Hello hope this is in the correct forum,I have been using the Asus A1 suite to overclock my intel i2600k cpu on the Asus P8P67 deluxe mb,I am overclocking to 4.4 ghz for FSX and it appears to be stable,I have been informed that this is not the best method of overclocking! but the person who informed me was not clear as to why!,can anybody explain what is wrong with this method of overclocking ,will it cause any damage ? surely as asus supplied the overclocking tool it must be the best and safest method to overclock many thanks for readingpeter.

Hello hope this is in the correct forum................peter.

It isn't in the correct forum - moved to hardware forums.

Peter, As a generally accepted rule, you shouldn't use any 'overclocking programs' to do this for you, it can cause problems (As i found out shortly after getting into it with my new PC). Look around on sites that have support forums or the like for the Asus mobos, and I am sure there will be a guide as to the proper way to clock your setup. I found one on clunk.org, and it took me a bit of research to figure out all of the tems and nomenclature. But, setting up a stable overclock and stress testing the CPU and components on your own is the best way to ensure that you are stabile, as well as ensure longevity and overall pc health...HTH

Best tutorial:-http://www.clunk.org.uk/forums/overclocking/39184-p67-sandy-bridge-overclocking-guide-beginners.htmlGreat info:-http://forums.pureoverclock.com/showthread.php?12386-Sandy-Bridge-Overclocking-Guide-amp-5GHz-CLUB

Hello thanks to all that replied ,I have read the articles and removed Asus A1 suite and have set the bios to run my overclock, to start I have set multi to 100 x 45 ,volts 1.280 ,this runs fine at at 4500 ghz showing 1.272 volts on CPUZ and Real Temp shows max temps of 56 deg c (does that mean i can set volts to 1.275 in bios and be safe ),I have downloaded the latest version of prime ,and have run prime for 45mins with no issues ,Prime shows 3 tests is there one which I should use? in preference to the others .I thinks 4500 ghz is fast enough as I have read that 16 ghz of ram can cause issues with O/C stability ,I had tied to set up via bios before but I believe Asus have changed certain items in bios version 2001? which i could not alter ie CPU PLL voltage from Auto to Disable ! it does not alter in my bios,a (warning is given in one O/C guide to set to disable ) so i decided to play safe and use A! suite ,now to start tuning FSX CFG ! many thanks for the help peter

I somehow don't believe into stability at 4500 with 1.28. 45min is nothing for stability testing. You need 10 hours of P95 on all 4 or 8 cores, depending if HT on or off (should be off), followed by 100 runs of Linx. If not one crash, then it's stable.

Edited January 6, 201214 yr by Kosta

Hi ,after comments by Word Not Allowed and reading clunk (what a post that is ) I finally set 1.330 volts and the multiplier to 46,have run prime for 8 hrs ,with no crashes is this long enough?,highest temp is 61% checked via real temp.are these volts to high for a 46 multiplier setting? ,it does not seem to like a 47 multiplier setting at these volts and will bsod ,I am using a Noctua NH D14 cooler and wonder what benefits a home built water cooling system would bring?

Hi ,after comments by Word Not Allowed and reading clunk (what a post that is ) I finally set 1.330 volts and the multiplier to 46,have run prime for 8 hrs ,with no crashes is this long enough?,highest temp is 61% checked via real temp.are these volts to high for a 46 multiplier setting? ,it does not seem to like a 47 multiplier setting at these volts and will bsod ,I am using a Noctua NH D14 cooler and wonder what benefits a home built water cooling system would bring?

That sounds about right. Personally, if I pass 2 hours of Prime I'm good to go.61C at 1.33v for 4.6 is a healthy overclock. Congrats!A custom water loop will let you squeeze a little more out of the chip, but I don't think it's worth it. Unless you want something fun (and potentially dangerous to you system) to work on.

Edited January 10, 201214 yr by ZachLW

Hi ,after comments by Word Not Allowed and reading clunk (what a post that is ) I finally set 1.330 volts and the multiplier to 46,have run prime for 8 hrs ,with no crashes is this long enough?,highest temp is 61% checked via real temp.are these volts to high for a 46 multiplier setting? ,it does not seem to like a 47 multiplier setting at these volts and will bsod ,I am using a Noctua NH D14 cooler and wonder what benefits a home built water cooling system would bring?

Sounds cool. It's definitely a keeper.

and potentially dangerous to you system

Ha! I laugh in the face of danger! :LMAO:

That sounds a bit like: "Hold my beer and watch this!"

Ask Word Not Allowed how much voltage he's pumping through that CPU of his. :Whistle:

Ask Word Not Allowed how much voltage he's pumping through that CPU of his. :Whistle:

:biggrin: Goes hand in hand with my saying above!

That sounds about right. Personally, if I pass 2 hours of Prime I'm good to go.61C at 1.33v for 4.6 is a healthy overclock. Congrats!A custom water loop will let you squeeze a little more out of the chip, but I don't think it's worth it. Unless you want something fun (and potentially dangerous to you system) to work on.

Water leaking out of my former radiator killed my graphics card about one and a half year ago.

Im at that exact same setting. Been running since last April. Started at 1.32v for 4.6Ghz. Had soem idle BSOD issues (nothing in P95 though!).Upped vcore to 1.33v and no problems since.(just noticed I need to change sig to reflect my comments!)

Edited January 11, 201214 yr by GHarrall

Water leaking out of my former radiator killed my graphics card about one and a half year ago.

Q1: why did it leak?Q2: why do/did you have a radi in the computer?I think, if done properly, watercooling is never going to leak.