Going to manual oc 5820K and MSI X99 Godlike - tips?

grumpybeard

grumpybeard

grumpybeard

Associate
Joined
24 Jul 2009
Posts
846
Location
Lost in Alps
Hi,

Having had reasonable success with oc'ing my EVGA GTX1080FE (gpu 2100Mhz, mem 5500Mhz).

I now want to make more use of my 5820K, and move away from OC Genie feature that MSI board provides, which only goes to 3.9Ghz, to a manual overclock where I should be able to achieve far better results.

Read a few guides, watched a few videos, so thinking that 4.2/4.3Ghz at least should be rapidly achievable without too much tinkering.

Have Avexir Core Red Series 16GB (4x4GB) DDR4 PC4-21300C15 2666MHz Quad Channel Kit - should I bother with XMP?

What is the recommended stress test utility of choice today - the intel one, AIDA64?

Many thanks
 
Hey guys,

So I've been brave, taken the plunge and switched off OC Genie followed by a manual oc.


Base clock 100
Multiplier 45
CPU core 1.3v


Ran RealBench, all tests complete/passed. CPU temp maxxed at 60deg. So pretty straight-forward so far.

Grateful for feedback on some further Q's.


1 - I've set CPU core v to 1.3 fixed, so even when system idle it's pushing 1.3v through core. Thoughts? Should I experiment with keeping miltiplier/base same, but incremental lowering of volts and retest to see if I can achive same with less volts. Or set CPU v back to Auto?


2. I've not touched XMP. Should I bother?


Overall pretty chuffed so far as it was quick and painless process, grateful for a sense check on the above, many thanks

MSI_SnapShot_01_zpsrf5drxpw.png


MSI_SnapShot_02_zpstgoh9mdf.png
 
Last edited:
Yes defo Enable XMP, re run tests and if still ok i'd push higher with the multi, X46 and so on. Your temps are good so push on! You'll be fine upto and around 80c at max load.
 
Cheers matey, will give it a go.

And with regard to CPU core v - manual set with fixed value still? I was just concerned about leaviing it set high without any load.
 
OK, multi upped to 46, with base of 100, XMP enabled, RealBench completed, maxxed at 64deg.

Wondering whether to keep base and multi as is, for everyday use, and try with slightly lowered CPU core v - from 1.25 onwards?
 
You could do, i mean X45 is plenty for day to day use/gaming, so you could try lower voltage and then save a profile. But if you participate in the bench threads here at OCUK, firestrike, heaven etc then you could make another profile for that purpose and you could push as far as it will go!! All for a bit of fun but its nice to see how far your system can go ;)
 
Base 100, multi 45, cpu core v @1.28, completed RealBench, temp maxxed at 59deg.

Very happy indeed with 4.5Ghz for daily use.

Wondering if worthwhile to play with lowering cpu v further, given that with current config I've not tried further real use case stress (gaming for eg)?
 
grumpybeard said:
Base 100, multi 45, cpu core v @1.28, completed RealBench, temp maxxed at 59deg.

Very happy indeed with 4.5Ghz for daily use.

Wondering if worthwhile to play with lowering cpu v further, given that with current config I've not tried further real use case stress (gaming for eg)?
Click to expand...

Realbench is only a test of stabillity to a point, as everything is good temps wise, voltage is good, your better off using your system as you would normally. Lowering the voltage further will gain you nothing, be happy and use it ;)
 
@Nickolp1974 - Thanks very much for all your guidance, really appreciate your help.

@setter - Phantek Enthoo, EKWB 480 rad top with 240 rad bottom, EKWB blocks for both CPU and GPU (EVGA GTX1080 FE), serial loop. Will be happy to update my sig with spec including this lovely new oc :)

Gonna give DOOM a bash with this oc - just to check stability ;)
 
grumpybeard said:
@Setter - Phantek Enthoo, EKWB 480 rad top with 240 rad bottom, EKWB blocks for both CPU and GPU (EVGA GTX1080 FE), serial loop. Will be happy to update my sig with spec including this lovely new oc :)
Click to expand...
Ahh, very nice. Just tried real bench myself at stock, my load temps are similair to yours at 4.5ghz lol. Antec 1200 AIO.:)
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top Bottom