Overclocking i7-6700K with Corsair H60 on Asus Z170-A

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Hello, I am currently setting up this system that uses the latest i7-6700K and the recently released also Asus Z170-A, the thing is that I had already purchased in advance before taking the previous decision the Corsair H60 sealed water cooling system.

My question is, is it possible to overclock the 6700K porcessor using the Asus Z170-A Auto Overclock feature TPUII or TPUI? will the Corsair H60 be enough to have the 6700K running indefinitely under the auto TPUII or would it only be enough to run the auto TPUI and still maintain safe temperatures?

This is for a system that will be used mainly on 3D modelling and rendering.
 
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I guess I am looking for a mild if not low overclock like from a 4 to a 4.2ghz something easy that I can achieve with an automatic setting something simple, I am hoping that the Auto TPUI setting can give me that while using the Corsair H60 but I also dont want to ruin the system in very little time.

Would it be possible to achieve this with the current cooler?
 
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Thank you, just out of curiosity how does turbo boost work? does this mean that this processor will automatically work at 4.2 once installed no settings required?

Cause you see I am following this video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lLkzMamoRbA and around minute 2:31 it says that the Asus Z170-A TPUI sets the CPU at a 4.2Ghz overclock that is phase 1 of 2 phases being phase 2 TPUII

So if the 6700K as a turbo boost that goes to 4.2 by itself what happens if I use the 4.2 Asus Auto overclock over it. I am just trying to understand how things happen here.

Thanks.
 
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Found the answer here https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intel_Turbo_Boost

"Turbo Boost is activated when the operating system requests the highest performance state of the processor. Processor performance states are defined by the Advanced Configuration and Power Interface (ACPI) specification, an open standard supported by all major operating systems; no additional software or drivers are required to support the technology.[1] The design concept behind Turbo Boost is commonly referred to as "dynamic overclocking".[2]"

So its just something that happens as you work.
 
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Sorry to revive this thread, but was kinda left with the feeling of a not fully answered question. So I learned that the 6700K has a turbo mode that sends it to 4.2 ghz when needed and that the Corsair H60 can handle that, also learned that the H60 isnt too great and that I should invest in a higher cooling system if I want to achieve high over clocking speeds.

But now that I know that the turbo mode of the processor gets added up to 4.4Hgz along with the first phase overclocking TPUI when the CPU is taxed can the Corsair H60 handle just that first phase overclocking of 4.4Ghz total indefinitely, is it even recommended to attempt it, or maybe I should just experiment and see?

For example in this short thread http://www.digitalstorm.com/forums/question-about-cpu-cooler-and-processor-tidf26068/ I am told that with the H60 one could achieve a mild overclock on a i7 6-Core 5820K processor so I am guessing that for a lower core processor it should be fine? please correct me if wrong.

Thank you.


 
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Ok thanks, I will try the Asus TPUI and go no higher from there.
 
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I am using the Corsair H60 with i7-6700k and keeps my CPU at 26c (Idle) in Turbo@ 4.2GHz . When OC to 4.6GHz I don't notice any difference in performance
and my 16GB DDR4@ 2800MHz (in XMP). My GPU is MSI Geforce GTX 970 OC (bottom of their stock) works well. The best GTX 970 is Gigabytes G1 as it stays much cooler and tad better performance. MSI GTX 970 g4 (gaming 4) is better than my OC version. No need to buy the larger Liquid CPU Coolers as waste of money and case space. Add 1 or 2 extra fans for better air flow ... remember heat rises so best to place one on the bottom drawing air in and other on the back panel or top drawing hot air out. As for nvidia GPU's skip over GTX 980 and super expensive Titans and get yourself the GTX 980 Ti.
Little improvement in GTX 980 vs 970 but the 980 Ti has better performance advantage for its value. 2- GTX 960's in SLI barely out does 1 GTX 970.
If you are a true gamer and have money .. 3- GT 980 Ti's in SLI with 3 monitors. Technically and in manufacturing 4K resolution still about 2 to 3 years out as they barely scratch the surface of 4K. So wait 2 years and notice the difference in Product support. Oh! nothing is wrong with Corsair H60. You know the rule "KISS" - keep it simple stu_id. Those heavy and large CPU Fans on the SKYLAKE CPU's have been known to damage the cpu casing ... best not to use a fan to cool the Skylake cpu's.
 
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