i7 8700k pre binned 5.0Ghz and Asus maximus x hero settings

[Panagiotis Kanakaris]

Hello.
My name is Panos. I have been out of the upgrade game for a while but on Saturday i finally received my Overclockers order.
i7 8700k pre binned 5.0Ghz
Asus maximus x hero Wifi
GSkill 3200Mhz CL14
Asus Rog Strix 1080Ti Watercooled
My system runs with EK High Performance 360 Kit and an additional 280mm EK radiator.
I would kindly ask for some help to tune my system so i can get the CPU to run at 5.0GHz .
Should i use manual settings or XMP?
Best regards

 

[Panagiotis Kanakaris]

Hello.
That's what i did with the 5.0Ghz OC setting in my bios and then activated XMP to fine tune the ram. It worked fine like this with prime 95 and gave me a max temp of 57 degrees Celcius. The thing is that maybe the voltage can be lowered to drop the temp even more so the guys testing these CPUs could provide the optimum settings and save us from trying and trying without any guide line. Speaking for myself i haven't got a lot of free time to do that and i would prefer to run my applications instead. No offense but I think the name Overclockers should reflect tuning support not only parts sales.