Adjusting performance beyond normal limits for an open water cooling system
Adjusting performance beyond normal limits for an open water cooling system
I'm looking for the optimal overclock for my I7 6700K. After testing, I moved on to my GPU and found it stable at around 4.8GHz and 4.7GHz, but after a short stress test with Prime95, two of my cores dropped to 0%. The system crashed eventually. My voltage is set manually at the maximum of 1.39V, though it fluctuates around 1.33V on the monitor and briefly reaches 1.418V for a moment. I'm wondering if increasing the voltage would help, given my temperatures stayed between 70-75°C with two 360mm fans and a 3-fan setup using distilled water and a 2V Phoebus DC12-400 water pump. Some people suggest 4.5-4.6GHz as average, but I'm curious—could water cooling push it even higher to the 5GHz range?
If your voltage keeps fluctuating, it suggests manual BIOS settings aren’t being properly managed, or you’re not utilizing an AUTO overclock setting or a GUI tool. Achieving optimal overclocks requires direct BIOS adjustments and extensive testing. Voltage and clock speeds are closely tied to thermal demands. Watercooling indicates your thermal limits might be sufficient, but hardware quality and overclocking expertise remain key obstacles. Using the same components as others doesn’t guarantee success.
If your voltage keeps fluctuating, it likely means you're not fully managing everything in the BIOS, nor are you using an AUTO overclock setting or a GUI tool. The only effective way to achieve top overclocks is by manually tweaking every BIOS parameter and testing extensively.