Because it has clockspeeds that I am happy with out of the box. I probably would have felt the urge to overclock the 6700, which would have meant 40 extra on mobo 30 extra on cooler. I also wouldn't have felt 100% comfortable doing it considering temp readouts wouldn't have been accurate.
Would I be mad to not overclock a 6700k?
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Because it has clockspeeds that I am happy with out of the box. I probably would have felt the urge to overclock the 6700, which would have meant 40 extra on mobo 30 extra on cooler. I also wouldn't have felt 100% comfortable doing it considering temp readouts wouldn't have been accurate.
You keep mentioning a cooler when you have a "Noctua D14" which is perfectly fine for an overclocked CPU.
hes bought them now so theres no point worrying about it
Indeed, he bought what he wanted for his own reasons. Which he is happy with.
Yes it is capable cooler, it kept my 2500k safely at 4.8 ghz for about 2 years. I did say a few posts ago however that it is far too big for my itx case that I have bought unfortunately. Having a small and sleek pc is definitely the priority this time around.
I'm beginning to realise that I came to the wrong place to say that overclocking isn't worth it, in my situation. Just know that any cooler that would fit in my case wouldn't be able to handle more than 0.3ghz extra. Would that really be worth the extra £80/90 to all of you?
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Define couple of clicks, always interesting to see peoples settings.
Ahhh ok, I've pretty much read every online guide possible.
it has to be simple for me or I just don't understand it .. and I can't be bothered mucking about for ages and have an unstable system. This guide was a life saver for me as it all just fell into place. I don't feel the need to overclock higher but the same principles apply as long as cooling is good .. and it seems I had some luck with mine in that department so all is good
I cancelled the B150 and have an Asus z170 pro gaming itx on the way. The reason is that I found an aio (kraken x31) with a radiator thicker than the H60, but not so thick it wouldn't fit in my case (H80). At least now I have the possibility of overclocking to 4.6ghz potentially, rather than a measly 4.4ghz. It still doesn't represent value for money in my opinion, but what the hell... Hopefully this set up will do my for 5 years
Good to see that you got another board. Enjoy your overclocking.
Thanks
I don't think it will be necessary for a couple of years, but I'm sure I'll play around and have an oc profile ready to go. Does anyone know if you can save oc profiles on asus boards? I'm assuming you can... To be honest, my case is the size of a shoebox. It could probably do without having huge amounts of heat pumped into it (that's why I'm getting a reference 980ti, to pump most of the heat out the side vent). If I could set up an oc profile hotkey for when I deem it necessary, that would be beneficial...
At the very least you can show your face around the forums now
There's only one fan slot on the case which is being taken up by the aio. I have to use it as an intake, otherwise there would definitely (DEFINITELY!) not be any point in overclocking. I've got a solid evga gs psu that should be able to cope with exhausting all the energy. That combined with the blower should give me about as good a set up as possible, considering the restraints with such a small case. I'm looking forward to building this little monster...
Yeah ill be interested in how ya get on with it, i was thinking of going for a small rig last time i upgraded, but i like my rig real quiet and i figure if ya using less fans and rads then ya gonna need faster fan speeds to stop the heat building up.
Are you doing a build log?
Are you doing a build log?
Yeah it's definitely easier to make a larger rig quiet. Technology has moved on a bit though; my psu is fanless up until about 40% load, the 980ti is fanless when not at load, the X31 can have its fan curve set to run at really low rpm when the PC is at idle. Apparently it's pump can have its intensity changed in the software too. So at idle/low loads it should be practically silent. Whilst gaming I can just turn the game's volume up a fraction, no biggie.
Yes I may do a build log. At least I would know what order of inserting components would work for when I have to rebuild it!
Has anyone used an x31 with a 6700k? If so, what were the temps like?
Does anyone know roughly how not having a large clearance behind the aio rad will have on temperature? The turbulent airflow must have a negative effect on temperature...
Does anyone know roughly how not having a large clearance behind the aio rad will have on temperature? The turbulent airflow must have a negative effect on temperature...
Yeah that ECO setting on the PSU is quite good, its not so good when using crossfire though, i had it working fine with a single card then when i stuck a second card in it my games started crashing cause the PSU was overheating. As soon as i turned off ECO it worked fine. You wont get that problem with a single card though im guessing, i think it was just 2 well overclocked cards kicking in at once was too much for it.