Disappointing outcome with a significant loss.
Disappointing outcome with a significant loss.
I've owned my 6700k for several years now. When I first got it, it tended to overheat. A few months later I attempted an overclock and managed a 4.4GHz boost, but the voltage spiked to about 1.4 to reach that speed. While I didn’t notice much change in performance, the processor was definitely running hotter. After switching back to standard settings, the voltage even increased to 1.35 when the system was in auto with Turbo enabled. I tried using manual mode but couldn’t get it to start with less than 1.25V. I’m curious if others have had worse CPUs and if there are ways to fix this issue. I’ve also re-seated the chip multiple times with various compounds, yet my temperatures stay around 75°C during gaming even in a cool room.
IIRC skylake still acts like toothpaste. Delid could assist in lowering power leakage and improve overclocking performance, while also managing temperatures. It's been several years, and the paste may have dried up. Running it at 1.4v might have caused some wear over time.
Have you received the latest version? Perhaps the thermal paste is damaged?
It seems the process isn’t just about increasing voltage straight away. I’ve adjusted values based on specific needs like 4.7GHz all-core and 5.0GHz, with changes for each frequency. Besides boosting core voltage, I’ve also tweaked other settings to achieve those targets.
I experienced inconsistent results with Skylake. The older i5 6500 worked fine at 0.89 volts, while the newer 6600 required around 1.2 to achieve similar performance.
They've refined four cycles of Skylake. Perhaps the upcoming model (10th generation, continuing Skylake) will deliver the fix.