overclocking my pc

[Phil McConnochie]

Rig specs:
x2 SLI Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1080 G1 Gaming Graphics Card
Gigabyte Xtreme Gaming SLI HB bridge
Intel Core i7-6950X Processor Extreme Edition
AIO Water Cooler Be Quiet! Silent Loop 280mm
2×16GB G.SKILL Ripjaws V Series 2400Mhz DDR4 RAM
Gigbabyte Phoenix SLI X99 Motherboard
Adata Ultimate SU800 256GB
4TB WD Black Hard Drive
Be Quiet! Dark Base 900 Pro – Orange Gaming Case
1000W Be Quiet! Dark Power Pro 11 Power Supply
Windows 7 Pro
best way to i have the gigabyte tool to use but iv only used the standard gaming mode and weak O.C mode which only adds 2-3 fps at the most. it looks bloody technical to me, any ideas would appreciate it thx.

 

[Vellinious]

What are you using this rig for?

 

[Phil McConnochie]

what ? gaming of course

 

[Vellinious]

So, you bought a 6950X to game with....

Here's your help. Sell the 6950X while it's still worth something (Skylake X is just around the corner, and the value of that CPU is going to drop like a rock), then, buy a 7700k. The higher clock speed and better single core performance is going to help your gaming performance better than anything you could do with the 6950X even if you DID happen to know what you're doing...

I just saved you $1k AND improved your gaming performance. You're welcome.

 

[Phil McConnochie]

Absolute rubbish mate my pc is outrageous as it is , my question was simple , all i want is to see what this beast can do. obviously with my pc i have no fps troubles at all with any game today and i could give u number after number of this and that, no i want to know how far i can get with it BECAUSE it is the shit , u obviously dont know what your talking about so u can move on and il wait for the next guy

 

[Vellinious]

Absolute rubbish mate my pc is outrageous as it is , my question was simple , all i want is to see what this beast can do. obviously with my pc i have no fps troubles at all with any game today and i could give u number after number of this and that, no i want to know how far i can get with it BECAUSE it is the shit , u obviously dont know what your talking about so u can move on and il wait for the next guy

You went out and bought the most expensive processor because you thought it would be the best. It was simply not made to be a gaming processor. It will function in that capacity, but it's an enthusiast / workstation CPU. If you're running benchmarks for competition, or running heavily threaded applications, the 20 threads of the 6950X is great. But gaming? Most games use 2 to 4 threads....which means the higher clocks and the higher IPC of the mainstream processors is absolutely the way to go for high end gaming.

Not sure what salesman talked you into buying that CPU, but......you didn't do yourself any favors in the gaming arena.

You want to see what your beast can do? Here ya go, mate. Those are the highest scores for those respective benchmarks with a rig identical to yours (mine).

http://www.3dmark.com/spy/1062530

http://www.3dmark.com/fs/11379496

This is what that processor is good at...benchmarking...and chewing through data.

Want to make it go fast? Find your favored core, bump it up 2 steps higher than the rest of the cores so you at least have some semblance of decent single core performance, and then hope the games you're playing aren't hampered by the CPU. Make sure your cooling is extraordinarily good before you overclock that CPU, because they create an absolutely awesome amount of heat.

Some bios settings to get a base going.

Use adaptive CPU core voltage. Don't set higher than 1.4v. (1.35v should be plenty for 4.3 on all cores except the favored core, which should run at 4.5)...especially with just an AIO. You'll want to adjust the CPU cache ratio to about a 36, maybe a 37 multiplier, and subsequently need to change your cache voltage offset. +.325v should do it. With the X99 chipset and Broadwell E, you'll want to keep your input voltage at roughly .6v higher than your core voltage. System agent voltage offset of around .125...too much will cause instability. Too little will cause instability. You'll want to set your load line calibration to allow for a little extra voltage when the core needs it, and you'll want the CPUs current capability set at about 140% for this type of overclock. There's a lot more to tweak, but you've got an MSI motherboard, so those options won't be available to you.

***Your mileage may vary on the voltages...start low***

I don't let my CPU run hotter than 70c...any hotter than that, and you're wasting your time. Stability test with ROG Realbench or AIDA 64.

Don't bother overclocking memory or the GPUs until you get the CPU going.

Ya see, mate...I DO know what I'm talking about. And yes....it IS bloody technical. That processor and this platform wasn't made for beginners. G'luck

EDIT: For god's sake upgrade to windows 10...any games out there that CAN actually utilize multiple cores all run DX12 (about 5 of them), and you need Windows 10 to do that. Windows 7 will only run up to DX11, which means it's almost all 1 or 2 cores being utilized..... Some salesman got you good. roflmao

 

[Phil McConnochie]

no, it was a package deal butfor you go back to your mums basement u little terd . troll somewhere else ok u fool

 

[Vellinious]

no, it was a package deal butfor you go back to your mums basement u little terd . troll somewhere else ok u fool

You're very clearly beyond help.

 

[Saga Lout]

I'm closing this thread. You two are no better than each other.

Put up posts like these again and you'll be banned from Tom's. If you can't ask and answer in a civil manner, you aren't wanted here.