i5-3570k Overclocking Questions

[mugenattack]

i am planning to overclock my i5-3570k using cryorig h7 dual fan but i have some questions that needs answering. i am also planning on switching to a ryzen 5 or above cpu in a year or 2 after zen 2 is released. i want to atleast get 4.2ghz OC as a start and later go further.

specs:
CPU - i5-3570k
Cooler - stock cooler as of writing this cryorig cooler hasn't arrived from being ordered.
GPU - gtx 770 2gb superclocked (planning to upgrade this to rx 580 8gb soon)
MoBo - Asrock z77 extreme4
ram - 8gb
OS storage - HDD 500gb, i have a Samsung 860 evo 500gb SSD ordered which will replace the HDD.
extra storage - 1tb HDD


Question 1:
will the motherboard i have be able to automatically turn off my pc if cpu temp get above a certain point to prevent damaging the cpu when testing the OC?

Question 2:
should I overclock on the HDD 500gb before moving to the ssd?

Question 3:
how risky would going straight to 4.2ghz start be and not incrementing then changing the voltage as needed?

Question 4:
how many days average does it usually take to OC a cpu fully.

 

[feelinfroggy777]

1). You CPU will downclock if it gets too hot to prevent damage. When it downclocks it will cool down. Your mobo does not need to shut down the system.

2). Overclocking has nothing to do with the HDD or SSD as long as you OC from the bios. I suggest overclocking from the bios and any changes will be saved there. There are 3rd party apps where you can overclock through windows such as Intel XTU, but the bios is the best way.

3). No risk at all. Go into your bios and set the multiplier to 42 and leave the voltage at stock settings and boot. Maybe it will. 4.2 is not a very high OC, so it may work out fine. If it crashes on boot then increase your voltage in .01 increments till it boots or till you get to 1.4 (I dont go above 1.4 but some will go to 1.45)

After you boot into windows I suggest running Cinebench R15 and monitor your CPU temps through XTU or hwmonitor. If you system crashes during the Cinebench then you will need to up your voltage in .01 increments till it is stable.

Watch your temps during this time. I like for my average load temps to be under 80C for daily use. Spikes above 80C are fine, but averages is what I look for. I like XTU to monitor temps for Intel CPUs as it is developed by Intel.

4). Overclocking does not take days. It takes minutes and hours. People can spend days running stress test to ensure stability. And stability is important for mission critical work. A system may be able to boot and run some applications, but other applications may push the CPU differently and cause it to crash. This is why people will run stress test like Prime95 as it will push your system harder than any other application.

But I have found that if a system can run Cinebench without crashing and temps are reasonable, then it is 99% stable and that is good enough for me.

Dont overthink overclocking. It is really simple and you dont need to know how a CPU works to do it. With the safety features built into modern CPUs, it is really hard to damage the parts as well.

Here is a good video to teach you about overclocking.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qcta3RStYSM

 

[mugenattack]

i guess the real test is to just use it after everything is reasonable. if something happens start to adjust to get things more stable. going to stick to the HDD in case i have issues with windows. though i doubt there is really any issues i will come across that are not easy fix. then do a clean install on ssd when OC is stable.

 

[feelinfroggy777]

i guess the real test is to just use it after everything is reasonable. if something happens start to adjust to get things more stable. going to stick to the HDD in case i have issues with windows. though i doubt there is really any issues i will come across that are not easy fix. then do a clean install on ssd when OC is stable.

Just remember, system crashes are a part of it. Dont freak out if you have some crashes while you are overclocking. If you make a change and cant get the system to boot, just clear the CMOS by removing the quarter size battery on the mobo for about 10 seconds. It will set everything back to default settings in the bios.

 

[feelinfroggy777]

i guess the real test is to just use it after everything is reasonable. if something happens start to adjust to get things more stable. going to stick to the HDD in case i have issues with windows. though i doubt there is really any issues i will come across that are not easy fix. then do a clean install on ssd when OC is stable.

Just remember, system crashes are a part of it. Dont freak out if you have some crashes while you are overclocking. If you make a change and cant get the system to boot, just clear the CMOS by removing the quarter size battery on the mobo for about 10 seconds. It will set everything back to default settings in the bios.

 

[mugenattack]

ok, managed to OC to 4.5ghz at v1.180. tested with cinebench. i was at fixed setting for voltage.