would like help overclocking i am super new but would like to learn

[danielson4life88]

i have a asus prime z370-a i7 8700k Evga 1000 watt gold msi 1080ti duke oc 11g 32g of ddr4 corsair vengeance lpx 3200mhz and a cryorig ultm r1 for cooling
i wan to get in to over clocking but i need someone to take alot of time and go step by step with me and i mean like everything im supper new to computers and preety much self taught on ever thing i do but all the vid i watch on you tube go over stuff kinda fast or dont explain at all what the do and why you need to change it i know im going to need to slow have to crawl before you can walk i know that but i would love to get in to overclocking

 

[kerberos_20]

rule number one, if u overclock , it can get burnt and u will need to buy new hardware
rule number two, dont overclock if u cant afford it
rule number three, frequency up until it gets unstable, push voltage up to make it stable, and so on as long your temperatures are still ok

 

[FaZe__ralboal]

Not really worth oc considering u have 1080. If YOU really fascinated by OC try playing with the 1080’s Core clock and memory clock. Try avoiding voltage oc as it will reduce the lifespan for the gpu.
CPU overclocking its a bit tricky so its better to just stay At gpu oc
G night

 

[Darkbreeze]

If you can read, and comprehend what you are reading, then this SHOULD be at least helpful. If you have specific questions as you go along, I'm happy to help out and answer to the best of my ability. Keep one thing in mind that we like to say in the enthusiast community though.

I can explain it TO you, but I CANNOT understand it FOR you. LOL.

So if you feel like you have a good ability to absorb and understand information, this should be helpful. If not, then I probably wouldn't even bother trying unless you enjoy being frustrated.

http://www.tomshardware.com/faq/id-3761568/cpu-overclocking-guide-tutorial-beginners-work-progress.html

And when it comes to overclocking your graphics card, this is probably what you'll want to look at.

https://www.firstcallonline.com/FirstCallOnline/index.html

 

[danielson4life88]

rule number one, if u overclock , it can get burnt and u will need to buy new hardware
rule number two, dont overclock if u cant afford it
rule number three, frequency up until it gets unstable, push voltage up to make it stable, and so on as long your temperatures are still ok

Is 1.4028 Volta safe as a core voltage the Asus mother bored has a one click 5.0 overclock but the voltages are at 1.4028

 

[vMax]

1.4028 is for me too much...A manual overclock to 5GHz should be achievable at well under 1.4v and even at 1.35v or less. I have a hard stop at 1.325v for my 8700K. There are some excellent guides to overclock your CPU on the ASUS board and definitely go for a manual overclock which will allow for a lower vcore.

 

[Darkbreeze]

Any overclock requiring more than 1.37v, is in my opinion, beyond the range where I think that the overclock is safe as a daily driver, for Intel anyhow.

Automatic overclocking is not a good idea IMO and should be avoided. All overclocking should be done via the BIOS, and done manually, so that you have control over the voltage and frequency configuration settings. Automatic settings ALWAYS overdo the voltage in order to err to the side of stability, which usually results in a much lower thermal plateau in regard to high how you can safely take the overclock. You leave a fair amount of frequency on the table when choosing automatic options.

 

[danielson4life88]

Just wanted to say thank you to everybody for the advice

 

[Darkbreeze]

Of course. Anytime.

 

[danielson4life88]

Of course. Anytime.

I used the load 5.0 profile on the Asus motherbored but everything I read said the auto Ocs where horrible on voltage and it was sitting at 1.428 so I went threw and
Put it at 1.350 and seems to be doing perfect

 

[Darkbreeze]

5Ghz is pretty massive for a daily driver. I wouldn't expect it to have a long lifespan running at that OC. I'd probably recommend dropping it down to maybe 4.8Ghz, and reduce the voltage if possible. Running Realbench for 8 hours to verify stability is pretty much a mandatory step if you plan to keep it there. Otherwise you WILL end up with corruption from instability and micro-errors if the OC is not stable due to lack of voltage or simply not being capable of being stable at that clock speed.

 

[danielson4life88]

Dropped it down to 1.328
And am running realbench as we speak

 

[danielson4life88]

What would you want the voltage at if you were running 5.0ghz and what would you want it for 4.8?
My temps are in check there not going over 80c I am on air cooler tho and the ambient temp is chilly around 58f so I probably wouldn't keep it at 5.0ghz I was gonna kind of set this up for my winter oc and was thinking about 4.8 for summer oc till I get water cooled but you would just keep it at 4.8 I take it?

 

[Ilijas Ramic]

You have to experiment with voltage. Because every chip is different. Someone can get to 5 with less then 1.37 but yea its lottery. Im running 2600k with 4.6 at 1.360 cant get past 4.6 event close to 1.4 but its not worth for me tbh

 

[danielson4life88]

You have to experiment with voltage. Because every chip is different. Someone can get to 5 with less then 1.37 but yea its lottery. Im running 2600k with 4.6 at 1.360 cant get past 4.6 event close to 1.4 but its not worth for me tbh

 

[danielson4life88]

Ya I was at 5 at 1.340 but I'm not on water and running realbench the temps started to creep up on high high 80s so I pulled it back to 4.8 at 1.325

 

[Darkbreeze]

He is right. It is different on every configuration. Each specific CPU, plus the number of memory modules AND their configuration, plus what motherboard you have, plus what cooler you have, plus what kind of case cooling arrangement you have, .........................................and so on.

All things have a direct relationship with stability and thermal compliance, so there is no X works with Y voltage. It is "every single system" is different. If we both had EXACTLY identical hardware, it would still potentially be different and you would need to see what works for your system through testing.

If you cannot pass Realbench for 8 hours, and do not cut corners here or you will be risking corruption, then you need to either reduce the frequency or increase the voltage. Also, keep in mind that it's NOT just core voltage. Often you can run at a lower vcore if you increase LLC. BUT, increasing LLC also increases temps. There are checks and balances. It's a multi faceted process, not just a plug in your number here type operation.

Memory voltage affects overall thermals and stability too, which is why your memory should be at the default configuration, NOT at the XMP or custom profile settings, until AFTER the CPU overclock is validated as being stable and thermally compliant.

Thermal compliance is achieved by running Prime95 version 26.6, and ONLY version 26.6 unless you edit the local.txt file on newer versions of Prime to disable the use of AVX instructions, for 15 minutes. Then 8 hours of Realbench to verify stability.