Overclocking The 10700k?

[Delll34]

What cpu cooler should I get for the 10700k? Right now im thinking of the arctic freezer 34 esports (not the duo), but I don't know if it would be enough for a 4.5 to 4.8 ghz overclock. Any recommendations?

 

[Fasauceome]

28 minutes ago, Delll34 said:

Right now im thinking of the arctic freezer 34 esports (not the duo), but I don't know if it would be enough for a 4.5 to 4.8 ghz overclock

4.5 is an underclock, the all core speed of the 10700K is 4.7. Of course, you're looking at a little under 200 watts to dissipate so if you're overclocking and taking it even higher than that, I recommend something larger than the 34 esports. What case have you got as well? Good airflow?

[Jurrunio]

10700k already runs high clocks out of the box, to overclock in any noticeable margin needs big coolers or good AIO liquid coolers.

[Delll34]

2 hours ago, Fasauceome said:

4.5 is an underclock, the all core speed of the 10700K is 4.7. Of course, you're looking at a little under 200 watts to dissipate so if you're overclocking and taking it even higher than that, I recommend something larger than the 34 esports. What case have you got as well? Good airflow?

I'm sorry, where I was looking at the cpu (its a romanian site called "Emag", yes I am romanian) it said 3.8 ghz, I guess I looked at the wrong one. Pcpartpicker says this to (look at picture)

The case that I'm thinking of is the nzxt h510.

[Fasauceome]

14 minutes ago, Delll34 said:

3.8 ghz

That would be the base clock speed of the processor, not the turbo boost speed.

 

15 minutes ago, Delll34 said:

The case that I'm thinking of is the nzxt h510.

It doesn't have fantastic airflow, you would want to consider a case with a mesh front panel so that you can get better airflow over the CPU cooler.

[Delll34]

10 minutes ago, Fasauceome said:

That would be the base clock speed of the processor, not the turbo boost speed.

Ahh. So your saying that it comes "Pre-clocked"?

18 minutes ago, Fasauceome said:

It doesn't have fantastic airflow, you would want to consider a case with a mesh front panel so that you can get better airflow over the CPU cooler.

I know that, but the 2 cases I was thinking is this, or the q300l from cooler master which is micro atx at max, and since I will buy an atx motherboard, my choice is the h510.

[Letgomyleghoe]

4 minutes ago, Delll34 said:

Ahh. So your saying that it comes "Pre-clocked"?

I know that, but the 2 cases I was thinking is this, or the q300l from cooler master which is micro atx at max, and since I will buy an atx motherboard, my choice is the h510.

What fasauceome is trying to say is that you should choose another case, your going to kill your performance if you have little to no airflow. No matter what cooler you get you're going to be limited with that case.

[Delll34]

48 minutes ago, Letgomyleghoe said:

What fasauceome is trying to say is that you should choose another case, your going to kill your performance if you have little to no airflow. No matter what cooler you get you're going to be limited with that case.

I know I should get another case but the only good cases on the website I'm buying from is the q300l and the h510, the q300l is a mATX case, and I have an atx mobo

[Fasauceome]

2 hours ago, Delll34 said:

Ahh. So your saying that it comes "Pre-clocked"?

I don't know what you mean by that. These days, almost every CPU has a base clock, and a boost clock. The boost clock changes depending on how many cores are being used (Intel and AMD tend to advertise the fastest, single core speed) and the base clock only tends to be relevant when the CPU is throttling.

 

1 hour ago, Delll34 said:

I know I should get another case but the only good cases on the website I'm buying from is the q300l and the h510, the q300l is a mATX case, and I have an atx mobo

If your only choice is the H510 then it's functional, but don't expect too cool of an operation. 

 

If you want, you can save some money with the i5-10600K and enjoy the same gaming experience (if this is a gaming focused PC) and the lower core count means you would be able to overclock higher.

[Delll34]

12 hours ago, Fasauceome said:

I don't know what you mean by that. These days, almost every CPU has a base clock, and a boost clock. The boost clock changes depending on how many cores are being used (Intel and AMD tend to advertise the fastest, single core speed) and the base clock only tends to be relevant when the CPU is throttling.

I mean, that at 100% usage it can use a max of 3.8 or 4.7? I'm pretty new to overclocking, so I thought that the 4.7 ghz is pre-clocked as in it doesn't run at the base clock out of the box.  Can you clear me up on that?

 

12 hours ago, Fasauceome said:

If your only choice is the H510 then it's functional, but don't expect too cool of an operation. 

I might be able to find another atx case from a reliable brand, but right now does are the most bang-for-the buck cases I could find.

 

12 hours ago, Fasauceome said:

If you want, you can save some money with the i5-10600K and enjoy the same gaming experience (if this is a gaming focused PC) and the lower core count means you would be able to overclock higher.

I was wondering about that, but I'll be using it for gaming, school, digital illustration, and maybe some music mixing for myself. I don't know if 6 cores are going to be enough though, because I would like it to be future proof, and in sometimes I do drawing and watching something on YouTube, or playing something casual (like btd6) in the background

 

Edit: I found a Corsair 275R airflow, should I go with that rather than the h510?

[Fasauceome]

8 hours ago, Delll34 said:

I mean, that at 100% usage it can use a max of 3.8 or 4.7? I'm pretty new to overclocking, so I thought that the 4.7 ghz is pre-clocked as in it doesn't run at the base clock out of the box.  Can you clear me up on that?

I still don't know what you mean by pre clocked.

 

4.7GHz is the speed that the CPU will try to run when you load all 8 cores. That's what will happen.

8 hours ago, Delll34 said:

I was wondering about that, but I'll be using it for gaming, school, digital illustration, and maybe some music mixing for myself. I don't know if 6 cores are going to be enough though, because I would like it to be future proof, and in sometimes I do drawing and watching something on YouTube, or playing something casual (like btd6) in the background

Unless you can see the future, I don't recommend future proofing. Your current needs are fulfilled quite well by the 6 core option. I use a 6 core i7 with plenty of background tasks and intense gaming and it's more than adequate.

 

8 hours ago, Delll34 said:

Edit: I found a Corsair 275R airflow, should I go with that rather than the h510?

A nice open front panel with more breathability for the components inside, I think it's a better pick.

[Delll34]

1 hour ago, Fasauceome said:

Unless you can see the future, I don't recommend future proofing. Your current needs are fulfilled quite well by the 6 core option. I use a 6 core i7 with plenty of background tasks and intense gaming and it's more than adequate.

Ahh, ok. Then I think I'll go for the i5.

 

1 hour ago, Fasauceome said:

A nice open front panel with more breathability for the components inside, I think it's a better pick.

Yes, plus it also comes with 3 fans included, and (purely because aesthetics) it also has a PSU shroud.

I was thinking about switching to a mATX board and case, because I found one for around the same price, and it is basically the same board as my ATX choice, (the mATX board is the ROG strix Z490-G gaming, and my ATX choice is the Z490-F gaming) the case would be the Q300L, but idk which should I go for. Do you have any recommendations?

[Fasauceome]

53 minutes ago, Delll34 said:

Yes, plus it also comes with 3 fans included, and (purely because aesthetics) it also has a PSU shroud.

I was thinking about switching to a mATX board and case, because I found one for around the same price, and it is basically the same board as my ATX choice, (the mATX board is the ROG strix Z490-G gaming, and my ATX choice is the Z490-F gaming) the case would be the Q300L, but idk which should I go for. Do you have any recommendations?

The Q300L has reasonable airflow (unlike the flexible Q500L which fits an ATX motherboard but has a strange layout)

 

The deepcool matrexx is a good choice for micro atx as well. Not sure about other options that are available to you

[Delll34]

13 minutes ago, Fasauceome said:

The Q300L has reasonable airflow (unlike the flexible Q500L which fits an ATX motherboard but has a strange layout)

 

The deepcool matrexx is a good choice for micro atx as well. Not sure about other options that are available to you

So Q300L or 275R airflow? I personally like the Q300L but I don't know how the mATX looks like in it, compared in size, plus it doesn't have a PSU shroud. So I would go for the 275R.