So basically im new to overclocking and i have been trying to overclock my processor to 4.4ghz but im having a lot of issues doing so i saw most people can get 4.4 at around 1.3 voltage from what i researched to which i tried and it failed the stability test on aida 64. to which i think increased slowly and eventually reached 4.4ghz at 1.325 voltage which i thought was stable but the game i was playing proceeded to crash after about 2 hours. Also it failed the stability test i later tried after about an hour. The issue im having is i tried to leave voltage on auto and my PC literally wont boot at 4.4ghz on auto and im not sure why as i see a lot of people leave it on auto im wondering if my motherboard is the issue or the bios update i have as it seems like i need a huge amount of voltage to even run a 4.4ghz overclock im guessing i would need around 1.35v to get it to be stable. The auto feature just doesnt work and also my bios seems to have preset options to overclock called "CPU upgrade" which i tried also and my pc just wouldnt boot at 4.4 im really not sure what to do anymore as i want to overclock but it does not look like its going to happen my PC seems stable at 4.2ghz at 1.25v. Im on the latest bios update for the z170 gaming 3 MB also f22j.
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Trying to overclock i5 6600k with Z170x gaming 3 MB with latest bios update
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Not all CPU's are created equal, and overclocking is pushing them beyond the limits they were designed to run at, hence you won't always see the same results as the next person.
You've not said what sort of cooling you are using, or mentioned anything else about the RAM, or if you've tried adjusting cache ratio etc.
Why do you need to overclock your CPU, what are you doing that requires it, or is it just for fun?
You've not said what sort of cooling you are using, or mentioned anything else about the RAM, or if you've tried adjusting cache ratio etc.
Why do you need to overclock your CPU, what are you doing that requires it, or is it just for fun?
Not all CPU's are created equal, and overclocking is pushing them beyond the limits they were designed to run at, hence you won't always see the same results as the next person.
You've not said what sort of cooling you are using, or mentioned anything else about the RAM, or if you've tried adjusting cache ratio etc.
Why do you need to overclock your CPU, what are you doing that requires it, or is it just for fun?
I’m using a hyper x 212 evo for cooling and ddr4 16gb ram and I have not really adjusted any settings currently just the core ratio and voltage as I would not know where to begin, it seems very stable at 42 but if I increase to 44 my pc won’t even boot most of the time. It was mainly to get some better FPS in games that require a better cpu I thought it might help to OC.
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