8700k overclocking

[TheKingGrizzly]

Hey! I now decided to overclock my 8700k. I'm using the new "NZXT Kraken X72" cooler, and my mobo is a "ASUS Prime Z370-A".

I am pretty much new to overclocking, so I want a solid tutorial. Is there any good guides out there?

[homeap5]

8 minutes ago, TheKingGrizzly said:

Hey! I now decided to overclock my 8700k. I'm using the new "NZXT Kraken X72" cooler, and my mobo is a "ASUS Prime Z370-A".

I am pretty much new to overclocking, so I want a solid tutorial. Is there any good guides out there?

Try this one by Shooter8080 - is safe enough:

https://www.reddit.com/r/intel/comments/78g4qh/msi_z370_8700k_overclocking_tips/

In my case - 1.23 V is enough, but that depends on motherboard and CPU I guess.

 

Is OC worth? Yes, it is - you paid for K processor and you want to make it as fast as possible (without extreme).

Is OC speed so different than stock? Mostly - no, you didn't notice difference in most cases, but it's always faster. Most of motherboards have turbo speed settings anyway, so you can have almost the same with auto settings. But still is better to do it manually with better control over voltages etc. Many motherboards gives too high voltage just in case, which is not so good for your CPU.