Hello All,
Recently I got the H150i pro AIO cooler from Corsair so I figured I would try and overclock my 8700K. The best overclock I could achieve is 4.9ghz at 1.305V with 0 ATX offset. When I ran Cinebench R15 with a 1.3V overclock I would get BSOD. I was able to run the 4.9ghz at 3.2V as well but I figured I would run it at the lower voltage since I could. My temperatures never went over 82C during the Cinebench run.
My main question is why I cannot run 5ghz with this advanced cooler. I was hoping for a 5ghz overclock but did I lose the silicon lottery? I have tried voltages ranging from 1.320V to 1.365V and I get through about 3-5 seconds of Cinebench and I get hit with the BSOD. The funny thing is, when I was overclocked to 5ghz, I would get excellent idle temps of 25-35C. When running Cinebench, I'm not even able to see how high the temps get because I get a BSOD before it even reaches that point.
My rig is as follows:
i7 8700k
ASUS Maximus X Hero WIFI AC
ASUS 1060 GTX 6OG
Samsung 960 EVO
TridentZ RGB 2x8gb 3200mhz
650W EVGA SuperNova G3
Any help in allowing me to achieve a 5ghz OC would be very much appreciated as I know my rig is more than capable of doing so spec wise. If i lost the lottery and have to stick to 4.9ghz, that is perfectly fine with me as well as I know the performance gains are minimal. But I just want to make sure. And for sure I do not want to delid.
Recently I got the H150i pro AIO cooler from Corsair so I figured I would try and overclock my 8700K. The best overclock I could achieve is 4.9ghz at 1.305V with 0 ATX offset. When I ran Cinebench R15 with a 1.3V overclock I would get BSOD. I was able to run the 4.9ghz at 3.2V as well but I figured I would run it at the lower voltage since I could. My temperatures never went over 82C during the Cinebench run.
My main question is why I cannot run 5ghz with this advanced cooler. I was hoping for a 5ghz overclock but did I lose the silicon lottery? I have tried voltages ranging from 1.320V to 1.365V and I get through about 3-5 seconds of Cinebench and I get hit with the BSOD. The funny thing is, when I was overclocked to 5ghz, I would get excellent idle temps of 25-35C. When running Cinebench, I'm not even able to see how high the temps get because I get a BSOD before it even reaches that point.
My rig is as follows:
i7 8700k
ASUS Maximus X Hero WIFI AC
ASUS 1060 GTX 6OG
Samsung 960 EVO
TridentZ RGB 2x8gb 3200mhz
650W EVGA SuperNova G3
Any help in allowing me to achieve a 5ghz OC would be very much appreciated as I know my rig is more than capable of doing so spec wise. If i lost the lottery and have to stick to 4.9ghz, that is perfectly fine with me as well as I know the performance gains are minimal. But I just want to make sure. And for sure I do not want to delid.
I would rather go for 4,5Ghz and not wear out the CPU with not needed clock speeds and voltages.
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