Does not giving your CPU enough volts damage it?

[Stealth2668]

I was reading a guide on overclocking (since I'm a noob and have no idea what I'm doing) and it said that if you get a blue screen during the stress test, then chances are that you didn't set the voltage high enough. Would repeated blue screens cause damage to your cpu if you under-volt it too many times (and cause a blue screen)? It said it's better to raise only one thing at a time between tests (voltage OR multiplier) which leads me to believe it will inevitably blue screen a few times before you get a stable clock since this is a trial and error process, and I'm worried that this causes damage when repeated.

Any recommended starting points for me? Voltage and multiplier? I will be installing a CoolerMaster hyper 212 evo before I begin and plan on at least 4.2 Ghz.
Thanks!

I have:
i5-4670k
MSI Z87-G41

 

[coastie65]

I was reading a guide on overclocking (since I'm a noob and have no idea what I'm doing) and it said that if you get a blue screen during the stress test, then chances are that you didn't set the voltage high enough. Would repeated blue screens cause damage to your cpu if you under-volt it too many times (and cause a blue screen)? It said it's better to raise only one thing at a time between tests (voltage OR multiplier) which leads me to believe it will inevitably blue screen a few times before you get a stable clock since this is a trial and error process, and I'm worried that this causes damage when repeated.

Any recommended starting points for me? Voltage and multiplier? I will be installing a CoolerMaster hyper 212 evo before I begin and plan on at least 4.2 Ghz.
Thanks!

I have:
i5-4670k
MSI Z87-G41

Hi. You probably have a UEFI BiOS in there. You can OC automatically with that, as it does all the work and calculations. You can do it the "old" way, but no reason too,especially if you are new at it. Under Voltage probably wont hurt anything, but on the otherhand over voltage can fry it.

 

[VincentP]

Setting the voltage too low will not damage the CPU.
Setting the voltage too high will damage the CPU.
Increase the base speed to overclock processor, memory bus, etc. This won't increase very far without being unstable.
Increase the multiplier to overclock the processor only.
Higher speeds will require a higher voltage to be stable, but this comes with risk. Better to leave the voltage at default and see what you can run stably. If you want to try a little higher with a higher voltage after that you can.
Only ever make small adjustments and test, don't jump by big amounts.

 

[coastie65]

Setting the voltage too low will not damage the CPU.
Setting the voltage too high will damage the CPU.
Increase the base speed to overclock processor, memory bus, etc. This won't increase very far without being unstable.
Increase the multiplier to overclock the processor only.
Higher speeds will require a higher voltage to be stable, but this comes with risk. Better to leave the voltage at default and see what you can run stably. If you want to try a little higher with a higher voltage after that you can.
Only ever make small adjustments and test, don't jump by big amounts.

Good tutorial. With the New UEFI BiOS, kinda takes the fun out of playing with things.

 

[VincentP]

Setting the voltage too low will not damage the CPU.
Setting the voltage too high will damage the CPU.
Increase the base speed to overclock processor, memory bus, etc. This won't increase very far without being unstable.
Increase the multiplier to overclock the processor only.
Higher speeds will require a higher voltage to be stable, but this comes with risk. Better to leave the voltage at default and see what you can run stably. If you want to try a little higher with a higher voltage after that you can.
Only ever make small adjustments and test, don't jump by big amounts.

Good tutorial. With the New UEFI BiOS, kinda takes the fun out of playing with things.

A UEFI bios means you can boot from GPT disks. This has nothing to do with over clocking.
Some motherboards come with BIOS features to assist with over clocking. These were around before UEFI, but any recent motherboard with these features would also support UEFI.

 

[coastie65]

Setting the voltage too low will not damage the CPU.
Setting the voltage too high will damage the CPU.
Increase the base speed to overclock processor, memory bus, etc. This won't increase very far without being unstable.
Increase the multiplier to overclock the processor only.
Higher speeds will require a higher voltage to be stable, but this comes with risk. Better to leave the voltage at default and see what you can run stably. If you want to try a little higher with a higher voltage after that you can.
Only ever make small adjustments and test, don't jump by big amounts.

Good tutorial. With the New UEFI BiOS, kinda takes the fun out of playing with things.

A UEFI bios means you can boot from GPT disks. This has nothing to do with over clocking.
Some motherboards come with BIOS features to assist with over clocking. These were around before UEFI, but any recent motherboard with these features would also support UEFI.

They do more than assist. They will do it for you. This is the same MOBO and Processor I have, but could only get 4.6 Ghz. I have a different cooler that is not quite as efficient but does a good job at the Clocks I am at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BoaAT5TkXc4&feature=player_embedded

 

[Stealth2668]

Apparently it has OC genie 4. Can anyone tell me how to use it? I've looked all over the net and can't seem to find my manual -.-
I'd probably use that as a starting point and then go higher from there if possible.

 

[VincentP]

Your manual is available online:
http://dl.msi.com/download_files/mnu_exe/E7850v1.0.zip

 

[Stealth2668]

Derp, didn't even think about going online... Thanks