first time overclocking

[ghummy]

Hi Guys

first time ive tried to overclock, currently have a stock 9700k and recently got a 3080TI which i found that when using at high refresh rates (165hz monitor) was getting a lot of stuttering and jumping up and down in GPU usage, so i thought i would dabble in the art of this.

i am pleased to note, all stuttering gone and gpu usage is now contant and its made a much better experience to play. I just wanted to run this past the experts to see if im within my safe limits as like i said, first time trying to really push the boundry.

setup
9700k
asus rog strix z390e
corsair RM850
32gb 3600mhz corsair ram
NZXT Z73 aio

currently on 5ghz at 1.35v, was unable to make it stable on anything lower and would BSOD on stress testing. then had to tweak around as for some reason it was throttling to 3.6ghz even with temps at 60, finally managed with.

ive ran cinebench for 30 mins using multi thread and all cores stay at 5ghz and temps are as per screenshot

OCCT stress testing used for 30 mins, all stable now after a day of tinkering around

Prime 95 used for now 30 mins, all well and temps seem ok.

looking at the screenshot, have i missed anything or does anything seem out of place for a 24/7 overclock.

thanks

 

[MartinPrince]

Hi, firstly 5Ghz all core at your voltage and temps are perfectly fine. A few things to note though;

• You should also overclock the Ring and should start with 4500 and only go as high as 4700 if possible.
• Use VR VOUT in HWInfo64 to monitor CPU voltages as it is more accurate.
• You really should tune your memory which will help greatly in game performance and keeping things smooth and stutter free. (For tuning memory you will need to raise 3 voltages, Dram voltage, SA voltage and IO voltage. (VCCSA, VCCIO) SA and IO will probably between 1.2v-1.3v (no need to go higher for 24/7 usage) DRam voltage depends on what die RAM you have. The best is B-die which should take 1.50v no problem. Lesser die's can take lesser max voltages.
• Once you know what cpu voltage is fine for 5Ghz then you may want to try and achieve that using adaptive voltage using offset. This can be a little more tricky as it needs to be balanced with LLC but is better for the CPU in the long run and can actually result in lower temps and also more stable/higher overclocks.
• Be aware that Asus kind of screwed the pooch with their Z390 and a departure from their norms used lesser VRM phases. This means your CPU overclocks are limited unfortunately. Though on the plus side their memory tuning was still one of the best, which is what I would focus on with that motherboard.

Just for your reference my overclocked and tuned 9700K was in a few instances a better gaming CPU than my overclocked and tuned 5800X (5Ghz using CO, Mem at 3800C14 1:1) so that should inform you how more potential there is for improvement from stock in the platform.