Overclocking i7 4770K + ASUS Z87-PRO

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Hi, I recently bought a new cpu + mobo combo, and I would like to overclock it.

I've tried to do it with the 4-way optimization that AI Suite 3 offers, but it's not working effectively.

First of all, my clock doesn't tick anymore, and the time is allways wrong, I've tried to sync it with the Windows 8 servers and it didn't work either. Random PC shutdowns happen while playing.

On CPUID, the core speed is allways between 4100MHz and 4300Mhz, and I don't know if this is normal, since I loaded the optimized defaults on the motherboard 3 times now.
 
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Your oc is probably too high. The automated oc options are often more aggressive than they should be.
In the bios, gradually raise the multiplier only.
That will allow you a conservative OC.
Test with OCCT.
How well you can oc a haswell is almost entirely determined by your luck in getting a good chip.
Take what you can get with stability and be happy.
Haswell is very competent at stock. Anything extra is a bonus.
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Your oc is probably too high. The automated oc options are often more aggressive than they should be.
In the bios, gradually raise the multiplier only.
That will allow you a conservative OC.
Test with OCCT.
How well you can oc a haswell is almost entirely determined by your luck in getting a good chip.
Take what you can get with stability and be happy.
Haswell is very competent at stock. Anything extra is a bonus.
 
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Hmm.. Is there any guide on how to change the values in the BIOS?

I'm kinda newbie and I don't want to fry the computer already.

Now about the BIOS/Windows clock not working, is that a problem from the overclock?

Last question, how can I reset all that AI Suite 3 did to the BIOS settings? I've tried to load the optimized defaults from UEFI but I don't think they are working.
 
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The clock problem could be related.I would uninstall AiSuite3.
 
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To enter the bios, repeatedly press del or F2.
Once there you should see all the bios options.
You might have to select advanced options to see the cpu multiplier settings.
There should be an option to reset to default.
The optimized defaults are in fact a basic overclock.
I will go through each of the menu items, changing nothing just to see what is there, and what the description of the options are.
I think the aisuite is letting you change options from windows. I would be uncomfortable using that.
If you should have a problem, the motherboard will reset the bios to default.
Powering off and unplugging the psu will usually reset the bios if necessary.

The only way you can realistically brick the motherboard is by a failed bios update.
Do not update the bios unless it fixes a problem that is impacting you.
 
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I've just updated the BIOS to the recent version, and it was sucessful. Still, the damn clock is not working right and I dont know why.

I'm going to try to follow shmuckley's video to manually overclock this.

I'll be giving updates.
 
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I've followed the steps andnow the core speed its sucessfully on 4600Mhz without drops.

The only problem is still the clock (its the time, nothing to do with overclocking), I've tried to adjust the time manually on the bios, no luck, the seconds are not ticking, seems like its frozen. I've tried to update the clock with Windows 8 servers, no luck aswell.

I don't know how this can happen, some people already told me it could be the mobo's battery, but its brand new, it has 1 week, how can the battery be low if its brand new...
 
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If you can run at 4.6 with a voltage of 1.2, you have a golden chip.
Stress test with occt to see if it is stable.

On the clock issue, you might want to open an incident with ASUS. perhaps there is some issue with the motherboard or bios.
If you want to replace the battery, I think it is a CR2032 and should be easy to replace. They seem to last forever though, so I would not expect that to be the problem.
Windows 8 has some new anti piracy features which might be coming into play.
Previously, there was an exploit which allowed a user to keep advancing the bios clock so that windows thought it was still within the 30 day free trial period. This could very well be a windows 8 related problem.
 
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I also have the i7 4770K + ASUS Z87-PRO combo. I plan to overclock, but haven't started yet. I'm posting here because I've got the exact same problem with the clock being constantly wrong. The mobo + battery are brand new, but I decided to change the battery anyway... but the problem still persists! :fou: Did zot3 or anyone else find a solution to this? Is there a generic problem with this mobo?
 
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I have the 4770k and z87 pro and I have the same problem with a faulty clock. It seems like it's always two hours behind. I've changed it several times and still doing it. I wonder what's going on with that?
 
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