CPU: Intel Core i7 6700K @ 4.90GHz
RAM:16GB DDR4 Dual-Channel Gskil trident Z @ 3600MHz (17-18-18-38)
Motherboard: ASUS MAXIMUS VIII HERO (LGA1151)
GPU: MSI Gaming X NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080
PSU: EVGA SuperNOVA G2 Gold 750W
Storage:
2.0TB Seagate Barracuda
120GB Samsung SSD 850 EVO
500GB Samsung SSD 850 EVO
Operating System
Windows 10 Home 64-bit
Case Thermaltake core p5
Cooling:
RADIATOR: EK coolstream XE 480
Pump: EK-XTOP Revo D5 PWM
Resevoir: EK-RES X3 250
EK black nickel fittings
Ek plexi/nickel blocks - cpu, graphics and ram
EK HD 10&12mm Tubes
Playing around with some overclocking, I was able to achieve a stable 4.9ghz @ 1.375Vcore
My temps remained below 62c while stress testing with prime95
Interestingly enough, I was unable to achieve 5ghz even though I still had a lot of headroom with thermals. Increasing the Vcore to 1.45v I still could not achieve a stable overclock @ 5ghz. I would run prime95 and temps would hover around 74c but within a few minutes, I'd crash.
Wondering if its not the cpu itself but overall stability of the system, more so looking at my ram running XMP 3600Mhz @1.35v.
Do you think increasing ram voltage slightly would create a more stable system when attempting to hit a 5ghz cpu clock?
All things aside. 4.9ghz @1.375 seems to me like I've got a decent lottery here. I just can't understand why I'm unable to hit 5Ghz even with an additional .075V increase as well as thermal room.
RAM:16GB DDR4 Dual-Channel Gskil trident Z @ 3600MHz (17-18-18-38)
Motherboard: ASUS MAXIMUS VIII HERO (LGA1151)
GPU: MSI Gaming X NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080
PSU: EVGA SuperNOVA G2 Gold 750W
Storage:
2.0TB Seagate Barracuda
120GB Samsung SSD 850 EVO
500GB Samsung SSD 850 EVO
Operating System
Windows 10 Home 64-bit
Case Thermaltake core p5
Cooling:
RADIATOR: EK coolstream XE 480
Pump: EK-XTOP Revo D5 PWM
Resevoir: EK-RES X3 250
EK black nickel fittings
Ek plexi/nickel blocks - cpu, graphics and ram
EK HD 10&12mm Tubes
Playing around with some overclocking, I was able to achieve a stable 4.9ghz @ 1.375Vcore
My temps remained below 62c while stress testing with prime95
Interestingly enough, I was unable to achieve 5ghz even though I still had a lot of headroom with thermals. Increasing the Vcore to 1.45v I still could not achieve a stable overclock @ 5ghz. I would run prime95 and temps would hover around 74c but within a few minutes, I'd crash.
Wondering if its not the cpu itself but overall stability of the system, more so looking at my ram running XMP 3600Mhz @1.35v.
Do you think increasing ram voltage slightly would create a more stable system when attempting to hit a 5ghz cpu clock?
All things aside. 4.9ghz @1.375 seems to me like I've got a decent lottery here. I just can't understand why I'm unable to hit 5Ghz even with an additional .075V increase as well as thermal room.
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