7700k 4.7GHZ, 4.9GHZ or 5.0GHZ
7700k 4.7GHZ, 4.9GHZ or 5.0GHZ
The herd believes the current situation is around 1.35. If the noise bothers you (it would me), I’d lower the OC a bit or switch to a more powerful cooler (unless money matters). Everyone should decide based on risk, cost, and noise. In my setup, an all-core 4.3 offers a big improvement without adding much extra noise. I could go higher, but it wouldn’t be worth it for me personally. As mentioned before, a frame rate change between 4.9 to 5.0 is barely noticeable at higher temperatures. For CPUs under 4.0ghz, I aim for a stable 4.5ghz. Over 4.0ghz, 5.0 is the sweet spot. Just because it sounds good doesn’t mean I’ll follow it.
Thank you all for your input. Anyone can share advice on those voltages? The voltages look normal, but I’m not a vcore expert. You’ll likely find others with adjustments of +/- 0.05 volts depending on the silicon variation. It’s really the temperatures that matter most. If you need more details about voltage, overclocking, temperature testing, and stability checks, check out the Computronix sticky page for Intel processors...