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TexAg12
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2021/04/30 13:01:31 (permalink)
Howdy!
 
I'm new to building PC's, and just built my first. That being said where is the best place to start to learn how to tune up the PC and learn more about how to overclock?
 
This is my specs for my first build.
 
  • Intel Core i9-10850 3.6 GHz 10-core
  • Asus PRIME Z490-A
  • Corsair iCUE H150i ELITE CAPELLZ 75 CFM
  • NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080
  • Crucial Ballistix 32 GB (2x16 GB) DDR4-3200
  • Samsung 970 Evo 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME
  • Samsung 870 QVO 2 TB 2.5" SSD
  • Fractal Design Meshify S2

  • Intel Core i9-10850 3.6 GHz 10-core
  • Asus PRIME Z490-A
  • Corsair iCUE H150i ELITE CAPELLZ 75 CFM
  • NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080
  • Crucial Ballistix 32 GB (2x16 GB) DDR4-3200
  • Samsung 970 Evo 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME
  • Samsung 870 QVO 2 TB 2.5" SSD
  • Fractal Design Meshify S2
  • Corsair RM 750 W 80+ Gold

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    Re: Where to start? Advice for a Newbie 2021/04/30 14:43:32 (permalink)
    I'd recommend watching some YouTube videos from channels like LinuTechTips, JayzTwoCents, GamersNexus, etc to get your feet wet with tinkering with your new PC. 

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    Re: Where to start? Advice for a Newbie 2021/04/30 14:52:36 (permalink)
    OCN forums are a good place to start as well

    https://www.evga.com/memb...d=DSP52JSS282K2LLEBNAA
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    Re: Where to start? Advice for a Newbie 2021/04/30 15:16:36 (permalink)
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    Re: Where to start? Advice for a Newbie 2021/05/23 09:05:50 (permalink)
    GamersNexus is a great place to start
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    Re: Where to start? Advice for a Newbie 2021/05/24 15:02:24 (permalink)
    be careful with overclocking due to current hw availability
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    Re: Where to start? Advice for a Newbie 2021/05/25 09:52:06 (permalink)
    You could try some slight overclocking with the help of auto OC. But I personally wouldn't recommend it in the current state of your build as it is very unlikely that even a stock 10850k will hold back a gtx 1080, so you don't really gain anything other than higher temperatures.
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    Re: Where to start? Advice for a Newbie 2021/05/25 13:50:44 (permalink)
    Adding to the previous posts, I think it's important to remember that others' results posted online will differ from your own, and that their results should be used more as a guideline. No single chip is exactly the same!
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    Re: Where to start? Advice for a Newbie 2021/05/27 12:08:13 (permalink)
    Make sure you have some general knowledge before you start making numbers bigger just because "bigger is better". Wouldn't want to damage your hard-to-replace components!
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    Re: Where to start? Advice for a Newbie 2021/06/03 21:08:08 (permalink)
    Do your homework and dont slack off! I believe in you :D
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    Re: Where to start? Advice for a Newbie 2021/06/04 02:55:23 (permalink)
    set the vcore manually on 1.25 and try all cores 4,9 ghz check for stability with some program like aida64 or realbench
    and if you are stable try 5ghz, 
    dont forget to set manually the vccio bellow to 1.2 volts
    and do the same for vccsa.
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    Re: Where to start? Advice for a Newbie 2021/06/06 13:04:03 (permalink)
    The r/overclocking community has always been good to newbies in my experience. I'd watch a video like others have stated, but when you inevitably hit your first hiccup, that's a great place to go for assistance.
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    Re: Where to start? Advice for a Newbie 2021/06/08 21:09:28 (permalink)
    check out JayzTwoCents..one of the best to do it
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    Re: Where to start? Advice for a Newbie 2021/06/14 12:25:51 (permalink)
    There a stigma around overclocking that it will brick your stuff, and while you definitely can, if you keep your voltages in check you should be fine. So don't be afraid to tinker with your hardware. It's actually pretty fun.

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    Re: Where to start? Advice for a Newbie 2021/06/14 20:24:33 (permalink)
    Agree, I love this channel. Just finished watching a game tip (FF7R Intergrade) and it was on point.
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    Re: Where to start? Advice for a Newbie 2021/06/14 20:44:05 (permalink)
    Always thought there was a huge risk to overclocking but it seems like as long as your knowledgeable its some easy extra performance.
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