I7 5930K overclock

[Dogeeric]

Hello guy's

right now i have a i7-5930k, cooler master nepton 120xl, Cooler master v1000, Asus-x99-A, GTX Titan X, 32gb DDR4 Kingston HyperX and a Cooler Master Storm Stryker Case
( Ask if i need to add in any other components that would be needed to know howmuch i can OC )


Im wondering what the max OC would be, with this current setup and if it would be safe ( i have this setup for 2 years right now idk if that would change anything )

 

[The Original Ralph]

a lot is going to hinge on other elements in your system, ie mobo and case (and it's airflow). OCing will increase temps, so airflow is a critical element

i walked my OC up (i7-5960X) until it became unstable, then dropped back to the last stable OC using Asrock's F-Stream easy tuning app, then adjusted VCore voltage down in small increments, again it became unstable and simply bumped the voltage back up a couple of those same small increments. I lowered voltage to help decrease temps

fwiw

 

[Dogeeric]

a lot is going to hinge on other elements in your system, ie mobo and case (and it's airflow). OCing will increase temps, so airflow is a critical element

i walked my OC up (i7-5960X) until it became unstable, then dropped back to the last stable OC using Asrock's F-Stream easy tuning app, then adjusted VCore voltage down in small increments, again it became unstable and simply bumped the voltage back up a couple of those same small increments. I lowered voltage to help decrease temps

fwiw

added in my other specs

 

[The Original Ralph]

nice looking case and should have good airflow.

I'd suggest researching guides for OCing and do it manually. Asus has their AI Suite III that should make it easier to tune or OC from within windows vs in BIOS

keep an eye on temps is the basic guideline

 

[Eximo]

Fairly small cooler, so there will be a limit on temperature. Every setup is a little different, so there is no straight answer. You have to experiment.

Typically what you do is set a target, like 4.3Ghz or something, and a max temperature you are comfortable with (80C) and slowly ramp up the voltage until it is stable or you reach your defined thresholds.

Ralph's method works as well. Where you go high at first and work your back. That can help define what the CPU is capable of. Then if temperature is a problem you can decide to purchase better cooling.

 

[The Original Ralph]

one warning i should have included re ASUS AI Suite III - when i used it 3 years ago, if i left it installed it created conflicts in my BIOS on a Z97 mobo - and settings would change spontaneously and unpredictably. 2nd, i relied on it's temp monitoring only to find after 3 months of rendering video files (1-3 hour jobs, 1 to 2 a day) that while AI Suite III was reporting 67C, my cpu was really at 100C.

Researching it i found a number of users reporting similiar issues with it. Recently i've seen reports that it is now stable and compatible (who'd have thought Asus would release an app that would conflict with it's own BIOS). But my point is, it's an easy way to OC, then once you've found your "sweet spot", mark down the settings, and keep an eye on it - if you start seeing settings "self adjusting" or changing unpredictably, un-install AI Suite III - and after un-installing, ASUS released an "AI Suite III" cleaner app that completes the removal, but it has to be run in safe mode. Just as an FYI

 

[Dogeeric]

one warning i should have included re ASUS AI Suite III - when i used it 3 years ago, if i left it installed it created conflicts in my BIOS on a Z97 mobo - and settings would change spontaneously and unpredictably. 2nd, i relied on it's temp monitoring only to find after 3 months of rendering video files (1-3 hour jobs, 1 to 2 a day) that while AI Suite III was reporting 67C, my cpu was really at 100C.

Researching it i found a number of users reporting similiar issues with it. Recently i've seen reports that it is now stable and compatible (who'd have thought Asus would release an app that would conflict with it's own BIOS). But my point is, it's an easy way to OC, then once you've found your "sweet spot", mark down the settings, and keep an eye on it - if you start seeing settings "self adjusting" or changing unpredictably, un-install AI Suite III - and after un-installing, ASUS released an "AI Suite III" cleaner app that completes the removal, but it has to be run in safe mode. Just as an FYI

yeah i noticed i just did a stability test on 4.5 ghz and 1.3 volt and it showed on DIP 5 a max of 55 *C and on HWMonitor it showed a max of 63 *C aswell did the current *C not show right

 

[Dogeeric]

http://prntscr.com/jxc8xt this is what im on right now.
its on 100% load but has a value of 3097 MHZ, when im not on 100% load and turn the stability test off while just browsing around it goes up to 4497 sometimes

 

[Dogeeric]

okay so im on 4.5ghz and kept lowering the volt, from 1.25 i went to 1.24 and at 1.24 my pc automaticly re-boot's so im guessing 1.25 volt would be the best to stay on?

 

[The Original Ralph]

http://prntscr.com/jxc8xt this is what im on right now.
its on 100% load but has a value of 3097 MHZ, when im not on 100% load and turn the stability test off while just browsing around it goes up to 4497 sometimes

at 100% load you're showing max temps in the 64-65C, which isn't bad. What stress test are you using? I'd recommend Prime95 V26.6, but to be frank with you, i quit using all stress tests as per comments on the web, they do not create real world or realistic loads. Rendering video files, some of my programs always hit 98-100% load, and that's where i'm concerned about stability so i fell back on using video rendering for my stress testing. Stress testing with Prime95, i was stable up thru 4.3 MHz, using video rendering for testing i was stable up thru 4.5, so i pulled back to 4.4 MHz - i just don't want to start a video job, and 4 hours into it have the system crash and loose my work. And again, i'm running a X99 chipset, but i've got my voltage at 1.25 - it was actually stable down to 1.23 but to be conservative, i bumped back up to 1.25V

on the variable clock speed, eximo may be more literate than i am - on my X99 mobo, there's a setting in BIOS to let clock speed vary or remain fixed and i selected fixed

 

[Dogeeric]

http://prntscr.com/jxc8xt this is what im on right now.
its on 100% load but has a value of 3097 MHZ, when im not on 100% load and turn the stability test off while just browsing around it goes up to 4497 sometimes

at 100% load you're showing max temps in the 64-65C, which isn't bad. What stress test are you using? I'd recommend Prime95 V26.6, but to be frank with you, i quit using all stress tests as per comments on the web, they do not create real world or realistic loads. Rendering video files, some of my programs always hit 98-100% load, and that's where i'm concerned about stability so i fell back on using video rendering for my stress testing. Stress testing with Prime95, i was stable up thru 4.3 MHz, using video rendering for testing i was stable up thru 4.5, so i pulled back to 4.4 MHz - i just don't want to start a video job, and 4 hours into it have the system crash and loose my work. And again, i'm running a X99 chipset, but i've got my voltage at 1.25 - it was actually stable down to 1.23 but to be conservative, i bumped back up to 1.25V

on the variable clock speed, eximo may be more literate than i am - on my X99 mobo, there's a setting in BIOS to let clock speed vary or remain fixed and i selected fixed

after doing a few stress test's in AIDA64 Extreme the highest temp i got was 69 *C http://prntscr.com/jxczhl
ill try out prime95

edit: after about 10 minutes on prime95 it managed to hit 74 *C but only a value of 3898 MHz while using prime95 any idea why it doesnt go up to 4497 MHz?

 

[The Original Ralph]

on my X99 chipset, when my clock speed was set to variable in BIOS, it would vary dependent on type of load, not just load. Even with mine set at "fixed" or constant clock speed, i occasionally see it drop down to 4.-4.2 depending on the program i'm running, which includes the format // codec of the video file i'm rendering

did you look in your BIOS settings to see if your mobo has an option to maintain constant or fixed clock speed?

 

[Dogeeric]

on my X99 chipset, when my clock speed was set to variable in BIOS, it would vary dependent on type of load, not just load. Even with mine set at "fixed" or constant clock speed, i occasionally see it drop down to 4.-4.2 depending on the program i'm running, which includes the format // codec of the video file i'm rendering

did you look in your BIOS settings to see if your mobo has an option to maintain constant or fixed clock speed?

would there be a way to look at it without going into my bios?

 

[The Original Ralph]

no - if you're going to OC, you really need to be familiar with the menu and settings in your BIOS

 

[Dogeeric]

no - if you're going to OC, you really need to be familiar with the menu and settings in your BIOS

tried finding it no succes i have a asus x99-a do you have any idea what it could be under if its there?

 

[The Original Ralph]

no - if you're going to OC, you really need to be familiar with the menu and settings in your BIOS

tried finding it no succes i have a asus x99-a do you have any idea what it could be under if its there?

my X99 mobo is an Asrock - let me see what page it's on, ie category, that may help you but it should be on the page where you can set BIOS multiplier, VCore etc

 

[The Original Ralph]

just went into my Asrock's Bios and couldn't find it - suspect i confused it with a selection on my Z97 mobo - that would explain why i've seen mine drop to 4.1 MHz. I set this rig up 2+ years ago and haven't changed it since new

it might not be an option with X99 chipsets

for the heck of it, trying running of the applications you normally run that are heavy on the CPU, ie push it toward 100% load and see what your OC runs

 

[Dogeeric]

no - if you're going to OC, you really need to be familiar with the menu and settings in your BIOS

tried finding it no succes i have a asus x99-a do you have any idea what it could be under if its there?

my X99 mobo is an Asrock - let me see what page it's on, ie category, that may help you but it should be on the page where you can set BIOS multiplier, VCore etc

just went into my Asrock's Bios and couldn't find it - suspect i confused it with a selection on my Z97 mobo - that would explain why i've seen mine drop to 4.1 MHz. I set this rig up 2+ years ago and haven't changed it since new

it might not be an option with X99 chipsets

for the heck of it, trying running of the applications you normally run that are heavy on the CPU, ie push it toward 100% load and see what your OC runs

o well, i ran some games already before and works fine atleast... and i uninstalled the asus suite 3 bullshit and did the settings through the bios. ( > 1 of the games http://prntscr.com/jxeg7v )

Also for some reason after uninstalling my cpu minimum power settings were set on 100% so it ran the on 4499 mhz at all times

kind of annoying that my cpu is dangling between 1200 and 3499 mhz while on idle though...

thanks for any other help btw

 

[The Original Ralph]

why would you care about it floating down while on idle - it's saving power

............

kind of annoying that my cpu is dangling between 1200 and 3499 mhz while on idle though...

thanks for any other help btw

 

[The Original Ralph]

don't forget, after un-installing the AI Suite III, to totally clean the AI Suite III app off of your computer, you have to download and run the Asus AI cleaner utility

and be sure to run it in safe mode - google for it

 

[Dogeeric]

yeah iknow ^