- Dec 28, 2016
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So I've just got a new PC as follows
Processor: Intel i5 6600k
Mobo: Asus Z170 pro gaming
Cooler: Noctura U14S
RAM: Corsair 16GB DDR 4 3000mhz
Graphics: GTX 1070 (Gigabyte gaming pro)
Storage: 250GB hyper X fury SSD and 2Gb seagate HDD
Power: Coolermaster 650w bronze
Got windows 10 installed and all the hard drives set up and allocated, but having now got things in a position to get overclocking I am running up against some very disappointing results.
The standard voltage for the i5 seemed high when I first went into the BIOS and was 1.295 without making any adjustments - I set this to 1.32 and the went for a 4.5Ghz clock to start.
I was greeted with blue screens after a few minutes of trying this, and so tried 4.4 and 4.3 - these had better stability, but both saw failures in prime95 after about 5 minutes, which was very disappointing.
With a 4.2 Ghz clock I have managed to run the prime95 for about 2 hours with no issues; the max temp has been about 69c which seems fine. The voltage is still at 1.32
Am I doing something wrong here or did i just get unlucky (silicon lottery etc.) ? It doesn't seem to be the cooler holding the system back at this point, so I'm wondering what I'm doing wrong? Should I try a higher voltage? Should I be changing anything else? I've not heard of people coming across many problems getting a clock of 4.5ghz, so any suggestions are welcome!
Processor: Intel i5 6600k
Mobo: Asus Z170 pro gaming
Cooler: Noctura U14S
RAM: Corsair 16GB DDR 4 3000mhz
Graphics: GTX 1070 (Gigabyte gaming pro)
Storage: 250GB hyper X fury SSD and 2Gb seagate HDD
Power: Coolermaster 650w bronze
Got windows 10 installed and all the hard drives set up and allocated, but having now got things in a position to get overclocking I am running up against some very disappointing results.
The standard voltage for the i5 seemed high when I first went into the BIOS and was 1.295 without making any adjustments - I set this to 1.32 and the went for a 4.5Ghz clock to start.
I was greeted with blue screens after a few minutes of trying this, and so tried 4.4 and 4.3 - these had better stability, but both saw failures in prime95 after about 5 minutes, which was very disappointing.
With a 4.2 Ghz clock I have managed to run the prime95 for about 2 hours with no issues; the max temp has been about 69c which seems fine. The voltage is still at 1.32
Am I doing something wrong here or did i just get unlucky (silicon lottery etc.) ? It doesn't seem to be the cooler holding the system back at this point, so I'm wondering what I'm doing wrong? Should I try a higher voltage? Should I be changing anything else? I've not heard of people coming across many problems getting a clock of 4.5ghz, so any suggestions are welcome!
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