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i5-7600k overclock help

JaycoTV
By JaycoTV
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2 minutes ago, JaycoTV said:

I have never overclocked a CPU before and i just want to know what's safe so I don't fry my cpu. so far i've made my core voltage 1.5V and my speed in the task manager when i run the stress test didn't really change. how can i get make my cpu faster without harming it?

You want to dial that voltage back down. 1.5v is way to much. 

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You need to adjust the core ratio and voltage. Here is a link to a full overclocking guide . Just changing voltage isn't going to do anything. Your processor frequency is you BLCK * Core Ratio. Your BCLK is usually 100, leave that alone, only adjust core ratio/multiplier and adjust voltage as needed. After every increment, run a 15-20 minute stress test (using something like AIDA64 Extreme) while monitoring temps (using something like HW monitor. Stop your stress test is your processor gets too hot or your system crashes due to instability. Continue your stress test until temperatures stabilize and you're happy with the stability of your system. Stop pushing your overclock if:

1) Your processor gets too hot (anything above 85-90 Celcius and it's probably time to dial it back a bit 

2) if your system is unstable no matter how much voltage you add.

 

Please, please, please follow the overclocking guide and read up on anything you're going to do PC related BEFORE you try to do it. It's not hard, but things can go wrong. Also, remember that your voltage adjustment should be done after setting and testing CPU ratios. Often, CPU's have a little headroom at stock voltage.

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maximum safe voltage at 80C (stress test load) is 1.35V, at 65C it's 1.45V, and that's as far as it should go.

 

system specs?

CPU: i7-2600K 4751MHz 1.44V (software) --> 1.47V at the back of the socket Motherboard: Asrock Z77 Extreme4 (BCLK: 103.3MHz) CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D15 RAM: Adata XPG 2x8GB DDR3 (XMP: 2133MHz 10-11-11-30 CR2, custom: 2203MHz 10-11-10-26 CR1 tRFC:230 tREFI:14000) GPU: Asus GTX 1070 Dual (Super Jetstream vbios, +70(2025-2088MHz)/+400(8.8Gbps)) SSD: Samsung 840 Pro 256GB (main boot drive), Transcend SSD370 128GB PSU: Seasonic X-660 80+ Gold Case: Antec P110 Silent, 5 intakes 1 exhaust Monitor: AOC G2460PF 1080p 144Hz (150Hz max w/ DP, 121Hz max w/ HDMI) TN panel Keyboard: Logitech G610 Orion (Cherry MX Blue) with SteelSeries Apex M260 keycaps Mouse: BenQ Zowie FK1

 

Model: HP Omen 17 17-an110ca CPU: i7-8750H (0.125V core & cache, 50mV SA undervolt) GPU: GTX 1060 6GB Mobile (+80/+450, 1650MHz~1750MHz 0.78V~0.85V) RAM: 8+8GB DDR4-2400 18-17-17-39 2T Storage: HP EX920 1TB PCIe x4 M.2 SSD + Crucial MX500 1TB 2.5" SATA SSD, 128GB Toshiba PCIe x2 M.2 SSD (KBG30ZMV128G) gone cooking externally, 1TB Seagate 7200RPM 2.5" HDD (ST1000LM049-2GH172) left outside Monitor: 1080p 126Hz IPS G-sync

 

Desktop benching:

Cinebench R15 Single thread:168 Multi-thread: 833 

SuperPi (v1.5 from Techpowerup, PI value output) 16K: 0.100s 1M: 8.255s 32M: 7m 45.93s

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