Looking for the Easiest Way to OC an Intel 6800k

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Phoenix864

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Hi all,

I have an Intel 6800k, running in a Gigabyte X99 SLI motherboard, and cooled by a Deepcool Captain 360. On stock the CPU is Icy, with loads under gaming staying in the mid-20s with the cooler's fan at %50. I would like to find an easy way to OC the CPU for a moderate overclock. What would be the easiest way to achieve a stable, safe and decent OC with this CPU? I have looked at tutorials, but none of them seem to be specifically for the 6800k. I am not very comfortable tweaking CPU settings in the BIOS without knowing what they are doing (first time CPU overclocker).

Any help is appreciated!

 
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I personally don't like any apps that use adaptive voltage. Overclocking is all about stability and steady voltage, IMO, is paramount.

If you also do some research online about your particular CPU, you can find pretty comprehensive OC stats that should give you a good idea of the ballpark you can hit...
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You are going to want to set your voltage to stock voltage in BIOS manually. Then slowly increase your clock speed while testing with AIDA64 or Prime and keeping an eye on your temps using a temp monitoring program.

When the CPU becomes unstable give it very small voltage bumps until it is stable again.. Then rinse and repeat.
 
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Phoenix864

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Thanks for all the replies and advice. I when I have more time I will do some manual OCing through the BIOS. However, is Intel XTU alright as a temporary OC? It will probably use more voltage then necessary, but for a fast and temporary OC is it fine? Looks like a comprehensive BIOS OC will take awhile. Alternatively, if another 6800k user has some mild BIOS OC settings they want to share that would be great!

Thanks
 
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I personally don't like any apps that use adaptive voltage. Overclocking is all about stability and steady voltage, IMO, is paramount.

If you also do some research online about your particular CPU, you can find pretty comprehensive OC stats that should give you a good idea of the ballpark you can hit; naturally, err on the more conservative end of the spectrum first before trying to push your clocks higher.

And while stress testing in AIDA64, be sure to include your GPU. You want to hit at least 12 hours with steady temps and no crashes before either settling on a speed or pushing it further.
 
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Phoenix864

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Great, I will look up some stats for a 6800k to find a base OC.

(quick edit, just found this: http://wccftech.com/intel-i7-6800k-overclocked/ would trying 4.2/4.0ghz at 1.22v be safe? Sorry for all the basic questions, I am a first time CPU overclocker and don't want to kill a few-hundred dollar CPU.)

Thanks for all the help!
 
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