i7 8700K overclocking

[bazznet1]

Hi,
How much difference does overclocking a 8700K when gaming?

GPU is GTX 1070.

 

[Rdslw]

not much. This cpu is already plenty powerfull, OC's did get ~5 fps or less in most games.
https://youtu.be/1zOhPwu_NU8?t=149
if you OC just for games wait untill 12xx gen of nvidia's and 2020 games that MIGHT use more of that powerhouse CPU

 

[feelinfroggy777]

You really don't get much from overclocking. Especially with CPUs like the 8700k. It has a single core turbo of 4.7ghz and most of today's games run best on high single core performance. So overclocking the 8700k to 4.7 (which is a 1ghz overclock for all cores) wont have much of an impact on most games. Moving it up to 5ghz will net some performance, but not much. Even less if you are gaming at 1440p or 4k.

Overclocking is best for older CPUs that are beginning to show their age. It is a good way to eek out a little extra performance when it actually matters.

Overclocking your GPU will have a bigger impact, but most card now come overclocked from the factory and there is not that much more performance to be had.

 

[jankerson]

Hi,
How much difference does overclocking a 8700K when gaming?

GPU is GTX 1070.

Depends on the game actually so it will vary.

Start with MCE (Multi Core Enhancement) That will run at 4.7 GHz on all cores and see if that's enough, it should be for most I suppose.