What voltage should you pick for overclocking your CPU?
What voltage should you pick for overclocking your CPU?
I've been considering boosting the performance of my old Intel Core 2 Quad q8300. I found some instructions on overclocking CPUs, but I'm confused about selecting the right voltage. Any advice would be greatly appreciated.
basically what you're going to do is explained step by step. First, boost your core ratios by one until the system stops responding. Then adjust the voltages accordingly. Next, set the core ratio to the number it failed to post, go to voltages and change it to manual, raising the value by 0.25. Keep repeating this process until it works again. If you need to know your maximum OC, try changing the core ratio once more and restart the computer. Increase voltages by 0.25 each time if it still doesn't post. It would also be wise to check how many volts your CPU can handle and ensure proper water cooling.
basically what you're going to do is explained step by step. First, boost your core ratios by one until the system stops responding. Then adjust the voltages accordingly. Next, set the core ratio to the number it failed to post, go to voltages and change it to manual, raising the value by 0.25. Keep repeating this process until it works again. If you need to know your maximum OC, try changing the core ratio once more and restart the computer. Also, consider checking how many volts your CPU can handle and ensure proper water cooling.