Intel Overclocking

[Echo805]

I’ve already built my new PC and am now in the tweek phase. I have a Corsair 7000D case, Gigabyte Aorus Master z790 mobo, 64gb G-Skill  DDR-5 6400, Intel I9-13900k processor, with an ASUS Tuf gaming RTX 4090 GPU, currently it's being air cooled but as soon as parts arrive from EKWB, it will be water cooled GPu and CPU with two radiators set upon push pull fans. All that to ask if I should use BIOS or Intels Extreme Tuning Utility to try and boost the CPU?  Any assistance would be grateful and appreciative. 

 

Edited May 13, 2023 by Echo805

[YoungBlade]

I would recommend actually undervolting your CPU, not overclocking it. This should boost performance by giving the CPU more thermal headroom - it will make the CPU run cooler, so it won't thermal throttle as hard.

 

You should ultimately use the BIOS directly to do this, because that way the settings will persist regardless of what happens with Windows or XTU, but you can use XTU to dial the settings in while Windows is running, which is convenient. So, if you aren't as familiar with overclocking/undervolting, I'd start with XTU, then when you find settings that are to your liking, I'd make a note of them and copy them over into the BIOS.

 

I'll be interested to see if your custom loop is able to tame that thing. The 13900K is no joke to try to keep cool. Trying to overclock it at all is very ambitious.

Edited May 13, 2023 by YoungBlade
Noticed that the OP is going to water cool after all

[Echo805]

Thank you for the response, I’ll try your recommendations. I’ll let you know what happens.