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Hello there, 

 

I recently finished building a completely new PC from scratch and my i7-6700k is currently at stock speeds. I was wondering what was the highest but also the safest overclock speed. I want to overclock it a bit to get better performance out of it but I don't want anything crazy either. My goal is not to reach an OC record, just get better performance out of it while still keeping it rather cool. I have a Noctua NH-D15 if that helps you in answering it.  I was thinking 4.2Ghz, but maybe I could get more without pushing it.

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1 minute ago, TheRedViper said:

Hello there, 

 

I recently finished building a completely new PC from scratch and my i7-6700k is currently at stock speeds. I was wondering what was the highest but also the safest overclock speed. I want to overclock it a bit to get better performance out of it but I don't want anything crazy either. My goal is not to reach an OC record, just get better performance out of it while still keeping it rather cool. I have a Noctua NH-D15 if that helps you in answering it.  I was thinking 4.2Ghz, but maybe I could get more without pushing it.

4.2 is the Turbo boost clock. You should be able to hit 4.5ghz without issue at around 1.3-1.325v. I have mine on water at 4.7ghz at 1.375v without any issues. the NH-D15 is probably the best air cooler you can get. Once you get it to 4.5, take and run Aida64 for an hr to ensure its stable. if it is, try bumping it up as long as your temps dont get to high. Try and keep your temps around 70-75c at load when running Aida and you will be golden. 

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4 minutes ago, TheRedViper said:

Hello there, 

 

I recently finished building a completely new PC from scratch and my i7-6700k is currently at stock speeds. I was wondering what was the highest but also the safest overclock speed. I want to overclock it a bit to get better performance out of it but I don't want anything crazy either. My goal is not to reach an OC record, just get better performance out of it while still keeping it rather cool. I have a Noctua NH-D15 if that helps you in answering it.  I was thinking 4.2Ghz, but maybe I could get more without pushing it.

Well, this depends a bit on the silicon lottery, but I would say that you could probably reach at least 4.5 or if you got lucky even 4.7+ without pushing it too much. 

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With that cooler you can overclock alot out of it! It depends on the amount you want form youre cpu, because you could find the highest clock speed it can do, but will sacrifice fan speed and thus noise. But you have a 6700k so overclock it definitely! But to answer the question yes 4.2 Ghz sounds okay, but why not push it more!

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Without tweaking the voltage, 4.3-4.4GHz should be easy to reach if your chip isn't complete crap. Past that, you might need to add some voltage to keep the CPU stable

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While I'm not a complete expert (Actually going to start building my first PC soon), from what I've read you should be able to get it to 4,5Ghz at least with a proper cooler (which you definitely have with the NH-D15). Like legacy99 already said above...

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What batch is your CPU? There are charts showing over clocks and voltages from processors from each batch, could give you more of an idea of how far your processor can go.

CPU: i7 6700k (4.7 GHz) | GPU: EVGA GTX 1070 FTW (OC) | Motherboard: ASUS Sabertooth Z170 S | Cooling: Corsair H110i GTX | Storage: 250GB Samsung 850 EVO M.2 + 1TB WD Black | RAM: 16GB (2x8) Corsair Vengeance LED (White) 3000MHz | Case: Phanteks Enthoo Evolv ATX | PSU: Corsair RM850i | WiFi Card: TPLink Archer T9E | Case Fans: Noctua iPPC-2000 PWM (3x 120mm in), 2x Noctua NF-A14 PWM 140mm (radiator, painted black), Fractal Venturi HP-14 (1x 140mm out)  | OS: Windows 10 Home 64-bit

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3 minutes ago, arch_linuxos said:

What batch is your CPU? There are charts showing over clocks and voltages from processors from each batch, could give you more of an idea of how far your processor can go.

huh, how would I know which batch it is from, I bought it from newegg so. 

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37 minutes ago, TheRedViper said:

huh, how would I know which batch it is from, I bought it from newegg so. 

The box says on the sticker. :)

CPU: i7 6700k (4.7 GHz) | GPU: EVGA GTX 1070 FTW (OC) | Motherboard: ASUS Sabertooth Z170 S | Cooling: Corsair H110i GTX | Storage: 250GB Samsung 850 EVO M.2 + 1TB WD Black | RAM: 16GB (2x8) Corsair Vengeance LED (White) 3000MHz | Case: Phanteks Enthoo Evolv ATX | PSU: Corsair RM850i | WiFi Card: TPLink Archer T9E | Case Fans: Noctua iPPC-2000 PWM (3x 120mm in), 2x Noctua NF-A14 PWM 140mm (radiator, painted black), Fractal Venturi HP-14 (1x 140mm out)  | OS: Windows 10 Home 64-bit

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1 minute ago, arch_linuxos said:

The box says on the sticker. :)

X610B279

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2 minutes ago, TheRedViper said:

X610B279

You can probably get to 4.7GHz with ~1.37V. 4.5GHz should be lower voltage.

 

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1wQwYMGsSnMpKxrEesNVUSoP7hGykFWw1ygJsxwx64e8/edit#gid=0

 

Here's a list of a bunch of batches and their results (make sure you look at 6700k only).

CPU: i7 6700k (4.7 GHz) | GPU: EVGA GTX 1070 FTW (OC) | Motherboard: ASUS Sabertooth Z170 S | Cooling: Corsair H110i GTX | Storage: 250GB Samsung 850 EVO M.2 + 1TB WD Black | RAM: 16GB (2x8) Corsair Vengeance LED (White) 3000MHz | Case: Phanteks Enthoo Evolv ATX | PSU: Corsair RM850i | WiFi Card: TPLink Archer T9E | Case Fans: Noctua iPPC-2000 PWM (3x 120mm in), 2x Noctua NF-A14 PWM 140mm (radiator, painted black), Fractal Venturi HP-14 (1x 140mm out)  | OS: Windows 10 Home 64-bit

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