Overclocking Guide

[ULJarad]

I was referring to your saying glad it's still helping people after my indicating I need a more up to date, step by step guide. In other words I did look at it, couldn't get much use out of it, and my words pretty much went ignored when you said it was still helping people.

I didn't quote you nor refer to you directly in the post in question; I was direction towards anyone who read/posted in the thread in general.

I know it's a valued contribution to make such a thing, I just think too many of them assume knowledge from the user that isn't necessarily there, like the minute steps between point A and B when you make all the tweaks necessary for a stable, efficient OC. No one really writes them that way, that is my frustration. They all talk more in terms of what end result should be aimed for vs detailing the process along the way.

There are no direct steps between point A and point B because there aren't any. It's a learning process that uses trial and error, and the guide is only intended as just that: a guide.

Although a lot of stuff from my guide is outdated, the basics are the same.
1) Find out (aka Google) for a vcore others with your CPU say to not go above
2) Find out (aka Google) the max safe load temperature
3) Start with stock voltage
4) Increase bus speed by 5mhz until unstable
5) If voltage is below recommended limit, increase by 0.05v
6) If temps are okay, go back to step 4
7) Success! You have unlocked the overclock achievement!

Some have indicated all settings but Vcore and memory bus can be left at auto to simplify things, but from what I've read you don't get as efficient an OC that way, yet the people that say that won't detail how to make all those tweaks as you go. They just assume you know.

Knowing what to do does help, but if you're still unsure about the above mini-guide I listed above, don't worry about it just yet.