6600k How are my temps

Kd4lif3 · October 13, 2017

I got my new (err, i mean 2 generations old) 6600k about a half year ago and in that time i've accumulated some pretty good hardware to go with it. I droped some cash on a H100i and some exhaust fans and woah. Imm running 4.7 ghz with a steady <30 C idle temp and a ultra quiet fan curve having them set at 500 rpm at 20 C and increasing 100 rpm every 10 C. In gaming it never reaches 70 C and I have experienced no instabilities at 4.7.

The question is, how do I stack up. Idd like to hear from others what their experiences are with a 6600k and should I push it further? Imm not looking to fry the chip but I am not planning on using this one for more than a few years. With my current OC I have not messed with the voltage at all but I have the base clock at 105mhz (I was scared to push the main clock any further). My ambient temp is a cool 20 C and I have a lot of headroom for cooling.

The rest of my hardware is as follows:

GPU: Strix 1070

Mobo: ASUS Z170-a

Ram: 2x4 2133 G.skill

Storage: 120gb boot ssd, 1tb WD main storage +, 1tb salvaged seagate hdd from a laptop.

Ryan Brighton · October 13, 2017

those temps seem to be decent. that is about what i get on my 6700k with a 360mm rad.

sazrocks · October 13, 2017

You can go further. 1.4v should be your max since you plan on using this CPU for quite a while. Hoever, if you feel adventurous (like me, I have a 6700k) you can go to 1.45v, though you might need a delid to keep temps down.

EDIT: Wait, you aren't messing with voltage at all? How is that possible? If you mean to say that you are just allowing the BIOS to do whatever the heck it wants to do in regards to voltage, don't do that. Use adaptive or some other mode that gives you control over the voltage, otherwise you could have voltage spikes and / or instability.

October 13, 2017

You get a better overclock by raising the voltage, but if you implement too much voltage, it will be unstable. Your temps look good from a temperature perspective and I think you could raise the clockspeed, 80C is the sweet spot for temps and 90C is pushing the limits and anything exceeding 90C, isnt advised and your CPU will probably start to thermal throttle. A normal ambient temperature of 20C is good, and assuming you have an adequate cooling solution (AIO or air cooled), temps souldnt be a problem. There is definitely some more overclocking potential for this CPU