I7-8700k currently at 4.8ghz @1.32v but hw monitor shows voltage going way higher

DaCrazyCageMan · 10 Sep 2018 at 23:25

So this is my first ever cpu overclock, I have been following a guide but have a concern I'd like to address before I go any further.

I have been raising the clock speed bit by bit using HWmonitor & cinebench to test, I haven't had any crashes yet, but I'm currently at 4.8ghz with 3.20v yet hwmonitor shows the voltage fluctuating higher than the value I have set (see link below), is this normal or what? I'm scared that this will damage the chip if I continue.
HALP PLS!

https://m.imgur.com/a/aeddlmL

I7-8700k
Z370 aorus gaming 7 mobo
Masterliquid lite 240 cpu cooler

Thanks!

DaCrazyCageMan · 11 Sep 2018 at 00:08

Ok I just realized after some googling that VID voltages under HWmonitor are not the same as vcore, I can see that the vcore is running stable at 1.32v in CPU-Z

varkanoid · 11 Sep 2018 at 11:14

DaCrazyCageMan said:
So this is my first ever cpu overclock, I have been following a guide but have a concern I'd like to address before I go any further.

I have been raising the clock speed bit by bit using HWmonitor & cinebench to test, I haven't had any crashes yet, but I'm currently at 4.8ghz with 3.20v yet hwmonitor shows the voltage fluctuating higher than the value I have set (see link below), is this normal or what? I'm scared that this will damage the chip if I continue.
HALP PLS!

https://m.imgur.com/a/aeddlmL

I7-8700k
Z370 aorus gaming 7 mobo
Masterliquid lite 240 cpu cooler

Thanks!

If it was 3.2V your PC would be on fire or something would have gone bang!

At least you realised your mistake. What guide have you been following ?

DaCrazyCageMan · 11 Sep 2018 at 12:39

Woah, only just noticed that typo! Luckily it was in here & not on the bios haha!
I have actually been following this guide on youtube: https://youtu.be/Z4a89kUVDpc
Followed by notes I took from other sites, as well as friends.
As an update I got to 5.10GHz @ 1.32v with max temps at 89°c at 100% load before it crashed, so I'm currently sticking with 5.00GHz @ 1.325v

BluD · 12 Sep 2018 at 14:14

Hehe, them VID voltages caught me out too, I was messing with the bloody thing all night trying to figure out how to get the voltage to go under 1.42v before I realised I wasn't reading it properly, I blame my 4k screen for making everything so tiny