i5 6600K

[FlushaDev]

Hey guys!

I wanted to ask some questions about the 6600K overclock

1: How far can I overclock it?

2: How much voltage will it need?

3: Which cooler should I get if I overclock to the max?

4: Temperatures?

Thanks!

[Skiiwee29]

1 minute ago, FlushaDev said:

Hey guys!

I wanted to ask some questions about the 6600K overclock

1: How far can I overclock it?

2: How much voltage will it need?

3: Which cooler should I get if I overclock to the max?

4: Temperatures?

Thanks!

1. 4.5-4.7ghz is the normal 

2. up to 1.4v is the safe voltage for 24/7 operations

3. should look at a decent AIO like the Kraken x61, EKWB Predator 240, Swiftech H220x

4. During stress testing, if you stay at or under 75c your good.

[FlushaDev]

Just now, legacy99 said:

1. 4.5-4.7ghz is the normal 

2. up to 1.4v is the safe voltage for 24/7 operations

3. should look at a decent AIO like the Kraken x61, EKWB Predator 240, Swiftech H220x

4. During stress testing, if you stay at or under 75c your good.

Thanks man!

[WereCat]

1. depends on your cooler and silicon lotery

2. depends on your cooler and silicon lotery

3. depends on your budget but anything around the CM212EVO should give you reasonable OC

4. depends on your cooler and silicon lotery

[FlushaDev]

1 minute ago, legacy99 said:

1. 4.5-4.7ghz is the normal 

2. up to 1.4v is the safe voltage for 24/7 operations

3. should look at a decent AIO like the Kraken x61, EKWB Predator 240, Swiftech H220x

4. During stress testing, if you stay at or under 75c your good.

Another thing is:

Can I reach 4.5ghz with 1.4V?

[Skiiwee29]

Just now, FlushaDev said:

Another thing is:

Can I reach 4.5ghz with 1.4V?

Should be able to, and likely be able to achieve it under the 1.4v

[FlushaDev]

Just now, legacy99 said:

Should be able to, and likely be able to achieve it under the 1.4v

Ok thanks!

[FlushaDev]

6 minutes ago, legacy99 said:

Should be able to, and likely be able to achieve it under the 1.4v

Another stupid thing I want to ask is because I don't know anything about liquid coolers... how much power do they draw and how do we connect them to the motherboard?

[Skiiwee29]

3 minutes ago, FlushaDev said:

Another stupid thing I want to ask is because I don't know anything about liquid coolers... how much power do they draw and how do we connect them to the motherboard?

The pumps usually have a 3 pin or 4 pin fan header to control the pump speeds and then the pump itself usually has either a 4 pin molex or a sata plug to provide the power from the PSU. 

[Finnman]

2 minutes ago, FlushaDev said:

Another stupid thing I want to ask is because I don't know anything about liquid coolers... how much power do they draw and how do we connect them to the motherboard?

An older AIO I used plugged into the CPU fan header on the motherboard and got its power from a molex connector

[FlushaDev]

1 minute ago, legacy99 said:

The pumps usually have a 3 pin or 4 pin fan header to control the pump speeds and then the pump itself usually has either a 4 pin molex or a sata plug to provide the power from the PSU. 

So what you're saying is that the pump has a 3/4 pin fan header that I can find on the motherboard and then I need a SATA cable to power it up?

[FlushaDev]

Are the "Molex" connectors you guys are saying on the motherboard? I never heard of it that's why I'm asking.

[Skiiwee29]

Just now, FlushaDev said:

So what you're saying is that the pump has a 3/4 pin fan header that I can find on the motherboard and then I need a SATA cable to power it up?

Yep. It could be a Molex too instead of Sata. 

[FlushaDev]

1 minute ago, legacy99 said:

Yep. It could be a Molex too instead of Sata. 

I posted something above!! ^^

[Skiiwee29]

Just now, FlushaDev said:

I posted something above!! ^^

hehe, No Molex is connected to the PSU. Molex is what SATA is slowly replacing as the power connector for things from the PSU. 

[Skiiwee29]

1 minute ago, FlushaDev said:

I posted something above!! ^^

 

This is what a male end of a molex plug looks like. This will be found on your devices needing power.

 

 

This is the female end that is on your power supply. 

[FlushaDev]

Just now, legacy99 said:

hehe, No Molex is connected to the PSU. Molex is what SATA is slowly replacing as the power connector for things from the PSU. 

So as said I can connect a SATA cable to power it up?

 

[Imakuni]

21 minutes ago, FlushaDev said:

1: How far can I overclock it?

22 minutes ago, FlushaDev said:

2: How much voltage will it need?

 

In all seriously, there's only one person that can answer those questions: yourself. Each chip different, and only you have your hands on yours to actually find out what is it capable of. So just go and OC it as much as you can.

 

As for the cooler, the best you can get, the more you can push voltages and potentially squeeze a little more performance out of it. Keep the thing below 85 and you'll be fine.

[FlushaDev]

1 minute ago, Imakuni said:

 

In all seriously, there's only one person that can answer those questions: yourself. Each chip different, and only you have your hands on yours to actually find out what is it capable of. So just go and OC it as much as you can.

 

As for the cooler, the best you can get, the more you can push voltages and potentially squeeze a little more performance out of it. Keep the thing below 85 and you'll be fine.

The overclocking and voltage part is out I'm asking about the cooler's power drain

[FlushaDev]

2 minutes ago, legacy99 said:

 

This is what a male end of a molex plug looks like. This will be found on your devices needing power.

 

 

This is the female end that is on your power supply. 

Sata I guess?

[Skiiwee29]

2 minutes ago, FlushaDev said:

So as said I can connect a SATA cable to power it up?

 

 

It depends on the connector the pump would require. If it needs SATA, then you would use SATA. If it needs molex, then you would need to use molex. If you dont have Molex, you can get Sata to molex adapters to allow you to use a sata power to power a molex device. 

[Skiiwee29]

Just now, FlushaDev said:

Sata I guess?

Thats a SATA data cable... not a SATA power cable.

 

 

This is a sata power cable. 

[FlushaDev]

Just now, legacy99 said:

It depends on the connector the pump would require. If it needs SATA, then you would use SATA. If it needs molex, then you would need to use molex. If you dont have Molex, you can get Sata to molex adapters to allow you to use a sata power to power a molex device. 

Ohh so it depends, ok case closed! Thanks again <3

[FlushaDev]

Just now, legacy99 said:

Thats a SATA data cable... not a SATA power cable.

 

 

This is a sata power cable. 

Oh I didn't see that one

It seems I'm gonna start with a normal cooler and then move with a liquid one

[Imakuni]

3 minutes ago, FlushaDev said:

Oh I didn't see that one

It seems I'm gonna start with a normal cooler and then move with a liquid one

I don't recommend doing that. Just get a WC straight. Seriously, it's one cable coming off of the pump and one off of the fan(s), plug them into one of the many mobo headers and you are set. No hassle, no difficulty. Ez pz.