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Overclocking Advice plus monitor reccomendations

  • 02-02-2025 10:16AM
    #1
    coolguyrko
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 369 ✭✭


    I finally put my new build together. Thank you to those that helped with reccomendations. I've never overclocked before so any advice would be greatly appreciated especially with what I can and can't do and how I should go about it.

    I have

    CPU 9800X3D with Phantom Spirit Evo cooler

    GPU Sapphire Pulse 9700XT

    RAM Corsair Vengence DDR5 6000 CL30

    PSU Corsair rm850e

    MB Gigabtye Gaming X AX V2

    Storage Lexar 1TB NM790 m.2 + additional 2TB NM790 m.2

    Case Lancool 216

    Again any help would be greatly appreciated. I have it literally put together with nothing done bar some driver updates to get things working.

    Also if anyone has any monitor reccomendations. I have no idea what I should be looking at. I think it's suggested a 1440p for this kind of build. I don't have much budget after the build but I could get a few hundred hundred together quickly enough. I would prefer not to go with a curved monitor. Just seems weird to me. Ideally I'd get 2 the same but for now I'm good with getting 1 and waiting on getting the second..



Comments

  • #2
    Coyler
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 537 ✭✭✭Coyler


    I really would avoid overclocking. Used to be a way bigger thing back in the day but it's not worth it now. You can certainly increase clocks on those parts but all your doing is introducing stability issues for very minor and often inperceptive changes.

    Worry about your cooling and air flow. Way more important.

    1440p in good but there can other things that might be of interest to the buyer.

    This is a good base to start from for me but open to any suggestions others have.

    https://amzn.eu/d/5mGybVk



  • #3
    coolguyrko
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 369 ✭✭coolguyrko


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123127900#Comment_123127900

    Thank you. I was actually thinking it might only be beneficial to enable EXPO on the RAM and leave it at that.

    I'll check that out for sure



  • #4
    coolguyrko
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 369 ✭✭coolguyrko


    I guess I'll have to forgo expo enabled. I enabled expo and got stuck on the gigabyte splash screen.

    Disabled it and all running good again 🤷‍♂️



  • #5
    Coyler
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 537 ✭✭✭Coyler


    Have you updated your BIOS? Very common fix for enabling RAM profiles.



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