Intel God's "Quick & Dirty" OC Guide to 4.4Ghz with Haswell

[Y0GI]

asrock z87 extreme 4, i've set it in the BIOS.. any idea sir?

After making your changes in the BIOS, did you save them? ("Save and Exit")

Yogi

 

[Bobby Therry]

I did, but still it can't go pass that 3399.. ( still on standard clock speed..

 

[Y0GI]

I did, but still it can't go pass that 3399.. ( still on standard clock speed..

D/L and install Intel Extreme Tuning Utility: http://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/motherboards/desktop-motherboards/desktop-boards-software-extreme-tuning-utility.html

See if that works any better for you.

Yogi

 

[Bobby Therry]

ok i'll try it .. i'll post the update here to see if it works.. thanks alot btw

 

[Y0GI]

ok i'll try it .. i'll post the update here to see if it works.. thanks alot btw

You're welcome.

Good luck!

Yogi

 

[DeltaRecon2552]

Getting my Kraken x60 when they come back in stock. I'm going to redo my overclock then.

 

[krazybee]

any help here for the noob??im at 4.2 with atuner but my mouse seems to lag.if anyone got asrock z87 extreme 4 can u plz post the screen shots or the settings that they got going for successful oc.

 

[DeltaRecon2552]

Check your DRAM Frequency and your Cache Multiplier AKA Ring Bus Multiplier.

 

[RushNReady]

Just got my 4770K replaced and now I can hit 4.5Ghz no problem! So happy!

HOW YOU GO ABOUT SENDING IT BACK

 

[krazybee]

i tries a tuner and it sets me up for 4.2.should i go with that or should i try doing it off bios??can u tell me the thing i need to change.like cpu core voltage and stuff.just basic stuff that i can give it a try.im at 4.2 but the mouse is lagging and when i use sony vegas pro the cpus at 100% and the 64 degree.i think its bad right

 

[RushNReady]

i tries a tuner and it sets me up for 4.2.should i go with that or should i try doing it off bios??can u tell me the thing i need to change.like cpu core voltage and stuff.just basic stuff that i can give it a try.im at 4.2 but the mouse is lagging and when i use sony vegas pro the cpus at 100% and the 64 degree.i think its bad right

thats ok to be honest

 

[krazybee]

Thanks for the reply rust

 

[themyst]

used the settings posted in the OP, cores were consistently in the 60-65c range, ran Prime95 for 6-7 minutes, no errors. 4770k, 1.25v, ASrock Z87 Extreme4, EVO 212 Cooler. I think I could probably sneak up the multiplier one more step and see what happens.

This CPU posts at 46x and gets into windows sometimes at 1.25, so I think I may have a "good one".

 

[themyst]

And for the OP, what is the next step if your quick 44x overclock is stable on my system? What would I fine tune at that speed if I am happy with the core clock? 1.25v seems relatively safe as well; there are guys daily driving 1.3+ on air.

 

[themyst]

Hmm, I guess I found the point of diminishing returns on this CPU. 46x at 1.3v, BSOD Prime95 after 5-10 seconds. 46x at 1.31v, BSOD Prime95 after 15-20 seconds.

I'm guessing this means that 44x at 1.25 is my sweetspot?

 

[Nawmu]

Anyone have any clue about what to change in A-Tuning now? a few options have changed from when IG first posted this.

 

[Bobby Therry]

Help guys, I did everything mentioned on the first post.. But still my processor freq can't go pass 3.4Ghz.. eventhough multiplier is 44x..

http://imageshack.com/a/img842/530/xzew.png
here's an image.. hope it provides enough information..

CPU : i5 4670K
MOBO : Asrock Z87 Extreme 4
RAM : 8GB Corsair Vengeance Pro
VGA : GTX 760
idk if those 2 matters ..

 

[Guest]

Does anyone have an update version of this thread? Alot of the settings in his BIOS are named differently in mine (AsRock Extreme 4 Z87). I have been reading up in my spare time, but don't want to kill my chip.

 

[kuhne]

Does anyone have an update version of this thread? Alot of the settings in his BIOS are named differently in mine (AsRock Extreme 4 Z87). I have been reading up in my spare time, but don't want to kill my chip.

Same here, I would like some updates on this thread if possible, I'm using a z87 msi mobo and a i7 4770k. Not all the settings are called the same although using some logic I managed to get a stable 4.4 oc, then I just upped the voltage to about 1.45 and managed to get 4.5 oc but my temps while stress testing reached 90 very quickly in Aida extreme, using a coolermaster seidon 120m.

Then I went back to 4.4 but that wasn't stable anymore, almost if by going so high to 1.4 voltage ruined my cpu

 

[PriPhaze]

Does anyone have an update version of this thread? Alot of the settings in his BIOS are named differently in mine (AsRock Extreme 4 Z87). I have been reading up in my spare time, but don't want to kill my chip.

Same here, I would like some updates on this thread if possible, I'm using a z87 msi mobo and a i7 4770k. Not all the settings are called the same although using some logic I managed to get a stable 4.4 oc, then I just upped the voltage to about 1.45 and managed to get 4.5 oc but my temps while stress testing reached 90 very quickly in Aida extreme, using a coolermaster seidon 120m.

Then I went back to 4.4 but that wasn't stable anymore, almost if by going so high to 1.4 voltage ruined my cpu

Dude, 1.45Vcore is ALOT, you gonna kill that poor chip with that much Voltage... heck i wouldnt even pass the 1.3Vcore barrier if i were you .... 1.31vcore is like the limt you should have... Idk but probably something happened to you CPU by going that high and thats why you arent stable anymore

 

[kuhne]

The thing is, I tried with two different new chips, two different new motherboards and power supplies. The second chip has never been over 1.3v and while I installed windows (clean install) while overclocked in 4.6, installed all drivers, software etc, then I installed aida extreme and the moment aida finished installing it bluescreened. After that I started having the same issue as the past chip. It wouldn't let me overclock past 4.1, anything more than that and it bluescreens while logging into windows.

This makes me think it's an issue with something that loads with windows is causing instability, because (and here's the kicker) when I use msi command software in windows and apply the exact same settings I use in the bios for overclocking, I can go up to 4.6 with 1.3 and if I go 4.5 with 1.29 it's rock solid. Aida extreme doesn't take the chip past 70c and it never bluescreens and I am getting better benchmarks than ever.

If I try to do the same thing in the bios = 100% instability. Go figure, the other day I read a thread about a guy with a similar issue and after a lot of troubleshooting he found out that uninstalling windows media player classic made his system stable again.

I can overclock with the software though, so I am not too worried about it anymore, I can get 4.6 with 1.3 (not 100% stable) and 4.5 with 1.29, probably less, I need to fine tune but it's rock solid.

 

[PriPhaze]

Maybe you need a BIOS Update? but yea try to keep your V core under 1.3 if possible ... im at 1.29 4.5Ghz right now. I also had BSOD but it was because i didnt re install windows when i switched my HDD from another pc to this one ... so i had some drivers problems, that may be your case too but would be so hard to figure out the exact problem

 

[kuhne]

Maybe you need a BIOS Update? but yea try to keep your V core under 1.3 if possible ... im at 1.29 4.5Ghz right now. I also had BSOD but it was because i didnt re install windows when i switched my HDD from another pc to this one ... so i had some drivers problems, that may be your case too but would be so hard to figure out the exact problem

I know, it's crazy right? I'm even coming off a clean install, oh well, at least overclocking with the software works pretty well.

So you are at 4.5 as well? What cooler, chip, etc?

 

[Spiron]

Hello there guys. i have a question i have a i5 4670k / Z97 pro 4 motherboard, and my power supply is bronze fx cooler master 750W is my power supply safe to try this method?

Thank you for reading

 

[Y0GI]

Hello there guys. i have a question i have a i5 4670k / Z97 pro 4 motherboard, and my power supply is bronze fx cooler master 750W is my power supply safe to try this method?

Thank you for reading

Yes, as long as you do not have multiple gfx cards.

Yogi