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New to Overclocking

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jhicks226

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I just built a new computer this week primarily for Photoshop and video editing. Here's the basics:
ASROCK X99 Extreme4 mobo
i7 5930 cpu
32gb RAM GSkill DDR4 2400
GeForce GTX 970 vid card
H105 cooling

Ok, I'd like to overclock the processor but have never done it and have no idea what I'm doing. I don't want to push it real hard as I want this processor to last. Is it ok for me to ask what would be some simple settings to go with or is it much more complicated than that?
Hopefully you guys will have some patience for a new guy here.
Thanks
 
Welcome to [H]. Your best bet would be looking up a detailed guide on overclocking Haswell-E. It would explain all of the important different settings and lay out safe voltages to work with. Start slow and only work with one component at a time, set your ram to stock 2133 speed and dial in your cpu overclock before touching the ram speeds. You'll need stress testing software, I and many others here recommend Realbench.

*Remember that the ultimate goal of overclocking is to have as low voltage as possible for your desired speed while remaining 100% stable and within acceptable thermals.
 
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Thanks for the reply. I found this read and will probably follow it. http://www.pcgamer.com/how-to-overclock-your-cpu-processor/
I like it because it's in laymen terms.
As far as ram speed, you mention setting it to stock 2133. I'm confused, because the ram that I installed is 2400?? As well, I don't know, at this point, if I'm interested in messing with the ram. Don't know if the returns would be that great.
 
I would highly recommend a guide specific to Haswell-E as there are a lot of different settings compared to standard Intel cpu's. A simple "Haswell-E overclocking guide" Google search should bring up several good easy to follow guides.

As for the ram, for ddr4 the stock speed is 2133mhz. Anything over that speed is technically an overclock. Because 2400 is really close to the stock 2133 speed you will be fine with just setting the xmp profile.
 
http://www.hardwareluxx.com/index.p...bringing-haswell-e-to-its-limits.html?start=4
Voltages ^^^

Set your vcore at 1.30 and your cpu ratio at 45x to start off. change your cache or ram settings until you get the cpu core overclock stable (Vccin should be 1.85v-1.9v Asrock bios should do this on auto setting). Adjust you vcore and multiplier till you get the desired speed for your cooling capability. I think one of the best stability tests is 2 pass transcoding a video for 1-2 hours.
 
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