Can the ASUS Z170-A motherboard OC card support a 6600K processor along with a dark rock 3 graphics card?
Can the ASUS Z170-A motherboard OC card support a 6600K processor along with a dark rock 3 graphics card?
I'm completely new to overclocking and have no prior experience, so your guidance would be extremely valuable.
I was planning to use the MSI PC MATE motherboard, but it seems OC won't work well, so I've upgraded to this model instead. Will this card support my OC 6600K and R9 390 with an RX 850W PSU? Also, what maximum speeds can I expect? If you could walk me through the overclocking process for this setup, it would be really helpful.
Thanks!
With Z97 we observed notable variations in overclocking performance and gaming results. The Asis Z97-A performed especially poorly in this area:
http://www.overclock3d.net/reviews/cpu_m..._review/10
The rankings were determined by configuring the board to achieve the highest average FPS during gaming tests at 100%, then comparing others based on their FPS relative to the fastest model.
MoBo % of Leader
MSI Z97 Gaming 9 - 100.00%
MSI Z97 Gaming 5 - 99.86%
MSI Z97A Gaming 6 - 98.96%
Asus Z97 TUF Sabranco - 96.13%
Gigabyte Z97X Gaming 5 - 95.00%
Gigabyte Z97X SOC Force - 94.95%
Asus Z97 Maximus VII Hero - 93.67%
Asus Z97 Maximus VII Formula - 93.58%
Asus Z97 Maximus VII Gene - 91.69%
Asus Z97-A
When working with the Z97 model, we observed notable variations in both overclocking capabilities and gaming performance. The Asis Z97-A performed especially poorly in these areas:
http://www.overclock3d.net/reviews/cpu_m..._review/10
The leader rankings depend on configuring the board to achieve the highest average FPS during gaming tests at full capacity, with subsequent entries ranked by their FPS percentage relative to the fastest model.
MoBo leads with 100.00%
- MSI Z97 Gaming 9
- MSI Z97 Gaming 5
- MSI Z97A Gaming 6
- Asus Z97 TUF Sabranco – 96.13%
- Gigabyte Z97X Gaming 5 – 95.00%
- Gigabyte Z97X SOC Force – 94.95%
- Asus Z97 Maximus VII Hero – 93.67%
- Asus Z97 Maximus VII Formula – 93.58%
- Asus Z97 Maximus VII Gene – 91.69%
- Asus Z97-A – 89.57%
- MSI Z97 Mpower MAX AC – 88.20%
- MSI Z97S Krait SLI – 71.01%
In comparison, Z170 boards have not displayed major performance gaps yet, so I focus on the number of users experiencing issues with specific models. The overall ratings are provided below, but it’s recommended to check reviews from board owners for detailed success or failure insights.
5 eggs – 35% (34)
4 eggs – 27% (26)
3 eggs – 14% (13)
2 eggs – 8% (8)
1 egg – 16% (15)
For more details, see the links provided.
In our isolated gaming tests, at 3GHz Skylake actually underperforms Haswell at the same clock speed, losing about 1.3% in average performance. It seems the outcome depends on the review perspective, doesn't it? Regardless, results will vary greatly from one setup to another. Outside of games, Skylake appears to perform slightly better, highlighting how much a GPU contributes compared to the CPU or how well they can be balanced together. I appreciate the Linux score ratings. They also mention cooling might be important, suggesting a good water cooler could improve overall performance.
others also mention cooling might be important. A good water cooler could improve your chances of getting a better OC. If we don’t count CLC type units, I agree. Air coolers are better than CLCs and are about 12 times quieter. During testing with Haswell and Devils Canyon, OCs showed more voltage issues than heat, but Skylake seems to handle it differently. For maximum performance, I’d suggest a Swiftech H240-X2. Still, keep in mind the OC can be affected by weak points like power supply, motherboard, CPU, or cooler quality at the wall.
Skylake appears to have a stronger temperature barrier than a voltage barrier, so enhancing cooling seems to be the main focus today to achieve high frequencies. That's what I was checking for. I don't use it anymore, right? ...today the chips are sold out of the box on air, so I'm fine with that. Stability is more important than a small performance increase.
We pushed everything to its limits just for the sake of testing what's possible. It’s not that I complete more CAD tasks efficiently or earn more this way. ... In gaming, the difference between stock and overclocked versions isn’t really noticeable, so I don’t find much enjoyment in spotting those changes. But, on the other hand, a boost of 15 to 25% performance isn’t a problem. Usually, the work only takes a few hours; however, my last build was a nightmare because of an Asus BIOS clock freeze issue that needed a lot of time to resolve (at least until it happened again). I ended up using four BIOS profiles, with the third being my standard setting—very conservative. It works well enough for gaming and flight simulations, but it also serves as my office server and CAD workstation, which is where I make a living. The system rarely restarts, and most of the time someone from KB is available from 9 in the morning to 3 in the morning.