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Hello everyone,
I just bought a new gaming rig and I would like to do some slight overclocking (4.0 - 4.2GHz) to my new Ivy Bridge i5 3550 with just changing Multipliers and maybe slightly the BLCK to 102.5 instead of the default 100. I have NO knowledge about Voltage changing so that's my weak spot, and when I did an OC to 3.7GHz (just changing to x37) my system worked but a little unstable, sometimes rebooting itself or having a hard time to boot the OS or even the BIOS... I was told this is because of low Voltage problems but I think it's weird because I set it to AUTO. Also there are some additional settings in the BIOS which I think I should disable or modify such as those "power saving" thinigs, etc...

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CPU:::::::::::::::::: Intel Core i5 3550
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Any help would be extremely appreciated and please don't post comments like "non-K versions aren't for overclocking so don't do it" because I really want to do it and my MB allows me to, so why not biggrin.gif

THANKS!

PS: I'll upload some images of my BIOS configuration if it helps ^^
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Just keep increasing the voltage by a little until it's stable.
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nope.

I am pretty sure the most you'll get is like 3900MHz.
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Your processor is locked so you cannot change the multi. Also BLCK is linked to the hdd, USB, and Sata soooo ocing that way is terrible for ivy procs and can in fact harm your parts.
     
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Your processor is locked so you cannot change the multi. Also BLCK is linked to the hdd, USB, and Sata soooo ocing that way is terrible for ivy procs and can in fact harm your parts.

It's not fully locked, it's unlocked from x16 to x41 i dont know why... I want to overclock it but my voltage settings are like: AUTO, +0.02000, +0.04000, +0.060000

What does that mean and how to I set that to configure my voltages? :S
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It's not fully locked, it's unlocked from x16 to x41 i dont know why... I want to overclock it but my voltage settings are like: AUTO, +0.02000, +0.04000, +0.060000
What does that mean and how to I set that to configure my voltages? :S

You should have a stock voltage, that type of voltage increase is called "Dynamic" or "Offset voltage". Just increase it in bits. So for 3.7GHz try +0.02 and test with Intel Burn Test, checking temperatures and making sure your not passing 1.4v. Although this should be hard with a max theoretical overclock of 4.1GHz.

If it fails Intel Burn Test, try it with +0.04 and so on.. I want to see this though, Can you get us a CPU-Z validation? thumb.gif
Also what CPU cooler are you using out of curiosity? smile.gif
     
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You should have a stock voltage, that type of voltage increase is called "Dynamic" or "Offset voltage". Just increase it in bits. So for 3.7GHz try +0.02 and test with Intel Burn Test, checking temperatures and making sure your not passing 1.4v. Although this should be hard with a max theoretical overclock of 4.1GHz.
If it fails Intel Burn Test, try it with +0.04 and so on.. I want to see this though, Can you get us a CPU-Z validation? thumb.gif
Also what CPU cooler are you using out of curiosity? smile.gif

Well, I'm at 3.7GHz right now setting the multiplier to x37, and I also have Intel Turbo Boost activated because i THOUGHT that maybe with that it could reach 4.1GHz, but it didn't or CPU-Z doesn't detect it... I just left the Voltages on AUTO, and I tried to set the multiplier on x40 and set the voltage to +0.1 and it didn't work either, I think it's just not allowed to SET the multiplier so high, but I've seen people reach 4.1GHz doing something with the Turbo Boost, I still don't know how... I'm using Stock Cooling for the CPU but it NEVER reaches 50ºC even overclocked to 3.7GHz when on full load playing any modern games like Crysis, Black Ops, MW3, etc, so heat isn't a problem because of my cold weather ^^

Here is the CPU-Z Validation: http://valid.canardpc.com/show_oc.php?id=2438133 (I have both my CPU and GPU Overclocked tongue.gif)

THANKS!!!
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Well, I'm at 3.7GHz right now setting the multiplier to x37, and I also have Intel Turbo Boost activated because i THOUGHT that maybe with that it could reach 4.1GHz, but it didn't or CPU-Z doesn't detect it... I just left the Voltages on AUTO, and I tried to set the multiplier on x40 and set the voltage to +0.1 and it didn't work either, I think it's just not allowed to SET the multiplier so high, but I've seen people reach 4.1GHz doing something with the Turbo Boost, I still don't know how... I'm using Stock Cooling for the CPU but it NEVER reaches 50ºC even overclocked to 3.7GHz when on full load playing any modern games like Crysis, Black Ops, MW3, etc, so heat isn't a problem because of my cold weather ^^
Here is the CPU-Z Validation: http://valid.canardpc.com/show_oc.php?id=2438133 (I have both my CPU and GPU Overclocked tongue.gif)
THANKS!!!

Nice!
Again, try more voltage with a 37x multiplier! It will need more than that, to get a higher speed than 3.7GHz you'll need to increase your FSB which as stated does vary speeds of other components.
That being said a FSB of 102 or 103 won't hurt at all. Just as long as you prime 95 it and make sure temperatures and everything is alright. thumb.gif

EDIT: Oh that is a 37x multi.. Get it stable then see what happens. Try for a small FSB increase, do 1FSB at a time. So 100 to 101, then to 102 etc.
     
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OK! I found something where I made progress... I set the Multipliers to x41 but this time I left ENABLED Turbo Boost, and it worked perfectly, with Voltages at AUTO... I'm having 1.16V and 3.9GHz not 4.1GHz, even when I set the multiplier to x41, it's acting as a x39... I went to the MSI Control Center and it's funny, because each core is set to run at x41 and they are all running at x39. Anyway it's progress because now I'm at 3.9GHz stable and I'm closer to my 4.1GHz goal...

Here's the new CPU-Z Validation for this new OC: http://valid.canardpc.com/show_oc.php?id=2438156

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OK! I found something where I made progress... I set the Multipliers to x41 but this time I left ENABLED Turbo Boost, and it worked perfectly, with Voltages at AUTO... I'm having 1.16V and 3.9GHz not 4.1GHz, even when I set the multiplier to x41, it's acting as a x39... I went to the MSI Control Center and it's funny, because each core is set to run at x41 and they are all running at x39. Anyway it's progress because now I'm at 3.9GHz stable and I'm closer to my 4.1GHz goal...
Here's the new CPU-Z Validation for this new OC: http://valid.canardpc.com/show_oc.php?id=2438156
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As stated it might just be that it's a non k chip. Raise your FSB a little thumb.gif
     
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500GB Hitachi Sata LG Sata DVD+RW Stock OEM soloution Windows 7 Professional 
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42" Toshiba LED TV Logitech MK260 Wireless Combo 350W OEM HP Proliant Case 
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Convertible i5 3570k (De-Lidded) Gigabyte Z77x-D3H HIS Radeon 7950 IceQ Turbo @ 950/1250MHz (CFX) Sapphire 7950 DualX @ 950/1250MHz (CFX) 
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16GB Samsung Eco Samsung Spinpoint Western Digital Green Crucial M4 
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Seagate Barracuda 2x OEM DVD Drives Heatkiller Rev 3.0 XSPC RX360 
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Laing D5 + XSPC Res Primochill Bloodshed Red Tubing Windows 7 Pro x64 Asus VEH228H 
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Logitech G510 Silverstone Strider 850W HAF 932 Logitech G400 
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SteelSeries QCK Fnatic Logitech x-230's Logitech C100 Webcam TP-Link Wireless N 150MBPS  
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Bitspower Dual Red/Orange Cathode kit (30cm) Lamptron CCFL Sound Activated Module 
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Intel Pentium E2140 HP OEM Board HIS Radeon 4350 (Low profile adapter) 4GB DDR2 667 
Hard DriveOptical DriveCoolingOS
500GB Hitachi Sata LG Sata DVD+RW Stock OEM soloution Windows 7 Professional 
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42" Toshiba LED TV Logitech MK260 Wireless Combo 350W OEM HP Proliant Case 
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Logitech MK260 Wireless Combo Onboard Onboard 
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