Intel i7 7700k OC opinions
Intel i7 7700k OC opinions
Good afternoon. Here’s a revised version of your message:
Good afternoon. I wanted to share that I managed to achieve a stable OC at 4.8 ghz. I’d appreciate your thoughts on my temperature, voltage, and BIOS adjustments.
My setup includes:
- 4 intake 120mm fans
- CPU Coolermaster Master Liquid Pro 120 with two exhaust fans
- Intel i7 7700K
- Mobo Asus 270z-k
- DDR4 GSKILL 3400GHz with 1.35V XMP enabled (only reached 3200GHz)
- MSI Armor OC Edition 1070 GTX with +120 core clock and +350 memory
- PSU xFX 750W Xxx Pro Edition
I tested stability using an x256 costum, changed the software to loop as needed for a stress test, and achieved a successful firefight (17125 score) along with a stable valley.
The key details are: at 4.8 ghz CPU, 1.31V core, 1.35V RAM, 1.15 Vcore, and 1.15 VAS, power-saving features like Intel Speed and C-states were disabled, and the LLC was set to 6 (max 7). I reached 76°C during stress testing, 28-34°C at idle, and maintained stable performance while playing BF1 for 2–3 hours with CPU temps between 60–65°C and GPU temps around 65°C.
Any suggestions for improvements?
Also, should I raise the RAM voltage from 1.35V to 1.375V or just increase Vcore and VCIoo?
Thanks in advance, and sorry if this isn’t the right thread…
That's a very good overclock and max temps are pretty good too. I doubt you could go any further without getting the temps to 80C which is where you should get worried.
So why weren't you able to get it to 3400mhz? why 3200mhz? Was it not stable? Is it not an option in BIOS?
The issue occurs when trying to set the frequency to 3400ghz, saving, and restarting at BIOS; the monitor fails to turn on and I cannot access the BIOS. I have to power off the computer using the power button and then restart. Once in BIOS, the settings are either 2400 or 3200, which can't be remembered. What might be causing this?