6700K OC

[SmilesRising]

i want to overclock my cpu but i dont really know how to start. i have a custom loop with a 360mm radiator so cooling is no problem. should i just try 4.7ghz with 1.3 volts or how should i do it?

[M.A.P]

3 minutes ago, smiles rising said:

i want to overclock my cpu but i dont really know how to start. i have a custom loop with a 360mm radiator so cooling is no problem. should i just try 4.7ghz with 1.3 volts or how should i do it?

OCing is a trail and error process so start from 4.5 to 4.6 GHz and slowly raise the clock speed until you get the highest stable OC and 1.3 is the max recommended voltage for skylake and kaby lake so leave the voltage at 1.3 and change the clock speed.

[R3ep3r]

7 minutes ago, smiles rising said:

i want to overclock my cpu but i dont really know how to start. i have a custom loop with a 360mm radiator so cooling is no problem. should i just try 4.7ghz with 1.3 volts or how should i do it?

You should slowly start to increase the clock/multiplier and do that until your PC won't reach windows again(that's the easiest way to reach MAX clock under the default voltage). It will only pass the component testing(when you could go into bios) then lower it just a bit until it starts again.(It should increase your CPU clock a bit, or maybe more than expected using the same voltage) If you want to increase the voltage do that and repeat the process until it is stable at a certain point.

http://www.wikihow.com/Overclock-a-CPU

http://lifehacker.com/a-beginners-introduction-to-overclocking-your-intel-pr-5580998

And do not forget to check the temps! So you won't damage your CPU. Also check on the user's manual the max temp that your CPU could reach without damaging itself.

[SmilesRising]

okay thanks guys

[SmilesRising]

15 minutes ago, R3ep3r said:

You should slowly start to increase the clock/multiplier and do that until your PC won't reach windows again(that's the easiest way to reach MAX clock under the default voltage). It will only pass the component testing(when you could go into bios) then lower it just a bit until it starts again.(It should increase your CPU clock a bit, or maybe more than expected using the same voltage) If you want to increase the voltage do that and repeat the process until it is stable at a certain point.

http://www.wikihow.com/Overclock-a-CPU

http://lifehacker.com/a-beginners-introduction-to-overclocking-your-intel-pr-5580998

And do not forget to check the temps! So you won't damage your CPU. Also check on the user's manual the max temp that your CPU could reach without damaging itself.

if my pc wont boot what do i do then? removing the battery from the MB is a pain in the ass...

[R3ep3r]

2 minutes ago, smiles rising said:

if my pc wont boot what do i do then?

If your PC won't boot into windows you should get back into bios and lower the multiplier. If that doesn't work after just go with load default settings or optimized settings from bios.

OC steps:

1. Go to bios. 

2. Load optimized settings.

3. Save it.

4. Go back to bios and start increasing the multiplier/clock

5. After each increase check if it boots into windows. If boots, go and do a stress test.

6. If stress test was okay, you either repeat step 4-5, either stop the OC and save it.

7. If you did steps 4-5 but PC won't boot into windows, go and lower the multiplier and go check if boots. If boots go to the stress test.

That's how I did to my PC. Now from a CPU that stock goes from 4 to 4.2 boosted, I'm running currently 4.4 with 4.5 boost under default voltage. Going higher simply restarts my windows after stress tests telling me that the CPU requires more voltage.(PS. I'm doing it on stock cooler)

[SmilesRising]

10 minutes ago, R3ep3r said:

If your PC won't boot into windows you should get back into bios and lower the multiplier. If that doesn't work after just go with load default settings or optimized settings from bios.

OC steps:

1. Go to bios. 

2. Load optimized settings.

3. Save it.

4. Go back to bios and start increasing the multiplier/clock

5. After each increase check if it boots into windows. If boots, go and do a stress test.

6. If stress test was okay, you either repeat step 4-5, either stop the OC and save it.

7. If you did steps 4-5 but PC won't boot into windows, go and lower the multiplier and go check if boots. If boots go to the stress test.

That's how I did to my PC. Now from a CPU that stock goes from 4 to 4.2 boosted, I'm running currently 4.4 with 4.5 boost under default voltage. Going higher simply restarts my windows after stress tests telling me that the CPU requires more voltage.(PS. I'm doing it on stock cooler)

okay great, i have it on 4.4ghz now without increasing voltage with a max temp of around 60 when doing aida64.. thats good right?

[R3ep3r]

8 minutes ago, smiles rising said:

okay great, i have it on 4.4ghz now without increasing voltage with a max temp of around 60 when doing aida64.. thats good right?

It is pretty good. (My cpu is an AMD 880k, so we can't compare these two  yours is awesome)

[DaMainMan]

I am pretty sure your mobo already has presets ready for you. Overclocking my 6700k took about 3mins with my ASUS Maxumus IV Ranger. It was a simple as selecting my cooling solution and voila -> stable 4.6ghz overclock.

[SmilesRising]

9 minutes ago, R3ep3r said:

It is pretty good. (My cpu is an AMD 880k, so we can't compare these two  yours is awesome)

oh haha i thought we had the same cpu

[SmilesRising]

Just now, DaMainMan said:

I am pretty sure your mobo already has presets ready for you. Overclocking my 6700k took about 3mins with my ASUS Maxumus IV Ranger. It was a simple as selecting my cooling solution and voila -> stable 4.6ghz overclock.

i heard that doing it manually is much better?

[R3ep3r]

Just now, smiles rising said:

oh haha i thought we had the same cpu

I wish I had the same CPU as you. But it is expensive as hell.

[SmilesRising]

4 minutes ago, R3ep3r said:

I wish I had the same CPU as you. But it is expensive as hell.

i got mine for a really good price (200 bucks) haha, and i also bought an 4790k + motherboard for 150$ last week

[SmilesRising]

1 hour ago, R3ep3r said:

I wish I had the same CPU as you. But it is expensive as hell.

i have it on 4.6ghz with voltage 1.270 now. 

[done12many2]

4 hours ago, smiles rising said:

i have a custom loop with a 360mm radiator so cooling is no problem.

 

Cooling is always a problem regardless of the size of the loop.

 

1 hour ago, smiles rising said:

i have it on 4.6ghz with voltage 1.270 now. 

 

Sounds like a decent overclock.

[SmilesRising]

1 hour ago, done12many2 said:

 

Cooling is always a problem regardless of the size of the loop.

 

 

Sounds like a decent overclock.

my temps are around 66 degrees and voltage is 1.265

[done12many2]

11 minutes ago, smiles rising said:

my temps are around 66 degrees and voltage is 1.265

 

I don't doubt it.  I'm just saying that cooling is always a concern.  Otherwise, you'd be running your CPU a lot faster.  

[SmilesRising]

Just now, done12many2 said:

 

I don't doubt it.  I'm just saying that cooling is always a concern.  Otherwise, you'd be running your CPU a lot faster.  

i got 4.7ghz now on a 1.285 volts. is that good for 24/7 operation or will it damadge my cpu in the long run?

[done12many2]

Just now, smiles rising said:

i got 4.7ghz now on a 1.285 volts. is that good for 24/7 operation or will it damadge my cpu in the long run?

 

Perfectly fine, but what are you testing stability with?

[SmilesRising]

1 minute ago, done12many2 said:

 

Perfectly fine, but what are you testing stability with?

10-15 minutes with aida64 and then i play a bit of ghost recon wildlands/GTAV or witcher 3 to see if it fails..

[done12many2]

Just now, smiles rising said:

10-15 minutes with aida64 and then i play a bit of ghost recon wildlands/GTAV or witcher 3 to see if it fails..

 

That might be why you're able to get away with such low voltage.  Truth is, you're overclock only needs to be as stable as you need it to be, but 10-15 minutes in AIDA64 and gaming isn't necessarily stressful.  AIDA64 is one of the weakest stress tests out there, but if it's enough for you, that's really all that matters.

 

As you move to more stressful test, you'll see that voltage and temps will rise a lot.

[SmilesRising]

Just now, done12many2 said:

 

That might be why you're able to get away with such low voltage.  Truth is, you're overclock only needs to be as stable as you need it to be, but 10-15 minutes in AIDA64 and gaming isn't necessarily stressful.  AIDA64 is one of the weakest stress tests out there, but if it's enough for you, that's really all that matters.

 

As you move to more stressful test, you'll see that voltage and temps will rise a lot.

whats the most stressful test then? 

[done12many2]

Just now, smiles rising said:

whats the most stressful test then? 

 

Something like Prime95 would be near the top, but truthfully, that's a lot more than what people need.  Try something like RealBench first and work your way up to Prime95 if you feel that you need to.  

 

RealBench can be found here.

 

Run it in "Stress Test" mode and select the amount of physical memory that you have installed.  If you leave it on the default of 4 GB, it makes the test easier, which is not what you want.  Run for at least an hour, but Asus recommends 4 hours minimum.  Keep in mind that you may need to increase your VCore to pass 1 to 4 hours of testing depending on how long you want to run it. 

 

That should guarantee that your stable enough for gaming, video editing, and anything else that you may come across daily.  Should you find that you have issues after testing with RealBench, you need to step up to something more aggressive like Prime95.

[SmilesRising]

4 hours ago, done12many2 said:

 

Something like Prime95 would be near the top, but truthfully, that's a lot more than what people need.  Try something like RealBench first and work your way up to Prime95 if you feel that you need to.  

 

RealBench can be found here.

 

Run it in "Stress Test" mode and select the amount of physical memory that you have installed.  If you leave it on the default of 4 GB, it makes the test easier, which is not what you want.  Run for at least an hour, but Asus recommends 4 hours minimum.  Keep in mind that you may need to increase your VCore to pass 1 to 4 hours of testing depending on how long you want to run it. 

 

That should guarantee that your stable enough for gaming, video editing, and anything else that you may come across daily.  Should you find that you have issues after testing with RealBench, you need to step up to something more aggressive like Prime95.

ill test for 1 hour and see how it goes

[SmilesRising]

6 hours ago, done12many2 said:

 

Something like Prime95 would be near the top, but truthfully, that's a lot more than what people need.  Try something like RealBench first and work your way up to Prime95 if you feel that you need to.  

 

RealBench can be found here.

 

Run it in "Stress Test" mode and select the amount of physical memory that you have installed.  If you leave it on the default of 4 GB, it makes the test easier, which is not what you want.  Run for at least an hour, but Asus recommends 4 hours minimum.  Keep in mind that you may need to increase your VCore to pass 1 to 4 hours of testing depending on how long you want to run it. 

 

That should guarantee that your stable enough for gaming, video editing, and anything else that you may come across daily.  Should you find that you have issues after testing with RealBench, you need to step up to something more aggressive like Prime95.

my clock failed so i changed it a bit, its now a 4.6ghz clock with 1.295 voltage and i have been running the test for 100 minutes now and so far its working good..