I7 8700k how to overclock it to 5GHz

[ah.mhanna1987]

Im total noob and i dont know anything about overclocking but the fact i see people going up 5GHZ why not doing it if it gives this extra performance! plus i do a lot of video editing on high resolution 2k and 4k

My Specs:

i7 8700k stock 3.7 GHZ
Asus Rog Strix z370f
MSI 1080ti Gaming X Trio
16 GB Ram at 3000mhz
Water Liquid Kraken x52
1.2 TB SS
BIOS Version: 0606 the latest one 04-01-2018

any idea how should i play with the BIOS tweaks to reach to 5.0ghz with a good temperature on my CPU.

 

[CountMike]

Most probably it would have to be delided for 5GHz+.
Usual OC procedure applies to all OC, start small, go thru small increments and keep voltage as low as possible while keeping an eye on temperatures and stability.
Top end depends very much on "Silicone lottery".

 

[danforthewin]

5.0ghz is fairly standard for an 8700k. Usually around 1.3-1.35 volts is required to push that frequency. Delid is not REQUIRED, but I do usually recommend it.

As far as overclocking -- There are lots of guides for overclocking on that motherboard. Start by setting the voltage and core multiplier to near default values. Run tests to verify stability and temperatures. Incrementally bump up the multiplier until it is no longer stable or temps are too high. Then you can either revert the multiplier to the last stable setting, or raise the voltage and continue pushing the multiplier up.

 

[ah.mhanna1987]

5.0ghz is fairly standard for an 8700k. Usually around 1.3-1.35 volts is required to push that frequency. Delid is not REQUIRED, but I do usually recommend it.

As far as overclocking -- There are lots of guides for overclocking on that motherboard. Start by setting the voltage and core multiplier to near default values. Run tests to verify stability and temperatures. Incrementally bump up the multiplier until it is no longer stable or temps are too high. Then you can either revert the multiplier to the last stable setting, or raise the voltage and continue pushing the multiplier up.

I can ask the shop to delid my cpu but is it safe or there is some % would fail and i lose my chip?

and what do you mean by multiplier is the Sync All Core?

Sorry im asking a lot, but i dont understand what is ( AVX instruction Core Ratio Negative Offset ) should i leave it on 0?

 

[danforthewin]

5.0ghz is fairly standard for an 8700k. Usually around 1.3-1.35 volts is required to push that frequency. Delid is not REQUIRED, but I do usually recommend it.

As far as overclocking -- There are lots of guides for overclocking on that motherboard. Start by setting the voltage and core multiplier to near default values. Run tests to verify stability and temperatures. Incrementally bump up the multiplier until it is no longer stable or temps are too high. Then you can either revert the multiplier to the last stable setting, or raise the voltage and continue pushing the multiplier up.

I can ask the shop to delid my cpu but is it safe or there is some % would fail and i lose my chip?

and what do you mean by multiplier is the Sync All Core?

Sorry im asking a lot, but i dont understand what is ( AVX instruction Core Ratio Negative Offset ) should i leave it on 0?

There is a chance deliding fails. I have never had it happen to me, and I've done it to every generation of Intel since Sandy Bridge. Just be careful and it's relatively safe.
Clock rate is calculated by taking the base clock (100mhz on the 8700k) x Multiplier.
"Sync all cores" means that all your cores will operate at the same frequency, as opposed to some cores being faster than others.
AVX offset reduces the clock rate multiplier when the CPU is dealing with an AVX workload. If you're unsure of what that is, I would leave it at 0.

 

[nikoli707]

i would start at 4.8ghz and find stability and the minimum vcore there. you are likely going to hit a thermal ceiling before you get to 5.0ghz unless you have a lucky chip. i would watch some videos on youtube about your specific motherboard. there will be reviews and some will dive into the bios and show you what settings mean what and which ones you want to modify in order to overclock.

here is a video for an asus motherboard by der8auer. he is a well respected overclocker.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CoUtA7DKXhU

the settings in the bios for asus the hero and strix might be slightly different, but for the most part they should be almost identical.