Overclocking a CPU for idiots.

slayer__is
Senior Member

521

05-24-2022, 06:06 AM

I've looked into every guide available to boost my Intel i7-5820K CPU overclocking. After using Geekbench, I'm still confused about the next steps. Any advice would be really useful. Thanks!

slayer__is

05-24-2022, 06:06 AM #1

I've looked into every guide available to boost my Intel i7-5820K CPU overclocking. After using Geekbench, I'm still confused about the next steps. Any advice would be really useful. Thanks!

Joncus
Junior Member

05-24-2022, 08:19 PM

Did you come across this link?

Joncus

05-24-2022, 08:19 PM #2

Did you come across this link?

DollynhoBr123
Member

05-25-2022, 06:33 PM

I read the whole thing but still struggle to grasp some parts. I installed Intel's Extreme Tuning and looked at Basic Tuning, which has multipliers for "Processor Core Ratio" and Processor Cache Ratio. Should I gradually increase these multipliers and test benchmarks after each change? Or should I perform stress tests after each adjustment? Thanks for your help to someone new to overclocking!

DollynhoBr123

05-25-2022, 06:33 PM #3

xapou
Junior Member

05-25-2022, 10:56 PM

Perform initial stress tests and keep benchmarks for later since early results will show gains, but eventually you'll hit diminishing returns for your OC.

xapou

05-25-2022, 10:56 PM #4

Perform initial stress tests and keep benchmarks for later since early results will show gains, but eventually you'll hit diminishing returns for your OC.

Zelda_Boy
Member

114

05-26-2022, 12:36 AM

Thanks for the response!

Zelda_Boy

05-26-2022, 12:36 AM #5

Thanks for the response!