kinda scared to overclock
kinda scared to overclock
TJ Hooker:
vapour :
Ensure you make contact with metal components to remove static electricity before touching the motherboard. Next, locate the CMOS battery on the board and occasionally remove it. In short, avoid applying excessive voltage and try modifying the CPU voltage and frequency until stability returns.
Prepare for the possibility that the PC won't start and consider removing the CMOS battery periodically. To be continued...
It seems almost every motherboard has a pair of pins you can short to clear the CMOS—much simpler than taking out the battery. Check your manual for a 'CLR_CMOS jumper' option.
I overclocked my i5 4690k to 4.5ghz on an ASUS Maximus Vii Hero board, but the Task Manager and CPU-Z display it as 3.5ghz with an overclock. The PC still pings at 4.48ghz, voltage at 1.352V. Should I disregard the 3.5ghz reading? Also, I had to enable 'High Performance' in Windows Power Options for the CPU overclock to work. Temperatures are stable at 34°C during idle. I'm using a Corsair H100i v2 CPU cooler.
packersfan036 :
I adjusted my i5 4690k to 4.5ghz on the asus maximus vii hero board, but the task manager and cpu-z list it as 3.5ghz. It also displays the overclock, yet the voltage is 1.352v. Should I disregard the 3.5ghz reading? Also, I had to enable high performance power settings in windows 10 power options for the CPU overclock to activate. Temperatures are stable at 34c idle. I'm using a corsair h100i v2 cooler.
Windows typically doesn't detect an Intel overclock. I rely on Cpu-z to verify my changes.
The 4.5GHz OC should remain stable with slightly lower voltage unless you aim higher.
A reliable test would be to run Aida64 stress test for some time to check for crashes and monitor temperatures under load.
Task manager just shows the processor name, often showing the base clock speed. Keep an eye on your CPU's clock speed using a good monitoring tool (like HWiNFO64). If it reaches 4.5 GHz when under load, your overclock is working well. Also check the maximum Vcore during load.
You don’t need to force Windows into high performance mode. It’s normal for Windows to slow down the CPU while idle, but it should reach 4.5 GHz when needed. You can run the stress test mentioned earlier or try Prime 95 v26.6 (run the small FFTs test).
As previously mentioned, your voltage might be higher than necessary. Most experts agree that 1.30-1.35 is the safe upper limit for a Haswell processor during continuous overclocking.
TJ Hooker:
Task manager just shows your processor name, often with the base clock. Keep an eye on your CPU speed using a good monitoring tool (I use HWiNFO64). If it hits 4.5 GHz when under stress, your overclock is working well. Also check the maximum Vcore during load.
You don’t need to force Windows into high performance mode. It’s normal for Windows to slow down the CPU while idle, but it should reach 4.5 GHz when needed. You can run the stress test mentioned or try Prime 95 v26.6 (run the small FFTs test).
As before, it seems your voltage is likely higher than necessary. Most experts agree a safe range for a Haswell overclock is between 1.30 and 1.35, so you’re close to that limit.
It does reach 4.5GHz under load, so you should be fine.