Cosa si intende per OC estremo?
Cosa si intende per OC estremo?
Hi, thank you for reaching out. I own an i5 12600kf with a gigabyte z690 gaming motherboard. My PSU lacks the additional 4-pin connector needed for extreme overclocking. Right now it reaches about 4.9GHz during gaming (not all cores) and doesn’t throttle under load. Would it be possible to push it to 5GHz across all cores without needing that extra pin?
the main speed isn't the one needing the additional 4pin CPU power—it's about applying extreme voltages. you can easily achieve 5GHz by raising the voltage sufficiently, though the resulting temperatures will demand sophisticated cooling. try boosting to 5GHz gradually, increasing the voltage in small steps of 0.05 until it boots and remains stable enough for rigorous tests such as Prime95 or Intel XTU. begin around ~v1.35 and observe the progress. once stable, reduce the voltage by 0.0025 at a time until stability is lost, then return to the last stable setting. you wouldn't require extra power unless you were pushing well beyond 5GHz with the necessary voltage.
JohnBonhamsGhost's notes explain the purpose of the 12600K. It's about understanding its intended application and usage.
Hi, thanks for the updates. I turned off the e cores instant performance boost while gaming. It’s unclear if those cores were actually used for gaming, but it seems they were. Then I set the CPU clock to 5ghz across all cores. The voltage stays on auto and the system remains stable. When gaming with around 40% CPU usage, temperatures stay near 70°C. I currently own an MSI MagCoreliquid 240, which I find quite poor. I’ve purchased a Corsair iCUE H150i Elite 360 and am planning to install standoffs. I’ll run Prime95 as I think my current cooler won’t handle full throttle anymore. This is mainly for gaming purposes. I’ve been experiencing occasional stuttering, but now everything runs smoothly at about 60fps. Thanks.
E-cores can function during gaming. They manage background tasks the scheduler assigns to them, allowing p-cores to focus on more demanding activities. As intended, the system keeps other operations running even when a game is active. This is why OC 12th gen is a two-step process—both p-cores and e-cores can handle significant overclocking. View: https://youtu.be/NsXONEo1i6U
I'm using the e cores for gaming. I've seen some discussions suggesting Windows 11 doesn't prioritize certain games well, causing them to rely on e cores instead of p cores. The video is really helpful. Perhaps I'll try the task scheduling app he uses and check if that fixes the priority issue.
keep monitoring heat levels using auto voltage adjustments.
many motherboards tend to go beyond what’s needed.
trying things by hand and finding the minimum often reduces temperatures by 10-15°C compared to what the board would normally offer.
Hi thanks.
Yea I've got hw monitor running in the background. It's not gone over 70c yet. I think most of that heat is from the gpu as my radiator is mounted in the top of my case. Maybe I should add another fan to extract out the back as I have 3 drawing in air at the front and 2 extracting thru the radiator at the top. The vcore max value is about the same as what it was when boosting automatically. Power draw has two values at around 60w each I'm guessing that means it's drawing around 120w total power?
Thanks.
this is usually a beneficial approach.
it can also assist in removing heat from VRMs.