help overclocking 5930k

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please can somebody help me with my overclocking settings

Asus x99-S
16gb team elite 3000
5930k
ek predator 240 cooler


can any of you wonderful lot give me some settings to get at least 4200 or above, the bios has that many settings im unsure where to start lol

thanks.
 
xmp enabled (should change cpu strap to 125mhz)
sync all cores
Ratio 35 (125mhz x 35 = 4375mhz)
dram svid, svid and cpu spread spectrum disabled
c states off
cpu voltage set to offset
offset amount +0.18 to start

boom

done

an oc'd 5930k
 
I found my 5820k sweet spot was @ 4.7 with a 1.275v for 24/7 use its 100% stable I must has a really good chip :) I'm think of maybe trying to either get a 4.8 or a 4.7 with less voltage good luck matey
 
Hi mofokiller.

I have an Asus board and and 5930k. I run my memory at 2400mhz so it quite not the same setup.

So I started off at 4.2ghz. I set the cores to each have 42 on the multipliers. The next thing I did Was to manually set the voltage. For the purpose of overclocking set it to 1.15v maybe slightly above to take into account the vdroop+vdrop.

Next I ran the intel xtu stress testing. I am not sure what amount of time is considered to be safe stable overclock so I ran it for 12 hours. It passed so next I do believe I upped it to 4.4 ghz and 1.25v. Again I ran it for 12 hours and it passed it to.

So now I am currently testing at 4.5ghz and still at 1.25v. It is currently going through the Aida 64 stress test.

Correct me if I am wrong but I read on these forums if you are using 3kmhz memory it is better to use the strap of 125mhz. So I would listen to these guys.

I generally use offset voltage control in everyday use. But for testing purposes I just set a fixed amount via manual voltage. So pick a base line point to start from. I picked 1.175v for a 4.2 ghz then worked backwards to 1.15v. As they will tell you it varies from chip to chip how much voltage is needed to make it stable at a given clock. Some need lower, some need higher.

I would like to hit 4.6/4.7 Ghz and just leave it at that. But I use an air cooler and as much as I love it. it's at the point where I would not put any more volts though the chips to hit 4.6/4.7 Ghz. I have a proper watercooling setup ( I bought it two years ago) but haven't installed it.

FYI I don't use watercooling I am using a Noctua DH15 so I think you would get way better temps than I. I want to do watercooling but I am a scary cat:)
 
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