Overclocking advice

[Legendaryx]

My i5 6600k is currently at 4.6ghz with core voltage at 1.295v(btw the core voltage set on auto) and the tempatures are around 65°c at load and 25°c at idle so my question is should I push it to 4.8ghz?, is there any difference between 4.6ghz and 4.8ghz in gaming?

[007agentHP]

push it, but dont have voltage running on auto.

as long as temps are under 80 C and voltage at 1.3v MAX, keep going. but with that kind of voltage, you can get to 4.8 GHz easily

[Legendaryx]

push it, but dont have voltage running on auto.

as long as temps are under 80 C and voltage at 1.3v MAX, keep going. but with that kind of voltage, you can get to 4.8 GHz easily

Why not to leave it at auto?, because the last time I changed the voltage manually it messed up with Windows and I had to reinstall Windows.

[Patrick Bateman]

push it, but dont have voltage running on auto.

as long as temps are under 80 C and voltage at 1.3v MAX, keep going. but with that kind of voltage, you can get to 4.8 GHz easily

actually skylake can take a little more voltage than haswell

id say 1.35v max

[harrynowl]

actually skylake can take a little more voltage than haswell

id say 1.35v max

If you can cool it up to 1.4v is fine on 14nm tri-gate

 

1.425v+ is where people have noticed degradation in the overclocking world

[incarnate]

Why not to leave it at auto?, because the last time I changed the voltage manually it messed up with Windows and I had to reinstall Windows.

Because auto is a catchall setting, designed to feed enough voltage to ensure stability on all chips, not just the one that is I the socket. Every cpu is different, some require more voltage than others. Auto WILL put more voltage through your cpu than it actually needs. Same is true for overclocking software.

Set the voltage to manual, set it to 1.25v and go from there using small increases like 0.005v, until it is stable.

Then keep temps below 85°C in a stress test, and don't go higher than 1.35v if your cooler can handle that.

Above all though, NEVER trust auto settings or software when overclocking. You'll run a good chance of damaging your cpu

Also, your voltage didn't screw up Windows, unless you were installing it with an unstable overclock. It would have been something else that messed it up

[Legendaryx]

Because auto is a catchall setting, designed to feed enough voltage to ensure stability on all chips, not just the one that is I the socket. Every cpu is different, some require more voltage than others. Auto WILL put more voltage through your cpu than it actually needs. Same is true for overclocking software.

Set the voltage to manual, set it to 1.25v and go from there using small increases like 0.005v, until it is stable.

Then keep temps below 85°C in a stress test, and don't go higher than 1.35v if your cooler can handle that.

Above all though, NEVER trust auto settings or software when overclocking. You'll run a good chance of damaging your cpu

Also, your voltage didn't screw up Windows, unless you were installing it with an unstable overclock. It would have been something else that messed it up

Even if my voltages were setted to 1.295v by auto mode while running the chip at 65°c-70°c max at load, will damage my cpu?

[Legendaryx]

Well I tried to overclock it to 4.8ghz my voltages went up to 1.390v with 75°c underload while using aida64 is it safe for 24/7 usage?

[incarnate]

Even if my voltages were setted to 1.295v by auto mode while running the chip at 65°c-70°c max at load, will damage my cpu?

I don't really care if you use auto for your voltage or not. You came here for overclocking advice, and I pointed out one of the biggest mistakes you can make with overclocking.

The issue with auto is, you have no control over what it picks for your voltage, and it will pick WAY more voltage than you actually need. Auto doesn't care if the voltage it picks fries your cpu.

[DunePilot]

Anything for the last probably 10 years will start to degrade a little past 1.35 even if temps are good, it might not be much, it might be 6 months or it might be three years before you have to add a little voltage to keep your once stable overclocks. On the 1366 stuff I try to keep mine at 1.35 with a 1.4 max, on all the sockets after I would think it would be wiser to keep it at 1.3 with a 1.35 max. Preferably your 24/7 OC would use 1.3 and you 1.35 OC would be what you only run for a few days at a time when you are trying to run Firestrike benches and stuff for benchmarking purposes. There really is no wrong or right way to do it. Don't be scared of 1.35 but it may somewhat shorten the lifespan of your chip but still it isn't all that high so it may be well past its usefulness before any degradation is even apparent. 

 

That is trying to some up a whole lot in one paragraph and many folks will have opposing views so... do what you feel comfortable with an leave it at that. Temp wise and voltage wise you have plenty of headroom to keep pushing it sounds like.