Greetings !
I am currently in the process of overclocking my i5-6600k, on my Asus Z170 Pro Gaming motherboard. I use a Hyper 212X as an aircooling solution, and a pretty good case airflow, but that's irrelevant to my questions.
For the purpose of overclocking I disable every tool in the UEFI that can automatically alter voltages and frequencies.
My first issue is about the clock multiplier. The stock multiplier for the 6600k is 35. Upon changing the value, the UEFI successfully changes the "targeted frequency" accordingly, for example 4000 Mhz. Vcore also works fine.
However, when I check any hardware monitoring software on Windows, the Vcore is set at the value I set in the UEFI, but the multiplier is still stuck at 35, for a frequency of 3500 Mhz ! (Or 39 if I enable Intel Turbo Boost in the UEFI)
I tried different values like 40 or 45 with Turbo Boost off, and CPU-Z displays the correct multiplier bracket according to what I set (for example, 8 to 45), but the actual multiplier stays stuck at 35.
Do you know what could cause this ?
My second question was about the power saving options (Asus EPU, Intel Turbo Boost, CPU SVID support...) that alter voltages. I am pretty sure I should definitely disable every one of them during the process of overclocking. But should I re-enable them when I am sure to have a perfectly stable system, in order to reduce heat, power consumption, fan noise, component lifespan etc... ?
I thank you in advance for the answers. Keep in mind that I'm almost a beginner on this topic so every bit of information can be useful !
I am currently in the process of overclocking my i5-6600k, on my Asus Z170 Pro Gaming motherboard. I use a Hyper 212X as an aircooling solution, and a pretty good case airflow, but that's irrelevant to my questions.
For the purpose of overclocking I disable every tool in the UEFI that can automatically alter voltages and frequencies.
My first issue is about the clock multiplier. The stock multiplier for the 6600k is 35. Upon changing the value, the UEFI successfully changes the "targeted frequency" accordingly, for example 4000 Mhz. Vcore also works fine.
However, when I check any hardware monitoring software on Windows, the Vcore is set at the value I set in the UEFI, but the multiplier is still stuck at 35, for a frequency of 3500 Mhz ! (Or 39 if I enable Intel Turbo Boost in the UEFI)
I tried different values like 40 or 45 with Turbo Boost off, and CPU-Z displays the correct multiplier bracket according to what I set (for example, 8 to 45), but the actual multiplier stays stuck at 35.
Do you know what could cause this ?
My second question was about the power saving options (Asus EPU, Intel Turbo Boost, CPU SVID support...) that alter voltages. I am pretty sure I should definitely disable every one of them during the process of overclocking. But should I re-enable them when I am sure to have a perfectly stable system, in order to reduce heat, power consumption, fan noise, component lifespan etc... ?
I thank you in advance for the answers. Keep in mind that I'm almost a beginner on this topic so every bit of information can be useful !
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