Is the CPU excessively hot when attempting overclocking?
Is the CPU excessively hot when attempting overclocking?
Based on my specifications and online references, I expect to be able to overclock the CPU to 5 GHz or at least 4.8-4.9 GHz. I began at 4.7 GHz and adjusted the voltage until it no longer crashed when running Prime95. The voltage used was around 1.3V. When Prime95 ran at this setting, my cores stayed between 80-82°C, which according to the guide is too hot to raise the voltage further. During idle times, the cores were just under 40°C. I kept LLC on auto during this process. Is this a typical temperature for my setup at 4.7 GHz with 1.3V? Could there be an issue with my components affecting the temperature? It’s not ideal for computers, so any advice would be greatly appreciated.
Do you believe you can boost the performance of a 6-core chip using a cooler made for 4 cores? It should operate at stock speeds and likely support some overclocking, reaching around 5GHz.
I watched the YouTube video to boost my 8700k to 5Ghz. At 1.26 max temps on Prime95, temperatures stayed between 72-74°C. However, I'm using a 360AIO, and it seems most 8700ks can reach 5Ghz, but I might be unlucky.
You won't be doing much on a hyper212 with an 8700k. Prime95's small FFT using AVX disabled works best for temperature checks. For better stability, use Asus RealBench. When setting up LLC, keep it between 50-70% if you're adjusting manually.
Do you believe you can boost the performance of a 6-core chip using a cooler made for 4 cores? It should operate at stock speeds with an 8700k and likely support some overclocking, reaching around 5GHz.