Overclocking 9700K and GigabyteZ390 Pro
Overclocking 9700K and GigabyteZ390 Pro
Hi all,
First post, I'm using a Gigabyte Z390 with an 9700K(f). I've been looking into guides and tutorials, but I'm facing a challenge.
I can overclock the 9700K to 4.9 in auto mode, and set corev to auto in the MOBO, but it gets quite hot even though the cooling is decent.
CPUZ shows 1.4 v usage, which seems high compared to other guides. However, when I manually adjust my Vcore (in the BIOS) to around 1.3, it doesn't display anything and the USB won't turn on.
I think there might be something missing here, but what should I do?
Cheers, Victor
You would adjust the BIOS to optimized defaults, then boot and use Easy Tune software provided with your Gigabyte board or download it from their website for your specific board. After that, you'll find an option for 5Ghz all-core OC with a single click. Once you restart, all cores will operate at 5Ghz, assuming adequate cooling. For 1.40V, the performance reaches around 4.9Ghz, which is impressive. Lowering it to 4.9Ghz or below might bring you closer to 1.28V.
I've consistently understood that bypassing the BIOS is risky, isn't it?
And would that address the non-booting issue?
Absolutely, there are both positive and negative aspects. The BIOS setup tends to be more permanent, with Easy Tune being active rather than passive. I've successfully used the one-click 5GHz all-core option on my older 9900k model. If you choose to do it through the BIOS, it involves several steps and adjustments, which can be quite complex.