Need assistance with 7700K overclocking?
Need assistance with 7700K overclocking?
I just bought a 7700k and Asus Maxiumus ix hero, and so far I've set XMP to 3000mhz ram, CPU ratio at 50 voltage, 1.36 for 5ghz, which gives me a stable system. But I'm curious about how to turn off all this turbo features and keep it running at full 5ghz consistently. I tried disabling the turbo mode under "cpu management" and using Asus multicore enhancement—any advice would be great. Thanks!
Ensure c state is turned off in power management and speedstep is disabled. Set the frequency to 5.0ghz.
The power management and cstate components are causing the performance to drop. It might be better to keep it on. You don't need it running constantly at 5.
You should be able to turn off turbo and set all cores to 5ghz, yet still experience a slowdown when the system isn't under heavy load. Although keeping all cores at 5ghz for six years without power-saving features hasn't improved my 2600k, another reason to reduce speed when it's not necessary is that the 7700k tends to run hotter compared to the Skylake CPUs.
Supahos, your point is valid. If we assume the OP ignores power use and has a cooling system capable of handling a 5ghz OC, how soon would this occur? Are these just personal stories or have tests confirmed this effect? I’m keen to understand the real consequences.
Electron movement is genuine. The issue intensifies with increased voltages in the CPU and even more so with higher temperatures. It’s unlikely to fail within a year, but it will likely reduce the overall lifespan. Mostly, it comes down to leaving lower power modes active. It’s like driving a hummer to a Greenpeace rally.
Of course with all due respect to your expertise, I believe anyone who wants to push the system beyond its limits is already aware of the potential dangers. Still, if it holds up for a year, I’m okay with it. It does get a bit hotter, which I agree with. However, I didn’t mention that my cooler is an H100i V2 Extreme, so any suggestions about this motherboard would be really helpful. I have some basic experience with overclocking, just starting out with BIOS and Intel, and I’m switching from AMD.
The device uses just as much processor power as required. It reaches speeds that prevent any performance issues I've observed. It operates at whatever level is necessary to complete tasks promptly.
This behavior applies whether I start with a low load (800mhz up to 4900mhz) or from a higher state (already running at 4900mhz). The system doesn't increase voltage unnecessarily when no thread is using the cores.
Once a thread engages, it immediately reaches maximum frequency and continues processing without hesitation. It functions more like a car with steady speed rather than one that accelerates suddenly.