I7 6700k voltage problem!

[rahulmax]

 

 

My chip uses 1.31v for a 4.2ghz overclock. I am a newbie in overclocking processors, so please help me out here.

 

 

I haven't touched anything in the bios. i just downloaded aida64 and ran a stress test and this is what i got. Have i got a bad chip or what? 1.31v for 4.2ghz? or can i do something to turn that voltage down a bit? 

[Majestic]

It would help if we knew what mainboard you are using...

[rahulmax]

Sorry i am using Asus maximus v!!! ranger

[The Cool n00B]

Idk, but Newegg says the tdp is 95w and intel says 91w

[zzenigmaxzz]

isnt 1.31 the default voltgage?

[rahulmax]

It would help if we knew what mainboard you are using...

asus maximus 8 ranger

[Imakuni]

That's... pretty much the default. The 6700k runs at 4.2ghz with 1.32V without you doing anything. It could surely do with a lower voltage, but that's the standard value.

[rahulmax]

That's... pretty much the default. The 6700k runs at 4.2ghz with 1.32V without you doing anything. It could surely do with a lower voltage, but that's the standard value.

 ok so how do i lower the voltage down? i have no clue

[Imakuni]

 ok so how do i lower the voltage down? i have no clue

the same way you do overclocking... just reducing instead of increasing. If you don't know how to do it, youtube a few OCing tutorials, and once you feel confident enough, you can start tinkering with your voltages.

 

If you don't feel confident, however, don't even try. There's no "problem" in letting it run at stock voltages.

[rahulmax]

Ok so i have tweaked some settings in the bios. overclocked it to 4.5ghz with manual voltage of 1.24v that i have set in the bios. tested system with aida64 but can't see the voltages in cpuid. why is that? 

 

 

[rahulmax]

ok so i learned some things online about overclocking and put myself to test. And this is what i got.

 

 

 

Bios settings - Cpu core voltage - 1.135

 

                       Adaptive mode (-) minus = 0.250

 

                     core ratio set to 45, so i am getting 4.5ghz @ 1.22v . 

 

is this good? 

[Avalen]

That's a decent overclock. Run a longer stress test if you haven't already(6-24hrs) and I think you're good to go.

[typographie]

 ok so how do i lower the voltage down? i have no clue

 

By default, CPU core voltage is set to "Auto," which seems to find a relatively high default on Skylake. To change it, select it in the BIOS and type a new value. Check your motherboard manual, as the setting's location and exact name might vary.

 

I have a Core i5-6600K and an Asus Z170-A. At Auto, my voltage was 1.316 V, and I don't think that changed when I began to overclock. At stock frequency I was able to set the voltage quite low—1.17 V was still stable. I planned to take it in the other direction though, so I didn't bother trying to find the minimum stock voltage. Currently I'm stable at 4.5 GHz with about 1.3 V.

 

Your 1.22 V at 4.5 GHz sounds a little optimistic to me. But if it turns out to be 100% stable, that's an excellent result and I think you should go higher.

[Nena Trinity]

I heard OCing Skylake barely does anything in gaming unless you aim for faster video render its not worth it...

[Redicat]

Wait 55°c ok just the beginning but i have heat problems up to a 70-85°c 4.5-4.7ghz i tought Intel's thermal interface was junk again IHS... if only that was removeable to apply new thermal paste... i bet not.

[rahulmax]

it is actually removable. just google you'll see a few people who delided their chips n replaced the paste n got much lower temps. they are reporting upto 20 degrees of lower temps.

[Majestic]

I heard OCing Skylake barely does anything in gaming unless you aim for faster video render its not worth it...

 

Depends on the graphics card and game. GTA 5 with a 980TI? Sure as hell does.

[Nena Trinity]

Depends on the graphics card and game. GTA 5 with a 980TI? Sure as hell does.

True!

[Redicat]

it is actually removable. just google you'll see a few people who delided their chips n replaced the paste n got much lower temps. they are reporting upto 20 degrees of lower temps.

Yeah right and void my warranty and waste breaking it AND you cannot sell your chip because it isnt complete piece in original state.