***The Official 8HR Stability 5820k/5930k/5960X Overclocking Thread***

[Combat Fighter]

Cheers Combat, what volts you need for 4.5 ?

Just put the uncore up to 4.5 1.3v, booted fine in to windows, just running aida64 now.

Probs a waste on me as I have not got a clue with this overclocking

Here you go!



5930K 4.5ghz @ 1.285v

Custom water setup.

I do run it with a slightly higher VCCIN voltage compared to when I done this run so could possibly bring my core voltage down a little.

Or push a little harder and aim for 4.6!

 

[seth1969]

Nice 1

Did you buy 3000Mhz ram?

 

[Combat Fighter]

Nice 1

Did you buy 3000Mhz ram?

Yes.

G.Skill Ripjaws 4 16GB (4x4GB) DDR4 PC4-24000C15 3000MHz

Why is that?

 

[easyrider]

Nice to see this thread still active even tho I've jumped ship

Keep up the good work guys...anyone can post a clock but getting it stable is a man only club

 

[Combat Fighter]

Nice to see this thread still active even tho I've jumped ship

Keep up the good work guys...anyone can post a clock but getting it stable is a man only club

What you using now then?

 

[seth1969]

Yes.

G.Skill Ripjaws 4 16GB (4x4GB) DDR4 PC4-24000C15 3000MHz

Why is that?

Just wondered if you had 2400 & clocked them to 3000Mhz.

Mine are G.Skill Ripjaws 4 16GB (4x4GB) DDR4 2400Mhz, don't have a clue how to up the speed on them or is it even worth it for mainly gaming?

Seems very stable now at 4.5 @ 1.23v, just passed 8 hours realbench stress test.

Need to do aida64 again now for 8 hours

 

[Combat Fighter]

Just wondered if you had 2400 & clocked them to 3000Mhz.

Mine are G.Skill Ripjaws 4 16GB (4x4GB) DDR4 2400Mhz, don't have a clue how to up the speed on them or is it even worth it for mainly gaming?

Seems very stable now at 4.5 @ 1.23v, just passed 8 hours realbench stress test.

Need to do aida64 again now for 8 hours

To be honest for gaming you might as well stick to 2400Mhz, can't see it making much difference. One thing I do know is that it does stress your system more (mem controller on the chip) when you run 3000Mhz+ and can give you more of a challenge to get stable, you really need to up some some voltages SA voltage being one of them etc.

I'd be just as happy running 2400 and I bet I could not tell the difference. Only the benchmarks will.

 

[seth1969]

Cheers for that info, think I will stay at this setup for now then.

4.9Ghz booted into windows at 1.35v no where near stable tho

 

[Silent_Scone]

I do run it with a slightly higher VCCIN voltage compared to when I done this run so could possibly bring my core voltage down a little.

Or push a little harder and aim for 4.6!

If you wanted to push harder aim for 3.8 - 4.0 uncore and 1T.

You might find more luck with that kit at 3200, probably the best ratio out of all of them if the DIMMs will do it.

 

[Combat Fighter]

If you wanted to push harder aim for 3.8 - 4.0 uncore and 1T.

You might find more luck with that kit at 3200, probably the best ratio out of all of them if the DIMMs will do it.

Actually trying my ram out at a 2400Mhz with (currently) 12-13-13-32 1T.

Running it like that it's not that much slower performance wise than running it at 3000Mhz! Feels nice and snappy as well plus makes a change using the 100 strap (cpu is still at 4.5Ghz)

Does not require nothing like as much SA voltage which helps with temps a little. Certainly a nice alternative.

 

[easyrider]

What you using now then?

4690k incoming mate...I sold my x99 rig and used my second machine...tbh apart from benches I couldn't tell the difference between them if I'm truly honest...this got me thinking...

My second system was based on a G3258 clocked to 4.2 ghz 16gb DDR 3 so thought I'd upgrade this instead...

Bought a 4690k on mm yesterday to replace the G3258 ...In games etc...I wasn't noticing a massive difference so banked the money instead for holiday

None of us need 16gb of ram either it's just epeen.... I don't think I've ever hit 8gb using my PC even when video editing ...if I have to wait 45 seconds longer for a video to render I'm not fussed

 

[ketma]

Surprised not more x99 owners posted in here....perhaps their overclocks are not stable ?

@easyrider - what speed are you aiming for on the 4690k ?

 

[Combat Fighter]

4690k incoming mate...I sold my x99 rig and used my second machine...tbh apart from benches I couldn't tell the difference between them if I'm truly honest...this got me thinking...

My second system was based on a G3258 clocked to 4.2 ghz 16gb DDR 3 so thought I'd upgrade this instead...

Bought a 4690k on mm yesterday to replace the G3258 ...In games etc...I wasn't noticing a massive difference so banked the money instead for holiday

None of us need 16gb of ram either it's just epeen.... I don't think I've ever hit 8gb using my PC even when video editing ...if I have to wait 45 seconds longer for a video to render I'm not fussed

Fair enough if your happy with it.

I really like my X99 setup, I can see this lasting for quite some time for me just like my X58 rig.

Surprised not more x99 owners posted in here....perhaps their overclocks are not stable ?

@easyrider - what speed are you aiming for on the 4690k ?

I wonder as well!

 

[easyrider]

Surprised not more x99 owners posted in here....perhaps their overclocks are not stable ?

@easyrider - what speed are you aiming for on the 4690k ?

Sure thing they are all in denial

Dunno about the 4690k 4.8ghz ? I'm gonna clock the nuts off it.

 

[easyrider]

Fair enough if your happy with it.

I really like my X99 setup, I can see this lasting for quite some time for me just like my X58 rig.



I wonder as well!

Yeah...I was looking at cores when gaming and a lot of power was going unused...

I want a quick system ...but I get bored easy...I don't need 10 sata ports...I have 2x SSD's !! and HQ onboard audio....and triple PCI e lanes etc...it was just overkill for my needs...tbh I'm getting more stimulation buying cheap bits and bobs on mm and seeing how much bang for buck I can muster on very little outlay...

 

[Silent_Scone]

Actually trying my ram out at a 2400Mhz with (currently) 12-13-13-32 1T.

Running it like that it's not that much slower performance wise than running it at 3000Mhz! Feels nice and snappy as well plus makes a change using the 100 strap (cpu is still at 4.5Ghz)

Does not require nothing like as much SA voltage which helps with temps a little. Certainly a nice alternative.

Hi,

Yes 2400mhz is a great divider for 100 strap. Should probably be able to run it at not shy off stock SA voltage on a good IMC. Still can't beat 3200 at 1T

Sure thing they are all in denial

Dunno about the 4690k 4.8ghz ? I'm gonna clock the nuts off it.

Oh if only you knew (read understood) the truth! If people coming in and saying they were failing RB 2.4 in minutes after doing an 8 hour run of AIDA without cache wasn't enough of a sign for you, then not sure what would be. I explained to you the reasons why this - as a test of unconditional system stability was pointless yet you still make posts like this

 

[easyrider]

Hi,

Yes 2400mhz is a great divider for 100 strap. Should probably be able to run it at not shy off stock SA voltage on a good IMC. Still can't beat 3200 at 1T



Oh if only you knew (read understood) the truth! If people coming in and saying they were failing RB 2.4 in minutes after doing an 8 hour run of AIDA without cache wasn't enough of a sign for you, then not sure what would be. I explained to you the reasons why this - as a test of unconditional system stability was pointless yet you still make posts like this

Then others posted other benches ... Can't find yours in this thread ?

 

[seth1969]

After reading about stress testing in this thread, I started with aida64 did 9 hours and passed with cpu, cache & memory selected.

Then downloaded realbench started testing failed within the first hour.

Ended up having to give the cpu an extra 0.03v to get it realbench stable.

Exactly as Silent_Scone describes, thanks for the tips as I am an overclocking noob.

 

[Combat Fighter]

Hi,

Yes 2400mhz is a great divider for 100 strap. Should probably be able to run it at not shy off stock SA voltage on a good IMC. Still can't beat 3200 at 1T

I really can't see any advantage now I have been testing my ram at a slower speed but with much tighter timings. Hardly anything in it.

Unless your some bench freak (which I'm not) then faster ram seems a bit pointless to me as the gains are minimal.

 

[Muel]

Been having a play with my 5820k, seems pretty solid at [email protected] and [email protected].

Is there a general consensus for what is a safe voltage for these chips? I.e no degradation over time at all. I typically upgrade once every 5 years or longer to get my moneys worth.

How good are these at teaming an overclock (say 4.2ghz at 1.2v) with the eco mode stuff? I don't fancy having it pull over 200w from the socket all the time. xD