I5 6600k OC

[MrBaker89]

Hey Guys!

 

So now my lovely new system is up and running all drivers etc up to date

 

Where do I start with overclocking? 

 

Running: 

 

I5 6600k

16gb corsair DDR4

Cooler Master Seidon 120V V2

 

 

Should I set my cooler to full speed constant?

[UnlimitedTMD]

if you don`t mind an airplane taking off in your case, you can set to full speed, but that aint necessairy.

Overclocking guides are all over the internet

[iBeast_M0de]

Hey Guys!

 

So now my lovely new system is up and running all drivers etc up to date

 

Where do I start with overclocking? 

 

Running: 

 

I5 6600k

16gb corsair DDR4

Cooler Master Seidon 120V V2

 

 

Should I set my cooler to full speed constant?

Go into ur bios change ur CPU core voltage to 1.300v and use fixed mode for that. put the core ratio at 45x and don't touch anything else.

then go into ur OS and try lets say AIDA 64 (free trail) and do a stress test on all expect ur GPU and disks. if it still runs after 15-20 min U could try uping the multiplier by 1 at a time

[MrBaker89]

Go into ur bios change ur CPU core voltage to 1.300v and use fixed mode for that. put the core ratio at 45x and don't touch anything else.

then go into ur OS and try lets say AIDA 64 (free trail) and do a stress test on all expect ur GPU and disks. if it still runs after 15-20 min U could try uping the multiplier by 1 at a time

 

Isn't 1.3v alot for the new skylake chips?

[Imakuni]

Isn't 1.3v alot for the new skylake chips?

Not really. People usually stop at 1.35v for conservative, 1.4 for high, with 1.45 being the max recommended by intel (vs 1.35 for Haswell).

 

Still, I'd say 1.3v is the limit for a Seidon 120. More than that and it won't handle the heat under high load.

[SeanAngelo]

Hey Guys!

 

So now my lovely new system is up and running all drivers etc up to date

 

Where do I start with overclocking? 

 

Running: 

 

I5 6600k

16gb corsair DDR4

Cooler Master Seidon 120V V2

 

 

Should I set my cooler to full speed constant?

Go into BIOS

Find the CPU settings

Put in the core ratio as 42x (4.2Ghz at 100Mhz BCLK)

Dial in 1.25v

Save and Exit

Boot into Windows

Run AIDA64 for 20-30 mins

If it doesn't crash, well done.

 

If it crashes, either put in more voltage or just turn down the core ratio.

[MrBaker89]

Go into BIOS

Find the CPU settings

Put in the core ratio as 42x (4.2Ghz at 100Mhz BCLK)

Dial in 1.25v

Save and Exit

Boot into Windows

Run AIDA64 for 20-30 mins

If it doesn't crash, well done.

 

If it crashes, either put in more voltage or just turn down the core ratio.

 

 

Should I leave my seidon 120v v2 at smart fan control or full speed constant? 

 

Will full speed constant reduce the life as its rated at 70,000 hours which is pretty damn good 

[SeanAngelo]

Should I leave my seidon 120v v2 at smart fan control or full speed constant? 

 

Will full speed constant reduce the life as its rated at 70,000 hours which is pretty damn good 

I would set a custom fan curve for the cooler. If you would like to know what to make it as then reply back

[MrBaker89]

I would set a custom fan curve for the cooler. If you would like to know what to make it as then reply back

 

Yes please bud! 

[SeanAngelo]

Yes please bud! 

Ok

 

set the first point at 40c to be 15% fan speed

second at 60c to be 30% fan speed

thirdly, 75c at 50% fan speed

fourth, 95c at 100% fan speed

[MrBaker89]

Ok

 

set the first point at 40c to be 15% fan speed

second at 60c to be 30% fan speed

thirdly, 75c at 50% fan speed

fourth, 95c at 100% fan speed

You sir are a legend!

[SeanAngelo]

You sir are a legend!

No problem, glad I could help!

[MrBaker89]

No problem, glad I could help!

Sorry dude one last one should I disable turbo boost or leave enabled?

[SeanAngelo]

Sorry dude one last one should I disable turbo boost or leave enabled?

by the way is it overclocked as of right now? If so what is the core clock ratio and voltages?

 

And you can either leave it on or off. Your choice I personally like to leave it on.

[MrBaker89]

by the way is it overclocked as of right now? If so what is the core clock ratio and voltages?

 

And you can either leave it on or off. Your choice I personally like to leave it on.

 

Yes its Oc'd as of right now Just been playing Battlefront temps only hit 60c 

 

Voltage is 1.2v 

cache ratio is 3.9ghz

Processor ratio is 4.2ghz 

[SeanAngelo]

Yes its Oc'd as of right now Just been playing Battlefront temps only hit 60c 

 

Voltage is 1.2v 

cache ratio is 3.9ghz

Processor ratio is 4.2ghz 

ahh that's good! Temperatures are good also!

[MrBaker89]

Thanks for all your help! 

 

When I ran the Intel extreme oc utility and ran their benchmark it shot my CPU temp upto 76c but any game i play doesnt go about 65c

[MrBaker89]

So had a little play around..... changed core vooltage to auto and changed multiplier to 4.5ghz and its been running AIDA64 FPU & CPU stress testing for 30 mins and temps hit 72c and no errors

[alanz25]

So had a little play around..... changed core vooltage to auto and changed multiplier to 4.5ghz and its been running AIDA64 FPU & CPU stress testing for 30 mins and temps hit 72c and no errors

its not over yet my friend... aida 64 smacks you in the back of the head when you least expect it. 

[MrBaker89]

its not over yet my friend... aida 64 smacks you in the back of the head when you least expect it. 

 

 

I've been running all my favourite games for hours and not one single glitch... the highest temps i've seen have been about 79c but that was from prime 95 which uses AVX2 instruction sets which are notorious for causing heat output

[alanz25]

I've been running all my favourite games for hours and not one single glitch... the highest temps i've seen have been about 79c but that was from prime 95 which uses AVX2 instruction sets which are notorious for causing heat output

if you ran p95 without a hitch , than you are probs stable. just a question though, which test did you run? 

[MrBaker89]

I've ran:

 

AIDA64 FPU & CPU stress tests

Prime 95 Small FFTs test

Intel extreme OC utility stress test

 

and all my fave games

[alanz25]

I've ran:

 

AIDA64 FPU & CPU stress tests

Prime 95 Small FFTs test

Intel extreme OC utility stress test

 

and all my fave games

congtraz, you have 24/7 stability

[MrBaker89]

congtraz, you have 24/7 stability

 

 

I'm concerned about temps being slightly higher than they should be with my seidon 120v cooler... 

 

I'm wondering if ive used too much thermal paste....

 

 

Running at 4.4GHZ with Auto voltage :

 

According to HWmonitor Idle temps are : 34 - 40c

Heavy load gaming is about 62C 

 

I'm seeing other people with idles of about 25c and heavy load of around 50c.....

[alanz25]

I'm concerned about temps being slightly higher than they should be with my seidon 120v cooler... 

 

I'm wondering if ive used too much thermal paste....

 

 

Running at 4.4GHZ with Auto voltage :

 

According to HWmonitor Idle temps are : 34 - 40c

Heavy load gaming is about 62C 

 

I'm seeing other people with idles of about 25c and heavy load of around 50c.....

well, you did increase the voltage, so extra heat should be expected