i7 6700k overclock

DrJohnZoidberg

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I'm interested who has a 6700k and what kind of overclock you are getting on it and the settings you're using to achieve it.

I can get a very stable 4.5GHz with a minimal increase in voltage to 1.325, I'm now trying a 4.6GHz but it seems to require a bit more voltage and I'm running now at 1.375 after it being unstable any lower. Haven't had much time to do a stability test so it may still require more juice.
 
What mobo is it? If its decent you should be able to push for 4.9 @ 1.43V.
 
Rickster said:
What mobo is it? If its decent you should be able to push for 4.9 @ 1.43V.
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It's a Asus Z170I Pro Gaming (mini-ITX).

The general consensus seems to be that you don't really want to be pushing past 1.4V to be safe. I also don't think my chip will be able to reach 4.9GHz, it's OC-ability seems pretty average.
 
Rickster said:
Lower binned CPU i think.
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More average I'd say seeing I have it at 4.6GHz below 1.4V.

From the article SYNERGY posted above:

You may manage 4.8GHz as well, but it appears more realistic to expect a range somewhere between 4.5 and 4.7GHz, especially if you’re not willing to lean hard on voltage.
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Stupid question. What do you use the CPU that you need to overclock it or do you just overclock it because you can :?
 
DTBA said:
Stupid question. What do you use the CPU that you need to overclock it or do you just overclock it because you can :?
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This. Why would you need to overclock it? It's a powerful chip, if you need more power buy a Xeon or something.
 
overclocking is not for normal pc users. its a hobby and fun chasing the Mhz.
 
DTBA said:
Stupid question. What do you use the CPU that you need to overclock it or do you just overclock it because you can :?
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Enigma_ said:
This. Why would you need to overclock it? It's a powerful chip, if you need more power buy a Xeon or something.
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I think the actual question is why wouldn't you? If you own an unlocked processor it's stupid not to overclock as you're getting extra performance for nothing. A 600MHz gain in my case is also nothing to sneeze at.

This means I shave a few seconds off each build when I'm compiling projects and a few extra FPS in games and as they say, every little bit counts.
 
DrJohnZoidberg said:
I think the actual question is why wouldn't you? If you own an unlocked processor it's stupid not to overclock as you're getting extra performance for nothing. A 600MHz gain in my case is also nothing to sneeze at.

This means I shave a few seconds off each build when I'm compiling projects and a few extra FPS in games and as they say, every little bit counts.
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I'm pretty sure it won't get you a few extra FPS in games, that processor is already more than enough for any game out there. As for it being the K, that is a good point. I personally wouldn't overclock mine. I don't really have the need for it, but I guess if you're render or video edit it may be handy.
 
DrJohnZoidberg said:
I think the actual question is why wouldn't you? If you own an unlocked processor it's stupid not to overclock as you're getting extra performance for nothing. A 600MHz gain in my case is also nothing to sneeze at.

This means I shave a few seconds off each build when I'm compiling projects and a few extra FPS in games and as they say, every little bit counts.
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stupid not to overclock as you're getting extra performance for nothing
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I don't agree with this. There is always a trade off.

I'm compiling projects
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This is why I asked then I understand 100% why you would overclock it .

Majority of games are GPU dependent so overclocking your CPU doesn't help them much even if it does any. But in games like arma it could help. But its bloody strong cpu even before overclocking
 
Enigma_ said:
I'm pretty sure it won't get you a few extra FPS in games, that processor is already more than enough for any game out there. As for it being the K, that is a good point. I personally wouldn't overclock mine. I don't really have the need for it, but I guess if you're render or video edit it may be handy.
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Depends which games, ones that are very CPU dependent will definitely see an increase providing your GPU doesn't bottleneck.

Games like GTA V and Far Cry 4 see some noticeable performance gains: http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/digitalfoundry-2015-intel-skylake-core-i7-6700k-review

Although my case is more for improvements with building C++ projects in Visual Studio which eats CPU.
 
DrJohnZoidberg said:
Examples?

A stable overclock is a stable overclock, I'm not talking about extreme overclocking here.
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Me neither. I am just saying that for me if it was just for gaming. The extra heat and life span risk you get from overclocking. For gaming It does not make sense for me (yes some games you get more FPS) but most you won't even get 1% more.

That while increasing the temp of the CPU. .

But for stuff that C++ projects or Adobe c6 .. its worth it. But for gaming not that much. Not yet anyway.

Btw my source shows no real improvement on GTA 5 weird
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DTBA said:
Me neither. I am just saying that for me if it was just for gaming. The extra heat and life span risk you get from overclocking. For gaming It does not make sense for me (yes some games you get more FPS) but most you won't even get 1% more.

That while increasing the temp of the CPU. .

But for stuff that C++ projects or Adobe c6 .. its worth it. But for gaming not that much. Not yet anyway.

Btw my source shows no real improvement on GTA 5 weird
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Yep, likely the GPU is the limiting factor in that benchmark.

Temperatures are not a concern for me at all even with my AIO cooler at the "quiet" setting (Skylake runs pretty cool) and lifespan is a non-issue as I'll have upgraded long before the CPU dies.

The other day when it was a bit chilly one of my cores was running at 19 degrees at idle and just breaks 60 under heavy load.
 
DTBA said:
Me neither. I am just saying that for me if it was just for gaming. The extra heat and life span risk you get from overclocking. For gaming It does not make sense for me (yes some games you get more FPS) but most you won't even get 1% more.

That while increasing the temp of the CPU. .

But for stuff that C++ projects or Adobe c6 .. its worth it. But for gaming not that much. Not yet anyway.

Btw my source shows no real improvement on GTA 5 weird
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I've only ever found my CPU creeping around the 40-45% mark when playing GTAV. I have yet to play other games that come close to that. I don't do video editing or anything really CPU intensive, so for someone like me a overclock would just shorten lifespan and increase ambient and CPU temps.

DrJohnZoidberg said:
Depends which games, ones that are very CPU dependent will definitely see an increase providing your GPU doesn't bottleneck.

Games like GTA V and Far Cry 4 see some noticeable performance gains: http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/digitalfoundry-2015-intel-skylake-core-i7-6700k-review

Although my case is more for improvements with building C++ projects in Visual Studio which eats CPU.
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Yep, there are performance gains, but they're meagre. Playing on a i7-2600k vs i7-6700k doesn't even yield that big of a gain, so overclocking an already powerful CPU won't really make a difference, at least not a notable one.
 
ponder said:
What cpu & gpu do you have?
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I've got the 6700k and GTX970's. That being said, it's overkill (CPU) for me, the i5 would have been more than enough for me, only really use my desktop for games and work (nothing heavy)
 
Enigma_ said:
I've only ever found my CPU creeping around the 40-45% mark when playing GTAV. I have yet to play other games that come close to that. I don't do video editing or anything really CPU intensive, so for someone like me a overclock would just shorten lifespan and increase ambient and CPU temps.



Yep, there are performance gains, but they're meagre. Playing on a i7-2600k vs i7-6700k doesn't even yield that big of a gain, so overclocking an already powerful CPU won't really make a difference, at least not a notable one.
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Pfff, something wrong with your CPU, mine is 85-95% load in GTAV
 
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