so I have my i7 6700k at 4.5 ghz and ram at 2925 mhz, the problem is I cant get cpu oc stable with manual voltage while running the ram oc because i guess that puts extra stress on the cpu, and I would rather have a high ram oc and a mild cpu oc than a slightly higher cpu oc and no ram oc because in my mind 30 percent faster ram is better than a 6 or 8 percent faster cpu in most situations. so voltage is set to auto.
My motherboard is an asus z170k. anyway in prime 95 my cpu stays under 89 c for a good while and runs it fine but eventually gets overwhelmed and hits 89 c then throttles a lot and is completely stable but slower. Anyway if my cpu is stable but throttles in prime 95, is it an ok oc because even the most cpu demanding title will most likely not push my cpu that hard and wort case senerio it throttles?
Also my cpu cooler is the arctic freezer 13, not a super amazing top of the line cooler but wayyy better than stock coolers, then again this chip didnt come with a stock cooler because those little things coudn't even cool it at stock speeds.
Also when set to auto cpu voltage gets pretty high like 1.47 volts, im guessing it is only so high at this clock speed because the ram. also is 89 c too high for this chip? at 1.35 volts I coundt run 4.4 ghz without problems like I would run prime 95 fine then when i reebooted the pc would be in this weird state and not reeboot then I would get an overclocking has failed message.
should I just set cpu to like 4.3 ghz at auto voltage and call it a day to improve longevity? or if I really play with voltage could I find a sweet spot?
My motherboard is an asus z170k. anyway in prime 95 my cpu stays under 89 c for a good while and runs it fine but eventually gets overwhelmed and hits 89 c then throttles a lot and is completely stable but slower. Anyway if my cpu is stable but throttles in prime 95, is it an ok oc because even the most cpu demanding title will most likely not push my cpu that hard and wort case senerio it throttles?
Also my cpu cooler is the arctic freezer 13, not a super amazing top of the line cooler but wayyy better than stock coolers, then again this chip didnt come with a stock cooler because those little things coudn't even cool it at stock speeds.
Also when set to auto cpu voltage gets pretty high like 1.47 volts, im guessing it is only so high at this clock speed because the ram. also is 89 c too high for this chip? at 1.35 volts I coundt run 4.4 ghz without problems like I would run prime 95 fine then when i reebooted the pc would be in this weird state and not reeboot then I would get an overclocking has failed message.
should I just set cpu to like 4.3 ghz at auto voltage and call it a day to improve longevity? or if I really play with voltage could I find a sweet spot?
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