Looking for an overclock profile to enhance a single CPU core for gaming performance?
Looking for an overclock profile to enhance a single CPU core for gaming performance?
Hi guys, I'm looking for expert advice...
My overclocking skills are around 4 out of 10, and my setup looks like this: Asus X-99 Pro motherboard, i7-6850K processor, 32GB 2133MHz RAM, and a 1080ti GPU. My CPU starts at 3.6GHz with Intel Turbo Boost Max Technology 3.0, which pushes all cores to 4.1, or sometimes the two busiest cores to 4.1 and the rest to 3.9. This setup handles most of the games I play well—except for this one: DCS flight simulator with VR. That game only needs one CPU core for the game, another for audio, and the others are mostly idle. When I launch it, I need the PC to switch automatically to single-core performance and then return to all-core when the game ends. What’s the best approach here?
I see in Intel Extreme Tuning Utility there’s an “App-Profile Pairing” option. Should I use that? I’ve tried pushing one core up to 4.4 but it didn’t work. Is there a better method?
Thanks,
Rick
Hey Rick,
I think you might want to follow a similar approach. I have an X99 Deluxe, set the cores in BIOS to 'per core', and slightly overclock one or two cores compared to the rest. You can remove a few other cores to stabilize things (for example, 43,43, 41,41, 40, 40 if it's a hexi) or adjust accordingly. Consider boosting the Vcore if needed, but staying close to stock ratios of around 40 should keep you from needing extra Vcore.
Regarding XTUs and App Profile Pairing, I’m not sure about it anymore.
Just remember, the system will automatically run two cores higher (or any other cores set higher in BIOS) if it thinks fewer cores are sufficient, and it will lower the clock when all cores are required.
Hey Rick,
I think you might want to follow a similar approach. I have an X99 Deluxe, set the cores in BIOS to 'per core', and slightly overclock one or two cores compared to the rest. You can remove a few other cores to stabilize things (for example 43,43, 41,41, 40, 40 if it's a hexi) or adjust accordingly. Consider boosting the Vcore if needed, but staying close to stock ratios of around 40 should keep you from needing extra Vcore.
Regarding XTUs and 'App Profile Pairing', I’m not using it anymore.
Just remember, the system will automatically run two cores higher (or any other cores set higher in BIOS) if it thinks fewer cores are sufficient, and it will lower the clock when all cores are required.
Hope this helps!