Can I overclock the i5 9600KF to 5ghz?

[BigRecoiilz]

With a good cpu cooler, can the i5 9600kf hit 5ghz?

[Electronics Wizardy]

Depends on the chip and the rest of the setup. There is no garante. But there is a good change you can.

[BigRecoiilz]

8 minutes ago, Electronics Wizardy said:

Depends on the chip and the rest of the setup. There is no garante. But there is a good change you can.

I have an AIO water cooler, 240mm.  Is that good enough to keep it cool enough at 5ghz?

[melete]

Those chips can sometimes (but not guaranteed) reach 5 GHz on normal voltages, but I’d strongly recommend not going with that CPU. It’s only a 6C/6T part and is guaranteed not to age very well for anything that can effectively utilize your CPU, including AAA gaming. 
 

Ryzen 3600 will run games a lot smoother in many cases, and is better at most non-gaming workloads as well. It just falls slightly behind with high refresh rates while gaming. 

 

intel’s own upcoming i5-10600k will also be an option, although it’s going to be significantly more expensive than a R5 3600.

[Chabax]

most 9600k should reach 5ghz easly, but if u own nvidia gpu i recomend set low latency mode to ultra in nvidia control panel under 3d settings, this will lower ur cpu usage and improve frametimes

[BigRecoiilz]

Just now, Chabax said:

most 9600k should reach 5ghz easly, but if u own nvidia gpu i recomend set low latency mode to ultra in nvidia control panel under 3d settings, this will lower ur cpu usage and improve frametimes

I have an AMD gpu, the Asus ROG Strix RX580

[Mister Woof]

Maybe, maybe not.

 

As stated above, depends on many factors including cooling, motherboard, silicon, etc.

 

Even if you can't, there's nothing magical about 5ghz. I can tell you from personal experience there's little real world difference between 5ghz and 4.7ghz.

[Haro]

3 minutes ago, Hz Eurythmic said:

I have an AMD gpu, the Asus ROG Strix RX580

What's your mobo ? 

That is the most important thing

[BigRecoiilz]

Just now, TofuHaroto said:

What's your mobo ? 

That is the most important thing

My friends who have built gaming pcs said I went overkill with my Gigabyte Z390 UD (LGA1151) motherboard for $130. They got mobos for like $70-$80

[Haro]

Just now, Hz Eurythmic said:

They got mobos for like $70-$80

Cheap doesn't mean good 

[BigRecoiilz]

Just now, TofuHaroto said:

Cheap doesn't mean good 

That's what I told them lol.  So is my mobo efficient for oc to 5ghz?

[Haro]

Just now, Hz Eurythmic said:

That's what I told them lol.  So is my mobo efficient for oc to 5ghz?

It's pretty decent

It had a 10+2 phase power delivery (which is good ) so theoretically you can

But what is concerning me is the cooling 

Those vrms don't look like they are being cooler properly

If you manage to get to 5ghz

Do monitor your vrm temps (they might be REALLY high)

[BigRecoiilz]

1 minute ago, TofuHaroto said:

It's pretty decent

It had a 10+2 phase power delivery (which is good ) so theoretically you can

But what is concerning me is the cooling 

Those vrms don't look like they are being cooler properly

If you manage to get to 5ghz

Do monitor your vrm temps (they might be REALLY high)

What is the ideal VRM temps they should be at? And can I view the temps with MSI Afterburner?

[Haro]

Just now, Hz Eurythmic said:

view the temps with MSI Afterburner?

I think you can 

But just to be safe use hardwareinfo 64 for it 

1 minute ago, Hz Eurythmic said:

What is the ideal VRM temps they should be a

Should be around high 70s to mid 80s (considering you are running at 5ghz)

[BigRecoiilz]

1 minute ago, TofuHaroto said:

I think you can 

But just to be safe use hardwareinfo 64 for it 

Should be around high 70s to mid 80s (considering you are running at 5ghz)

Thanks!

[Haro]

Just now, Hz Eurythmic said:

Thanks!

Any time

[Chabax]

1 hour ago, Hz Eurythmic said:

I have an AMD gpu, the Asus ROG Strix RX580

then turn on anti lag feature in amd settings