Question Links or help for OC'ing i9-9900k with Aorus PRO (not master)?

[scottreasbeck]

Hi, I'm trying to find some videos or help to assist me with overclocking my i9-9900k with my GB aorus PRO. I can find lots on the aorus MASTER mobo but mine is the PRO board so the BIOS is different etc etc. I have read that I might not be able to get up to 5gigs but I'd take a safe 4.9 or something close and better than my current stock speed. Thank you.

 

[Nighthawk117]

It's entirely up to you, but going from 4.7Ghz to 4.9Ghz will make no noticeable difference except for the additional heat and noise.

 

[scottreasbeck]

It's entirely up to you, but going from 4.7Ghz to 4.9Ghz will make no noticeable difference except for the additional heat and noise.

Why do people OC from 4.7 to 5.0 which is also small for similar heat and noise like you mentioned? Seems negligible to me.

 

[Nighthawk117]

Why do people OC from 4.7 to 5.0 which is also small for similar heat and noise like you mentioned? Seems negligible to me.

I think for a lot of people it's a hobby, it's quite fun to see what you can get out of it and it also mean's your CPU is faster than most i9 9900K systems. Hitting 5Ghz is a cool milestone, it's just not statistically significant.

I'm not against doing it, it's just I have the i9 10850K, heat and noise increase disproportionately as you increase the clock speed. I prefer a cooler and quiet system personally. Can I ask what CPU cooler you have?

 

[scottreasbeck]

I think for a lot of people it's a hobby, it's quite fun to see what you can get out of it and it also mean's your CPU is faster than most i9 9900K systems. Hitting 5Ghz is a cool milestone, it's just not statistically significant.

I'm not against doing it, it's just I have the i9 10850K, heat and noise increase disproportionately as you increase the clock speed. I prefer a cooler and quiet system personally. Can I ask what CPU cooler you have?

Np, using a Be quiet rock 4 pro

 

[Nighthawk117]

Np, using a Be quiet rock 4 pro

That's a good cooler, some people get some very good voltages at 5Ghz on the 9900K. You never know, you might have a good chip so perhaps worth a try. I'll leave someone else to advise you on the Aorus Pro though as I'm on MSI.

 

[alceryes]

See sig. I've found that getting my uncore up to 4.6GHz benefits me more than trying to run the core at 5.0GHz.
At 4.8GHz core speed my CPU regularly matches (in gaming and benchmark performance) those with a huge cooler running their core at 5.0GHz.

To answer your question, I don't have a specific guide, but the basics are more voltage and better cooling. Also note that it will depend on your specific i9-9900k. You may not be able to get 5.0GHz

 

[Nighthawk117]

See sig. I've found that getting my uncore up to 4.6GHz benefits me more than trying to run the core at 5.0GHz.
At 4.8GHz core speed my CPU regularly matches (in gaming and benchmark performance) those with a huge cooler running their core at 5.0GHz.

To answer your question, I don't have a specific guide, but the basics are more voltage and better cooling. Also note that it will depend on your specific i9-9900k. You may not be able to get 5.0GHz

May I ask what your vcore is in your current config and what you needed for 5Ghz?

 

[alceryes]

May I ask what your vcore is in your current config and what you needed for 5Ghz?

My vcore is 1.22v.
I don't need 5.0GHz at all. I was just telling the OP that hitting that 5.0GHz number isn't needed for great performance.

An interesting article on the 'psycology' implied with the 5.0GHz mark -

https://www.washingtonpost.com/scie...d29b38-08ac-11eb-859b-f9c27abe638d_story.html

 

[Nighthawk117]

My vcore is 1.22v.
I don't need 5.0GHz at all. I was just telling the OP that hitting that 5.0GHz number isn't needed for great performance.

Oh ok 1.22v seems pretty good to me. I thought you might have played around with it and tried 5.0Ghz as well as your current config. I agree 5Ghz isn't needed it's just nice looking number.