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i7 6600K Owners Club
- Thread starter BornEvil
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Pretty Boxes
More pretty boxes (980 and a 970, I plan to crossfire them)
On the makeshift bench
All built up
Up and Running
All benchmark/clocks are all overclocked 100% prime95/OCCT/AIDA64/Realbench stable and fit for daily use imo.
My currently testing:
Sweet spot so far:
Previous clocks:
More pretty boxes (980 and a 970, I plan to crossfire them)
On the makeshift bench
All built up
Up and Running
All benchmark/clocks are all overclocked 100% prime95/OCCT/AIDA64/Realbench stable and fit for daily use imo.
My currently testing:
Sweet spot so far:
Previous clocks:
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i5 6600K vs 2500K
Cinebench clock for clock:
Cinebench clock for clock:
i5 2500K Rig
2500K @ 4.6Ghz
Asus P8Z77-M Pro
8GB DDR3 @ 1600Mhz (Stock)
MSi 970 Gaming 4G @1520Mhz (Stock cooler)
850 Evo 250GB
1080p Monitor
6600K Rig
6600K @ 4.6Ghz
Asus Maximus VIII Gene
16GB DDR4 @ 3000Mhz (overclocked from 2666Mhz)
980 Reference @1520Mhz (AIO cooled modded, bios flashed to 152% TDP, pump under volted to 80% (1300rpm), NF-F12)
850 Evo 500GB
1440p Monitor
2500K @ 4.6Ghz
Asus P8Z77-M Pro
8GB DDR3 @ 1600Mhz (Stock)
MSi 970 Gaming 4G @1520Mhz (Stock cooler)
850 Evo 250GB
1080p Monitor
6600K Rig
6600K @ 4.6Ghz
Asus Maximus VIII Gene
16GB DDR4 @ 3000Mhz (overclocked from 2666Mhz)
980 Reference @1520Mhz (AIO cooled modded, bios flashed to 152% TDP, pump under volted to 80% (1300rpm), NF-F12)
850 Evo 500GB
1440p Monitor
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Just for reference, my chip can easily do 4.5 on 1.3 volts. And 8pack said the current batch at OCuk can do the same consistently. It's just the case of increasing the CPU multiplier to 45 and Vcore to 1.3v, and RAM Speed. I can find the exact name asus bios calls it if you wish (different manufactured of bios sometimes have different wordings for the same thing), some thing like 'manual voltage overide'.
Aim higher than 3.9ghz m8, that is just the turbo clock of a stock chip (for one of the cores), doing the over clock of 3.9 is effectively not an overclock
I have mine at 1.37 volts for only 100mhz extra because I wanted the same everyday clock as my previous chip. I would feel slightly hollow if it did not match that.
4.7 was stable but temps were not to my liking, I am using quiet air cooling, so ymmv. To the limit it was benchable @4.8, no where near stable.
My pc is looping 3dmark firestrike extreme while I am at work now, if it is not in flames when I come back 8 hours after, I might just settle for 4.6 (200x23).
Aim higher than 3.9ghz m8, that is just the turbo clock of a stock chip (for one of the cores), doing the over clock of 3.9 is effectively not an overclock
I have mine at 1.37 volts for only 100mhz extra because I wanted the same everyday clock as my previous chip. I would feel slightly hollow if it did not match that.
4.7 was stable but temps were not to my liking, I am using quiet air cooling, so ymmv. To the limit it was benchable @4.8, no where near stable.
My pc is looping 3dmark firestrike extreme while I am at work now, if it is not in flames when I come back 8 hours after, I might just settle for 4.6 (200x23).
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Pretty sure my 2500k screen is under c-state, it needed 1.32 to be stable.
Probably should load calibrate at some point too, I input 1.35V in bios. And the temp are fine, prime95 (yes I know...) highest core temp. Admittingly in open bench environment.
It's just one sample, the important thing is the accumulation of generation improvement from 2nd gen to 6th gen.
Although gaming is minimal but there are some people that like numbers.
Yeah, sorry for wall of text
Not really minimal settings and definitely not risk/hassle free. No one can really promise you that except retailers that sell overclocked bundles.
You will be in and out of your bios a lot and don't be afraid if it does not boot.
Wouldn't bother with Prime on this platform at all. Can be stable for hours and fail Handbrake in literally seconds. AIDA and Realbench mixed in with HCI memtest pro for memory stability.
Just firing up testing 4.6 / 4.3 uncore at 1.4v
yeah, i know... read a lot of post of people ditching prime95 nowadays.
Its just 4.7 / 4.4 uncore @ 1.34V is AIDA64/realbench stable, but errors Prime95 instantly.
4.6 / 4.4 uncore @ 1.34V is 4 hour prime stable. High 80s on hottest core, no throttling.
If I was not so stubborn about getting prime stable, can probably push further...
Any ways nice to not be the only 6600K in the village.
they do look good
, would match perfect with ROG stuff. But I'm not really a case window type of guy.My Corsair DDR4 are not very impressive, can only get 3000 Mhz, 2T. 16-16-16-36-1T is AIDA stable but does not always boot
The article about Skylake having a good memory controller did not come out when I ordered, would have bought better RAM if I had known.
leaving speedstep on is fine, I always leave it on for extra powersaving and less heat. I have 3x Noctua Fans, spinning @400 rpm
Idle temps don't mean much as CPU is only 800Mhz (with a 100 Bclk) when stepped down. But your load temps are very good indeed.