6950x overclocking question

[wharbus]

hello guys i have a few questions and i would apreciate if some of you can answer .
i recently wanted to overclock my 6950x so i installed Intel XTU and moved the sliders as you see in the screenshot.Everything is stable , temperature is okay , my question is do i have to adjust the voltage or i can leave it as it is. Did i do good or i am damaging my cpu? I m new in this overclocking business
My second question is : i recently bought some g-skill rams that support 3200mhz in XMP , i enable XMP in bios but i cant use any speed above 2666 mhz because computer will freeze.
i read online that i must overclock the ram , increase the voltage , etc.
My system is an alienware area 51 r2 .

http://i.imgur.com/VeBVwGL.png

 

[kaptainkuftic]

first step is moving values higher incrementally until your machine is unstable. second step is bump up voltages to make it stable again. rinse repeat.

Sounds like you overclocked up to just before instability. You could increase the voltage and bump values up higher if you want. Just watch temperatures

As for the ram, it might be a timing issue. with increased speeds you may need different timings. Otherwise idk

 

[wharbus]

Thank you , i did increase the values and no instability. I havent touched the voltages.
And the temperatures are ok I ran a stress test on the CPU for 1h

 

[kaptainkuftic]

Run the stress tests to exceed what you will ask of the components. So if you normally game for periods of 4 hours at a time, run the tests for like 8 hours. When you stress test you're looking for stability issues and heat issues. Literally any failure while testing means you're unstable

 

[wharbus]

i see thank you so if some issues i increase voltage

 

[kaptainkuftic]

i see thank you so if some issues i increase voltage

Yes, by ludicrously small intervals. If you hear horror stories about frying components while overclocking, it's usually related to putting on too much voltage

 

[Vellinious]

Ya shouldn't be using XTU to overclock. Watch a few how to videos on youtube. Figure out your bios, and do your overclocking there.

Watch your temps...the higher the temps, the more voltage you'll need in order to run a specific clock. Also, do yourself a favor and find your "Favored core". It'll be able to overclock higher, remain cooler, and use less voltage. That'll be the core you need to use for single threaded applications.

Read this article....it's a really good start.

http://edgeup.asus.com/2016/06/17/broadwell-e-overclocking-guide/

 

[wharbus]

Ya shouldn't be using XTU to overclock. Watch a few how to videos on youtube. Figure out your bios, and do your overclocking there.

Watch your temps...the higher the temps, the more voltage you'll need in order to run a specific clock. Also, do yourself a favor and find your "Favored core". It'll be able to overclock higher, remain cooler, and use less voltage. That'll be the core you need to use for single threaded applications.

Read this article....it's a really good start.

http://edgeup.asus.com/2016/06/17/broadwell-e-overclocking-guide/

Thank you