Need some help overclocking Asus Maximus VI Formula/Intel Core i7-4770K Build

[bojackr1]

Hi guys,

Can anyone help me with OC'ing my first time build. Here are my specs:

CPU: Intel Core i7-4770K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor

CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler w 4x SP 120MM fan push/pull configuration

Motherboard: Asus Maximus VI Formula ATX LGA1150 Motherboard

Memory: Corsair Vengeance Pro 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory

Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive

Storage: Western Digital WD Green 2TB 3.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive

Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 780 3GB DirectCU II Video Card

Case: Corsair Air 540 ATX Full Tower Case

Power Supply: Corsair RM 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply

Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit)

6X Case Fan: Corsair Air Series SP120 Quiet Edition (2-Pack) 37.9 CFM 120mm Fans

Case Fan: Corsair Air Series AF140 Quiet Edition 67.8 CFM 140mm Fan

[Nate152]

Hello bojackr1

Did you have a set overclock in mind?

I can help you overclock your cpu if you'd like.

[bojackr1]

To tell you the truth I really dont. Been doing some research and I've seen so many speeds and combinations of speeds. I just want the max outta my CPU and GPU without burning them up. How about 4.5ghz? Ihave also read that it all depends on the actual chip that you have as to how much you can overclock it.

[bojackr1]

Nate152 wrote:
Hello bojackr1

Did you have a set overclock in mind?

I can help you overclock your cpu if you'd like.

To tell you the truth I really dont. Been doing some research and I've seen so many speeds and combinations of speeds. I just want the max outta my CPU and GPU without burning them up. How about 4.5ghz? Ihave also read that it all depends on the actual chip that you have as to how much you can overclock it.

[Nate152]

You are correct, no cpu's are created equal so speed and voltage will vary from cpu to cpu. What determines how far you can overclock your cpu is temperature. You have a good cpu cooler and depending on how good your cpu is you might be able to get 4.5GHz.

Install these three programs please

Real temp 3.70 - cpu temperature monitoring program
cpu-z - cpu speed and voltage monitoring program
ROG Realbench - cpu stress testing program to test for stability

Get these installed and then we can begin overclocking your cpu.

[bojackr1]

Nate152 wrote:
You are correct, no cpu's are created equal so speed and voltage will vary from cpu to cpu. What determines how far you can overclock your cpu is temperature. You have a good cpu cooler and depending on how good it is you might be able to get 4.5GHz.

Install these three programs please

Real temp 3.70 - cpu temperature monitoring program
cpu-z - cpu speed and voltage monitoring program
ROG Realbench - cpu stress testing program to test for stability

get these installed and then we can begin overclocking your cpu.

Gotcha! Gimme a few please.

[Nate152]

Sure, just let me know when you are ready.

[bojackr1]

Nate152 wrote:
Sure, just let me know when you are ready.

I apologizes about the delay!! Kids ya know?! All the programs are downloaded and ready to run.

[Nate152]

All right, go into the bios and hit F5 to set defaults. On the extreme tweaker tab set the ai overclock tuner to manual and sync all cores. Set the cpu core ratio to 42 and the cpu core voltage to 1.25v. We'll see where temps are with this.

When you get this done return here.

[bojackr1]

Nate152 wrote:
All right, go into the bios and hit F5 to set defaults. On the extreme tweaker tab set the ai overclock tuner to manual and sync all cores. Set the cpu core ratio to 42 and the cpu core voltage to 1.25v. We'll see where temps are with this.

When you get this done return here.

ok Thanks its done