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Overclocking a 2600k

I want to try and overclock my 2600k above 4.5GHz using a Hyper 212 Evo and Asus P8P67 Deluxe motherboard. I bought it used from a seller that also kept it overclocked so its lifespan is already limited now and it is not an issue for me, I want to squeeze as much performance out of it as possible. 

 

Currently, it runs at 4.5GHz with a max voltage of 1.312 V and temps observed in AIDA64 are around 75-80 C at max load.

 

I went into the BIOS and all of the different settings are kind of overwhelming so I'm just looking for a general place to start.  

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2 hours ago, crazysteve240 said:

I want to try and overclock my 2600k above 4.5GHz using a Hyper 212 Evo and Asus P8P67 Deluxe motherboard. I bought it used from a seller that also kept it overclocked so its lifespan is already limited now and it is not an issue for me, I want to squeeze as much performance out of it as possible. 

 

Currently, it runs at 4.5GHz with a max voltage of 1.312 V and temps observed in AIDA64 are around 75-80 C at max load.

 

I went into the BIOS and all of the different settings are kind of overwhelming so I'm just looking for a general place to start.  

You have a really good chip if you’re calling it within 212 all I can get out of mine is 4.45 GHz max on Airco. You probably can overclock more but you will most likely need water cooling.

My PC:

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 2600X Processor (4.4Ghz), MOBO: GIGABYTE X470 AORUS Gaming 7 WiFi (AMD Ryzen AM4/ X470/ Intel Wave 2 WiFi/M.2), RAM: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4 DRAM 3000MHz C15, GPU: Gigabyte nVidia GeForce GTX 1080 Windforce OC GV-N1080WF3OC-8GD Graphics Cards, STORAGE: 120GB CRUCIAL SSD, 1TB WD BLUE, COOLER: Cooler Master 212 EVO RGB Black Edition, FANS: 4 x MasterFan MF120R RGB (2 Front, 1 Back, 1 Top), 1 x Noctua NF-P12 Redux 1700 RPM(Back off Cooler), PC CASE: Cooler Master MB500 case, PSU: EVGA 750 BQ.

 

My Kids PC:

CPU: AMD Phenom II x4 955 (95watt @3.5Ghz @1.40V), MOBO: ASUS M2A-VM, RAM: Kingston 8GB (4x2GB) DDR2 800MHz, GPU: nVidia GT 710 2GB DDR3 (OC’ed Clock to 1300Mhz and Memory to 950Mhz), STORAGE: 250GB HDD, 500GB HDD, COOLER:  Cooler Master 212 EVO, PC CASE: Cooler Master Q300L , FANS: 3 x upHere RED LED Fans (2 Front, 1 Back), PSU: Generic 300 Watt PSU.

 

Console:  PS4 - vjizzle2384

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10 minutes ago, vjizzle2384 said:

You have a really good chip if you’re calling it within 212 all I can get out of mine is 4.45 GHz max on Airco. You probably can overclock more but you will most likely need water cooling.

Big air also works.  NH-D14 or 15

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My bad I read this as a Ryzen 2600X see you wrote 2600K

My PC:

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 2600X Processor (4.4Ghz), MOBO: GIGABYTE X470 AORUS Gaming 7 WiFi (AMD Ryzen AM4/ X470/ Intel Wave 2 WiFi/M.2), RAM: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4 DRAM 3000MHz C15, GPU: Gigabyte nVidia GeForce GTX 1080 Windforce OC GV-N1080WF3OC-8GD Graphics Cards, STORAGE: 120GB CRUCIAL SSD, 1TB WD BLUE, COOLER: Cooler Master 212 EVO RGB Black Edition, FANS: 4 x MasterFan MF120R RGB (2 Front, 1 Back, 1 Top), 1 x Noctua NF-P12 Redux 1700 RPM(Back off Cooler), PC CASE: Cooler Master MB500 case, PSU: EVGA 750 BQ.

 

My Kids PC:

CPU: AMD Phenom II x4 955 (95watt @3.5Ghz @1.40V), MOBO: ASUS M2A-VM, RAM: Kingston 8GB (4x2GB) DDR2 800MHz, GPU: nVidia GT 710 2GB DDR3 (OC’ed Clock to 1300Mhz and Memory to 950Mhz), STORAGE: 250GB HDD, 500GB HDD, COOLER:  Cooler Master 212 EVO, PC CASE: Cooler Master Q300L , FANS: 3 x upHere RED LED Fans (2 Front, 1 Back), PSU: Generic 300 Watt PSU.

 

Console:  PS4 - vjizzle2384

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