Overclocking Question

[Guest]

Hello

 

I currently have an i5 8600k and an ASUS ROG Strix Z370-F.

 

My current overclock is 4.9Ghz at 1.290V and it seems very stable.

 

Would it be safe to go to 1.300/1.310V to get 5Ghz to be stable? 

 

Thanks 

[Jsmith2211]

3 minutes ago, Pearsonia said:

Hello

 

I currently have an i5 8600k and an ASUS ROG Strix Z370-F.

 

My current overclock is 4.9Ghz at 1.290V and it seems very stable.

 

Would it be safe to go to 1.300/1.310V to get 5Ghz to be stable? 

 

Thanks 

Well, do you have the cash to replace it if it breaks? Different chips have different thresholds so try it and if it breaks dont blame me. If it is stable that should be fine, but as i said, i take no responsibility if it breaks...

[Princess Luna]

3 minutes ago, Joelsome said:

Well, do you have the cash to replace it if it breaks? Different chips have different thresholds so try it and if it breaks dont blame me. If it is stable that should be fine, but as i said, i take no responsibility if it breaks...

What are you even talking about 1.31v is perfectly safe... though I find it quite pointless outside 1080p240hz gaming since with a single thread performance of 14nm++ at 4.9ghz you're pretty much GPU bound rather even with the almighty 1080 Ti.

[Jsmith2211]

Just now, Princess Cadence said:

What are you even talking about 1.31v is perfectly safe... though I find it quite pointless outside 1080p240hz gaming since with a single thread performance of 14nm++ at 4.9ghz you're pretty much GPU bound rather even with the almighty 1080 Ti.

Well, i would rather be safe than sorry

[Guest]

2 minutes ago, Princess Cadence said:

What are you even talking about 1.31v is perfectly safe... though I find it quite pointless outside 1080p240hz gaming since with a single thread performance of 14nm++ at 4.9ghz you're pretty much GPU bound rather even with the almighty 1080 Ti.

Yeah I thought so just wanted to double check as its been years since I had a K chip. 

I play at 144Hz so kinda helps but not a whole lot for the extra 100Mhz. 

Thanks for the info.

[Princess Luna]

Just now, Pearsonia said:

Thanks for the info.

You can bump it to 1.35v, that is as far as safety goes, some will say 1.4v but overclocks at this voltage usually only stable up for the first few months.

 

With the motherboard you have though being very good quality and I assume your power supply follows the quality of it I believe there is nothing wrong trying to achieve the desired 5ghz mark, just never forget to keep temperatures in check, it'll be all pointless if it throttles after a few minutes of usage if it goes beyond 80Cº

 

Good luck!

[racer243l]

16 minutes ago, Princess Cadence said:

You can bump it to 1.35v, that is as far as safety goes, some will say 1.4v but overclocks at this voltage usually only stable up for the first few months.

 

With the motherboard you have though being very good quality and I assume your power supply follows the quality of it I believe there is nothing wrong trying to achieve the desired 5ghz mark, just never forget to keep temperatures in check, it'll be all pointless if it throttles after a few minutes of usage if it goes beyond 80Cº

 

Good luck!

With good cooling up to 1.45v is safe even for 24/7 usage. Intel states the max safe range up to 1.52v if I remember correctly