Initial overclocking experience with an i5 6600k at 4.4GHz
Initial overclocking experience with an i5 6600k at 4.4GHz
Hey everyone,
I'm just starting out with overclocking and also new to this forum, so I'm not sure if this is the right place to post a new thread. Still, I'll give it a shot, hehe.
My current setup looks like this:
- Asrock fatality z170 gaming k6+
- i5 6600k
- Captain 240ex liquid cooler
- gigabyte 1060wf2 6gb RAM
- Corsair vengeance LPX DDR4 16gb at 3000MHz
- Evga 550w G2 PSU
- Samsung 850 EVO 250gb SSD
- WD Blue 1tb HDD
Today, I overclocked my CPU to 4.4GHz at 1.28V. I didn’t want to push it higher because I just wanted to maintain lower temperatures and use it for daily use—it’ll be my main rig for a few years. The temps I’ve seen are around 70°C, with one core hitting 74°C and the rest staying about 70°C below that. After running Prime95 for a few hours, there were no crashes or overheating issues; most times it was between 65-70°C, and on some tests it even reached 70°C. I also ran IntelBurnTest, and the temps stayed under 75°C.
So, what do you think? Is my CPU stable after this overclock? Sorry for the confusing explanation—I’m really new and don’t know where to begin :/
Then that's acceptable, just pay attention when it exceeds 80C. Since core temperature is controlled by room temperature, if you reach above 80C with a room temperature of 20C, things will escalate to over 90C during the summer. That's why many people aim to maintain it below 75C for better durability, allowing ample margin.
Everything appears normal, as 4.4Ghz is quite gentle. How would you describe the temperature in your room during those adjustments?
BigBoomBoom :
Everything sounds fine, mostly because 4.4Ghz is very mild anyway. What's your room temp when you do those measures.
Im not sure exactly but shouldnt be more than 20C
Then that's acceptable, just pay attention when it exceeds 80C. Since core temperature is controlled by room temperature, if you reach above 80C with a room temperature of 20C, things will escalate to over 90C during the summer. That's why many people aim to maintain it below 75C for better durability, allowing ample margin.
When working with Prime95 version 26.6, the performance isn't overly demanding. I observed that maximum temperatures during testing matched between Prime95 and Realbench.