6700K OC

[SmilesRising]

Time to OC my 6700k, i have a custom loop with a 360 radiator so i should be able to OC a bit. How do i start overclocking? whats a good base to start on?

[i_build_nanosuits]

i would start at 1.3v and 4600mhz and see how that goes.

If that doesn't boot, or it's barely stable...you lost the silicon lottery.

If it pass some stress testing with flying colors, you won a chip that will probably do 4.8ghz at 1.35v

1.35v is the max i would recommend for daily use...you can smash it with 1.4v if you do some benchmark attempts.

[SmilesRising]

5 minutes ago, i_build_nanosuits said:

i would start at 1.3v and 4600mhz and see how that goes.

If that doesn't boot, or it's barely stable...you lost the silicon lottery.

If it pass some stress testing with flying colors, you won a chip that will probably do 4.8ghz at 1.35v

1.35v is the max i would recommend for daily use...you can smash it with 1.4v if you do some benchmark attempts.

any stress test/ benchmarks you recommend?

[i_build_nanosuits]

Just now, smiles rising said:

any stress test/ benchmarks you recommend?

i use cinebench for a quick test and see if i'm ''ballpark'' stable.

if it pass then i use AIDA64 to stress test...it can max out FPU, ALU, RAM etc. so it's the best.

run that for 30-45min and if it doesnt crash then i start using the computer normaly...it might crash in a game or something...or it might not.

 

Some people say to stress test for hours on end...but i did that a few times only to get a crash after 3 minutes of battlefield...so for me personally....after a week using the PC, if i got no blue screen doing regular stuff...i know it's stable...no need to run stress test for hours and hours.

 

keep an eye on your temps.

 

intel extreme tuning utility is also a good one it has monitoring and stress testing tools...it's great.

 

so:

-cinebench R15

-Aida64

-intel XTU

those are the ones i install when i overclock a machine.

 

[SmilesRising]

4 minutes ago, i_build_nanosuits said:

i use cinebench for a quick test and see if i'm ''ballpark'' stable.

if it pass then i use AIDA64 to stress test...it can max out FPU, ALU, RAM etc. so it's the best.

run that for 30-45min and if it doesnt crash then i start using the computer normaly...it might crash in a game or something...or it might not.

 

Some people say to stress test for hours on end...but i did that a few times only to get a crash after 3 minutes of battlefield...so for me personally....after a week using the PC, if i got no blue screen doing regular stuff...i know it's stable...no need to run stress test for hours and hours.

 

keep an eye on your temps.

 

intel extreme tuning utility is also a good one it has monitoring and stress testing tools...it's great.

 

so:

-cinebench R15

-Aida64

-intel XTU

those are the ones i install when i overclock a machine.

 

alright. wish me luck, and if it fails and wont boot. what do i do then?

[i_build_nanosuits]

2 hours ago, smiles rising said:

alright. wish me luck, and if it fails and wont boot. what do i do then?

you reset your CMOS that will put back the original settings....if you don't have a reset bios switch on your board just unplug the machine from the wall and pull the little battery on the board for about 20 seconds and that will also reset it.

[manikyath]

2 hours ago, i_build_nanosuits said:

Some people say to stress test for hours on end...but i did that a few times only to get a crash after 3 minutes of battlefield

well, it's kinda in the same field as running memtest: the only thing stresstesting can really confirm is that you crashed, there's no "all clear" end result with 100% certainty. i'd say there's a sweet spot somewhere between "the amount of time it takes to reach a stabile temperature", and "all week", but i wouldnt dare stick an actual number on that. and as you said, running your vareous *actual workloads* is also defenately part of a healthy testing procedure.