Quick noob question about overclocking!

[damnit777]

Hello there, i have a quick noob question for you guys.

Alright so, I have a 6700k and this is my first time overclocking.

I'm currently running on 4.5ghz and i ran stability test on AIDA64 with no errors.

Now my question is,

I haven't fiddled around with my voltages yet [meaning it is set on AUTO in bios].

So should i change the voltage or just let it be on Auto?

During AIDA64 the average voltage was 1.329V (Max- 1.352, MIn- 1.320).

Thanks a ton!

 

 

 

[Mira Yurizaki]

If 4.5GHz is the most you can push it to now, pushing the voltage up can allow you to push the frequencies even higher. But that's if you really want to.

[Imakuni]

30 minutes ago, damnit777 said:

So should i change the voltage or just let it be on Auto?

Never let voltage on auto when overclocking... put a fixed amount, which will depend on the cooler and how far you want to push it.

[damnit777]

10 hours ago, Imakuni said:

Never let voltage on auto when overclocking... put a fixed amount, which will depend on the cooler and how far you want to push it.

Alright, so what voltage would you recommend to start with? 1.330V?

Appreciate it.

 

[DunePilot]

I'd just go with 1.35v and as long as the temps are okay then keep pushing clocks until it's no longer stable.

[Imakuni]

16 minutes ago, damnit777 said:

Alright, so what voltage would you recommend to start with? 1.330V?

Appreciate it.

 

What was your cooler again?