i5 6600K.

[arc@css]

I've just purchased one of these and wanted to make sure that it is overclocked. I ran it at stock for a day, then today I went and upped the multiplier to 42, but there's no evidence of that in the control panel. In cpu-z, however, it would appear that something has changed as the multiplier info reads 8-42, instead of 8-39. So it's overclocked to 4.2ghz okay, right?

Also, aside from temps, what constitutes a good chip? Core voltage? Revision? Anything I can ascertain from cpu-z?

Thanks.

 

[arc@css]

Thanks, guys.

I took a quick screenshot of cpu-z. I don't understand what much of it means, but hopefully it'll be happy to accept a 4.4+ overclock. Currently at 4.2.

 

[arc@css]

I've just finished rendering a video and along with several windows open (including a YouTube video playing), the highest temp was 67C (Noctua DH-15). The highest core voltage reading was 1.152 & no fans were attached to the cpu cooler; I'll probably put the middle one back on soon and retest before finally adding them both.

 

[arc@css]

Corsair Vengence 2400mhz.

 

[arc@css]

You didn't say what your highest clock speed was in that post, but I doubt it was 4.4Ghz at that voltage.

4.2 (only changed the multiplier). Nothing else.

Are you seriously saying you tested an overclock with no fans on the CPU cooler? Why would you even do that?

Yes, though if it hadn't had been a cooler of that spec / equivalent case cooling, then I wouldn't. In my experience, the fans on it don't make that much difference. It's not like deciding to forgo them whacked up the temps sharply / could make it fry. Before I bought the DH-15, I was just using the stock cooler, and yes, for rendering as well.

Temps have been monitored very closely.


I've placed the middle fan back on now anyway.