Overclocking 6600k

[Stuff_]

Well, I just installed my h100i v2, and I set my voltage at 1.3 at 4.5ghz, and so far no errors with prime95 (only been about 5 mins, but before it would error out)

and this cooler has dropped my CPU temps a good 10c. Holy crap, either the thermal paste I used (artic silver 5) was too old (it was about 4-5 years old) or my h80i was just not as efficient anymore. 

 

I'm no longer afraid/worried about the temps so much, as the highest I've seen is 70c, but stays around low 60's.

[Darkseth]

Run a few hours RealBench, if that stays stable, your setup is stable pretty much

You could go down with Voltage, if you want to try more.

 

I've seen really God-like Chips, who  can do 4.5 Ghz with 1.18-1.2 Volt. But that will be a Lottery Win ^^

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4 minutes ago, Darkseth said:

Run a few hours RealBench, if that stays stable, your setup is stable pretty much

You could go down with Voltage, if you want to try more.

 

I've seen really God-like Chips, who  can do 4.5 Ghz with 1.18-1.2 Volt. But that will be a Lottery Win ^^

So realbench over prime95? Is it troublesome if prime95 errors with rounding problems? 

[Darkseth]

Many dont like Prime, because it is too unrealistic, and can even damage your Hardware in newer versions (because it puts more heat and Load on the CPU, than older versions).

Plus, Prime tests only few parts of the CPU. You can get your System Prime Stable, but still Fail other tests, like Handbrake.

Realbench tests different things at once.

 

Also: In my Opinion, Errors in Prime, but stable in ANY other Application = CPU is 100% Stable.

You'll never play prime again, so i wouldnt Focus so much on that.

 

That's the guide im refering to: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0Bz2VRRbLPrZnMXBnOXRWeVlHcHM/view

[Stuff_]

Cool, gotcha. 

 

Well, with that guide, I can set my CPU at 4.7 @ 1.35v and it boots to OS, and I'm running realbench for now, and temps are still manageable (below 70c). 

 

I really like this h100i v2