocking.
Last...your you should buy a board with appropriate overclocking features.... vrm heatsink... and high end components will make the motherboard last longer while overclocked as well make your job overclocking easier.

Oops one more thing... the cpu also needs to support overclocking. In Intel's case "k"series cups only. In amd's case most will work but unlocked multiplier cpus are better

Hope this helps

Thanks a lot for your answer!!!
So I am not worried anymore because I have the 3770k + Asus V formula
Would be possible to push a 3770k to 4.7 or maybe 5.0?

20mmrain · Mar 17, 2014

Knoxx29 said:
Thanks a lot for your answer!!!
So I am not worried anymore because I have the 3770k + Asus V formula

Yep..you should have nothing to worry about.... both your cpu and motherboard supports overclocking. Just make sure you read (don't skim) a good tutorial before you start if you are just learning.
I have owned both the motherboard and cpu you just referenced and I can tell you from experience a 4.4 to 5 gig of should not be a problem if you have a good chip and good cooling

FireFox · Mar 17, 2014

20mmrain said:
Yep..you should have nothing to worry about.... both your cpu and motherboard supports overclocking. Just make sure you read (don't skim) a good tutorial before you start if you are just learning.
I have owned both the motherboard and cpu you just referenced and I can tell you from experience a 4.4 to 5 gig of should not be a problem if you have a good chip and good cooling

Thanks once again, my watercooler system for sure will handle it

20mmrain · Mar 17, 2014

Knoxx29 said:
Thanks once again, my watercooler system for sure will handle it

No problem what type of watercooling ststem???

FireFox · Mar 17, 2014

20mmrain said:
No problem what type of watercooling ststem???

CUSTOM WATER COOLING
radiator #1
Black ICE GTX Extreme 480
Fans 4X - YS-Tech Fan 120x120x25 - 2,16W 3000rpm
Enermax T.B. Vegas Duo 120mm Blue - 1700rpm
Radiator #1 in push and pull setup

Radiator #2
Black ICE GTX Extreme 240
Fans 2X
Enermax T.B. Vegas Duo 120mm Blue - 1700rpm

Cpu block
innovatek XX-Flow rev2.0

Reservoir
XSPC 5,25" Bay Reservoir Alu Front

Pump
Alphacool VPP655

Fan controller
Lamptron FC6 fan controller

Koolance Radiator Montage Halterung

Ram cooler
Kingston HyperX RAM Cooling Fan

Tubing
innovatek Special
(UV-aktiv)

Front fan
Cooler Master MegaFlow 200mm Red LED

Right side panel
Fans 4 X

20mmrain · Mar 17, 2014

Knoxx29 said:
CUSTOM WATER COOLING
radiator #1
Black ICE GTX Extreme 480
Fans 4X - YS-Tech Fan 120x120x25 - 2,16W 3000rpm
Enermax T.B. Vegas Duo 120mm Blue - 1700rpm
Radiator #1 in push and pull setup

Radiator #2
Black ICE GTX Extreme 240
Fans 2X
Enermax T.B. Vegas Duo 120mm Blue - 1700rpm

Cpu block
innovatek XX-Flow rev2.0

Reservoir
XSPC 5,25" Bay Reservoir Alu Front

Pump
Alphacool VPP655

Fan controller
Lamptron FC6 fan controller

Koolance Radiator Montage Halterung

Ram cooler
Kingston HyperX RAM Cooling Fan

Tubing
innovatek Special
(UV-aktiv)

Front fan
Cooler Master MegaFlow 200mm Red LED

Right side panel
Fans 4 X

Nice WC setup look forward to seeing the build. Make your fans have a decent static pressure. Every black ice rad I have ever used needed it. Make sure you post pics good luck

overclocking101 · Mar 17, 2014

No not every motherboard can handle a overcooked cpu.

my motherboard keeps mine under cooked lol

on topic, I would say you could cool your setup no problem with just the 480 rad and it would help keep flow rates higher, more flow= better more consistent temps.
that cooling will easilly cool that haswell. sorry if you already posted but what is the rest of the setup gonna gonna be

FireFox · Mar 17, 2014

20mmrain said:
Nice WC setup look forward to seeing the build. Make your fans have a decent static pressure. Every black ice rad I have ever used needed it. Make sure you post pics good luck

Those pics are of my old setup before that i upgraded the CPU, motherboard, GPU waterblock and tubing, my
new setup it's not finished because I haven't too much time in the last month and I still need to put the motherboard into the case and the new SSD too...

20mmrain · Mar 18, 2014

Knoxx29 said:
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Those pics are of my old setup before that i upgraded the CPU, motherboard, GPU waterblock and tubing, my
new setup it's not finished because I haven't too much time in the last month and I still need to put the motherboard into the case and the new SSD too...
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Looks nice man now let's see those over clocking numbers!

my motherboard keeps mine under cooked lol

Stupid auto correct on tablet

FireFox · Mar 18, 2014

20mmrain said:
Looks nice man now let's see those over clocking numbers!

Stupid auto correct on tablet

in a couple of days I'll finish it and than I Will overclock so I can post
My overclocking numbers :respect:

FireFox · Mar 23, 2014

20mmrain said:
Looks nice man now let's see those over clocking numbers!

Stupid auto correct on tablet

so last time i promised to post my overclocking numbers and here they are.

4.7 stable
i did run prime95 for one day and no errors found, so maybe i am asking too much to my cpu but i will try to push it maybe a little bit more, 5.0 good luck to my self

Henkenator68NL · Mar 24, 2014

What are you aiming for?

Questions about those Core Temp readings: the one on the left is from before water cooling your system? or idle or load state?
could you add a CPU-Z prtscreen? Lets see about the voltages and other clocks (dram).

FireFox · Mar 24, 2014

Henkenator68NL said:
What are you aiming for?

Questions about those Core Temp readings: the one on the left is from before water cooling your system? or idle or load state?
could you add a CPU-Z prtscreen? Lets see about the voltages and other clocks (dram).

Both pics were taken when the water
Cooling was running, the one pic with low temp was in idle and the one with high temp was taken after one day running prime95, tonight when I will be at home I'll post a
CPU -Z prtscreen

Processor	Intel i7 10700K
Motherboard	Asus ROG Maximus XII Hero
Cooling	2x Black Ice Nemesis GTX 480 - 1x Black Ice Nemesis GTX 420 - D5 VPP655P - 13x Corsair LL120 - LL140
Memory	32GB G.SKILL Trident Z RGB 3600Hz
Video Card(s)	EVGA GEFORCE RTX 3080 XC3 Ultra
Storage	Samsung 970 EVO PLUS 500GB/1TB - WD Blue SN550 1TB - 2 X WD Blue 1TB - 3 X WD Black 1TB
Display(s)	Asus ROG PG278QR 2560x1440 144Hz (Overclocked 165Hz )/ Samsung
Case	Corsair Obsidian 1000D
Audio Device(s)	I prefer Gaming-Headset
Power Supply	Enermax MaxTytan 1250W 80+ Titanium
Mouse	Logitech G502 spectrum
Keyboard	Virtuis Advanced Gaming Keyboard ( Batboard )
Software	Windows 10 Enterprise/Windows 10 Pro/Windows 11 Pro
Benchmark Scores	My PC runs FiFA

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Motherboard	Asus Maximus VI Impact (ITX)
Cooling	Custom Full System Water cooling Loop
Memory	G.Skill 1866 Mhz Sniper 8 Gb
Video Card(s)	EVGA GTX 780 ti SC
Storage	Samsung SSD EVO 120GB - Samsung SSD EVO 500GB
Display(s)	ASUS W246H - 24" - widescreen TFT active matrix LCD
Case	Bitfenix Prodigy
Power Supply	Corsair AX760 Modular PSU
Software	Windows 8.1 Home Primeum

Processor	Intel i7 10700K
Motherboard	Asus ROG Maximus XII Hero
Cooling	2x Black Ice Nemesis GTX 480 - 1x Black Ice Nemesis GTX 420 - D5 VPP655P - 13x Corsair LL120 - LL140
Memory	32GB G.SKILL Trident Z RGB 3600Hz
Video Card(s)	EVGA GEFORCE RTX 3080 XC3 Ultra
Storage	Samsung 970 EVO PLUS 500GB/1TB - WD Blue SN550 1TB - 2 X WD Blue 1TB - 3 X WD Black 1TB
Display(s)	Asus ROG PG278QR 2560x1440 144Hz (Overclocked 165Hz )/ Samsung
Case	Corsair Obsidian 1000D
Audio Device(s)	I prefer Gaming-Headset
Power Supply	Enermax MaxTytan 1250W 80+ Titanium
Mouse	Logitech G502 spectrum
Keyboard	Virtuis Advanced Gaming Keyboard ( Batboard )
Software	Windows 10 Enterprise/Windows 10 Pro/Windows 11 Pro
Benchmark Scores	My PC runs FiFA

System Name	My Gaming System
Processor	Intel i7 4770k @ 4.4 Ghz
Motherboard	Asus Maximus VI Impact (ITX)
Cooling	Custom Full System Water cooling Loop
Memory	G.Skill 1866 Mhz Sniper 8 Gb
Video Card(s)	EVGA GTX 780 ti SC
Storage	Samsung SSD EVO 120GB - Samsung SSD EVO 500GB
Display(s)	ASUS W246H - 24" - widescreen TFT active matrix LCD
Case	Bitfenix Prodigy
Power Supply	Corsair AX760 Modular PSU
Software	Windows 8.1 Home Primeum

Processor	Intel i7 10700K
Motherboard	Asus ROG Maximus XII Hero
Cooling	2x Black Ice Nemesis GTX 480 - 1x Black Ice Nemesis GTX 420 - D5 VPP655P - 13x Corsair LL120 - LL140
Memory	32GB G.SKILL Trident Z RGB 3600Hz
Video Card(s)	EVGA GEFORCE RTX 3080 XC3 Ultra
Storage	Samsung 970 EVO PLUS 500GB/1TB - WD Blue SN550 1TB - 2 X WD Blue 1TB - 3 X WD Black 1TB
Display(s)	Asus ROG PG278QR 2560x1440 144Hz (Overclocked 165Hz )/ Samsung
Case	Corsair Obsidian 1000D
Audio Device(s)	I prefer Gaming-Headset
Power Supply	Enermax MaxTytan 1250W 80+ Titanium
Mouse	Logitech G502 spectrum
Keyboard	Virtuis Advanced Gaming Keyboard ( Batboard )
Software	Windows 10 Enterprise/Windows 10 Pro/Windows 11 Pro
Benchmark Scores	My PC runs FiFA

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Video Card(s)	Asrock 5600xt phantom gaming 6gb 14gb/s
Storage	crucial M500 120GB SSD, Pny 256GB SSD, seagate 750GB, seagate 2TB HDD, WD blue 1TB 2.5" HDD
Display(s)	27 inch samsung @ 1080p but capable of much more ;)
Case	Corsair AIR 540 Cube Mid tower
Audio Device(s)	onboard
Power Supply	EVGA GQ1000W MODULAR
Mouse	generic for now
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Cooling	Custom water cooling loop
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