How to Overclock I5 8600K

CORKY_ · November 30, 2019

im looking to overclock my I5 8600k to maximize its capability but i am unsure where to start and how to do it.

Intel - Core i5-8600K 3.6GHz 6-Core Processor
Corsair H100i V2
Asus - Prime Z370-A ATX LGA1151
G.Skill - Trident Z RGB 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3200
Samsung 860 EVO 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive
Western Digital - Caviar Green 3TB 3.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive
Zotac - GeForce GTX 1060 6GB
NZXT H500 CA-H500B-B1
Corsair - Enthusiast 750W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply

Bombastinator · November 30, 2019

It will be done from the bios, and as such dependent on your motherboard. You will be using the GUI used by asus in your case. There will be YouTubes about how to go about doing it. Boot the machine and hold down or repetively hit a key (usually del) to get to the motherboard bios screen.

CORKY_ · December 1, 2019

20 hours ago, Bombastinator said:

It will be done from the bios, and as such dependent on your motherboard. You will be using the GUI used by asus in your case. There will be YouTubes about how to go about doing it. Boot the machine and hold down or repetively hit a key (usually del) to get to the motherboard bios screen.

I have looked up on it and have tried a few times. either it black screens or freezes up on me when i try to stress test it.

Bombastinator · December 1, 2019

TLDNR: Then you’re pushing it to hard to start. Start low and go up in small increments.

The thing about overclocks is different CPUs have different capacities. It’s called “the silicon lottery”. The low number the cpu is sold at is a tic below what the worst chip they make could possibly do. After that they don’t care. I’ve got a lottery loser myself. It’s a 4770k that won’t go over 4.0ghz and stay stable no matter what I try. People have “golden chip” CPUs of that same model that will push above 4.5ghz. I didn’t get one though. You may have not gotten one either.