Help Overclock i5 2500k?

Hello guys,
I just found out this great site with alot of helpful people and I would like to ask for a help with overclocking my Intel i5 2500k.
My MB is: MSI Z77A-G43
and just bought a Coolink Corator DS cooler (Im hopefully going to install it today)
I checked some tutorials on OCing but there are many different options, some are the same as in the tutorials and some of them are missing. and I would like to not make some bad changes in the BIOS.
I have installed ClickBios 2 so I can post some screens of the options available:
Basically I know that main settings are CPU Ratio (Multiplier) and CPU Voltage.
But there are some other options that Im not sure about because different tutorials show different settings.
Internal PLL Overvoltage - (default is Auto, from what I've read it could stay on Auto?)
EIST - enabled
Intel Turbo Boost - default is enabled, some say enabled some disabled
My OC Genie - not sure what this does
DRAM Freq - default is Auto (is this for RAM overclocking?)
Extreme Memory Profile - default is Disabled
DRAM TIming Mode - default is Auto
Spread Spectrum - Disabled
CPU Core Voltage - The most important one, default is Auto, could stay on auto for lower frequencies?
DRAM Voltage - Auto
Then there are the CPU features:
Limit CPUID Maximum - Disabled
Intel Virtualization Tech - default is Enabled
Power Technology - Custom
C1E support - Disabled
OverSpeed Protection - Enabled
Intel C-State - Enabled
Package C-State limit - Auto
I would really appreciate if someone could help me with these settings as Im newbie in this.
Should I touch the DRAM settings as well?
Basically What I need is to set the CPU Core Voltage from Auto to 1.20V and then bump up the CPU Ratio to 40-45? How do I know if the Voltage is enough? When it boots or do I need to run the tests?
Thank you in advance, I hope its not too much questions

Quote from: Sh4d0W on 19-June-13, 21:38:05
What about Turbo Boost? Should it be disabled? Because when I OC the CPU, turbo boost would OC it more.
Also when OCing the CPU, wont the RAMs change the frequency accordingly? Therefore I should set it to 1333 or so?
No it should be enable and it wont overclock more the CPU and also the RAM will not change frequency.
Quote from: Sh4d0W on 19-June-13, 21:38:05
What does the OverSpeed protection and Long,Short Duration Power limits do?
In simple words they are Power savings for normal CPU clock frequency limiting the Power that your CPU can consume. Overspeed protection should limit your CPU speed at some point (never figure it out how does that work if it works at all but general recommendation is to disable it to avoid stability issues).
Quote from: Sh4d0W on 19-June-13, 21:38:05
And I cant CPU Core Vdroop Offset Control option anywhere, you can check the screens I posted above. Im not sure if the options in ClickBios differ from actual options in BIOS, but this option is not in the ClickBios program.
Well if its not then you cant control the vdroop, but check in Bios itself not with clickbios.
Quote from: Sh4d0W on 19-June-13, 21:38:05
One last question, what is the best/preffered way to apply the thermal compound? Pea method or spread method?
Intel Processors definitely  Pea method, small drop in the center around +- 3mm is perfect.

Similar Messages

  • Need help overclocking Phenom 2 1100T cpu on a 890FXA-GD70 mobo

    Need help overclocking a AMD Phenom 2 1100T cpu on a 890FXA-GD70 motherboard. I only want to overclock the cpu, not my ram. Basically, I need to know which voltages to change and at what voltages to start at. Also, I've currently have the cpu multiplier and Turbo Core multiplier set at 3.7/3.9, not the stock 3.3/3.7.
    Computer Spec's
    NZXT Tempest EVO case
    MSI 890FXA_GD70 motherboard
    AMD Phenom 2 1100T cpu
    Corsair Hydro Series H80 heatsink (mediem setting)
    G-Skill Ripjaws Series DDR3 1600 ram 16 gbs @ 9-9-9-24-40-2T (going to be getting Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1866 16 gb. kit in 2/12)
    OCZ ZX Series 1250 watt modular psu
    OCZ Vertex 3 120 gb. Max IOPS ssd
    2 Western Digital Caviar Black 1.0 tb. hard drives
    HIS Digital IceQ X Turbo X Radeon HD 6950 2.0 gb. video card (getting 2nd IceQ X TurboX HD 6950 2.0 gb. for CrossfireX next month)
    Hauppauge WinTV HVR-1850 tv tuner
    Windows 7 Professional SP1 x64

    If you didnt adust the multipliers for anything or changed the FSB then simply bump your CPU (Not CPUNB) to about ~1.42v   that should keep it stable.
    Run Prime95 or Intel Burn test for a couple hours to make sure

  • Help overclocking p7n diamond.

     I need alittle help overclocking . I can overclock with the duel core center ok with a fsb of 300 , putting memory at 900 and chip at 2700. When I go into the bios and try doing any changes to the fsb it will not post . I think i did everything to dissable speed stepping , but I am really green at this. Any way I tried to match what I was getting in the duel core center fist. Set the fsb frequency to 1200 left the memory linked , with the multiplier at 9 just as a starting point . It will not boot . I have to reset cmos every time I try adjusting the fsb any at all. Temps look good. I am stumped.  2.7 is really stable with good temps. I just  really want to get this baby higher . All equipment is in my sig and the q6600 is a GO .
     Thanks
    Brandon

      Did a little better today , but still not much success. I can lower the fsb all day long and it will boot just fine. Pchas01 using your settings it did better than it ever did , made it all the way to the windows loading screen before it locked up . Usually it just does not post at all. Tried several different settings and the closest I made it was using Phas01 settings. I did not adjust the vvt because I honestly did not know witch voltage setting to mess with  .Like I said still really green at this . Could this be a ram to cpu ration problem ? Memory is running at 5-5-5-18 timmings and is stable at those timmings with a fsb of 900. Like I said in a post earlier  I can overclock to 2.7 with the duel core thing and run prime 95 with crashes.
     Maybe this would be easier if I let you guys know what I am trying to archive. Right know until I learn more about this stuff all I want to accomplish is a little ole 3.0 over clock .When I gain more knowledge I am sure I will try to push the envelope, but thats all I want for know.
     Thanks for you help
    Brandon

  • Overclock i5 2500k & GD65

    Hi all I am looking to overclock my i5 2500k and GD65 to 4.8ghz 24/7 is this safe to do so without degrading my components? Also I am not very clear with all the functions in the bios, there seems to be a lot if voltage settings. Can someone please advise me on starter settings I should try and if they don't work what then gets changed.
    Thanks
    Michelle

    Quote from: DaLoona on 27-March-11, 20:08:03
    Well thats how they keep it clean and tidy here and the majority that comes here likes the way the forum is run.
    If you come from other  (manufacturer/OEM/whatever) forums and Ive been to my share, I know what, you're most likely, referring to.
    But overhere we dont like flamewars, trolling, bashing against the brand/forum/manufacturer, we are keen to give help only and not feed someones personal vendetta, as that's how things on other forums tends to go, when not strictly moderated.
    But this is just my opinion.
    As said by Bernhard please list all of your components so we now what you have and we can help somewhat better.
    As all overclocking is concerned, yes there is a risk that it goes wrong.
    Is it safe to run 4.8GHz, 24/7? Nobody but time can tell since you run it out of specs and thus Intel doesnt give any guarantees, but will you get there with the cpu is also the question.
    Some get it to +5GHz on air, others barely reach 4.3GHz, it all depends on what the cpu can handle and nobody can tell you that either, not even Intel.
    Best way to start is read up, have you done that and think you know the basics of overclocking, then up the multi without any voltagemodifications at all and see how far it goes.
    If you reach the point where you BSOD, then up the Vcore by 1 or 2 notch and see if you can get higher.
    At the end you'll need to tweak some other things too and dont forget to stresstest it in between, its not punching the numbers and presto its done.
    Overclocking can be a long and tideous process and as said, you'll need to test a lot to see if the system holds
    The max safe Vcore, as what to tweak more, I dont know yet, but others here probably will, Im still saving/reading up for my P/Z68 rig.
    A few more words of advice, dont overclock it with standard intelcooler and get a good quality psu and if youre not sure at all, leave it as is.
    Thanks for all that info  , I think I answered it in my above post.The only thing I did backwards is I upped my multi to 46 and vcore to 1.35v then kept the multiplier the same and reduced the vcore until I blue screened then went back up 1. Kinda the same thing I suppose. Do i just do the same for 47 and 48 then? Other voltages I changes were, IO voltage to 1.176, SA voltage to 1.19 I think that was about it but the last 2 I just followed the guide for them, don't really understand what they do tbh

  • Need help overclocking on MSI X48C Platinum please

    hi all i have just installed a MSI X48C Platinum board today but the bios is a bit confussing for me as ive never had a overclocking mobo before
    i woud like to OC to 3GHZ to 3.5 GHZ if possible but need some explaining on how to do this and in what sections in the bios to achieve this please
    can anybody help me with this please?
    Vista X64 SP1
    Q6600 B3
    MSI X48C Platinum
    HD 4870
    OCZ 667MHZ 5300
    Samsung 20" 2032BW
    FSP Epsilon 600 W

    Quote from: Frankenputer on 24-September-08, 04:47:11
    PC Power & Cooling have a long reputation as being a high-end PSU manufacturer(also been doing it much longer).  If paying the extra £15.00 doesn't mean much, then go for the PC P&C. If the funds are tighter, get the Corsair.  I have the PC P&C Silencer 750.
    My guess Henry, is that kmufc77 was linking to either of these Silencer 750 PC P&C PSUs
    http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-004-PP&groupid=701&catid=123&subcat=&name=PC%20Power%20&%20Cooling%20Silencer%20750%20Quad-Crossfire%20PCI-E%20750W%20Power%20Supply
    or
    http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-001-PP&groupid=701&catid=123&subcat=&name=PC%20Power%20&%20Cooling%20Silencer%20750%20Quad-SLi%20PCI-E%20750W%20Power%20Supply
    The Silencer 610 would be more than enough for the 4870, but the 750 will give greater overhead and room for upgrades to more power hungry components or Crossfire.
    http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-001-PP&groupid=701&catid=123&subcat=&name=PC%20Power%20&%20Cooling%20Silencer%20750%20Quad-SLi%20PCI-E%20750W%20Power%20Supply
    yes you are right i have ordered the Silencer 750 PC P&C PSUs but a black colour not red i payed the extra over the corsair 750W purely on the repitation of PC P&C PSUs. i hope i have made the right choice as i considering crossfire in the very near future

  • Unable to overclock i5 2500k

    Last night I updated BIOS to the latest version which brought back the voltage control again. After doing the normal CMOS and default settings restore, I applied my OC again and tested it. It worked fine. Today I wanted to give lower voltages a try so I bumped them down a little, but when I entered windows this time I found that the overclock had not been applied. I've tried everything, it just won't overclock anymore. No matter what I put the multiplier on it remains at 3,3GHz and I've confirmed it with CPU-Z, 3DMark11 and RealTemp. I've tried restoring defaults and reseting CMOS again but that doesn't help either.
    Help me!
    My board is MSI P67A-C45.

    Quote from: HU16E on 05-February-12, 22:21:44
    Recommend to reflash to the UEFI/BIOS version that was working, & notify MSI Tech Support of your results & experience with the latest update revision you tried.
    http://support.msi.com
    Added: In CPU Features, did you remember to set the durations & limits?
    Durations & limits? What are you refering to?
    I managed to fix the problem somehow, although I'm not sure how... In any case it runs like it should now.

  • Help overclocking MSI X58 Pro-E with a i7 920 co stepping

    Good evening everyone, I would like some help with getting the best overclock I can with my rig. This is what I have: Msi X58 Pro-E, Intel core i7 920 co stepping, Corsair Hydro H50 cooler, 3 x 2 gb Corsair XMS3 DDR3 1600 c9, EVGA GTX260-216 SC 896mb, 1 TB Western Digital 32cache Hard drive SATA, Lite-on DVD/RW with Lightscribe, OCZ Stealthxstream 600 watt PSU.  Running Windows Vista Home Premium 64 bit. Currently it says that the memory is only running at 500 mghz. I can use all the help I can get. From what I have read it should overclock fairly well.  Thanks for your help John

    Quote
    Currently it says that the memory is only running at 500 mghz.
    Using CPU-Z? If so, 500x2=1000. For a simple OC without having to do much of anything, change bclk to 166/167. Be sure to disable Spread Spectrum in bios Cell Menu. Go up from there until it fails to post. Add a step or two of CPU voltage & check for post again. At some point, RAM speed becomes a factor, & other voltages & settings join in the mix. Primarily, the main items involved are bclk, CPU & RAM voltage, QPI voltage sometimes at some point, RAM timings, Memory & Uncore Ratios. Other than that, disable Overspeed Protection, C-State, Turbo on or off, EIST on or off. Most important, know the operating temp & voltage limits. 

  • Help Overclock GTX680 Lighting

    Good afternoon everyone, I would like to ask everyone a help. Recently bought a GTX680 Lighting and now I'm part of the family MSI. As my first post I hope to enlist the help of everyone.
    I'm having trouble trying to overclock this board. I changed the key on the board for the position L2N, and made the switch to a bios with L2N unlocked. The problem is I can not stabilize any overclocking, what might be happening? If put into default can run games without artifacts but if I try some over soon they appear. What can I be doing wrong? I tried some profiles successful I found on the net but can not stabilize.
    My current setup is:
    Motherboard Asus Crosshair V Formula
    AMD Phenom X6 1100T Black Edition 4.0GHz
    8GB Corsair XMS3
    WD Caviar Black 1TB HD
    Corsair Hydro Series H80i
    Power suplies X Series Full Modular OCZ 1000w
    MSI Gtx680 Lighting
    Could anyone help me? Where should I start doing over!?
    Thank you,
    Sorry my english is not very good.

    Quote from: flobelix on 14-March-13, 05:01:37
    What oc are you trying to set? With what tool are you overclocking? Does card work perfectly without oc? Have you tried oc in normal bios?
    Ty for the reply flobelix. I'm using the msi afterburner. Yes the card work perfectly without oc. I don't know what i'm doing wrong, but yestardey night i get a stabilezed over using the l2n bios. My problem now is about the temps. In full load temperatures are reaching 76 º c. In stock i'm reaching 55ºc. Any tips?!

  • Maximum safe voltage for onboard GPU (GT overclocking) on 2500k using Z68A-GD65?

    i am currently stuck on using onboard graphics of my 2500k which is HD 3000 until i wait for my new GPU to arrive(probably 2-3weeks from now  )
    i looked everywhere and can't find any answer on how high should be the limit for onboard GPU overclocking
    the option is from 1.0-1.35v
    how high is the safe limit for onboard gpu voltage so i could start pushing the chip ?

    Quote
    i looked everywhere and can't find any answer on how high should be the limit for onboard GPU overclocking
    Every place except the one it might be found? The Intel datasheet?

  • MOVED: Help overclocking

    This topic has been moved to Overclockers & Undervolting & Modding Corner.
    https://forum-en.msi.com/index.php?topic=157451.0

      Did a little better today , but still not much success. I can lower the fsb all day long and it will boot just fine. Pchas01 using your settings it did better than it ever did , made it all the way to the windows loading screen before it locked up . Usually it just does not post at all. Tried several different settings and the closest I made it was using Phas01 settings. I did not adjust the vvt because I honestly did not know witch voltage setting to mess with  .Like I said still really green at this . Could this be a ram to cpu ration problem ? Memory is running at 5-5-5-18 timmings and is stable at those timmings with a fsb of 900. Like I said in a post earlier  I can overclock to 2.7 with the duel core thing and run prime 95 with crashes.
     Maybe this would be easier if I let you guys know what I am trying to archive. Right know until I learn more about this stuff all I want to accomplish is a little ole 3.0 over clock .When I gain more knowledge I am sure I will try to push the envelope, but thats all I want for know.
     Thanks for you help
    Brandon

  • Need help overclock the MSI N580GTX Lightning Xtreme Edition !

    I want to overclock this card MSI N580GTX Lightning Xtreme Edition (MSI N580GTX Lightning Xtreme Edition GeForce GTX 580 (Fermi) 3072 MB 384-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card), but I don't know how far I can get. Can you help me overclock this to get a maximum performing? and how can I do that? can you guide me?
    what is temperature should be consider over heat and might damage card?
    After overclock, can I keep that always in 3-5 days without shutdown computer?
    Here is default Corelock 832, Shaderlock: 1664, memory clock 2100
    Also, when I click the "K" to show MSI Kombustor: I see Core: 416, and GPU Throttling -416Mhz. What is happening? is that graphic card has problem? it doesn't run fully 832mhz.
    Here is information of my computer:
    Motherboard   Asus Maximus IV Extreme-Z
    Processor   Intel Core i7 2600K
    Memory   Corsair Dominator Platinum 32GB (4x8GB) DDR3 1866 MHz (PC3 15000)
    Video Card # 1   MSI N580GTX Lightning Xtreme Edition GeForce GTX 580 3072 MB
    Hard Drive # 1   Corsair Force Series GT 120 GB
    Hard Drive # 2   Western Digital Caviar Black 1 TB
    Power Supply   Corsair HX1050W
    Case   Corsair Graphite Series 600T
    Monitor   Acer HN274H BMIIID 3D 27-Inch LED Monitor - Black
    Operating System   Windows 7 Utimate (64 bit)

    Quote from: flobelix on 02-December-12, 01:03:03
    Playing aan entire level of Crysis or Crysis2 with extreme settings is a very sure way to test. A multiplayer round of BF3 at max settings is also a good test.
    If you got the max stable clockrates without overvolting and temps are fine. Go on adding voltage in small steps and agin try the highest max clockrate of any voltage step. That way you'll find the total max clockrate. At some point adding voltage will have no effect anymore and that is the highest clockrate. Remember that voltage unlike just higher clockrates will increase the temps massively.
    Agreed with flobelix 
    Crysis 2 with ultra setting and set Vsync to Disabled is a very hard test in real life application, I don't use furmark or kombustor. To test stability first I run Vantage and 3DMark2011 then playing Crysis 2 about 2 - 3 hours every day for aweek or 2 weeks and if pass then I call it stable 
    I use GTX580 Lightning and at stock volt I can do 920/2200 with all little DIP switches turned ON/Enabled/Unlocked excluding Xtreme cooling LN2 DIP switch since I use normal air cooling and not LN2. If I let all DIP switches to their stock/OFF even at 900MHz I can't pass Vantage.
    For safe daily OC better stay under 80c for your core temp and under 70c for your VRM & Memory temp  also do not use beyond +200mv for your core voltage (+200mv is the max value)
    Note : For 24/7 I use 980/2300 with +112mv/+40mv. VRM and memory temp are under 60c and Core temp is under 80c.

  • Help overclocking E8500 on P7N Diamond

    Hi to all!
    Can you help me to overclock my system, please?
    My workstation:
    - E8500
    - MSI P7N Diamond bios v1.2B2
    - 8 GB Kingstod PC6400
    - 2 SLI  nvidia 8800 gts 320 mb
    - ctrl DELL PERC 4E/DC
    - 2 scsi hd 300 gb (not in raid)
    - 5 hd sata 2 (5 x 1 Terabyte)
    - Windows xp 64 sp2
    with the default vcore (1.1) the system boot and load win64 at 1550 fsb and multipler by 9.5x; if I try fsb 1600 or 1604 (for the supposed fsb hole) the system does not boot. I've tried to up the vcore and the 8x multipler with the same result.
    I don't think that is a cpu limit (all e8500 go to 4 ghz), but my inesperience to set up the parameters on the "cell menu", like all voltage parameters.
    Thanks a lot
    by!
    Gian

    What were your voltages? You're going to need a lot of nb volts with all that ram in there. The only thing I have is some screens from e8400 bench runs. I'll put them here so you can look. These were with beta bios 1.21. I was pushing voltages quite hard for this although I can't remember the exact numbers. That mobo doesn't have that cpu now. I'm running a q6600 in the P7N diamond now. I may have some photos of those bios settings though stored on my drives, I'll try and look tomorrow.
    01
    03
    05
    06
    Aquamark
    and some pi...
    1m
    32m

  • Will upgrading my ram help overclock to even higher speeds?

    Hi everybody.... here are my systems specs as of now
    MSI 865PE NEO 2 (BIOS 1.9)
    Intel P4 2.8C 800Mhz FSB @ 3.33Ghz 952Mhz FSB
    Zalman CNPS7000-Cu / Arctic Silver Compound
    4x256 Corsair TwinX 3200C2 @ 2-3-3-5-8
    ATI Radeon 9800 Pro 128mb o/c to 400/360
    HD1: SATA 36GB WD Raptor
    HD2: WD 40GB ( ATA 133 )
    Lite-On 52x Burner
    Lite-On 16X DVD Drive
    Antec True Power 550W
    All wrapped up in a Thermaltake Xaser III V1000 Series Case (Black)
    I am always looking to boost my system performance in any way I can... if I ugrade my ram from twinx 3200c2 to twinx 4000 will I be able to push it any more than I am now? Right now I run solid at 3.33Ghz... if I boost it to 3.36Ghz however my computer will eventually lock up and I am thinking its my ram holding me back.
    I am still new to the overclocking side of the house but any advice would be appreciated. Thanks a lot  

    If you Choose a RAM that is DDR-4000 you will never have to run it at anything but a 1:1 Ratio if you stay at 250 MHZ CPU Speed (or PBS) or Lower, and at 250 MHZ you are "Freakin Flyin"...In order for you to chang your Memory Ratio or Divider, as some Call it, is to Go into the BIOS on the "Frequency and Voltage" Page and Choose the DRAM Frquency Option, if you have a P-4 (C) Chip that Runs on a 200 MHZ Proc. Bus Speed(PBS) and your memory is DDR-400 then at default it is 1:1 as the Memory and the CPU are running Syncronous with each other, in order to Change the Memory frequency to a 5:4 Ratio all you have to do is to Choose 333 MHZ in the DRAM Frequency Sub-Menu... Or if you are Running your PBS Overclocked to 250 MHZ PBS, and you have PC-4000 (DDR-500) installed, then to run it at a 1:1 Ratio you would Choose 500 MHZ in the DRAM Frequency Sub-Menu........Understand? .............Sean REILLY875

  • HI i need help overclocking my acer aspire 5750-6872 can some one help me do this?

    Hi, i download the extreme tuning utility program, it tells me all the information that i need to know about the laptop but it does not let me use the manual tuning feature. I would like to know if anyone else has experienced this problem, and can help me figure out what is going on. I also have the intel turbo boost monitoring tool. (which is kind of useless at this point) The laptop is a acer aspire 5750-6872 intel core i5-2430M 2.4GHz with turbo boost up to 3.0GHz (can i use the turbo boost manually or is it automatic) I would also like to manually tune the graphic options as well, its a intel HD Graphics 3000, up to 1760 MB Dynamic video memory. 

    M325i,
    The turbo boost function is automatically controlled by the operating system, it is not something that can be manually operated.
    I do not believe there is any way to manually adjust the amount of video RAM to be used, other than in the BIOS, but even that is going to be limited on how much you could possibly set it to (if any adjustment at all), I believe it is dynamically done by the operating system as well.

  • MOVED: help, overclocking vga ?windows/bios glitch?

    This topic has been moved to Overclockers & Modding Corner.
    https://forum-en.msi.com/index.php?topic=100273.0

    Quote
    funny names for the same stuff just to confuse users
    Pretty much says it all.    On all the forums I go to you have to "read between the lines" and go with what makes sense because everybody seems to use different names.  When you break it down and run the numbers usually you can "translate" what they are saying into what you like to call it.  Definetly confusing for the those trying to learn.
    I prefer when people use HT for HyperTransport Bus instead of HTT(HyperTransportTechnology), and HTT or FSB(even though FSB if it's absolutely incorrect name in A64) for the base clock generator for which HT, CPU are based on.
    Reason being, alot of applications Clockgen, A64 Overclock Calc, etc use "HTT" for the clockgenerator which is not the HyperTransport speed in those applications.  Who came up with this and when or why is a mystery, and no one seems to know what it stands for.  I call it the HyperTransportTimer(HTT) as it is the best words I can come up with that actually describe it's use.
    Quote
    What about mem voltage, vcore, nforce voltage settings?
    Start out with everything default/auto and see how far you can get.  You might reach your target on stock settings with a decent 165.

Maybe you are looking for