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Sithlord40
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Hello guys,

 

I am just about to attempt my very 1st pc build. After alot of research and for what I want it for I decided to copy a popular you tube streamers gaming pc set up. 

 

I have the intel i5 8600k and a 1060 graphics card with a z370 motherboards  with cpu cooler and 6 fans.

 

In the you tube video the guy overclocked it from 3.6 to 4.7ghz 

 

I'm just wondering if this is really nesessary?

 

What benefits would I get from doing  that?

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8 minutes ago, Sithlord40 said:

Hello guys,

 

I am just about to attempt my very 1st pc build. After alot of research and for what I want it for I decided to copy a popular you tube streamers gaming pc set up. 

 

I have the intel i5 8600k and a 1060 graphics card with a z370 motherboards  with cpu cooler and 6 fans.

 

In the you tube video the guy overclocked it from 3.6 to 4.7ghz 

 

I'm just wondering if this is really nesessary?

 

What benefits would I get from doing  that?

With a 1060, playing games probably won't get a lot of benefit from an overclock.  If you have a higher end GPU maybe you would.  

What will you use your computer for?

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22 minutes ago, Sithlord40 said:

Hello guys,

 

I am just about to attempt my very 1st pc build. After alot of research and for what I want it for I decided to copy a popular you tube streamers gaming pc set up. 

 

I have the intel i5 8600k and a 1060 graphics card with a z370 motherboards  with cpu cooler and 6 fans.

 

In the you tube video the guy overclocked it from 3.6 to 4.7ghz 

 

I'm just wondering if this is really nesessary?

 

What benefits would I get from doing  that?

I recommend avoiding streamers setups.

Anyway, what's your budget?

and what monitor do you have/want to buy?

is it free-sync or g-sync?

Edit: Also, what are you gonna use the pc for?

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21 minutes ago, Sithlord40 said:

 

I'm just wondering if this is really nesessary?

it does give more CPU performance, but unless you're also streaming, your gtx 1060 will be the limiting factor of performance, aka bottleneck and overclocking the CPU wont do anything noticeable in the in-game performance department.

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

 

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

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In general overclocking really is not needed. If you struggle playing certain games get a better more powerful graphics card. You will get the most gain from there. 

 

Most of the time people overclock for 3 reasons:

1) Get more of a useful life from ageing hardware (I fall here 3770k stock is 3.4, I am running 4.5)

2) Because they are performance junkies and want that sweet epeen. 

3) Trying to break world records. 

 

Overclocking is done at your own risk and can cause further issues either in the near future or down the line. You are running something out of spec so it is possible to shorten its lifespan. Plus you have cooling and power to take into consideration as well. 

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the whole point of the K series CPUs is that theyre unlocked for overclocking.

 

nowadays there's little reason NOT to overclock as its pretty idiot proof and safe. most of the decent motherboards have even got a 1-Step overclocking type button in the BIOS.

 

As long as you have a semi-decent CPU cooler and are happy with the extra power consumption and heat production then absolutely overclock it. it will make a difference, just not a huge jump.

 

As for the GPU, theres little reason not to at least increase the powerlimit. its basically free performance and the safety margins on them are such that its pretty damn safe. some cards like my 1080ti Strix even require you to use software overclocking utilities to reach the factory spec speeds, as the hardware has to be limited to nvidia official spec when they sell it for some reason. again it wont make it perform like a better card, but 5-10% is possible... for free (ignoring power costs)

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