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My First Overclocking

Fernando123
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Hello Guys,

 

I'm looking to overclock my PC even though a little bit to see how much performance more I can get from this hardware. 

 

Below you can find the hardware i have:

 

Operating System: Windows Home x64

 

CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 CPU @ 3.20GHz  . With a Hyper 212 EVO for cooling.

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GPU:  GeForce GTX 1060 6GB

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RAM: 16,0GB Dual-Channel Unknown @ 1064MHz (15-15-15-36)

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Motherboard:

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What do you recommend me starting with? i have never done OC on any of my PCs and don't want to break it since is the only one i have, so that's why i came to the LTT forums since i have been following this channel for years now.

 

Thanks a lot in advance

 

Fernando

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You aren't going to do any overclocking because you have a CPU with a locked multiplier and a motherboard which does not support overclocking. 

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Thanks for your quick response.

 

That's is what i tough but, i have read that even not being a K processor there were ways to do so like flashing a BIOS to the Motherboard.

 

If it is completely impossible, is there a way to increase the performance by touching voltages or anything like that?

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35 minutes ago, Fernando123 said:

Thanks for your quick response.

 

That's is what i tough but, i have read that even not being a K processor there were ways to do so like flashing a BIOS to the Motherboard.

 

If it is completely impossible, is there a way to increase the performance by touching voltages or anything like that?

No not really. Even if you find a custom bios or anything like that I would discourage you from flashing it. 

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1 hour ago, Fernando123 said:

Thanks for your quick response.

 

That's is what i tough but, i have read that even not being a K processor there were ways to do so like flashing a BIOS to the Motherboard.

 

If it is completely impossible, is there a way to increase the performance by touching voltages or anything like that?

its has o be a z170 board, i have run an i5 6500 like yours on an msi gaming z170 m7 at 4.7ghz no problem.

Rig Specs:

AMD Threadripper 5990WX@4.8Ghz

Asus Zenith III Extreme

Asrock OC Formula 7970XTX Quadfire

G.Skill Ripheartout X OC 7000Mhz C28 DDR5 4X16GB  

Super Flower Power Leadex 2000W Psu's X2

Harrynowl's 775/771 OC and mod guide: http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/232325-lga775-core2duo-core2quad-overclocking-guide/ http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/365998-mod-lga771-to-lga775-cpu-modification-tutorial/

ProKoN haswell/DC OC guide: http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/41234-intel-haswell-4670k-4770k-overclocking-guide/

 

"desperate for just a bit more money to watercool, the titan x would be thankful" Carter -2016

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The MotherBoard costs 99€, do you think its worth to change it?

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9 minutes ago, Fernando123 said:

The MotherBoard costs 99€, do you think its worth to change it?

Not without a K sku processor.

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You CANNOT overclock your CPU. It is IMPOSSIBLE. You do not have a “K” next to the i5 6500 meaning you are not able to even if you got a motherboard that supports overclocking. If you really want to overlock, you can overclock your GPU!

System

  • CPU
    I7 6700K Overclocked to 4.6 GHz at 1.33v
  • Motherboard
    Asus Z270 PRIME - A
  • RAM
    GSKILL RIPJAWS V DDR4 16GB 3000MHZ
  • GPU
    MSI GTX 1070 GAMING X 8G overclocked to 2063 MHZ and 8900 MHZ memory clock
  • Case
    NZXT S340 RED
  • Storage
    WD 1TB BLUE AND SAMSUNG EVO 250GB SSD
  • PSU
    EVGA 650W GQ
  • Display(s)
    LG 25UM58-P ULTRAWIDE and LG 29UM58-P 29 ULTRAWIDE
  • Cooling
    CORSAIR H100I GTX
  • Keyboard
    CORSAIR K70
  • Mouse
    LOGITECH G502 PROTEUS SPECTRUM
  • Operating System
    Windows 10 PRO
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4 minutes ago, laushik said:

You CANNOT overclock your CPU. It is IMPOSSIBLE. You do not have a “K” next to the i5 6500 meaning you are not able to even if you got a motherboard that supports overclocking. If you really want to overlock, you can overclock your GPU!

Hello laushik,

 

is there a way to know if it my system has a bottleneck? i mean, just to see if the CPU can handle the GPU OC?

 

Thanks a lot.

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