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No over voltage? No BCLK boost? You are only upping multiplier? Did you try one 100 Mhz increment at a time?

Go to Asus website they should have a program you can download for a simple few clicks to OC for your motherboard. I would recomend getting a aftermarket cooler first.

I suggest reading and/or posting on http://www.overclock.net/f/5/intel-cpus they will likely give you better information than here.

I never had good luck with Asus’ OC tools. I manually overclocked. My first step wouled be to try 100 Mhz over stock by setting the multipler 1 over stock with stock BIOS settings otherwise. If stock boost is 3.5 Ghz, then try a multipler of 36. In my experience you should be able to overclock by 100 Mhz with no other adjustments.

You could report back here if a simpler 100 Mhz does not work, but I don’t know what I would suggest then. I am not sure if that indicates a power supply issue, a very poorly OCing CPU, or some other issue.

Ugh,i wouldn’t overclock a processor with a stock cooler. =/

Ok BIG problem here m8.

you REALLY should NOT use a game to test stability of a OC. You have no idea how dangerous that is, not testing a OC properly could cause it to overheat when it is taxed.

What you need to do is download a program called Prime95. Once you have a OC sorted. .like the 4ghz one. Run Prime95 on a custom blend test (set RAM usage to 2gig under the amount you have) for 12 hours for maximum assurance on stability. 6hours for ‘fair’ assurance.
Whilst that is running make sure you have a temperature monitoring program running. Keep an eye on temps for the 1st hour. Aslong as they dont go over 75c or 80c depending on ur preference, you can then leave the program runnign for the required time.

If the program shows ANY erros, your OC is unstable, if the computer BSOD’s (blue screen of death), your OC is HIGHLY unstable. If it completes the test without any issues you can then (if you so chose) try to lower the voltages for even better temperatures.

note errors and/or BSOD’s usualy mean you dont have enough voltage goign to the cpu. Increasing in 0.005 or 0.010 increments is advised.

shim.7915:

Okay. I overclocked it to 4 ghz

Look at this link and tell me please if my voltage and temps are fine, ok?
http://oi46.tinypic.com/fcpjbc.jpg

On my system I run at 1.26 your voltage at that level is great if you can remain stable. The CPU can go up to 105 degress max but most peope, including myself do not like to run them hotter then 85.

Make sure when you check your max temp by using either prime95 or intelburntest. If you can do prime95 for 8 hours or intelburntest for about 2 hours without overheating/crash then you are very stable. Try to keep your memory during the test at 90% of your available also which helps check your memory at the same time.

If you system is not stable you can bump up your voltage a tad or lower your overclock depending on what type of temps you are pulling. I would highly recommend at least running a Coolermaster 212 Evo ( about $35 USD as your heatsink, you should be able to hit a very nice overclock with it without overheating).

I am running 4.30 ghz stable with no problem, gets a quirk at 4.40 unless i overheat my cpu. I decided to let my system just roll at 4.30 rather then waste a few hours pushing a couple hundred more mhz.

You do not need to run stock settings while you wait. Just run prime 95 or Intellburntest and check your temps. Most of your heat comes from your voltage setting, not your actual clock speed.

If you are happy with 4.00 Ghz and it says under 85 while under load and you do not need to spend money on the Coolermaster 212.

If you try getting 4.30 Ghz and your temps hit 95..then you need to either:
1: Reduce your overclock so your temps are under 85
2: Get the Coolermaster to lower temps under 85 while still maintaining 4.30Ghz.

shim.7915:

Ok, I went back to standard CPU settings. I’ll get that Coolermaster 212 Evo, but i don’t know how to install it. Gonna ask in the store. Thanks for the help guys.

If you’re willing to to spend a bit extra I highly recommend getting the Corsair H80 cooler.
It’s $90, but even at its lowest setting it keeps my OCed 3570k at <75C at 100% load and it’s wonderfully quiet.

I wouldn’t bother with an H80. Paying $60 more isn’t worth it. The 212 EVO should be more than enough for your intended overclock. I’ve got my 3570K at 4.5GHz on a 212 EVO and it doesn’t get hotter than 67c after 6 hours of Handbrake or Prime95.

Weatherwick.2893:

shim.7915:

I’ll get that Coolermaster 212 Evo.

If you’re willing to to spend a bit extra I highly recommend getting the Corsair H80 cooler.
It’s $90, but even at its lowest setting it keeps my OCed 3570k at <75C at 100% load and it’s wonderfully quiet.

The Corsair H80 is the next step up from the Coolermaster 212 Evo. The price difference from $30 to $90 is a huge leap but so is the performance that it delivers. For most users the Coolermaster 212 Evo is the best bang for there buck. The Corsair H80 is more of a niche market item for those who are persistent on getting the maximum overclock from there system or worried about reducing noise.

I always recommend the Coolermaster 212 Evo, then if a person decides the need more cooling and speed I recommend the Corsair H80 and other more expensive models.

In some cases, the Coolermaster 212 Evo will be enough to reach the limit of there CPU, Memory, or Motherboard on there overclock and if that is the case spending the $60 differnce up front is not going to give you better speeds.

The Noctua NH-D14 would be as good if not better than the H80 tbh. But i supose that costs more than $90 in America ? not to mention the fact its HUGE ..and would requir some research to make sure the pc case could fit it and the RAM is short enough.

If you don’t know how to install a HSF (Heat sink fan,) I thought I should point out that closed loop coolers like the H60 are more work than the HSFs. You might prefer, for a first time job, to NOT do an H60/H80.

You mentioned you did not know how to install an HSF. There are almost certainly videos on you tube along with sites with pictures and text. I am not skilled mechanically, but I figured out how to do these things on my own, so it’s not too hard. Just be patient and read all instructions.

I think it will perform fine for what you have in mind.

Check this out. Its rather outdate now but still has the relivant coolers listed.

http://www.vortez.net/articles_pages/thermaltake_frio_clp0564_cpu_cooler_review,9.html

SolarNova.1052:

Ok BIG problem here m8.

you REALLY should NOT use a game to test stability of a OC. You have no idea how dangerous that is, not testing a OC properly could cause it to overheat when it is taxed.

What you need to do is download a program called Prime95. Once you have a OC sorted. .like the 4ghz one. Run Prime95 on a custom blend test (set RAM usage to 2gig under the amount you have) for 12 hours for maximum assurance on stability. 6hours for ‘fair’ assurance.
Whilst that is running make sure you have a temperature monitoring program running. Keep an eye on temps for the 1st hour. Aslong as they dont go over 75c or 80c depending on ur preference, you can then leave the program runnign for the required time.

If the program shows ANY erros, your OC is unstable, if the computer BSOD’s (blue screen of death), your OC is HIGHLY unstable. If it completes the test without any issues you can then (if you so chose) try to lower the voltages for even better temperatures.

note errors and/or BSOD’s usualy mean you dont have enough voltage goign to the cpu. Increasing in 0.005 or 0.010 increments is advised.

^^^^^^^ i support this message!!! If you hit a wall without adding more volts on a stock cooler STOP.
Buy a decent Cooler and try again.
My cooler of chioce if you have the $ H100 with 4x 110CFM fans in push/pull it’s what I use and really would never go back to anything else.

shim.7915:

Hey, guys. I thought about a cooler and I found this one: Thermaltake clp0564 Frio – Is it good enough for my CPU?

The Frio has problems with overlapping memory slots on most motherboards. The cooling power of the Frio is almost equal to the Coolemaster Hyper212+ Evo. The Frio is also around $56 while the Hyper212+ Evo is $32.

You can do it on air.. I overclocked my i5 from 2.8GHz to 3.8GHz and it never goes above 75C under load. Coolermaster V8.

Thermaltake offer many different models and types, depends which one you were looking at. Google online for reviews there are tons of them.

something like this
http://hexus.net/tech/reviews/cooling/42937-intel-ivy-bridge-cpu-7-way-cooler-group-test/?page=11

Bro buy a h80 or kuhler 920 they are small water coolers much quieter than a full blown pipe cooler and easy as heck to install. Oh and buy intel tuning plan its like 20$ or so and you can oc the living crap out of your cpu….enjoy

i run my 2500k at 4ghz (stock 3.3) @ 1.12V.

The reason your OC fails probably is due to the turbo (automatic) voltage, which in most cases is ALOT. Change your voltage manually along with changing the multiplier, just two simple steps and try again. If u are going for 3.8 which i think its better for your stock fun, go for 1.0V. If u have problems put a tad more juice in it.

You dont need 6hrs of Prime96 testing. 15 minutes will more often than not tell you if you are stable or not.

shim.7915:

Now the question is: I’ve OCed my CPU now to 4.0Ghz on a stock coooler and I’ve got 1.20+ voltage, can i lower it in BIOS or is it too dangerous?

It all depends. Especially where you live, because of the ambience temperature. Another big factor is the case air vendilation. Do you have a good box with good circulation pushing out the hot air or does the hot air mostly stays inside.

All these things must be considered. But u can try and stress test with prime95 and see what u see. there is no way u damage ur cpu.

shim.7915:

Okay. I overclocked it to 4 ghz

Look at this link and tell me please if my voltage and temps are fine, ok?
http://oi46.tinypic.com/fcpjbc.jpg

drop the voltage lower, run prime and repeat

What they said

But d run Prime 95 for long periods ..6 to 12 hours atleast.

I know from experiance my OC would not fail untill between 4-5 hours on Prime ..then it would error out. That is untill i got it stable..at which point it could do over 12 hours without issue. if your just using it for heat testing..then 30 mins is fine..but since ur messing with voltages ..u will want to run for over 6 hours.