Cryorig H5 ultimate OC limit

[9third]

How far can my Cryorig H5 ultimate go in terms of cooling when overclocking? Please show this in Ghz, and what other coolers around the $50 mark would be reccomended?

 

[USAFRet]

How far can my Cryorig H5 ultimate go in terms of cooling when overclocking? Please show this in Ghz, and what other coolers around the $50 mark would be reccomended?

There are a whole host of other factors involved in to what GHz level you can OC.
The cooler is but one of them.

 

[USAFRet]

For instance....what CPU is this?

 

[Deleted member 217926]

Motherboard too. The motherboard is as important as the CPU and cooler. Power supply quality can also play into it. The real answer is no two systems are alike and all you will get from asking questions like this is speculation. Overclocking isn't an exact science. The H5 is a very good cooler though.

 

[Quixit]

The Cryorig H5 Ultimate is one of the best price/performance options you can get. So for $50, that's what I'd get.

 

[9third]

Ok then.

Here is my partlist: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/j6ftVn

 

[9third]

If that is too hard to decide, what would be the recommended overclock?

 

[USAFRet]

If that is too hard to decide, what would be the recommended overclock?

1. Why do you wish to overclock?

2. You overclock right to the point where it does not actually work, then back off a touch.

Every system is different. There is no 'one magic number'.

 

[Deleted member 217926]

I'd use 16GB of RAM and add an SSD but it's a very solid build. You don't seem to understand no one can tell you exactly how much any individual CPU can overclock. No two are exactly alike. Pretty much any Skylake K CPU can hit 4.6Ghz though so if you want someone to guess then I would guess it will hit 4.6Ghz or better. But it might not. You won't know until you try.

 

[9third]

I wish to overclock to get the best performance out of my system.
Isn't that what most people overclock for?

 

[9third]

Should I use ASUS's 5 way optimization tool or should I do this manually?

 

[USAFRet]

I wish to overclock to get the best performance out of my system.
Isn't that what most people overclock for?

A lot of people do it simply for bragging rights.