How to overclock my i5 8600k

[boyanhristow]

Hey dudes,

I've recently bought a new rig, quite the upgrade considering my last rig was from 2010, anyway.

I chose the i5 8600k paired with an NZXT Kraken x62 cooler and an MSI Z370 SLI Plus mobo.
Since it's been a while since I've been in the tech market I don't know the limits of this chip, but I'm pretty sure it would be a waste if I don't overclock at least a bit.
I plan on using this build for mostly gaming as well as browsing. Huge Planetside 2 fan so the CPU is sure to get a bang for it's buck.

What I'm asking is if any of you guys know what are the most stable settings for clocking this chip (despite the variables).
ALSO does overclocking mean I perma stay at that clock speed? I wouldn't want to stay at lets say 5Ghz all the time hitting over 60 degrees doing low key desktop work. And if that's the case is there a way to overclock only my turbo boost clock speed?

Sorry for some of the obviously stupid questions, which I'll come to realize later on.

Thanks in advance guys.

 

[geofelt]

First of all, how high you can overclock is determined by your luck in getting a good chip.
as of 12/01'2017
What % of I5-8600k chips can oc
at a agressive vcore of 1.4 or so and delidded
4.9 98%
5.0 84%
5.1 65%
5.2 38%
5.3 13%

The easy thing to do is to simply raise the all core multiplier in your bios and do some testing.
Monitor your vcore with cpu-Z, you do not want to go over 1.4v.
Monitor your cpu temperatures, 85c. is a good target for a stress test.
When you are comfortable, back off some. The 8600K is a beast, no need to really push it.

If you implement speedstep, both your vcore and multiplier will reduce when there is little to do.
It may be enabled by your motherboard by default.
In addition, in windows, select a balanced power plan and make the low cpu performance something like 25%