6600K Overclocking - Which frequency and voltage

[JerichoCZECH]

Hey, first of all, I'm new to overclocking. Just so you know. I got an i5 6600K CPU, and I was wondering (and couldn't find on Google) which frequency and voltage should I do. Of course, 100% safe and stable, if possible. I'm thinking 4.0 to 4.4 Ghz, but I don't know the voltage for them. The only one I found was 4.2 Ghz at 1.2/1.25V. Could anyone help me with this?

I have an Asus Z170 Pro Gaming Motherboard, SilentiumPC Fera 2 cooler, a Fractal Design Edison M 550W 80Plus Gold PSU.

 

[Rogue Leader]

There is no hard and fast rule. Every processor is different and can handle different things, we call it the "silicon lottery". Sometimes people get a processor that just doesn't want to overclock at all, othertimes it will go to the sun.

You're better off following a guide like this:

http://www.tweaktown.com/guides/7481/tweaktowns-ultimate-intel-skylake-overclocking-guide/index.html

Than taking anyones advice on what will work, because there is a chance it won't.

 

[mcnumpty23]

not familiar with that cooler but it seems ok for a cheap cooler

every chip overclocks a little differently but just raise the multiplier and leave the voltage on auto to begin with

start at x40 see what voltage is in cpuz

then do 41 etc it may do 4.2ghz without needing to touch the voltage

keep an eye on cpu temps with coretemp or similar

 

[JerichoCZECH]

Wait, doesn't overclock at all? What happens then?

There is no hard and fast rule. Every processor is different and can handle different things, we call it the "silicon lottery". Sometimes people get a processor that just doesn't want to overclock at all, othertimes it will go to the sun.

You're better off following a guide like this:

http://www.tweaktown.com/guides/7481/tweaktowns-ultimate-intel-skylake-overclocking-guide/index.html

Than taking anyones advice on what will work, because there is a chance it won't.

 

[Rogue Leader]

Wait, doesn't overclock at all? What happens then?

There is no hard and fast rule. Every processor is different and can handle different things, we call it the "silicon lottery". Sometimes people get a processor that just doesn't want to overclock at all, othertimes it will go to the sun.

You're better off following a guide like this:

http://www.tweaktown.com/guides/7481/tweaktowns-ultimate-intel-skylake-overclocking-guide/index.html

Than taking anyones advice on what will work, because there is a chance it won't.

If you try to overclock and you can't get it to remain stable, then you live with it as is stock.

I don't want to scare you, this is rare and unlikely. However my point was more, with a question like you asked you may well get people that will say "you can hit 4.5ghz no problem just do this and this" when in reality it does not work like that (and why you should follow a guide like I posted instead), because your chip may not like anything over 4.3 ghz.

 

[JerichoCZECH]

I have overclocked it to 4.2 Ghz with stock voltage. I'm confused by the voltage, the BIOS was saying something very high (like 1.48) and both CPU-Z and Core Temp say something around 1.34. Which is too high for my liking anyway. Currently testing on AIDA64. The temperatures don't seem that bad, and so far (after over 13 minutes) everything is going fine. Core's maximum temperatures: Core 1: 69°C, Core 2: 73°C, Core 3: 67°C, Core 4: 69°C.

 

[JerichoCZECH]

Ok, I thought that it was stable. Nope, after 20 minutes of being tested by AIDA64, the screen went completely black. I will try 4.0 Ghz.

 

[JerichoCZECH]

4.0 Ghz at stock voltage worked, ran AIDA64 for over an hour and it's stable.

 

[Rogue Leader]

There you go, like I said, working with a guide and testing is the only way you will find the limit of the chip.