Need assistance with overclocking an i7 9700k?
Need assistance with overclocking an i7 9700k?
Hey there! I just started building my first rig and am still learning about overclocking. I want to boost my i7-9700k to around 4.8 or 4.9 GHz, but I’m not sure which BIOS settings to adjust. My motherboard is an MSI Z390 Gaming Plus with 16 GB Corsair LPX Vengeance 3000 MHz DDR4 RAM and XMP enabled. I don’t expect any cooling problems. For testing stability after the overclock, what software should I use? Thanks a lot!
I just tried my first CPU overclock on an i7-9700k and managed to keep it stable at 5.0GHz using adaptive voltages. I don’t think I have enough knowledge or experience to share too much about this process, compared to all the experts out there. So I’ll let them handle that part.
I do know some stress tests you could try, and what worked well for me to verify my overclock’s stability.
It is highly recommended that you send back that MB if you plan on overclocking or you will absolutely run into issues. That is a LOW END Z390 motherboard with very poor VRMS that will not handle the OC. Don't even think about OCing on that MB period.
View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cZcqw-K1drY&t=829s
On this list below pick something in the green section, any of the AORUS Z390 MB's are good.
My graphics card is an MSI 2070 RTX 8GB Gaming Z. Could using a different brand MOBO affect its performance?