overclocking Overclocking question help

[ztdz800]

Hi just got a i5 6600k whit an asrock z170 pro 4s my problem is whit the voltages if i let it auto it goes up to 1.4v and thats bad so i wanted to use offset mode but i didnt know how it works it said -100 so i thought +5 will do well it didnt even started windows how do this mode works?

By the way is a light overclock just 4.2

[Imakuni]

15 minutes ago, ztdz800 said:

Hi just got a i5 6600k whit an asrock z170 pro 4s my problem is whit the voltages if i let it auto it goes up to 1.4v and thats bad so i wanted to use offset mode but i didnt know how it works it said -100 so i thought +5 will do well it didnt even started windows how do this mode works?

By the way is a light overclock just 4.2

Put it on Fixed and dial in 1.25v (don't use offset). See if it's stable at that.

[ztdz800]

but like that it would be in high voltage at all time isn't it better to go down when is no needed?

[Imakuni]

58 minutes ago, ztdz800 said:

but like that it would be in high voltage at all time isn't it better to go down when is no needed?

For starters, it wouldn't keep max voltage all the time. If you leave the C-states on, the CPU will still downclock and reduce voltages when load is low, even while under Fixed mode.

 

Second, there's absolutely no problem in running your CPU at full voltage 24/7. None at all. Ignoring point 1 above, it would still be perfectly fine to run at a constant 1.25 (or whatever you set for your OC).

 

Third, please quote people so that a notification pops up and we get to answer you quicker / answer in the first place. If your thread had left the first page, I wouldn't even be writting down this very post!