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  1. S

    [SOLVED] My oc fx 8320 good?

    CPU: 20.5 = 4.1ghz CPU core voltage:1.350 HT clock: 2400mhz (12.0x) Bus clock:stock 200 it is good? im noob in oc lol motherboard m5a78l m plus power supply 600 thermaltake cooler master 240 masterliquid lite
  2. Paras.K

    Question Overclock I3 9350KF with MSI H310M motherboard

    Hello respected i have a pc with specs- 8GB DDR4 2400MHz I3 9350KF @ 4GHz base and 4.6GHz turbo frequency (currently running 4.5GHz) MSI H310M motherboard currently max tempretures are with max gaming and streaming 75-78 degrees as my processor is unlocked and i cant afford a z series...
  3. Q

    [SOLVED] 8 gb(2x4gb) only shows half the value. Feel like I tried everything.

    8 gb(2x4gb) only shows half the value I checked cmd, Windows, and BIOS. They all show 4gb installed. It all started when I suddently got huge frame drops while playing COD: Warzone. I then realised my total ram had gone from 32gb (8gb(2x4gbx)x4 slots) to 16gb. I have tested every single stick...
  4. Loganboamo

    [SOLVED] Oc my ram to 2933 or 3200

    So i purchased 3200 mhz ram but im running it at 2933 mhz. My timings are 17-19-19-39 with a vram voltage of 1.350. I keep crashing and am really struggling to find the right settings. my pc- i9 9900k 4.7 gtx 1070 16gbs 3200mhz (trying to oc to 2933) g skill ripjaws 500 watt PSU Z390 a pro...
  5. A

    [SOLVED] Voltage setting for AMD Ryzen 7 3700X processor Manual Overclocking.

    Hello, I want to know what voltage should be set for manual overclocking for my AMD Ryzen 7 3700X processor using AMD Ryzen Master software. I am running my processor at a frequency of 3,700 MHz manually with voltage set to 1.2V using AMD Ryzen Master. (Motherboard used: MSI B450 Gaming Plus) I...
  6. Lefteris Fousteris

    [SOLVED] Increasing ring ratio on locked CPU Intel Core i5 4690 (non K) H97 chipset

    Hello, I have an i5 4690 non K 4 core 4 thread CPU on a MSI H97 Gaming 3 Motherboard (with most recent bios m-flashed successfully) I've had this question for a long time so i'll cut to the chase. FYI: I am running this with a MSI GTX 980 Gaming 4G Ive had some obvious bottleneck issues on...
  7. J

    [SOLVED] XMP makes my PC randomly reboot, no blue screen

    Hi, So I was recently trying to overclock my PC since I got COD Cold War, and my frame were okay, but not great. I have a 144 hz monitor, and my PC was struggling to put out 110 on most maps, and dipped constantly below 60 fps during gunfights, explosions, etc. Was not consistent at all, so I...
  8. Steamy_Steve

    [SOLVED] Memtest86, when is it *reasonably* long enough?

    Ultimately I opted for a 128GB (4x32), 3600MHz, CL18 kit (not that I had much variety to pick from). I've overclocked my i9 10900KF @5.0GHz, set the RAM profile to XMP II and started testing. One hour of Prime95, first Small and then Large FFTs, showed no stability issues, with core temps...
  9. GamerLackingKnowledge

    [SOLVED] Voltage and timings questions; Trident Z

    Hey everyone, I am building a new PC, looking at getting a mid range z590 board in a week or so, perhaps the MSI Gaming Carbon. When considering the ram however, I was looking at getting some Trident Z neo, and ive noticed there is 3600 C16 with 16-16-16-38 and 16-19-19-39, the latter being...
  10. N

    [SOLVED] i6600k not overclocking

    Hi, I am currently trying to overclock my i6600k, following various videos/guides, etc. I have set it in the Bios to 44 x 100 (should give me 4.4ghz) but windows task manager, CPUID and NZXT Cam are all showing my CPU at 3.3GHz, why isnt my overclock working? Thanks
  11. 3

    [SOLVED] BSOD after enabling XMP

    About 2 years ago I built my PC. I must have overclocked it because CPU base clock is 3700MHz and up until today it has been running perfectly well at 4122MHz. Anyway, today I ran a bench to see how it's performing (because I'm thinking of upgrading GPU and maybe RAM) and I noticed that RAM was...
  12. tagxboxliveuniversal

    [SOLVED] RX 590 50C idle. Crashes on stock settings

    To sum up it up. I have purchased a RX590 because it was on sale for only $190-200. Before I was running a R9 Fury, and decided to put that in another machine and get a 590 (for the 8gb vram, and it was cheap) to run VR games smoothly. However over time i noticed that it would black screen...
  13. Belugamer

    [SOLVED] Can I really make my ram running with 4000Mhz on Aorus B550 Elite?

    Hey! I was planning to build a PC with a combination of Ryzen 5600X with Aorus B550 Elite along with Klevv Bolt XR 4000Mhz The specification of the motherboard includes this Support for DDR4 4400(O.C.) / 4000(O.C.) / 3600(O.C.) / 3333(O.C.) /3200/2933/2667/2400/2133 MHz memory modules My...
  14. A

    [SOLVED] Can't get FX-8320 CPU to overclock at anything higher than 4.2GHz.

    So I've decided to try pushing my old AMD FX-8320 to some slightly higher clocks. I figured since I'm getting a new CPU soon anyway, and this one is nearing the end of it's life I'd try squeezing some extra performance out of it... My goal was to get it to 4.4 GHz and leave it at that (mainly...
  15. Asbestos

    [SOLVED] CPU Voltage cannot be set to Manual Mode in BIOS

    Hello, heres my specs, CPU: i7 2600k GPU: GTX 1060 6gb VRAM RAM: 28gb 1333Mhz MOBO: Asus Maximus V BIOS: AMI BIOS version 2.10.1208 So the issue I'm having is that I can't change my CPU Voltage into Manual mode. I have set my overclocking tuner to manual and yet that option is still greyed...
  16. C

    [SOLVED] Ryzen 3700x REALLY low temps - a fluke?

    Hi, I know this is a strange question to ask, as it's not so much a problem as a huge success. I have a Ryzen 3700x, cooled with the CoolerMaster ML240R. I've got it at a constant overclock of 4GHz. Idle it hovers around the low 40s to mid 30s, but when I'm gaming it never goes above 55...
  17. L

    [SOLVED] XMP reboots with only 1 game

    Hi all, I've seen a lot of people with similar problems but I haven't found anything that is like what I am experiencing. I have a decent amount of games on my pc, but only one, Madden 21 for Steam, makes my computer reboot after around 2 minutes of having it launched (No blue screens, just a...
  18. Tsc123

    [SOLVED] Is my FIT voltage right? It averages at 1.35v!

    Check out the reddit post i made for this. Thanks! View: https://www.reddit.com/r/overclocking/comments/kwec9m/is_my_cpu_fit_voltage_right/
  19. P

    [SOLVED] Why is CPU Overclocking on Startup?

    I just finished my first PC build. Ryzen 3700x and Asus B550-F wifi Motherboard. Everything seems to be running smoothly, no major issues. The only thing I cannot figure out is when I start it up, the CPU shows max clocks at 4400Mhz. It does not reach max clocks normally. But I am not sure why...
  20. catch440

    [SOLVED] Asus TUF rtx 3080

    Hi all, To those who have this GPU (possibly not many due the well-known stock shortages)... Just wondering what you have safely overclocked to? My 3080 came with a pre-build, and with Asus GPUtweakII (that I downloaded), I just use the OC preset - which sets the clock speed to 1815MHz. (Temp...
  21. bobbyboi

    Question My CPU overclocking menu is locked in BIOS?

    I recently installed an i7-870 and went to Advanced BIOS to overclock it. However, it was locked? Here is an image. Also, is 65 degrees Celsius for web browsing, etc bad for my CPU? I want to know in case I applied my thermal paste incorrectly. Also, when I open CPU-Z, it says I have only 2...
  22. A

    [SOLVED] I9-9900K OC to 5.0ghz and Temps

    So got a new cooler a h150i capellix and was checking the temps and just wanted an opinion on them if they are normal or not. My i9-9900k is OC to 5.0ghz and has a voltage of 1.32v Idle temps for all the cores stay between 38c-45c Underload they range from 65c-76c (Sometimes over 80c on rare...
  23. B

    [SOLVED] will i see any diffrence between cl14 3600Mhz from cl16 3133Mhz im running now.

    5800x Asus strix x570 E Corsair Vengence 3133Mhz (Rated 3000Mhz) 16-17-17-17-35 1080ti will i see any diffrence if i buy cl14 3600Mhz from cl16 3133Mhz im running now...
  24. Tsc123

    [SOLVED] How can I find out what the max voltage I can put my cpu under?

    I want to find the max voltage I can put on my cpu because I am trying to overclock and don’t want to make it too high. my cpu is the 3600xt and the gpu is a 1070ti 550w psu 16gb 2400mhz ram
  25. C

    [SOLVED] Bad OC causing monitor to lose signal from graphics card ?

    So I am not very experienced with Overclocking, I don't even really know the reason why I thought to try it in the first place but I did so here we are. I followed a guide on YouTube to get the general idea and followed it exactly. I have a 7700k and a zotac amp extreme 1070, 16 gbs of ram, and...
  26. Rihardins11

    Question Pc won't boot when using XMP profiles at any speed or timing/voltage. Any help appreciated!

    Hey guys I am having an issue with my ram while overclocking basically on my bios to oc ram I have to enable XMP profiles and my ram is rated at 3200mhz and I have tried same timings as recommended by corsair but it does not boot the interesting part is that it wont boot on any frequency or any...
  27. NisterOwO

    Discussion Overclocking my old laptop

    So I was wondering that is there any way to overclock cpu in my laptop. It has good ssd, 8 gb of ram and not bad graphics card. But there's only one thing that make this laptop slow and thats CPU. I tried to get into bios but there was nothing to set. Same with programs like Intel Extreme...
  28. Bossyfins

    [SOLVED] i7 5820k with an X99 FTW-K, unable to correctly OC the CPU ?

    Howdy, I am attempting to OC my 5820k to 4.5gh, or around there, in preparation of my 3090. Now I followed 2 guides, https://forums.evga.com/EVGA-X99-Quick-Overclocking-Guide-m2208949.aspx View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VnQHm9ZRXw0 My issue is followed. I am able to change the...
  29. Bhargav Dave

    [SOLVED] OC Reduced performance (FX-6300) ?

    I overclocked my century old FX-6300 from stock (3.5GHz) to 3.7GHz and then got thermally limited. But after comparing Cinebench R23 MultiCore scores, the stock config gets 200 more points than the OC config. (2000 vs 2210). I just wanna get acceptable frames in Apex and so I decided to...
  30. Ex_Dr.Perimentz

    Question Idle Laptop CPU Spikes >90°C

    What I've got is roughly more than a year old Dell Insipron 3580. Specs: CPU: Intel i7-8565U RAM: 8 GB GPU: AMD Radeon 520 (Huge Bottleneck) HDD: 930 GB HDD (690 GB Free) Casing: Stock Heatsink: Stock Cooling technique: Air Cooling I had been using this laptop since few months for gaming...
  31. Z

    [SOLVED] Can I gain more power from my I7 4790 non-k?

    Hello everyone! I am wondering if there is any possibility to gain more power from my CPU. My specs: CPU: I7 4790 non-k MOBO: MSI B85M-E43 DASH (MS-7830) GPU: GTX 1080TI PSU: 750W I know that non K cpu can't be overclocked, but i heard that it's possible to set constant turbo boost, or make it...
  32. Barty1884

    [SOLVED] Downclocking/Tightening timings from 4133MHz CL19?

    Hi all, I felt like tinkering with my system and bought a 2x8GB 4133MHz kit 19-25-25-45 Corsair Vengeance LPX, to replace my 2x8GB LPX 3200MHz 16-18-18-36. Was more curious than anything else, and the 4133MHz appears stable with XMPII which reduces some elements from "auto" beyond the primary...
  33. K

    [SOLVED] R9 290X unlocking voltage

    Greetings, I have custom made R9 290X with hybrid cooling, temps under load never go above 35c and VRMs always stay under 70c. Gpu also has ASCI rating of 80.1% so in theory it should be great for overclocking. Because of that, and because stock voltage is pretty low (1192mv is max you can put...
  34. twgamerbuilder

    Question 5900x Reaching 85 Celcius Regularly

    So I just got my Ryzen 5900x and after putting it in my pc I find its idling at 50 C and under load gets as high as 88 C. Is this a cause for concern? I have no idea why. I have a Scythe Fuma 2 and High Performance Corsair Thermal paste. I've re-applid the paste and took the cooler on and off 3...
  35. H

    [SOLVED] i7 6700K + RTX 3070 - Time to upgrade CPU for 1440p 165Hz?

    Hi all, My current set up: Zotac Geforce RTX 3070 Twin Edge OC (got lucky with a random stock check!) Intel Core i7 6700K @ 4.0 GHz (Not OC'ed) Gigabyte Z170 Gaming K3 Motherboard 16GB 2400 MHz RAM 1TB Samsung 970 EVO SSD (M.2) 120GB Sandisk Extreme SSD (SATA) 1TB Western Digital Caviar Black...
  36. E

    [SOLVED] GPU Using Little Amount of Watts

    Hi, so I have an RX580 4gb and I think it might be using to little watts. I've seen videos online of other Rx580s using around 150W while mine only goes to as far as like 90W sometimes. In MSI Afterburner, it only lets me go up 50% power usage while people can go up to 125% which is what the...
  37. shadowcat777

    Question overclocking cpu in bios to 5ghz using z370-p motherboard

    There is an option in the bios of Z370-P to overclock your cpu to 5ghz. I have an i5 8600k. Is it worth it to do the auto overclock to 5ghz? (meaning: Is it safe, etc.) or should i stay on my manual overclock of 4.8ghz at 1.335v i have used thermal paste on the CPU and upgraded the cooler to...
  38. Jimlaa98

    [SOLVED] Ram over locking

    Hi all, fairly new to building in ryzen but quite familiar with PC building in general. Recently upgraded my system from 16 gb of 320 MHz memory to 32 gb and got myself a b450 mortar motherboard to go with it. Ever since I’ve been having problems with games crashing unexpectedly and all I...
  39. rf.mccrea

    [SOLVED] i5 6600k cant oc when a specific dimm slot is populated

    Hello! System Specs --------------- i5 6600k cryorig h7 asus z170 sabertooth z 4x4 16gb ddr4 2400mhz gtx 750ti sc 2tb seagate hdd Pcie wifi card 2 case fans 650 evga gold + psu Basically my problem is that my 2nd dimm slot seems to be causing instability issues with my system, such as...
  40. E

    [SOLVED] OC Memory on Gigabyte A320M -DS2

    I just got my 2x8gb 3200mhz from corsair but I want to try and OC up to like 3600mhz. Would this be possible on the mobo I currently have ? https://www.gigabyte.com/uk/Motherboard/GA-A320M-DS2-rev-10/sp#sp