ASrock Extreme 4 Gen3

[Jona90]

Hello,

I just built my first desktop including this motherboard.

Is there a safe way to overclock this machine?
What are usually good temps? I just want to compare my temps so I do not have to be worried

Thank you

[profJim]

A web search using: ASrock Extreme 4 Gen3 overclock guide
should help answer your question.
What is the brand and model name of your cpu cooler?

We can best help you if you add a detailed hardware list to your forum signature.
Be sure to include your bios version, motherboard version, power supply, cpu heatsink/fan setup and the model numbers of all components.
Also include a link to your ram's full specifications.

[Jona90]

Thank you for the quick response.
My system specs:

COOLER MASTER Hyper 212 Plus RR-B10-212P-G1 "Heatpipe Direct Contact" Long Life Sleeve 120mm CPU Cooler Compatible Intel Core i5 & Intel Core i7

CORSAIR Enthusiast Series TX650 V2 650W ATX12V v2.31/ EPS12V v2.92 80 PLUS BRONZE Certified Active PFC High Performance Power Supply
G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800)

ASRock Z68 EXTREME4 GEN3 LGA 1155 Intel Z68 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard

Seagate Barracuda ST31000524AS 1TB 7200 RPM 32MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive

Intel Core i5-2500K Sandy Bridge 3.3GHz (3.7GHz Turbo Boost) LGA 1155 95W Quad-Core Desktop Processor Intel HD Graphics 3000 BX80623I52500K

EVGA SuperClocked 01G-P3-1563-AR GeForce GTX 560 Ti (Fermi) 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card


How can I check if my system is running on the right temp? Also are there any programs out there that can measure my PC performance (just want to make sure everything is running correctly)
I believe, I have the latest bios. I did the instant flash last night of 1.10.

If anybody could provide me more information about overclocking and what the best method is, I would appreciate it.

Thank you for time.

Kind regards

[profJim]

The first page of Latest Overclocking Programs, System Info, Benchmarking, & Stability Tools has links to quickly download benchmark and monitoring software.

Overclocking your system requires a mix of Voodoo and Black Magic.
OK, I'm kidding, well sort of.
We can assist you with overclocking, but it will go much faster for you if read a few Z68 overclocking guides.
Take a look at some of the overclocking threads in the forum and you'll see that some of them are quite long. I don't have the time to go scrolling back through a thread just to confirm what the hardware setup is.

Many of us are assisting in many threads and some of these threads deal with similar systems. This is why I said:

We can best help you if you add a detailed hardware list to your forum signature.
Be sure to include your bios version, motherboard version, power supply, cpu heatsink/fan setup and the model numbers of all components.
Also include a link to your ram's full specifications.

This helps cut down on errors and makes it easy for us to quickly confirm your hardware.
My forum signature quickly lets viewers see what hardware I'm using.
You're free to use an obnoxious color scheme if you want to, but it isn't required.

I believe that all higher end Z68 systems have a "one button" overclock feature, read your motherboard user manual for directions.
You will also have to learn how to properly stress test your system each time you tweak your bios.
Check out the Prime95 stress testing tutorial link in my signature.

[Jona90]

Took two screen shots. Could you tell me if everything is looking good?
I could take some more if needed.

Thank you

http://i39.tinypic.com/5miecp.jpg
http://i41.tinypic.com/eiqoic.jpg

[profJim]

Have you performed any Prime95 (or other) stress tests to ensure that your system is stable?
If yes, which tests did you run and for how long?

Others will have to comment on your screen-shots.
I don't have first hand experience with ASRock or Z68 systems.
Good luck, I'll be lurking ;)

[wazza300]

looks fine to me,download cpu-z and realtemp programs to monitor cpu core temps and speed,i think you have to keep coretemps below 70c on those chips? not 100%sure

cpu-z 32bit cpuz-1.59.1-Beta.zip
cpu-z 64bit ftp://ftp.cpuid.com/cpu-z/cpu-z_1.59-64bits-en.zip

realtemp RealTemp_3691.zip

for qpi/vtt or vtt stay below 1.2v,to oc raise the cpu multiplier and raise memory multiplier to your rams speed 1600mhz ect,but read up on how to oc before you change anything

[Jona90]

Does I use AS extreme tuning to overclock? I've never overclocked before. I really would appreciate some feedback on overclocking.

http://i39.tinypic.com/2mwrsih.jpg