June 4, 201213 yr I am planning to build a new Ivy Bridge computer, I7 3770. Are there any simple instructions anyone can give me to overclock it? Does it need cooling? All I want is to build it and overclock it. I don't want to play with different settings. I have never overclocked before and am only considering it if is economical. Thank you if you give of your time to help me. It is appreciated.
June 4, 201213 yr Commercial Member Hey Daniel, When you get your chip I would suggest checking out some of the more popular overclocking stes like: http://www.extremeoverclocking.com/ http://www.overclock.net/ http://www.overclockers.com/ That what I did when I was OC my Sandy Bridge. Usually, you can find a good step-by-step tutorial, even with screenshots. First time I did it I was able to take my chip up to 5GHz. And yes, you will need 3rd party cooling either going with air or water. I went with Noctua NH-D14 air cooling for my rigs. Clutch Intel i9-12900KF, Asus Prime Z690-A MB, 64GB DDR5 6000 RAM, (3) SK hynix M.2 SSD (2TB ea.), 16TB Seagate HDD, Gigabyte GeForce 5080 RTX, Corsair iCUE H70i AIO Liquid Cooler, UHD/Blu-ray Player/Burner (still have lots of CDs, DVDs!) Windows 10, (hold off for now on Win11), EVGA 1300W PSUNetgear 1Gbps modem & router, (3) 27" 1440 wrap-around displaysFull array of Bravo, Saitek and GoFlight hardware for the cockpit. Varjo and HP VR headsets for mixed reality.
June 4, 201213 yr The Asus boards (maybe others) have a simple OC function in the bios, or a button on the MB, or even via software. It may not give the highest possible result but it is as simple as pushing a button. What ever method you decide on it's pretty much a must to get a upgraded CPU cooler . Processor: Intel Core i7 [email protected] Graphics Card: Gigabyte GTX670 OC RAM: Corsair Vengeance 8GB DDR3-1866 [9-9-9-24-2T] Motherboard: Asus P8Z68 Pro / Gen 3 Best Ever FSX Tip: Adaptive Vertical Sync 1/2 Refresh Rate
June 4, 201213 yr Before overclocking be SURE to get a very good cooler. Something like the Noctua NH-D14 or the Corsair H100 would be great. Also, I see in your original post that you said you want the '3770'. - This chip has a locked multiplier and your overclock headroom will be vastly dampened. I would strongly recommend that you buy one of the 'K' series chips.
June 4, 201213 yr The Asus boards (maybe others) have a simple OC function in the bios, or a button on the MB, or even via software. It may not give the highest possible result but it is as simple as pushing a button. What ever method you decide on it's pretty much a must to get a upgraded CPU cooler . Yeah, and have your temps skyrocket to +90C in an instant! Please don´t use that Asus software, ot others EVER! Overclock is easy, when you take it easy, and read the guides, good luck. BTW why not get the i7 2700K instead? :Peace:
June 5, 201213 yr Isn't the Ivy Bridge supposed to be great? It is great. Good cooling is always a sensible idea whether you want to overclock or not and there is plenty to choose from, the Noctua being one of them. Do test the waters before overclocking though - you may not even find it necessary to do it at all, it depends what else you do with your computer. Just because you can overclock, doesn't mean you have to! 9950X3D - X870E Aorus Master- TUF 5090 OC - 64GB DDR5 - 1500W HXi - Titan 360 RX LCD - 9100 Pro x 2 - LG 45GX950A - HOTAS Warthog with Ava Base
June 5, 201213 yr Isn't the Ivy Bridge supposed to be great? If OC'ed to 4.5GHZ with 2133CL9 RAM, and PCIe3 GPU, then yes, Ivy Bridge is a fast as a SB system at 5GHZ. = Great
June 5, 201213 yr If OC'ed to 4.5GHZ with 2133CL9 RAM, and PCIe3 GPU, then yes, Ivy Bridge is a fast as a SB system at 5GHZ. = Great Nah, it's just like a SB at 4.7GHz... with the same 2133CL9 RAM
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June 6, 201213 yr It is great. Good cooling is always a sensible idea whether you want to overclock or not and there is plenty to choose from, the Noctua being one of them. Do test the waters before overclocking though - you may not even find it necessary to do it at all, it depends what else you do with your computer. Just because you can overclock, doesn't mean you have to! If OC'ed to 4.5GHZ with 2133CL9 RAM, and PCIe3 GPU, then yes, Ivy Bridge is a fast as a SB system at 5GHZ. = Great Thanks. I'll keep that in mind.
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