New CPU and OC'ing

[ChellBell]

Hi gang.. So I had to replace a CPU that died and I'm just starting to get comfortable at OC'ing. 

 

Current setup:

CPU: i7-5930k oc 4GHz

MB: ASUS X99-A/USB 3.1

MEM: DDR4 2133 32gigs

GPU: MSI 980ti Gaming 6g in SLI

 

So, most of the stuff that I do is just light gaming, a lot of virtualization, a little content creation, normal web browsing, and a bit of coding. I've only used the OC'ing on the motherboard to bring it to this point, but I'm not sure if I really should worry about pushing the CPU more or not. This was a snap shot after 2hrs of Adia64. 

[LynxThe1st]

Everything seems good, 4GHz is enough, is it not? and you have 6 cores.

I'm stuck here with my 4440 running at 3.1GHz turbo boosted

[Jwalbrecht2000]

Nice build, what kind of cooling are you using?

[ChellBell]

Just now, Jwalbrecht2000 said:

Nice build, what kind of cooling are you using?

Corsair H105 Extreme.. 

[Jwalbrecht2000]

5 minutes ago, ChellBell said:

Corsair H105 Extreme.. 

I agree with Lynx, 4 GHz is more than enough, but your rig could probably handle a little more, if you really wanted even more.

[Monarch]

1 hour ago, LynxThe1st said:

Everything seems good, 4GHz is enough, is it not? and you have 6 cores.

I'm stuck here with my 4440 running at 3.1GHz turbo boosted

Single-thread performance matters a lot in games and certain applications, so the higher the clock speed the better. 

[LynxThe1st]

1 minute ago, Monarch said:

Single-thread performance matters a lot in games and certain applications, so the higher the clock speed the better. 

True but 4GHz especially with 6 cores AND 12 threads, I doubt she would need more unless she is doing some really demanding stuff

[Monarch]

1 minute ago, LynxThe1st said:

True but 4GHz especially with 6 cores AND 12 threads, I doubt she would need more unless she is doing some really demanding stuff

Like I said, all games and some applications rely heavily on single-thread performance, so you don't need something demanding to run on a single core to max it out and create a bottleneck. OCed 6700K will beat a 4 GHz 5930K in ST scenarios, so OCing over 4GHz will certainly be beneficial.

[ChellBell]

1 minute ago, Monarch said:

Like I said, all games and some applications rely heavily on single-thread performance, so you don't need something demanding to run on a single core to max it out and create a bottleneck. OCed 6700K will beat a 4 GHz 5930K in ST scenarios, so OCing over 4GHz will certainly be beneficial.

I really don't play a lot of games. I use my pc a lot more for work and research than gaming, which is why I went with the 5930k to begin with. But a little GTA V and Battlefield 4 now and then are kinda fun. The one regret that I have is that I went with the x99-A/USB 3.1 motherboard. I really wish I'd gotten one that scaled to 64 or 128gigs of memory. It's so easy to eat up memory when you have 4 or 5 VM's open.

 

Anyway, I really do appreciate all the great feedback here. Love LTTs so much. Have a great weekend.

[done12many2]

4 hours ago, ChellBell said:

Hi gang.. So I had to replace a CPU that died and I'm just starting to get comfortable at OC'ing. 

 

Current setup:

CPU: i7-5930k oc 4GHz

MB: ASUS X99-A/USB 3.1

MEM: DDR4 2133 32gigs

GPU: MSI 980ti Gaming 6g in SLI

 

So, most of the stuff that I do is just light gaming, a lot of virtualization, a little content creation, normal web browsing, and a bit of coding. I've only used the OC'ing on the motherboard to bring it to this point, but I'm not sure if I really should worry about pushing the CPU more or not. This was a snap shot after 2hrs of Adia64. 

You absolutely should push your OC higher.  Single threaded performance is just as important and will benefit from a higher clock rate.  Your 5930k will more than likely handle 4.5 GHz with minimal voltage increase.  Start around 4.5 GHz at 1.3 volts and work voltage up or down from there depending on stability.

 

It's great having a high core count, but the fact of the matter is you use 1 core more often than 6.