6700K overclocking, max temps

[geraltthegwynbleidd]

I overclocked my 6700K to 4.6 GHz but the max temps are hitting 80+ degrees while playing The Witcher 3. Not normal, right? Cooler is Corsair H115i.

[Electronics Wizardy]

A bit on the hot side, but fine.

[Simon771]

If it would be 80°C when doing Aida64 stress test with CPU + FPU + cache, I would say you are fine because in real worl usage it would almost never come to that.

But if you get 80°C while playing games ... I wouldn't be comfortable.

 

It still kinda safe temp and shouldn't do any dammage to your CPU. But what happens when you push CPU to 100%? Jumps to 90°C and above?

[Owlman]

13 minutes ago, Simon771 said:

If it would be 80°C when doing Aida64 stress test with CPU + FPU + cache, I would say you are fine because in real worl usage it would almost never come to that.

But if you get 80°C while playing games ... I wouldn't be comfortable.

 

It still kinda safe temp and shouldn't do any dammage to your CPU. But what happens when you push CPU to 100%? Jumps to 90°C and above?

What voltage should my 6700K be at? 

[Master Disaster]

1 minute ago, Owlman said:

What voltage should my 6700K be at? 

How long is a piece of string?

 

It depends on how you did on the silicon lottery. Personally my 6700K will do 4.6 @ 1.35v but requires 1.41v for 4.7 then 1.46v for 4.8.

[Owlman]

3 minutes ago, Master Disaster said:

How long is a piece of string?

 

It depends on how you did on the silicon lottery. Personally my 6700K will do 4.6 @ 1.35v but requires 1.41v for 4.7 then 1.46v for 4.8.

at 4,8 GHz it peaks at 1,45 or 1,46. but i haven't tried turning it down in small increments yet, as i overclocked it yesterday before going to bed

[geraltthegwynbleidd]

Should I reapply the thermal paste?

[Master Disaster]

Just now, Owlman said:

at 4,8 GHz it peaks at 1,45 or 1,46. but i haven't tried turning it down in small increments yet, as i overclocked it yesterday before going to bed

I'm not comfortable at 1.46v even with a full custom loop, my temps can hit 90°c when stress testing at that voltage. I tend to stick to 4.6Ghz for everyday use with a 4.7Ghz OC profile saved in my uefi.

[Master Disaster]

2 minutes ago, kofgokhan said:

Should I reapply the thermal paste?

You never told us what clock/voltage your using and what temps your seeing.

[Owlman]

Just now, Master Disaster said:

I'm not comfortable at 1.46v even with a full custom loop, my temps can hit 90°c when stress testing at that voltage. I tend to stick to 4.6Ghz for everyday use with a 4.7Ghz OC profile saved in my uefi.

I'll try to turn down the voltage until it fails and if I can't get a safe voltage on 4,8 I'll turn it down. I hit a max temp of 66C while testing, but I don't really know what to use while stability/stress testing

[geraltthegwynbleidd]

I think I was below 1.35v.

[Master Disaster]

Just now, kofgokhan said:

I think I was below 1.35v.

80c @ 1.35v with an H115i. Yeah something is very wrong.

 

Remove the block, clean CPU and block with isopropyl, reapply TIM and try again.