Where should an OC noob start?

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Any easy guides posted on here anywhere?

I used Afterburner to boost my GPU a bit and played around with that a little but want to try to OC my cpu. Never done that before and just looking to know where to start.
 
What mobo do you have? A lot of companies now have an auto overclock function that comes with the programs they bundle with drivers. That's the easy way out, but you don't get the best (most efficient) overclock.

Outside of that, you'll have to use your BIOS to overclock. LinusTechTips has a quick and dirty overclocking guide on YouTube. He released more than one, but either of them should work.
 
I wouldn't recommend the auto overclock methods in the BIOS because frankly they are crap and unstable and not a true overclock.

There are plenty of overclocking guides everywhere, just google the CPU you have that you want to overclock and you'd get an infinite amount of results from all over the interwebz.
 
First off, if you're new to it, I recommend not adjusting any voltage, as that is how your components could end up damaged. Second, I have heard of issues with Intel Speedstep, which down clocks the CPU when it is not under load. I personally have never had a single issue with it on my i5 3570K. It down clocks to 1.6 GHz then back up to 4.2 GHz when under load. The guides from Linus are a great place to start.
 
It depends on what platform you're running.
Hmm..I never really found a good S775 guide..
AM3 guide: http://www.overclock.net/t/777378/o...verclocking-guide-with-too-many-smileys/0_100

1156 guide: http://www.overclockers.com/3-step-guide-overclock-core-i3-i5-i7/

1366 guide: "

1155 guide: http://hardforum.com/showthread.php?t=1578110 This is the best 1155 guide,the only difference with 2nd-gen is that it requires less Vcore and RAM goes a little higher.

AM3+ guide: http://www.overclock.net/t/1140459/...aling-charts-max-ocs-ln2-results-coming/0_100

z87 guide: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z7zPu9255ZI or http://www.overclock.net/t/1401976/the-gigabyte-z87-haswell-overclocking-oc-guide/0_100 (because:Giga-ese)

Fm2+ guide: http://www.ocinside.de/workshop_en/amd_fm2_overclock/

X79 guide: Basically same as 1155 except has 100+125 ratio.

X99 guide: http://rog.asus.com/365052014/overclocking/rog-overclocking-guide-core-for-5960x-5930k-5820k/

I hope that covered what you have. :)
 
Matthew Kane said:
I wouldn't recommend the auto overclock methods in the BIOS because frankly they are crap and unstable and not a true overclock.

There are plenty of overclocking guides everywhere, just google the CPU you have that you want to overclock and you'd get an infinite amount of results from all over the interwebz.
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Plenty of those are stable. The problem is often thar the clock increases are nominal over turbo speeds, they may only clock a single core, and the voltages used are often excessive for the overclocking achieved.

Ryankirsch13 said:
First off, if you're new to it, I recommend not adjusting any voltage, as that is how your components could end up damaged. Second, I have heard of issues with Intel Speedstep, which down clocks the CPU when it is not under load. I personally have never had a single issue with it on my i5 3570K. It down clocks to 1.6 GHz then back up to 4.2 GHz when under load. The guides from Linus are a great place to start.
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Depends on the platform. If your on Z170 for example you are only really adjusting vcore and SA voltage. Keep to a conservative value in line with your goals and you shouldn't damage anything.
 
What cooler do you have on that i7 4770k? You could easily just bump the multiplier up higher than the stock boost setting if you're looking for a quick and easy overclock. Something like 42x would give you a decent boost. Stock multiplier on a 4770k is 39x so you'd be looking at a quick and easy 300Mhz increase and it should be stable if you've got a decent cooler.
 
You'll need a lot of patience and read the links provided relative to your rig, also make sure your cooling+ psu are up to it
 
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