How to Boost Performance on an Old i7-6700HQ
How to Boost Performance on an Old i7-6700HQ
Hi everybody. I've got an old gaming laptop ASUS ROG Strix with i7-6700HQ, GTX1060 6GB hardware. Is it possible at all to overclock this CPU using Throttlestop or any other similar app? The CPU is locked and can't be overclocked from BIOS. I'm totally new to overclocking CPUs/GPUs. Right now it clocks at 3.1Ghz when all cores are utilized which is what happens when I play games. I know it's a little bit complicated but my natural, "uneducated" question: can I open ThrottleStop, open FIVR window and set all core multipliers to, say, x33 and have CPU clock at 3.3Ghz (BCLK is 100Mhz) on all cores? I would of course have to overvolt it a little. It currently draws about 30W (+/- 2-3W) when gaming. TDP is 45W, so theoretically I have 15W headroom. I still have 10-15 deg. C headroom in cooling department and my PSU is rated at 180W (should be enough too).
I don't think so. Probably only the HK processors were unlocked and even then you wouldn't have the cooling needed. I used to own an Asus G752 with the 6700HQ, and that 9lb chassis with heatpipes similar to some small desktop coolers could barely maintain that chip at 3.1GHz consistently. Even if you managed to boost it to 3.3Ghz, you'd notice only a slight increase in fan noise—not much. It's not worth the performance gain or the added risk.
HQ is enabled for the CPU, though it depends on your BIOS. You might attempt overclocking through the BIOS or use the advanced settings to unlock it. Have you tried Intel XTU (old version)?