Loving these vids TD. Nice to hear a British accent! Especially loving the awkward bit in this one where you did a load of typing in 72pt font and we couldn't see it :)
Finaly a detailed guide im running p8z77 v pro and i5 3570k for like 6 years i think and no problems ,but got an gtx 970 recently and wanted to overclock my cpu to not hold it back , just waiting for some corsair fans to arive and i will give it a go thanks man
Nice to hear your PC has run well for a good 6 years. I have 2 desktops, one with i7-3770 and AMD HD6870 on a HP mobo, the other desktop ASUS Maximus V Gene, i7-3770K, 2x8GB Tridentx 2400MHz, and AMD R9-280x. I have temporary used a GTX 970 with my ASUS and find it does well if CPU is at 3.9GHz. But my 2015 desktop with i7-6700K (7th Gen), 4x8GB DDR4 2800MHz, and with 2- GTX 970's in SLI only performs about 15 percent CPU wise above the 3rd Gen i7-3770K (including i7-3770 non-K). The best thing when you decide to get a new desktop or DIY build is with a 10th Gen Intel i9's cpu and either GTX 1080ti or GTX 1660ti or RTX 2070 Super or RTX 2080 ti with memory of 3200MHz or 3600MHz. Your current 2012 system is still good until 2022. Only update if and when it is time and also within your budget. For now in March 2020 may as well hold off spending money due to COVID-19 pandemic as money is needed for important priorities in life such as food, shelter and medicine. Use common sense and good personal hygiene. We will survive this crisis just as our ancestors have before us. Have patience and don't panic. The New Media has caused much fear as they provide misleading, inaccurate information. But I do foresee this crisis about 5 months before it is mostly over in the U.S. as China cases have dropped dramatically since its outbreak. There will not be any Summer Olympic Games as Japan keeps pushing it. Just not going to happen until Summer 2021. Be safe and take care.
I got i7 3770 delidded with arctic silver 5 on chip, freshly repasted with hyper 212 evo cooling and 3 fans push pull system. Running at around 4.1 Ghz after your overclocking guide at 1.256 voltage. Core temperatures are around 85C during Prime95 testing. I had liquid cooling before and they were 90C with it. Before I delidded it temps were around 100C. I did everything possible to get normal temperatures, but they are at 85C. I think it's normal for 3770.
Thanks my man, after many disappointing years with Asus I've finally decided to do it manually instead of using the OC tuner. It fucked the DRAM settings so many times the motherboard wouldn't boot. It's extremely common problem even with newer models. The XMP really fucks things up but hopefully now everything is on manual there will be no suffering
My max stable oc is 4.1Ghz on i7-3770k, I am currently testing 4.4Ghz 1.270v on CPU after your guide, I have been thinking about replacing the computer for a year, but the oc will allow me to wait until the release of Ryzen 5600X
That's exactly why you put it to balanced. You don't need the CPU running at max voltage and clock speed when you're doing simple tasks like looking at your desktop. That's why you allow it to fluctuate :)! So yes it is normal and yes it is recommended to leave it at balanced. Just an fyi: you'll see it at max oc for 5mins when you first boot your pc, then it will throttle down if your pc is not being used.
very nice tutorial, i went through all the steps but im wondering if you need to do the offset part, can i just stay at manual? I5 3570k @4.2hz 1.2500V
@@TotallydubbedHD I used mine on manual for about a day, it was stable. Then I did the math and put in an offset of +0.030 (1.2v - 1.1709). As soon as I put in the offset and saved to boot windows, I got a blue screen instead of windows loading. So I went back to manual 1.2v @4.5ghz on an i5 3570k. Not sure what I did wrong, but I did notice my core voltage didn't change much at all under load while p95 testing. 1.20 to 1.208...
@@TotallydubbedHD well, I did realize my power setting were to maximize performance and not balanced. My min processor state was set to 100%, so I set it to 5% as default balanced setting and now I do see that my VID in CoreTemp changes and drops down to 0.9v when not under load and goes up to 1.17v under load (and I have my vcore manually set to 1.2v). I haven't tried using an offset voltage again but will see if that helps.
@@TotallydubbedHDand yes my manual might not be stable. I've only run prime95 for about an hour and got 1 error after an hour so that's when I bumped my vcore to 1.2 (it was 1.185v when I got the error). It's been stable through lots of games and such since then, but haven't had a chance to do a long stress test with p95 yet.
You've changed it to 4.2 via the bios and at full load cpuz or core temp reads 3.8? If that's the case then it's an Asus bios bug. Reflash the bios and restart your tests. Looks like the changes you did never came into play on your pc.
Once more thanks for your reply :) You have been soo extremely helpful with your advice. I have managed to fins my sweet spot on 1.215v UH making it 1.216-1.232 during ITB, PLL 1.75. My temps maxes with ITB at 84C. Going to run prime bled test to ensure over night and while work tomorrow. Since VID fluctuates between 1.281-1.296 while stressing, how much offset would you recommend? Since my offset will be minus (1.215), is it better to use the lowest VID to ensure enough volteage?
Sorry to bother you any more totallydubbed. Just a last question: When I find the optimal man voltage and change to offset by using your method with vid, do I need to stress test it substantially again all over?
This OC guide works fine for his motherboard. Does not work for my ASUS Maximus V Gene with i7-3770K, G Skill Tridentx (2x8GB) DDR3 2400MHz (XMP), AMD R9-280x. In BIOS best to select Optimized Default Setting then choose from CPU Overclock Profile List something like 4.2GHz and then XMP Profile. Most Air Coolers cannot keep CPU idle Temp below 45 Celsius at 3.9GHz (turbo). Must use AIO Liquid CPU Cooler such as Corsair H100i if planning to Overclock CPU above 3.9GHz as Air Cooling for 4.5GHz means CPU temp at IDLE to be 70 plus degrees Celsius. My i7-3770K core voltage has to be 1.280v to run stable at 3.9GHz. In Windows 10 power settings do not set the Minimum to 100 percent just leave those power setting alone at default. But if you a serious Over Clocker may as well use Liquid Nitrogen (LN2) and perform the steps / procedures safely and with precaution knowing you can damage the CPU and Motherboard and potential injury to yourself. A little bit of OC is okay to boost performance. Today, many motherboard manufacturers include automatic OC features in the BIOS, doing it manually doesn't work very well unless you have much experience. Also this You Tube video by totallydubbedHD is just a guide that works for him and not necessarily will for you. Beware of using Prime as known to fry your CPU.
I used a Noctua D15 for years and that's an air cooler - as for it not working for your motherboard - sorry about that; can't always win, however, this worked for 99% of people on Ivy Bridge. As for frying your CPU - that's all nonsense, as if you've got the right cooler as mentioned in part 1 - then that won't be an issue
I followed your vid in exact to what you did for manual oc. Just wondering If there are any settings that needs to be changed when going from manual to offfset!? Thx
Yes I understand that however it fluctuates when it's installing a game or even while I'm playing a game. In other words, it doesn't use the CPU's full potential even during heavy load according to CPU Z. Also what are the cons have leaving your computer to High Performance all the time?
Thanks for the guide, very informative. Everything worked perfectly overclocking my i5 3570k to 4.3ghz. The only problem is that I've manually set the Cpu voltage at 1.25v and it never idles with the CPU. It always stays up at 1.25v and I realise I'm going to have to switch to Offset mode, but I don't understand how I figure out how much to offset?
He was basing his calculation on past experience on monitoring his VID whilst Folding rather than (as demonstrated) whilst stress testing with Prime95.
Thank you so much for this guide, really helpful. Just wondering about a thing, i have 3570k and need 1.27v in bios with LLC ultra high for 4.5GHz oc. While prime cpu-z giver me 1.28v and my VID is 1.2810-1.2860. Does that mean my offset would be -0.011 to -0.016? Should I use 0.015 then? Is there and other settings in bios that needs to be changed when changing from manual to offset like i.e. C step? Thank you for your reply in advance :)
First of all I really want to thank you for making these three long and really informative videos. I'm a total beginner when it comes to overclocking so finding these and also noticing I got the same motherboard but a i5-3570k was amazing. I have question about the offset. I've replicated almost every setting down to a T and when finding out my finding out my offset I got a core voltage at 1.264 and Vid at 1.2109. Have I understood you correctly that I'm just supposed to take 1.264 minus 1.2109 and then 0.0531 is what I'm putting in as a positive offset? I haven't encountered any problems at all but I got kind of confused when you counted your offset and got 0.045 but in the end you put in another number. Could you please explain as to why you did that? =) Thanks in advance!
Yup that's correct. I did it, because folding required a different offset (voltage) - thus it needed +0.7 and not +0.045 - for regular use though, do as you calculated.
***** Oh I see! Thanks for getting back to me so fast! I will subscribe and keep my eye out for new videos from you. Saw you had some stuff about some mice and compl-eye (saw the crap you got from the pronounciation as well :P) so I'll check those out!
brilliant series of videos, I just got m y self a water cooler to breath new life into my old comp. i5 3570k. really helpful going to use this when I over clock :D thanks bud I know its like 3 years late
Thank you for your three-part video explaining basic overclocking for a newbie like myself. I took notes and found your explanations very well understandable for a non-techie like myself. One question - when you say you know your voltage is 1.27, did you come by that after starting at 1.25 and slowly going up in voltage and running various stress tests until it was unstable (e.g. - 1.275), and then going back to 1.27 as being your stable voltage? Thanks.
I'm glad it helped, even till this day :)! Yup, exactly that, I found out after lots of tests it needed a small amount more, so that's where it came from :D
i did download several times of P95 and now i am actuallly has the very same setup as you, 1.270v and the P95 still keeps "PRIME95 Application has stopped working " i never had any blue screen and nor workers that has stopped working. just this one.
Hello, thank you for your videos, I successfully overclocked my computer. Question about Balance mode for Power Options. I noticed after setting it from High Performance to Balance mode after your suggestions, when I install a game, or play games, I look at the Core Speed under CPU-Z and I see that the it fluctuates from 1600 to 4500. Is this normal? should I just set it back to High performance?
What kind of temps do you like for your 3770k @ 4.5Ghz? I'm currently trying to overclock mine @ 4.4Ghz but am not sure what's good for F@H. (Also yes I fold like crazy as well lol)
thank you for quick reply. I downed to 44times and to 1.25v i bios, run fine for 1h without any whea or prime errors with 1.256-1.261v during load. The strange thing is that I then downed it to 1.24v in bios, started up prime but my vcore in cpuz didnt change? Should I aim for High LLC instead do you think?
my prime 95 keep stopping/shuting down, not the workers. 1st i put 1.25v on vcore and cpu-z show like 1.260-1.270, now im on my 1.255 and prime95 application keeps shuting down.
Hey bud I got a big question. I believe I have correctly overclocked my i5 3570k on my asus P8z77-v LK mb to 4.2ghz at 1.12v. I run prime95 everything is fine, but when I check core temps and cpu-z it shows that my cpu is only at 3.8ghz. I don't get whats wrong, I've changed the cpu ratio to 42 and it's still at 3.8ghz. is cpu-z and core temp reading it wrong?
Thanks for the great guides! What do you think about WHEA errors? Prime and OCCT is running fine but after a few hours (5+) into the test I start to see WHEA errors in the event viewer. My goal is to make my 3770K stable @4.5ghz I kept increasing the voltage to make it stable but now it's starting to get stupidly high. I'm running a test atm with 0.07 offset with a 1.261-1.266VID and High LLC, CPUZ reads 1.320V avg.
Awesome guide. Thanks a lot. One question. I have followed your guide exactly. I have exactly the same hardware as you. When I reboot. something changes the settings to lower then 4.5gb. I'm really confused.
4.5GB? - if you mean Ghz , that's just the power saving mode - or balanced option in the power settings on windows - that's normal - let it downclock when needs be.
Lol. Yeah. I've got that running also. Maybe it's the Asus software doing it? I will uninstall it then start fresh again and see what happens. Thanks again. Really. Great videos.
That's a great tutorial. Easy to follow and straight forward. One question, rather, have you gone after 4.8Ghz offset? I'm quite curious to know what vcore would make it completely prime stable on that i7 chip of yours for 4.8Ghz offset.
***** then it's highly likely it's gonna require a 0.05v bump to get it stable at that 4.8Ghz offset. I also feel 1.45v should be the limit on air/water cooling with reasonable temps. Am certain with 4 threads you could beat that.
Inter Reducer sure I could - but what's the point and need? I don't want to stress my CPU nor push more voltage through it and more so especially don't want to have my fans run at a higher RPM (thus more noise) for no apparent reason. Sometimes you have to look at the costs and benefits. For me I benefit in almost nothing and cost myself more in the process.
I haven't been able to successfully boot into windows after applying the overlock settings that you recommend. I think it's related to my CPU voltage setting. My 3570K uses 1.072V by default which is lower than your CPU. I've tried raising/lowering the CPU voltage and lowering the overlock but I still can't boot. There's no blue screen either it just freezes then resets. My RAM tested fine and it's the same as yours in timing and speed. Any idea on what I can tweak? Also thank you sooo much for such an in depth tutorial. I really like how you go into so much detail in explaining why you're doing what you're doing.
Not every PC is the same - so you have to bear that in mind - yours might be more power hungry - you can try 1.4v @ 4.5ghz and see if it boots. If it does, then it would suggest that your chip needs more power. Then just try dialing in a safe figure (check your temps and cooler) and then try OC'ing RAM wise - unless you have the exact same ram or a one that runs the same timings, that shouldn't be the same as mine in your BIOS. Make sure you got the right timings for your ram and voltage etc - check your ram sticker. That could cause boot issues within itself.
It's not a solve all but I actually found that I was able to oc my 3570k more, and had higher stability after updating bios, so I suggest that as it could help. I couldn't get above 4.3 without the update. Running the p8z68-v progen3 mobo.
***** Yes actually I think I remember that bit now. Great vids by the way wish I had seen these ages ago would have saved me a lot of searches as there is a great wealth of info in all of these vids that is relevant to my setup.
I have an i5 3570k, I put it at 4.5, and my computer still wont go into windows and i went up to 1.310V, but I stopped there because I was getting worried about going higher. Currently at a 4.0 OC with a 67C max temp under load Voltage goes from 1.056V to about 1.284V) . What should I do about voltages and my overclock?
Great guide. Excpect I'm having one problem with my offset voltage with i5-3570k. I have it stable at 4.2ghz 1.170v My VID is 1.2760. So my offset should be -0.105 But I need to use -0.050 to get it stable. My LLC is set to Very High..
I'm having problems ocing my rig. I basically have the same setup add you. For some reason is stuck at 4.1ghz. But when I go back into the bios it says the multiplier is at 45. Please help!
well there's no two ways around it - the video guides mention everything you need to know. However I find it worrying that you have a h100 and you are hitting a phenomenal 105c! That's why it is failing, because the CPU is going into fail-safe mode and either switching off your PC automatically or stopping any intensive process to PREVENT it from burning itself. I suggest you DO NOT OC with 105c - as I said int he video 95c should really be your max limit. What voltage are you on!?
Question: I have an ASUS motherboard with a very similar processor (i5-3570k) and motherboard to the video. Setting in bios is voltage set to manual = 1.25v, LLC = Ultra High and multiplier = 45 (all other settings as per video). Using the same software packages as the video, but when I put my PC under load... my vid = 1.2660v and my core voltage = 1.256v. This is strange because my vid is higher than the manual voltage specified in the bios (1.25v). Is vid increased because of LLC = Ultra High? I'm not sure because the video shows the opposite phenomenon... where vid is less than both core voltage (according to CPU-Z) and the manual voltage in the bios despite the influence of LLC. When my PC is NOT under load, my vid is still 1.2560v (i.e. +0.006v greater than the manual set voltage in my bios of 1.25v). I'm not using any voltage offsets or any kind of automated turbo mode... all settings are identical to the video except where I've specified otherwise. Am I missing something? All other websites talk about vid voltage being less than core voltage in both CPU-Z and Bios due to vdrop/vdroop.
Hey there, OK: So the VID will be different from the BIOS and the desktop. That VID is quite high, but there's nothing you can do about that - it's the "factory voltage" so to speak of your chip. LLC won't change your VID - however weirdly enough programs and what you "run" on your PC will do. At least this is what I've found from previous experience. Other website would mention it - but what they forget to mention is that all chips are different. Your VID is naturally higher, so you'll have a odd-offset than most. Nothing different or special here, just that you might not be able to extreme OC.
***** Much appreciated, thank you for your response. So far my PC is under going Prime95 testing on a x45 multiplier and the temperatures seem OK and the voltages not doing anything crazy (beyond the VID being higher than expected). All the luck of the silicon lottery, eh? A x45 multiplier is good enough for me anyway, I wasn't interested really in pushing further. Thanks again!
My vcore was 1.250 to get stable. My VID under load was 1.276 If I lower vcore to 1.240 it crashes, so 1.250 seems to be minimum. This adds up to negative 0.26, which in BIOS could be -0.025 or -0.030. The system crashes with these values. Is negative offset what I want?
totallydubbedHD Hah, I get that. No problem. The guide is definitely still useful, learned a lot! I did have one worker fail in Prime 95, so I guess I need a bit more vcore. Anyways, what I ended up doing was simply set positive offset instead of negative and rounded up from 0.026 to 0.030. I’m now at the same vcore as with manual, just a tad up, and it seems stable (need a 24h prime run to verify though). thanks!
totallydubbedHD Actually, today I decided to lower offset further (now 0.020) because I would get vcore from 1.256 to 1.288. I then also changed LLC from ultra high to high, and now I’m at 1.240 - 1.248. It still runs, which it hasn’t done before (with manual 1.240 and high LLC) Could it be that my CPU/MB reacts to the spikes from LLC?
hey man . when i try oc same processor with urs even with 4.2 and 1.10 voltage (even thought it doesnt stay at that voltage when i check from gpu-z i dont know why ) when i play game it crashes. why it could be can you help me out ?
Hey, I know this video is 2 years old. I was wondering I haven't ran my sysem with offset settings yet, I wanted to try my current Vcore in BIOS is 1.26 and my VID is 1.256 if subtracted = +.004 so does this mean I run offset at + .004? Will .004 do ok? I saw you pump yours to .007.
Ok first of all that BSOD has nothing to do with vcore- make sure ALL your drivers, especially GPU ones are up to date. As for your voltage AND temperatures -> those two don't quite fit. Either your H100 is faulty, or your fans aren't getting the full 12v OR it isn't seated properly/firmly enough. First and foremost sort out your cooling - as at 1.25v you shouldn't be hitting anything close to 90c let alone 105c, even with ambients at around 25c.
If I'm not looking to push my over clock to high, will it be fine if I achieve a stable 24 hour Prime95 test at Core Voltage of 1.256 V(1.250 in bios) with core speed 4498MHz and leave it at that? also is a max temp of 80°C fine or should I go lower?
I'm having trouble with my i5 3570k. I have it stable at 4.3ghz 1.260v My VID is 1.3060. If I've worked it out correctly my offset should be negative 0.050. But this is giving me stability problems. Any tips?
Either it isn't stable, or your VID "test" isn't reflecting what you use. Ie. Prime is enough for most operations. but for me I had to raise my offset, due to folding taking more volts. I went from +0.45 to +0.7
***** Thanks for the reply. I just started messing around and got it to work OK. Changed it to -0.10 offset and I'm getting around 1.256 on load and 1.000 at idle. It seems stable Does this seem OK to you? Just one more quick question my computer seems to take an extra second or two to beep when posting since overclocking Is this something to be concerned about? Thanks a million
Steve3194 that seems fine - but what is your LLC at - as that might be the cause to your problems (ie if it is on medium or high - that might be too low) As for the boot - not really, could even be a simple BIOS option - look around in there and see if there's something delaying boot - ie "full screen boot" "5seconds boot screen" etc
The best (and maybe the only useful existing in RUclips) video for overclocking intel with ~2012 Asus motherboards. Thank you very much.
Haha thanks man
i have this motherboard and 3570k. this is a best guide i could find so far. thank you.
Glad it helped :)
2018 and my p8z77 - v and i5 3570k are still running fine
@@ToddMoore1 likewise on my system
@@TotallydubbedHD same on me, i just got a new CPU Cooler so going up to 4,5 at my 3570k^^
Got it, downloaded a new bios and flashed it in, and it's all good. Thanks bud!
Loving these vids TD. Nice to hear a British accent! Especially loving the awkward bit in this one where you did a load of typing in 72pt font and we couldn't see it :)
Amazing videos. Thank you so much for making these. Very informative. Also it's much appreciated that you respond to people.
It is explained in the guide :)
As for why it is always at 1.25v - that's to do with two things: BIOS speedstep + windows power options
After doing the calculations I also got 0.045+. so why do you put 0.07 in the cpu offset voltage? can you please expand on that, which should I put?
Thank you for your videos. I could make it and now I'm just waiting for the stress test. Your video was the only effective one I found.
Glad I could help :)
@@TotallydubbedHD In addition, for some reason with Prime95 I did not have good results but wit Aida 64 everythinks works fine.
@@mattheusmacedo9542 glad you hear it, but p95 is a bit more harsh vs aida
Thanks sooo much I was able to go from 4.5 with my settings to a solid 5.0 GHz with ur exact settings!! :)
Thank you and swagg for your time and all three videos they help me a lot.
Finaly a detailed guide im running p8z77 v pro and i5 3570k for like 6 years i think and no problems ,but got an gtx 970 recently and wanted to overclock my cpu to not hold it back , just waiting for some corsair fans to arive and i will give it a go thanks man
fair :D and no worries!
Nice to hear your PC has run well for a good 6 years. I have 2 desktops, one with i7-3770 and AMD HD6870 on a HP mobo, the other desktop ASUS Maximus V Gene, i7-3770K, 2x8GB Tridentx 2400MHz, and AMD R9-280x. I have temporary used a GTX 970 with my ASUS and find it does well if CPU is at 3.9GHz. But my 2015 desktop with i7-6700K (7th Gen), 4x8GB DDR4 2800MHz, and with 2- GTX 970's in SLI only performs about 15 percent CPU wise above the 3rd Gen i7-3770K (including i7-3770 non-K). The best thing when you decide to get a new desktop or DIY build is with a 10th Gen Intel i9's cpu and either GTX 1080ti or GTX 1660ti or RTX 2070 Super or RTX 2080 ti with memory of 3200MHz or 3600MHz. Your current 2012 system is still good until 2022. Only update if and when it is time and also within your budget. For now in March 2020 may as well hold off spending money due to COVID-19 pandemic as money is needed for important priorities in life such as food, shelter and medicine. Use common sense and good personal hygiene. We will survive this crisis just as our ancestors have before us. Have patience and don't panic. The New Media has caused much fear as they provide misleading, inaccurate information. But I do foresee this crisis about 5 months before it is mostly over in the U.S. as China cases have dropped dramatically since its outbreak. There will not be any Summer Olympic Games as Japan keeps pushing it. Just not going to happen until Summer 2021. Be safe and take care.
Wow that was a good explanation. Took a bunch of notes and gonna give it a try!
cheers buddy - good luck
I got i7 3770 delidded with arctic silver 5 on chip, freshly repasted with hyper 212 evo cooling and 3 fans push pull system. Running at around 4.1 Ghz after your overclocking guide at 1.256 voltage. Core temperatures are around 85C during Prime95 testing. I had liquid cooling before and they were 90C with it. Before I delidded it temps were around 100C. I did everything possible to get normal temperatures, but they are at 85C. I think it's normal for 3770.
good to hear!
I love you for this.
Thanks my man, after many disappointing years with Asus I've finally decided to do it manually instead of using the OC tuner. It fucked the DRAM settings so many times the motherboard wouldn't boot. It's extremely common problem even with newer models. The XMP really fucks things up but hopefully now everything is on manual there will be no suffering
Classic ASUS back at it again xD
That was the best Guide i ever see. Thanks a lot.
Thanks! Glad I could help :)
My max stable oc is 4.1Ghz on i7-3770k, I am currently testing 4.4Ghz 1.270v on CPU after your guide, I have been thinking about replacing the computer for a year, but the oc will allow me to wait until the release of Ryzen 5600X
Yeah it's a good CPU!
Glad I could help
glad I could help!
That's exactly why you put it to balanced. You don't need the CPU running at max voltage and clock speed when you're doing simple tasks like looking at your desktop. That's why you allow it to fluctuate :)!
So yes it is normal and yes it is recommended to leave it at balanced. Just an fyi: you'll see it at max oc for 5mins when you first boot your pc, then it will throttle down if your pc is not being used.
Tested now and for 1.24v in bios high LLC made it much more correct 1.232 - 1.248 :)
try re-attaining prime.
Sometimes to do with prime sometimes to do with vcore in this instance.
very nice tutorial, i went through all the steps but im wondering if you need to do the offset part, can i just stay at manual? I5 3570k @4.2hz 1.2500V
You can stay at manual - but it's better to be on offset as it saves your CPU from constantly being forced to use 1.25v
@@TotallydubbedHD I used mine on manual for about a day, it was stable. Then I did the math and put in an offset of +0.030 (1.2v - 1.1709). As soon as I put in the offset and saved to boot windows, I got a blue screen instead of windows loading. So I went back to manual 1.2v @4.5ghz on an i5 3570k. Not sure what I did wrong, but I did notice my core voltage didn't change much at all under load while p95 testing. 1.20 to 1.208...
@@matts8708 that's odd! Maybe your manual oc isn't stable?
@@TotallydubbedHD well, I did realize my power setting were to maximize performance and not balanced. My min processor state was set to 100%, so I set it to 5% as default balanced setting and now I do see that my VID in CoreTemp changes and drops down to 0.9v when not under load and goes up to 1.17v under load (and I have my vcore manually set to 1.2v). I haven't tried using an offset voltage again but will see if that helps.
@@TotallydubbedHDand yes my manual might not be stable. I've only run prime95 for about an hour and got 1 error after an hour so that's when I bumped my vcore to 1.2 (it was 1.185v when I got the error). It's been stable through lots of games and such since then, but haven't had a chance to do a long stress test with p95 yet.
You've changed it to 4.2 via the bios and at full load cpuz or core temp reads 3.8?
If that's the case then it's an Asus bios bug. Reflash the bios and restart your tests. Looks like the changes you did never came into play on your pc.
Once more thanks for your reply :) You have been soo extremely helpful with your advice. I have managed to fins my sweet spot on 1.215v UH making it 1.216-1.232 during ITB, PLL 1.75. My temps maxes with ITB at 84C. Going to run prime bled test to ensure over night and while work tomorrow. Since VID fluctuates between 1.281-1.296 while stressing, how much offset would you recommend? Since my offset will be minus (1.215), is it better to use the lowest VID to ensure enough volteage?
Sorry to bother you any more totallydubbed. Just a last question: When I find the optimal man voltage and change to offset by using your method with vid, do I need to stress test it substantially again all over?
This OC guide works fine for his motherboard. Does not work for my ASUS Maximus V Gene with i7-3770K, G Skill Tridentx (2x8GB) DDR3 2400MHz (XMP), AMD R9-280x. In BIOS best to select Optimized Default Setting then choose from CPU Overclock Profile List something like 4.2GHz and then XMP Profile. Most Air Coolers cannot keep CPU idle Temp below 45 Celsius at 3.9GHz (turbo). Must use AIO Liquid CPU Cooler such as Corsair H100i if planning to Overclock CPU above 3.9GHz as Air Cooling for 4.5GHz means CPU temp at IDLE to be 70 plus degrees Celsius. My i7-3770K core voltage has to be 1.280v to run stable at 3.9GHz. In Windows 10 power settings do not set the Minimum to 100 percent just leave those power setting alone at default. But if you a serious Over Clocker may as well use Liquid Nitrogen (LN2) and perform the steps / procedures safely and with precaution knowing you can damage the CPU and Motherboard and potential injury to yourself. A little bit of OC is okay to boost performance. Today, many motherboard manufacturers include automatic OC features in the BIOS, doing it manually doesn't work very well unless you have much experience. Also this You Tube video by totallydubbedHD is just a guide that works for him and not necessarily will for you. Beware of using Prime as known to fry your CPU.
I used a Noctua D15 for years and that's an air cooler - as for it not working for your motherboard - sorry about that; can't always win, however, this worked for 99% of people on Ivy Bridge.
As for frying your CPU - that's all nonsense, as if you've got the right cooler as mentioned in part 1 - then that won't be an issue
I followed your vid in exact to what you did for manual oc. Just wondering If there are any settings that needs to be changed when going from manual to offfset!? Thx
Nice :) Can I ask whats your take on whea errors? I am stable in prime for 18h+, but then I saw a lot of whea errors in event viewer :(
Yes I understand that however it fluctuates when it's installing a game or even while I'm playing a game. In other words, it doesn't use the CPU's full potential even during heavy load according to CPU Z. Also what are the cons have leaving your computer to High Performance all the time?
Thanks for the guide, very informative. Everything worked perfectly overclocking my i5 3570k to 4.3ghz. The only problem is that I've manually set the Cpu voltage at 1.25v and it never idles with the CPU. It always stays up at 1.25v and I realise I'm going to have to switch to Offset mode, but I don't understand how I figure out how much to offset?
He was basing his calculation on past experience on monitoring his VID whilst Folding rather than (as demonstrated) whilst stress testing with Prime95.
Thank you so much for this guide, really helpful. Just wondering about a thing, i have 3570k and need 1.27v in bios with LLC ultra high for 4.5GHz oc. While prime cpu-z giver me 1.28v and my VID is 1.2810-1.2860. Does that mean my offset would be -0.011 to -0.016? Should I use 0.015 then? Is there and other settings in bios that needs to be changed when changing from manual to offset like i.e. C step? Thank you for your reply in advance :)
First of all I really want to thank you for making these three long and really informative videos. I'm a total beginner when it comes to overclocking so finding these and also noticing I got the same motherboard but a i5-3570k was amazing. I have question about the offset. I've replicated almost every setting down to a T and when finding out my finding out my offset I got a core voltage at 1.264 and Vid at 1.2109. Have I understood you correctly that I'm just supposed to take 1.264 minus 1.2109 and then 0.0531 is what I'm putting in as a positive offset?
I haven't encountered any problems at all but I got kind of confused when you counted your offset and got 0.045 but in the end you put in another number. Could you please explain as to why you did that? =)
Thanks in advance!
Yup that's correct.
I did it, because folding required a different offset (voltage) - thus it needed +0.7 and not +0.045 - for regular use though, do as you calculated.
***** Oh I see! Thanks for getting back to me so fast! I will subscribe and keep my eye out for new videos from you. Saw you had some stuff about some mice and compl-eye (saw the crap you got from the pronounciation as well :P) so I'll check those out!
Håkan Hägglund haha ok!
What does folding in this context mean? (new in OC)
brilliant series of videos, I just got m y self a water cooler to breath new life into my old comp. i5 3570k. really helpful going to use this when I over clock :D thanks bud I know its like 3 years late
Haha it's never too late. I'm still running strong on the same chip and clock! Glad you found the videos helpful :)
+Muntazar Ghumra I have the same cpu and want to overclock it as well, how did your overclock has go?
Thanks Dubbed, can't wait to get my H100i and OC my 3770K on me Formula V!!! Hoping I didn't get ripped off with the silicone lottery lol......
Thank you for your three-part video explaining basic overclocking for a newbie like myself. I took notes and found your explanations very well understandable for a non-techie like myself.
One question - when you say you know your voltage is 1.27, did you come by that after starting at 1.25 and slowly going up in voltage and running various stress tests until it was unstable (e.g. - 1.275), and then going back to 1.27 as being your stable voltage? Thanks.
I'm glad it helped, even till this day :)! Yup, exactly that, I found out after lots of tests it needed a small amount more, so that's where it came from :D
Thanks for the reply. I'm waiting for a long weekend so I can start playing around with overclocking my machine. Thanks again for your helpful videos.
Glad they helped!
i did download several times of P95 and now i am actuallly has the very same setup as you, 1.270v and the P95 still keeps "PRIME95 Application has stopped working " i never had any blue screen and nor workers that has stopped working. just this one.
Hello, thank you for your videos, I successfully overclocked my computer. Question about Balance mode for Power Options. I noticed after setting it from High Performance to Balance mode after your suggestions, when I install a game, or play games, I look at the Core Speed under CPU-Z and I see that the it fluctuates from 1600 to 4500. Is this normal? should I just set it back to High performance?
What kind of temps do you like for your 3770k @ 4.5Ghz? I'm currently trying to overclock mine @ 4.4Ghz but am not sure what's good for F@H. (Also yes I fold like crazy as well lol)
thank you for quick reply. I downed to 44times and to 1.25v i bios, run fine for 1h without any whea or prime errors with 1.256-1.261v during load. The strange thing is that I then downed it to 1.24v in bios, started up prime but my vcore in cpuz didnt change? Should I aim for High LLC instead do you think?
thanks man, a really good video.
Pleasure, don't forget to sub and like
Thanks, I will get back to you with the results...
my prime 95 keep stopping/shuting down, not the workers. 1st i put 1.25v on vcore and cpu-z show like 1.260-1.270, now im on my 1.255 and prime95 application keeps shuting down.
Hey bud I got a big question. I believe I have correctly overclocked my i5 3570k on my asus P8z77-v LK mb to 4.2ghz at 1.12v. I run prime95 everything is fine, but when I check core temps and cpu-z it shows that my cpu is only at 3.8ghz. I don't get whats wrong, I've changed the cpu ratio to 42 and it's still at 3.8ghz. is cpu-z and core temp reading it wrong?
Not really sure then. I'll ask on the forums
Hows the system running now? pc still alive? thankyou
haha yeah all running perfectly :)
awesome :D
Thanks for the great guides!
What do you think about WHEA errors? Prime and OCCT is running fine but after a few hours (5+) into the test I start to see WHEA errors in the event viewer.
My goal is to make my 3770K stable @4.5ghz
I kept increasing the voltage to make it stable but now it's starting to get stupidly high. I'm running a test atm with 0.07 offset with a 1.261-1.266VID and High LLC, CPUZ reads 1.320V avg.
WHEA errors show instability, so I'd up the voltage - if you're getting too high, you'll need to drop the OC
Awesome guide. Thanks a lot. One question. I have followed your guide exactly. I have exactly the same hardware as you. When I reboot. something changes the settings to lower then 4.5gb. I'm really confused.
4.5GB? - if you mean Ghz , that's just the power saving mode - or balanced option in the power settings on windows - that's normal - let it downclock when needs be.
Yeah I meant GHz. No when I go into Asus software it says 4200 GHz and it never rises above it. Even when maxed out.
Fuck Asus' software lol - use core temp and the ones I suggested.
Lol. Yeah. I've got that running also. Maybe it's the Asus software doing it? I will uninstall it then start fresh again and see what happens. Thanks again. Really. Great videos.
Asus' software is not to be trusted - always has been a pain. I won't forget it reporting 160c for my CPU temp ;)!
Also dont you think that 1.215v-1.281v = -0.66 / 1.215-1.296 = -0.81 is quite a lot?
That's a great tutorial. Easy to follow and straight forward. One question, rather, have you gone after 4.8Ghz offset? I'm quite curious to know what vcore would make it completely prime stable on that i7 chip of yours for 4.8Ghz offset.
I tried- but I needed over 1.45v manual which I didn't want to do.
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Oh that sucks, what about just booting into Win with no testing, what vcore did it make it through and atleast with some light loads?
Inter Reducer yeah 1.45v made it
***** then it's highly likely it's gonna require a 0.05v bump to get it stable at that 4.8Ghz offset. I also feel 1.45v should be the limit on air/water cooling with reasonable temps. Am certain with 4 threads you could beat that.
Inter Reducer sure I could - but what's the point and need? I don't want to stress my CPU nor push more voltage through it and more so especially don't want to have my fans run at a higher RPM (thus more noise) for no apparent reason.
Sometimes you have to look at the costs and benefits. For me I benefit in almost nothing and cost myself more in the process.
can you please explain to me what ratio synchronizing control does if its enabled or disabled? whats the difference or the effect? thanks.
Never heard of it, nor seen it on my bios. So I can't really tell you anything about it!
***** under turbo ratio..?
Can i stay on manual at the end for life?
I haven't been able to successfully boot into windows after applying the overlock settings that you recommend. I think it's related to my CPU voltage setting. My 3570K uses 1.072V by default which is lower than your CPU. I've tried raising/lowering the CPU voltage and lowering the overlock but I still can't boot. There's no blue screen either it just freezes then resets. My RAM tested fine and it's the same as yours in timing and speed. Any idea on what I can tweak? Also thank you sooo much for such an in depth tutorial. I really like how you go into so much detail in explaining why you're doing what you're doing.
Not every PC is the same - so you have to bear that in mind - yours might be more power hungry - you can try 1.4v @ 4.5ghz and see if it boots.
If it does, then it would suggest that your chip needs more power.
Then just try dialing in a safe figure (check your temps and cooler) and then try OC'ing
RAM wise - unless you have the exact same ram or a one that runs the same timings, that shouldn't be the same as mine in your BIOS. Make sure you got the right timings for your ram and voltage etc - check your ram sticker.
That could cause boot issues within itself.
It's not a solve all but I actually found that I was able to oc my 3570k more, and had higher stability after updating bios, so I suggest that as it could help. I couldn't get above 4.3 without the update. Running the p8z68-v progen3 mobo.
In the guide, I state that having the latest bios and updates is essential. Indeed it isn't a must, but sometimes it can help
***** Yes actually I think I remember that bit now. Great vids by the way wish I had seen these ages ago would have saved me a lot of searches as there is a great wealth of info in all of these vids that is relevant to my setup.
Thanks buddy!
can you overclock H61M-C asus motherboard i cant find the overclock on bios
Lol no idea. What an old video!
I have an i5 3570k, I put it at 4.5, and my computer still wont go into windows and i went up to 1.310V, but I stopped there because I was getting worried about going higher. Currently at a 4.0 OC with a 67C max temp under load Voltage goes from 1.056V to about 1.284V) . What should I do about voltages and my overclock?
same issue here. tried overclocking several times during a 4 year period, never get past 4.2 ghz.
Great guide. Excpect I'm having one problem with my offset voltage with i5-3570k. I have it stable at 4.2ghz 1.170v
My VID is 1.2760. So my offset should be -0.105
But I need to use -0.050 to get it stable. My LLC is set to Very High..
that's odd - sometimes it can happen, depending on the program that's being processed on your PC
***** Yea, I'm using now -0.050 offset and my vcore is 1.176max dont know why but atleast its stable.
24hrs is my recommended time - watch the videos.
I'm having problems ocing my rig. I basically have the same setup add you. For some reason is stuck at 4.1ghz. But when I go back into the bios it says the multiplier is at 45. Please help!
reflash the bios - it is a known asus bug.
still dont understand how you got 0.070 for you offset if your calculation was 0.045. also what is VID
well there's no two ways around it - the video guides mention everything you need to know. However I find it worrying that you have a h100 and you are hitting a phenomenal 105c!
That's why it is failing, because the CPU is going into fail-safe mode and either switching off your PC automatically or stopping any intensive process to PREVENT it from burning itself.
I suggest you DO NOT OC with 105c - as I said int he video 95c should really be your max limit.
What voltage are you on!?
I used to get 90c before delidding. Now I'm at 70c whilst folding
Question: I have an ASUS motherboard with a very similar processor (i5-3570k) and motherboard to the video. Setting in bios is voltage set to manual = 1.25v, LLC = Ultra High and multiplier = 45 (all other settings as per video). Using the same software packages as the video, but when I put my PC under load... my vid = 1.2660v and my core voltage = 1.256v. This is strange because my vid is higher than the manual voltage specified in the bios (1.25v). Is vid increased because of LLC = Ultra High? I'm not sure because the video shows the opposite phenomenon... where vid is less than both core voltage (according to CPU-Z) and the manual voltage in the bios despite the influence of LLC.
When my PC is NOT under load, my vid is still 1.2560v (i.e. +0.006v greater than the manual set voltage in my bios of 1.25v). I'm not using any voltage offsets or any kind of automated turbo mode... all settings are identical to the video except where I've specified otherwise. Am I missing something? All other websites talk about vid voltage being less than core voltage in both CPU-Z and Bios due to vdrop/vdroop.
Hey there,
OK: So the VID will be different from the BIOS and the desktop.
That VID is quite high, but there's nothing you can do about that - it's the "factory voltage" so to speak of your chip.
LLC won't change your VID - however weirdly enough programs and what you "run" on your PC will do.
At least this is what I've found from previous experience.
Other website would mention it - but what they forget to mention is that all chips are different.
Your VID is naturally higher, so you'll have a odd-offset than most. Nothing different or special here, just that you might not be able to extreme OC.
***** Much appreciated, thank you for your response. So far my PC is under going Prime95 testing on a x45 multiplier and the temperatures seem OK and the voltages not doing anything crazy (beyond the VID being higher than expected). All the luck of the silicon lottery, eh? A x45 multiplier is good enough for me anyway, I wasn't interested really in pushing further.
Thanks again!
Cloncurrify perfect then :)
Possible degrading of chip and temps.
You sure it doesn't?
Run prime - and you should see it at max.
My vcore was 1.250 to get stable. My VID under load was 1.276
If I lower vcore to 1.240 it crashes, so 1.250 seems to be minimum.
This adds up to negative 0.26, which in BIOS could be -0.025 or -0.030. The system crashes with these values.
Is negative offset what I want?
Honestly, it's been so long, I can't remember. Sorry!
totallydubbedHD Hah, I get that. No problem. The guide is definitely still useful, learned a lot! I did have one worker fail in Prime 95, so I guess I need a bit more vcore.
Anyways, what I ended up doing was simply set positive offset instead of negative and rounded up from 0.026 to 0.030. I’m now at the same vcore as with manual, just a tad up, and it seems stable (need a 24h prime run to verify though).
thanks!
@@nordemoniac sounds like you're almost there :)
totallydubbedHD Actually, today I decided to lower offset further (now 0.020) because I would get vcore from 1.256 to 1.288. I then also changed LLC from ultra high to high, and now I’m at 1.240 - 1.248.
It still runs, which it hasn’t done before (with manual 1.240 and high LLC) Could it be that my CPU/MB reacts to the spikes from LLC?
@@nordemoniac could be, LLC does like to play games sometimes. Ultimately go with what works best with your system. My guides are pointers :)
Still dont know with witch voltage to start...
1.25v
hey man . when i try oc same processor with urs even with 4.2 and 1.10 voltage (even thought it doesnt stay at that voltage when i check from gpu-z i dont know why ) when i play game it crashes. why it could be can you help me out ?
Yeah increase the voltage lol. Every chip is different
can i overclock my i3 3240 3.40 ghz cpu? with voltage ?
non-K? Nope!
Hey, I know this video is 2 years old. I was wondering I haven't ran my sysem with offset settings yet, I wanted to try my current Vcore in BIOS is 1.26 and my VID is 1.256 if subtracted = +.004 so does this mean I run offset at + .004? Will .004 do ok? I saw you pump yours to .007.
+Harold Allen Poquiz yup that's correct, but I ran at 0.07 not 0.007. Yours seems like a null offset.
+totallydubbedHD Do I still need to run offset or manual would work since you are saying its a null offset.
+Harold Allen Poquiz don't think there's any point
Alright, thanks!
Ok first of all that BSOD has nothing to do with vcore- make sure ALL your drivers, especially GPU ones are up to date.
As for your voltage AND temperatures -> those two don't quite fit.
Either your H100 is faulty, or your fans aren't getting the full 12v OR it isn't seated properly/firmly enough.
First and foremost sort out your cooling - as at 1.25v you shouldn't be hitting anything close to 90c let alone 105c, even with ambients at around 25c.
If I'm not looking to push my over clock to high, will it be fine if I achieve a stable 24 hour Prime95 test at Core Voltage of 1.256 V(1.250 in bios) with core speed 4498MHz and leave it at that? also is a max temp of 80°C fine or should I go lower?
yeah for sure! That's a good voltage too
mine is set to ultra
I'm having trouble with my i5 3570k. I have it stable at 4.3ghz 1.260v
My VID is 1.3060. If I've worked it out correctly my offset should be negative 0.050.
But this is giving me stability problems. Any tips?
Either it isn't stable, or your VID "test" isn't reflecting what you use.
Ie.
Prime is enough for most operations. but for me I had to raise my offset, due to folding taking more volts. I went from +0.45 to +0.7
***** Thanks for the reply. I just started messing around and got it to work OK. Changed it to -0.10 offset and I'm getting around 1.256 on load and 1.000 at idle. It seems stable Does this seem OK to you?
Just one more quick question my computer seems to take an extra second or two to beep when posting since overclocking
Is this something to be concerned about? Thanks a million
Steve3194 that seems fine - but what is your LLC at - as that might be the cause to your problems (ie if it is on medium or high - that might be too low)
As for the boot - not really, could even be a simple BIOS option - look around in there and see if there's something delaying boot - ie "full screen boot" "5seconds boot screen" etc
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Thanks very much for your help subscribed
Steve3194 pleasure and thanks for the sub!
Thabk
Nothing. Just the bios letting you know that it's getting supposedly high
Pleasure man cheers!
glad we could help