5960k overclocking

Snodge

Snodge

Snodge

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Good afternoon, I've recently purchased a 5960k, gigabyte x99 Ud4, 16gb of team dark 3000mhz ram it's currently in a watercooled loop just for the CPU.

After hours on prime my hottest core was 55 degrees so I'm deciding to overclock it nothing major but I was wondering if you had the rough settings for me 8 pack just to get to say 4.2 if something higher is easily achievable that'd be great.

Any sort of input would be fantastic.
 
I wouldn't bother using anything synthetic Snodge :), Open core temp and just use your PC as you would and regularly check the temperatures :). If playing games is the must demanding thing you do, play games, if you render ect do some rendering. Stuff like prime 95 and AIDA64 never give a real world reading for temps. And often also give un realistic readings of stability.
 
8 Pack said:
Really its not a better ratio or for OC by staying on the 100 strap at all. They are very much the same with 125 edging it slightly for performance.
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Depends what frequency you are after. 3200 is far happier on the 100 strap Ian, not sure why you'd think otherwise? Only reason for users to use higher straps on this platform is if the desired DRAM frequency is more stable, there is no performance benefit there. Using a higher strap alone there is no reason for performance to change as the CPU frequency will know no difference.

It's possible to run 3200 on 1.25 with tuning and without concessions but there is no point.

(He is running 3000mems so 1.25 strap is the native one to choose -Pack)
 
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3000 is much happier on 125 strap, my original point was if you can get the kit to run at 3200 you can remain on 100 strap and make use of adaptive core voltage. Start by running at XMP on 125 strap with 3000 though and come back if you hit any road blocks :)

Leave System Agent voltage in auto for now
 
For 3000mhz enable XMP.

125 strap x 34 Core multi = 4250mhz, Cache multi 24, VCCIN 1.9v SA+0.25v Vcore 1.25v Vcache / ring 1.25. Test!!

For this OC it should be very easy and basic.

Test using XTU stress test if you want to use synthetic stuff. Intel recommend this themselves.
 
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8 Pack said:
For 3000mhz enable XMP.

125 strap x 34 Core multi = 4250mhz Cache multi 24, VCCIN 1.9v SA+0.25v Vcore 1.25v Vcache / ring 1.25. Test!!

For this OC it should be very easy and basic.

Test using XTU stress test if you want to use synthetic stuff. Intel recommend this themselves.
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When I tried to enable XMP 3000mhz it fails to boot. I'll try these settings now :)
 
Uploading the pictures now as I can't see it to save my life :P

there's a classic view but if you press F2 twice you go into another bios menu :P
 
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