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Quick and Dirty I5 6600k OC?

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Hi guys.

Am getting the I5 6600k and I don't know if I'm going to have enough time to stress test and different clock speeds and different voltages etc. Ive seena guide recommending an 8hr stress test for each time you attempt a stability test. With this in mind is there any fast OC's I could implement?? Maybe do like a 4.4ghz with 1.275v and stress test for 8hrs?? Would this be okay??

Any advice is greatly appreciated.

I'm looking to OC because I do want to play AC Syndicate and seen the performance on i5's, and also because I do intend to play a lot of CPU intensive games like the Total War series where CPU Horsepower does matter.

If anybody could, if possible maybe list their OC's if they want to for a baseline.

Thanks so much for your help. And its only 2 more Sleeps till I get my PC!! Then I join the masterrace!

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So long as the temperatures are well in check, there's little problem in it other than just not having an optimized overclock. The silicon lottery is a thing though, and not all chips will be able to do those clocks at that voltage. I'd recommend you take the time down the line to fine-tune it though.

 

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So long as the temperatures are well in check, there's little problem in it other than just not having an optimized overclock. The silicon lottery is a thing though, and not all chips will be able to do those clocks at that voltage. I'd recommend you take the time down the line to fine-tune it though.

 

And enjoy your new PC. :D

Thanks man! Maybe start with something a bit more modest like 4ghz?? Or maybe just go with the numbers I suggested and see if it works??

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Thanks man! Maybe start with something a bit more modest like 4ghz?? Or maybe just go with the numbers I suggested and see if it works??

I'd go off of the suggested and see if it works. If it's unstable, back down the clocks.

Main Rig: CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 5800X | RAM: 32GB (2x16GB) KLEVV CRAS XR RGB DDR4-3600 | Motherboard: Gigabyte B550I AORUS PRO AX | Storage: 512GB SKHynix PC401, 1TB Samsung 970 EVO Plus, 2x Micron 1100 256GB SATA SSDs | GPU: EVGA RTX 3080 FTW3 Ultra 10GB | Cooling: ThermalTake Floe 280mm w/ be quiet! Pure Wings 3 | Case: Sliger SM580 (Black) | PSU: Lian Li SP 850W

 

Server: CPU: AMD Ryzen 3 3100 | RAM: 32GB (2x16GB) Crucial DDR4 Pro | Motherboard: ASUS PRIME B550-PLUS AC-HES | Storage: 128GB Samsung PM961, 4TB Seagate IronWolf | GPU: AMD FirePro WX 3100 | Cooling: EK-AIO Elite 360 D-RGB | Case: Corsair 5000D Airflow (White) | PSU: Seasonic Focus GM-850

 

Miscellaneous: Dell Optiplex 7060 Micro (i5-8500T/16GB/512GB), Lenovo ThinkCentre M715q Tiny (R5 2400GE/16GB/256GB), Dell Optiplex 7040 SFF (i5-6400/8GB/128GB)

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i just did 4.2 and it really increases performance even better than older sandy and ivy i7s  

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