New to overclocking. Need tips and Answers.

[Chemz11]

Any tips on how to overclocking?
How should I start testing? Should I start on voltage and work my way up to a certain core clock until it becomes unstable?

 

[ahnilated]

There are numerous tips/tricks threads here on Tom's for overclocking. Read them so you get a good basis to work on.

 

[Skaterjay789]

What processor do you have? and do you also have an efficient CPU cooler. When you overclock you increase the voltage which will then increase the heat output so its very important to have a good cooler and good airflow. Some CPU models are easy to OC like an Intel i5 3470 non-K edition which can be OC'd by just throwing a multiplier up a notch in the BIOS. Some are more difficult like some K Intel models may require you to look up an extensive guide on the internet which I can help you find once I find out what Processor you have.

You can also overclock video cards.........if thats what you are also looking into doing which can be done through MSI afterburner or some application like that. That requires you also have a good cooler or atleast airflow in the PC. Those applications usually provide all the important data.

http://www.pcgamer.com/how-to-overclock-your-graphics-card/

 

[Chemz11]

What processor do you have? and do you also have an efficient CPU cooler. When you overclock you increase the voltage which will then increase the heat output so its very important to have a good cooler and good airflow. Some CPU models are easy to OC like an Intel i5 3470 non-K edition which can be OC'd by just throwing a multiplier up a notch in the BIOS. Some are more difficult like some K Intel models may require you to look up an extensive guide on the internet which I can help you find once I find out what Processor you have.

You can also overclock video cards.........if thats what you are also looking into doing which can be done through MSI afterburner or some application like that. That requires you also have a good cooler or atleast airflow in the PC. Those applications usually provide all the important data.

http://www.pcgamer.com/how-to-overclock-your-graphics-card/

I am looking forward to overclocking my Fx 8310 with a Hyper tx3 cooler. Not looking forward to overclocking gpu, it heats up a bit fast.

 

[JimF_35]

1) Figure out what the maximum voltage is that you are not willing to go over.
2) Figure out what the maximum temperature is that you are not willing to go over. (Usually goes hand and hand with voltage)

These are dependent on your CPU, cooling, PSU and seeing what others have discovered as a bad voltage for your CPU. You can find rules of thumb on this from people who have experimented with how far they could push their CPU before the silicon degrades and it does not over clock any more or just plain does not work.

If you are not comfortable with the idea that you might damage your CPU or at least shorten its life expectancy then I would suggest you use the over clocking Genie that comes with most BIOS.

If you know this and what your limits are then you simply raise the multiplier until you system does not boot then raise your voltage until it does boot. Then you run some kind of CPU intensive program like Prime 95 along with a temperature sensor to see what the temps. If the system crashes then raise the voltage until it either does not crash or you meet you maximum that you are not wiling to cross or if you reach the maximum temperature that you are not willing to cross.

There is usually a sweet sport were the ratio of clock speed increases to voltage increases go over the edge were you need an extreme amount of volts to go a tiny amount of clock increase. I usually try to keep it just under the sweet spot.

Good luck.