Any motherboard that has the overclock feature will be able to overclock, but some motherboards have built-in tools to make the procedure easier. Just click the BIOS software that controls the motherboard , and it will automatically load up a stable overclock.
Overclocking is not as complex as you might assume. But the issue of overclocking gets a bit more complicated with the motherboard. So it is indispensable to choose the right motherboard, if not it can cause drastic harm to your hardware. AMD, on the other hand, is a bit different. There are three methods to choose from:.
This is the simplest way to overclock GPU. You can use this to verify if your system is safe for the overclocking process:. If you have an automated overclocking featured motherboard, take note; the system is NOT perfect. Usually, the automated overclocks are a bit conventional, which assures a higher level of stability, at the cost of not fully utilizing the potential of your chip. To go contiguous with your overclock-able CPU, you need a motherboard that supports overclocking.
This will prevent any errors being caused by the memory. This may be labelled as base clock — a low speed which is multiplied to gauge the total speed capability. For example, a MHz base clock with a multiplier of 16 will give a total clock speed of 1. Increasing this number by 10 per cent would up the base clock to MHz, giving a clock speed of 1. Perform a stress test. Check the stability of your PC and keep Real Temp open to monitor the temperature. Keep increasing the base clock.
Increase it by a small amount each time MHz until the system becomes unstable. Adjust the multiplier on the motherboard for improved performance. Increase the multiplier number by one. Referring back to our example where the multiplier was 16 and the clock speed was 1. Run the stress test again for every multiplier increase. Check the temperature. If so, this is the limit of overclocking for your PC. As a general rule, CPU temperatures should not exceed 70 degrees. Return the multiplier to its last stable point.
Providing the temperature is still within the safe limit, you can now start to adjust the voltage levels for further performance increases. This is the most risky part of the process so take it slowly. Increase the core voltage of the CPU. Raise the voltage by 0. Run a stress test after the first voltage increase. If the system is stable, check the temperature is still within the safe limit.
Go back to the multiplier or base clock section. Increased voltage has the greatest effect on temperature so try to find the highest base clock and multiplier settings to improve performance, leaving the voltage as low as possible. How to know if my Motherboard will overclock??
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Status Not open for further replies. Previous Next Sort by votes. Jun 17, 0 10, 1. Im building a new pc, is there a general way to tell if a motherboard will be able to overclock my cpu,gpu, and ram?? Feb 18, 29, 86, 3, Tradesman1 Titan. Jun 5, 67, 29 , 15, SeismicAltop Honorable.
Mar 21, 0 10, 6. The motherboard isn't the place to decide if your components can overclock. However, you should be careful and get a good motherboard with some good reviews. You can tell if an Intel processor is overclockable if it has a k at the end of the name i5 k. Overclocking a GPU will shorten the lifespan if it doesn't have a very good cooling unit. Many motherboards now have a button on them that lets you do this with little effort, but some older boards may require you to move a jumper on the physical board.
Consult your motherboard manual for how to do it. Once you've encountered an error, back the multiplier down to the last stable point. This is the setting for a fixed voltage, meaning that regardless of whether your CPU is under load or idle, it will receive the same amount of voltage from the motherboard. We'll look at enabling these later in the article.
There are two options from here. Take that figure you might also find the figure listed in your BIOS and add 0. Save and reboot and then begin to increase your CPU multiplier again. Increase the multiplier--testing it out each time with Cinebench and monitoring your temperatures with Real Temp--until you hit another blue screen or failed boot.
Make sure you're noting down the figures each time in case you need to do a BIOS reset to boot your system. Add another 0. Repeat the process until you reach your desired overclock, your temperature gets too high under load, or you're putting more than 1. Higher voltages are possible, but you risk shortening the life of your CPU, and they certainly aren't recommended if you're running an air-cooling setup.
The alternative method, which is especially useful for more modern CPUs, is to jump straight in at 1. Either way, once you find a point where the system is mostly stable, you need to run some more substantial tests to make sure it's not going to crash under extended loads. There are various opinions around the best method for stress-testing your PC.
One of the most popular is running Prime95's blend test over a hour period. If your PC manages it without any error messages in Prime95 or without crashing, your overclock is stable.
However, Prime95 is what's known as a synthetic benchmark, in that it doesn't entirely reflect real work usage. Either way, if your PC crashes or fails a test at any point, either increase your voltage again in smaller 0. Eventually, you'll find the sweet spot for your CPU. Success: you've overclocked your CPU! From there you can go ahead and enable X. You can also enable "Adaptive" mode on your motherboard, so your CPU's voltage is stepped down when it's under less load.
You may find that under Adaptive mode, your CPU becomes unstable at idle speeds, because it's not getting enough voltage. Be aware that when using Adaptive mode, synthetic benchmarks like Prime95 that use certain advanced vector extensions AVX can cause the motherboard to deliver a higher voltage than necessary. This shouldn't affect you unless you're doing a lot of scientific floating-point calculations, but if that's your bag, a fixed voltage is best.
If your motherboard doesn't offer Adaptive mode, you can use Offset mode.
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