I am trying to overclock my 9700K but from the research I've done, mine seems to be running hotter than everyone else. I'm seeing people get 5.0-5.1 pretty normally with 1.28-1.32V Vcore with temps around 80-85C at load, while I'm at 4.9 GHz, 1.25V and hitting thermal limit.
Some of the things I've tried:
Reseating CPU cooler
Different thermal paste/new paste application (switched from NT-H1 to GC Extreme on 5/28/2020)
Adjusting tightness of cooler
All the fans (case/cpu) are spinning from what I can see, both in the case and in HWInfo. Just not sure what's going on here and looking for outside input.
Here are some resources I looked at when trying to overclock this CPU:
My 9700k ain’t boosting to 4.9ghz (specifically the comment by Pyromonkey83)
Z390 & 9th Gen CPUs Step by step, in depth overclocking guide for 9900K, 9700K, 9600K
ASUS Z390 Quick Overclocking Guide | i7 - i9 | 8700K - 8086K - 9700K - 9900K
i9-9900K at the Limit | OC the easy way | ROG MAXIMUS XI Overclocking Guide
According to siliconlottery.com, pretty much every 9700K should be able to do 4.9GHz. Even though their table says 1.337V, I'm afraid to go that high because I'm already hitting thermal limit at 1.25V.
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System Specs
BIOS Settings Changed From Default (after "Loading Optimized Defaults")
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Testing... (everything at 4.9GHz @ 1.25V)
Idle temps (with normal OC)
Cinebench R20
Prime95 (no AVX)
Prime 95 (with AVX)
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Testing... (Load Optimized Defaults, no BIOS settings changed)
Idle temps (no OC)
Cinebench
Prime95 (no AVX)