6700k worth the overclock?

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i have 6700k and have been looking at benchmarks and such and wondering if its worth oc'ing i have 212 evo my goal oc if its even worth the oc i would like to get atleast 4.4-4.5ghz if its worth the oc i mean for gaming would i be able to get 4.4-4.5 with my 212 evo?
 
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Some games like bf1 may show improvements when overclocked. 4.6 or 4.7ghz is still a good 500-600mhz faster clock speed. Some games respond to higher clocks others not as much. The 6700k is hyper threaded yes, which means 4 cores each processing 2 threads. It's not 8 cores, that's just how windows reads it. It's a method of keeping all 4 cores busy rather than waiting on data threads.

Like I said, your system's already capable. Not really sure why someone would go to the trouble for a z board and k series cpu then not overclock. You won't know if it's worth it or not on your system and the programs/games you run until you try. Some people are sensitive to fps differences and others aren't.
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You might be able to, it depends on a number of things. How well your cpu overclocks, can it attain higher multipliers on less voltage (voltage creates more heat but may need to be increased for stability as clocks are increased), ambient room temps, case airflow etc. Try and see is all you can do. If you have a z series board I don't see any reason not to, you already have the k series cpu.

Keep an eye on temps and the overclocking process is pretty much the same method. Slight adjustments to the multiplier, increasing voltage a little at a time as necessary for stability, checking with programs like realbench for stability and prime95 v26.6 (small fft's) to see if thermals are in check, rinse and repeat.
 
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The 6700k is pretty top of the line, overclocking it probably won't result in meaningful improvement in games simply because it's very unlikely a CPU as powerful as the 6700k will be a bottleneck. Once the CPU starts getting older you may be able to squeeze some noticeable gains out of it by overclocking. Although, as said above, if you meet all the requirements of overclocking (Z170 board, unlocked CPU), you may as well give it a shot.
 
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my mobo is ASUS Z170 Pro Gaming did my research i know that, that board can handle the oc i want im just wondering if its worth it im familiar with ocing im just wonder if i would get any gains in my games which is all my build is for streaming and gaming

the 6700k is 4 core with hyper threading right so 8 hyper threading cores?
 
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you should give it ago, overclocking your CPU is not very hard. i just got my self a 6700k and a Hyper 212 EVO and i have it @ 4.5Ghz and its running very well :) just looking for a couple of tweaks to the OC right now
 
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awesome nice to hear someone has the same cpu and cooler im hoping i get the cpu lottery fingers crossed lol
 
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what are your temps like with your 6700k and your 212 evo? just wondering and what to expect when i put mine together
 
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getting a max of 73c under P95 26.6 Small FTT, peaked 68c when playing BF1
 
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Some games like bf1 may show improvements when overclocked. 4.6 or 4.7ghz is still a good 500-600mhz faster clock speed. Some games respond to higher clocks others not as much. The 6700k is hyper threaded yes, which means 4 cores each processing 2 threads. It's not 8 cores, that's just how windows reads it. It's a method of keeping all 4 cores busy rather than waiting on data threads.

Like I said, your system's already capable. Not really sure why someone would go to the trouble for a z board and k series cpu then not overclock. You won't know if it's worth it or not on your system and the programs/games you run until you try. Some people are sensitive to fps differences and others aren't.
 
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