6700K OC @ 4.5ghz Question.

khanleggett

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Hi,

I am fairly new to OC'ing so i went ahead and followed my motherboard info and numerous different tutorials to OC my 6700K from 4.2 to 4.5.

i used the voltage of 1.325 and everything seems to be stable, tested my main game which is Destiny 2 for about 30mins to an hour, its runs with a load of 60-75% and the cpu's avg temp was around 55-65 which im told is very cool? if anyone else could confirm that it would be great.

Also my only worry is that i noticed when first opening apps, browsers etc the cpu load will spike to around 50%-70% for just the split second which from what i know is normal, but at this time the cpu temp will also shoot up to 60-65 for that split second then go back down to the average 30-40 idle temp, is this normal?

any help or tips would be greatly appreciated!
 
Solution
Hi there

Yes, from all accounts it seems to be okay. Temps seem to be about where you want them, but you really should test for stability a little more. Running a game for 30 mins, does not mean anything is stable, or that the PC won't crash on you.

One of Tom's members (Darkbreeze), has created/posted this tutorial. It has some very relevant info that I think will be helpful for you : http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/faq/id-3761568/cpu-overclocking-guide-tutorial-beginners-work-progress.html

Kudos to Darkbreeze for this. It has relevant stuff for beginners, and even some experienced OC'er's who have perhaps 'Forgotten the face of their father' - Not sure if anyone will get that reference! :) will be able to remind themselves of!

Good...
Hi there

Yes, from all accounts it seems to be okay. Temps seem to be about where you want them, but you really should test for stability a little more. Running a game for 30 mins, does not mean anything is stable, or that the PC won't crash on you.

One of Tom's members (Darkbreeze), has created/posted this tutorial. It has some very relevant info that I think will be helpful for you : http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/faq/id-3761568/cpu-overclocking-guide-tutorial-beginners-work-progress.html

Kudos to Darkbreeze for this. It has relevant stuff for beginners, and even some experienced OC'er's who have perhaps 'Forgotten the face of their father' - Not sure if anyone will get that reference! :) will be able to remind themselves of!

Good luck with OC'ing. It can reap benefits. Done badly it can cause endless headaches.
 
Solution
You are good, and I suspect you might do even better.

As of 12/04/2016
What percent can get an overclock at a somewhat sane 1.4v Vcore.

I7-6700K
4.9 5%
4.8 21%
4.7 64%
4.6 96%

The key to safety is to monitor your vcore which should not go past 1.4v.
What happens is that as you increase the multiplier up from 45, you will need an increase in vcore to maintain stability.
It is the increased vcore that drives up temperatures.

If you keep stress temperatures to about 85c. you will be ok.
The cpu will throttle or downclock if it detects a dangerous temperature.
That is around 100c.
Under normal operating conditions, temperatures will be less than a stress test.
A normal heavy load will not push all threads at 100%
you might see 75c.

If you implement speedstep and adaptive voltage, the multiplier and associated vcore will drop when there is little to do.
I think that is a good idea.
Monitor with cpu-z to see the effect.

Then, after all, why not just keep things at 4.6?
How much do you really need more.