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OC guide for i7 6700k / MSI Z170A GAMING M3 / Corsair vengeance LED 16 GB DDR4 3200

OC guide for i7 6700k / MSI Z170A GAMING M3 / Corsair vengeance LED 16 GB DDR4 3200

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PixelatedKirby
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02-19-2017, 01:34 AM
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Hello everyone.
A few days back I purchased the following setup:
i7 6700k / MSI Z170A GAMING M3 / Corsair vengeance LED 16 GB DDR4 3200
It was an upgrade from my i5 3470 / GA Z77M D3H / 16 GB Kingston DDR3 1600. At the default clocks I’m already noticing a significant performance boost. By the way, I’m already using the XMP profile for the memory.
But when I switched to a K processor I wanted to overclock. So I have two questions for you:
1) Do you have any instructions for the MSI BIOS? I updated it to the newest version but there are many options I’m not sure about.
2) Any good guide to perform some overclocking on the i7 6700k? I’m using air cooling with a custom Zalman and I believe I could easily reach 4.6.
Thanks in advance for your assistance.
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PixelatedKirby
02-19-2017, 01:34 AM #1

Hello everyone.
A few days back I purchased the following setup:
i7 6700k / MSI Z170A GAMING M3 / Corsair vengeance LED 16 GB DDR4 3200
It was an upgrade from my i5 3470 / GA Z77M D3H / 16 GB Kingston DDR3 1600. At the default clocks I’m already noticing a significant performance boost. By the way, I’m already using the XMP profile for the memory.
But when I switched to a K processor I wanted to overclock. So I have two questions for you:
1) Do you have any instructions for the MSI BIOS? I updated it to the newest version but there are many options I’m not sure about.
2) Any good guide to perform some overclocking on the i7 6700k? I’m using air cooling with a custom Zalman and I believe I could easily reach 4.6.
Thanks in advance for your assistance.

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Markoxx1
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02-24-2017, 04:07 AM
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The video shows your current configuration and the process for overclocking. You won't get the same outcomes on Air as you would with a water-cooled AIO setup, since performance depends on your specific temperatures.
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Markoxx1
02-24-2017, 04:07 AM #2

The video shows your current configuration and the process for overclocking. You won't get the same outcomes on Air as you would with a water-cooled AIO setup, since performance depends on your specific temperatures.

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