Issues that arise during overclocking of the i5 7600K
Issues that arise during overclocking of the i5 7600K
The setup is positioned centrally and will maintain the CPU voltage during load. It could slightly increase it if required. Also, the Prime 95 version 26.6 does not support AVX. A simple FFT is sufficient.
Setting up the LLC didn't resolve the issue, I can boot the PC at 4,8, run Prime, but tests pass. After rebooting, it just freezes. I noticed the default settings show 3800 MHz CPU and 3900 Cache. When OC is stable at 4500, it reports 4500 MHz CPU and Cache. At 4800, it says 4800 CPU and Cache, but after a crash it shows 4800 CPU and 3900 Cache. I'm not sure what this means. I don't know what's happening—maybe the motherboard is hiding something? Or it's just a bad CPU. But why does it let me run 4800 the first time and then freeze?
Adjust your cache settings below the CPU speed, keep it at 40 with minimum cache auto, and proceed from there using the CPU as needed. The CPU core limit should be manually configured rather than set to auto. I left it at 180 for my Z170 overclock of 6600k, but this mainly affects throttling and shouldn’t cause crashes. You can still try it, though, since auto usually defaults to around 120, which matches stock speeds.