Hi guys, I got an old i5 6600K, stock 3.6 ghz, coupled with a ASUS Z170-A motherboard and a very good aftermarket Noctua Tower Cooler.
I want to squeeze something more from this aging CPU and I read overclocking guides, however I have some trouble with my motherboard settings.
Basically I learned that I need to slowly increase multiplier and voltages until I get a stable overclock after extensive testing with stress test software.
Now, raising the multiplier is easy, the voltages, not so much as I really don't know what to touch and how much should I increase.
Right know the system is overclocked to 4300 mhz with a 42 multiplier, thanks to the default EZ overclock mode that comes with the mobo's BIOS.
Obviously, the system is very stable and temps are well below 40 with this setting automated setting.
Now, I want to squeeze some more but the EZ mode has no more powerful settings, so I need to do things manually.
Could you guys please guide me step by step?
Thank you
I want to squeeze something more from this aging CPU and I read overclocking guides, however I have some trouble with my motherboard settings.
Basically I learned that I need to slowly increase multiplier and voltages until I get a stable overclock after extensive testing with stress test software.
Now, raising the multiplier is easy, the voltages, not so much as I really don't know what to touch and how much should I increase.
Right know the system is overclocked to 4300 mhz with a 42 multiplier, thanks to the default EZ overclock mode that comes with the mobo's BIOS.
Obviously, the system is very stable and temps are well below 40 with this setting automated setting.
Now, I want to squeeze some more but the EZ mode has no more powerful settings, so I need to do things manually.
Could you guys please guide me step by step?
Thank you