Safe 6700k OC with cheap cooler?

[supamonkey2000]

My system:
MB: Asus Z170-e
CPU: i7 6700k
GPU: EVGA GTX 950 SSC
RAM: Kingston HyperX Fury DDR4 2133
CPU Cooler: CM Hyper 212 EVO
PSU: EVGA 600 watt

Currently, my proc is stable with decent temps (~25) at 4.3GHz. My goal is to push it to 4.5GHz, and if I'm brave (and stupid) enough maybe 4.6GHz.

For 4.5GHz, I'm a little worried because of my cooler. It's the only "budget" part in my system. My ideal temps for 4.5 with that cooler would be maybe 30-35 at idle. Gaming can obviously be much higher, but not higher than 75.

Is that cooler good enough to do this? I don't know much about voltages on procs sooooo ya...

Thanks!

 

[aquielisunari]

My system:
MB: Asus Z170-e
CPU: i7 6700k
GPU: EVGA GTX 950 SSC
RAM: Kingston HyperX Fury DDR4 2133
CPU Cooler: CM Hyper 212 EVO
PSU: EVGA 600 watt

Currently, my proc is stable with decent temps (~25) at 4.3GHz. My goal is to push it to 4.5GHz, and if I'm brave (and stupid) enough maybe 4.6GHz.

For 4.5GHz, I'm a little worried because of my cooler. It's the only "budget" part in my system. My ideal temps for 4.5 with that cooler would be maybe 30-35 at idle. Gaming can obviously be much higher, but not higher than 75.

Is that cooler good enough to do this? I don't know much about voltages on procs sooooo ya...

Thanks!

Psychic I am not but I have seen those that have pushed their 6700K to 4.8GHz with the 212. It IS a budget cooler and the results are on an individual basis. Chassis type, other cooling and ambient temps. will affect the temperature. I'd not push the core voltage past 1.4V and then only by 25mV increments should you deem that necessary to stabalize a higher clock. The term silicon lottery was invented because we all get our own unique chip and results. All you can do is go slow and constantly monitor temps.. I also ask myself why am I overclocking. What return does my OC offer? Bragging rights? FPS? Heat?

30-35 is about average and I say you can expect that. I'd not want to go past 70C. I'd be much more comfortable staying below 65C. The Cryorig H7 is the next step. The Dark Rock 3 by Be Quiet is another one. The Noctua NH D15would be the high end.

 

[MeanMachine41]

The CM Hyper 212 EVO is a decent Air cooler however it will be the limiting factor with your Overclock.

Best is to OC in small 100MHz changes to your multiplier in Bios with a small increase in Core Voltage.

Then conduct a stress test for stability and temperatures. I use HWMonitor and AIDA64 for testing.
Down load them to your desktop and put them side by side. Run the stress test in AIDA64 for 10 mins with the CPU, FPU and cache boxes selected.

It's best to start your OC with just a small OC then test your system. You will then have a good indication of how far you can go by the results of HWMonitor.
You can post your results here for analysis if you want.

 

[supamonkey2000]

So I tried 4.6GHz... Stress test temps what above 85 within 2 minutes so I instantly stopped that. Went to BIOS and it said my core voltage (which was set to Auto) was a ridiculous 1.456V!!!!! Changed it to manual, made it 1.325 and changed core clock to 4.5GHz. Stress test then ran at 65 degrees and I was fine with that.

 

[aquielisunari]

So I tried 4.6GHz... Stress test temps what above 85 within 2 minutes so I instantly stopped that. Went to BIOS and it said my core voltage (which was set to Auto) was a ridiculous 1.456V!!!!! Changed it to manual, made it 1.325 and changed core clock to 4.5GHz. Stress test then ran at 65 degrees and I was fine with that.

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