Need help overclocking!

[arvid_haland]

Hi, i want to overclock my 9700k, but i have no experience overclocking. Would anyone be able to help me? It is liquid cooled on a z390 mobo. 

[Electronics Wizardy]

Have you tried following any guides? there are many. How about a video like this one 

 

[xhackforeverxdx]

There are already tons of guides online how to oc a Cpu its pretty basic up the multy by 1 stress test Stable = OK do it again and again until it crashes ur fine with that oc ? no then start adding voltage until its stable again but now u have to check the temps aswell cause higher voltage = more power draw more heat just try to find a sweet spot u dont want the cpu to go over 90c all the time 

[arvid_haland]

im kinda afraid of fucking something up. 

[arvid_haland]

And what should i overclock it to? It is cooled on a Corsair 110i platinum 240mm AIO

[xhackforeverxdx]

Just now, arvid_haland said:

im kinda afraid of fucking something up. 

Then just go with a simple oc without adding voltage maybe u can push a few more mhz without adding voltage just up the multy if u fuk up u can always just reset the bios only voltage can kill your cpu and thats very very rare but if your already afraid maybe u should just not oc it stock perf is already fine u could start easy and put all cores to 4.9 ghz thats the highes single core boost of a 9700k as far as i know that gives u a nice boost and is pretty save 

[arvid_haland]

1 minute ago, xhackforeverxdx said:

Then just go with a simple oc without adding voltage maybe u can push a few more mhz without adding voltage just up the multy if u fuk up u can always just reset the bios only voltage can kill your cpu and thats very very rare but if your already afraid maybe u should just not oc it stock perf is already fine u could start easy and put all cores to 4.9 ghz thats the highes single core boost of a 9700k as far as i know that gives u a nice boost and is pretty save 

yeah i think i want to oc it to 4.9 all cores

[xhackforeverxdx]

Just now, arvid_haland said:

yeah i think i want to oc it to 4.9 all cores

Then just try it set 4.9ghz on all cores and see if your still stable 

[arvid_haland]

Just now, xhackforeverxdx said:

Then just try it set 4.9ghz on all cores and see if your still stable 

so i dont need to alter the voltage?

[xhackforeverxdx]

Just now, arvid_haland said:

so i dont need to alter the voltage?

Before u even touch the voltage u want to know if its stable or not haha u dont start adding voltage until the system becomes unstable and most 9700ks can hit 4.9 ghz all cores no prob without extra voltage 

[arvid_haland]

1 minute ago, xhackforeverxdx said:

Before u even touch the voltage u want to know if its stable or not haha u dont start adding voltage until the system becomes unstable and most 9700ks can hit 4.9 ghz all cores no prob without extra voltage 

ok ill try i guess

[arvid_haland]

the guy in the video adds voltage, why should he do it but not me?

[arvid_haland]

28 minutes ago, xhackforeverxdx said:

Before u even touch the voltage u want to know if its stable or not haha u dont start adding voltage until the system becomes unstable and most 9700ks can hit 4.9 ghz all cores no prob without extra voltage 

I did what  u said and this are the results. Are there any more demanding cpu benchmarks?

[xhackforeverxdx]

Just now, arvid_haland said:

I did what  u said and this are the results. Are there any more demanding cpu benchmarks?

Prime 95 would be the ultimate test but ur only at 4.9ghz all core i would just keep at as it is now and use it if it ever crashes u can still just reset the bios  

[arvid_haland]

19 minutes ago, xhackforeverxdx said:

Prime 95 would be the ultimate test but ur only at 4.9ghz all core i would just keep at as it is now and use it if it ever crashes u can still just reset the bios  

Sounds good! Thanks for the help mate  The cpu tops at 80 degrees, is this good or bad?

[arvid_haland]

And is 1529 cinebench score good?

[xhackforeverxdx]

46 minutes ago, arvid_haland said:

Sounds good! Thanks for the help mate  The cpu tops at 80 degrees, is this good or bad?

80 is a normal cpu temp no prob there 

 

43 minutes ago, arvid_haland said:

And is 1529 cinebench score good?

Just compare it online against other 9700k i can get 1500 + with 5ghz on all cores using a 8700k that only has 6 cores but with 12 threads