Safe Overclock for a 5820k?
Safe Overclock for a 5820k?
Should be fine. I've been running mine @4.4Ghz at 1.325v since about October '14. You'll see 1.3v is commonly recommended max, but this number is not set in stone. It's not like 1.3v is totally safe, and 1.31 is bad. Any voltage above stock can lower CPU lifespan, so the risk is going to be there when OCing. However, the higher the voltage and temps, the higher the risks. Comes with the territory. Still, I'd prefer 1.285 if I were you. Maybe not the best out there, but a good amount less voltage than I need.
_TheD0ct0r_:
As long as you've confirmed its stability and consistent temperatures, it's all good. Your motherboard is built for overclocking, and the CPU has a K in its name for a reason. I understand, but I was curious about whether that voltage was too high for the overclock I received. I'm struggling to get stable results at lower settings, so I was hoping to see what others experienced :|
I achieved my i7 5820k up to 4.4GHz at 1.265V. Is this a secure overclock for the CPU? Or should I reduce the settings?
Details:
Intel i7 5820k
Asus x99 Sabertooth
Corsair H100i GTX AIO cooler
Corsair vengence LPX RAM 16 GB 4x4 at 2667
EVGA GTX 970 SLI
Corsair RM 850i
That's ideal, I’d keep it as is.
1LiquidPC :
I'm using 1.325v for mine @ 4.4Ghz. Been running this way since shortly after X99 launch. I can boot and run some benchmarks at 4.5 at this voltage, but crashes in other benchmarks.
There's some variance. My first chip was similar to yours. It also seems like the more recently produced chips are
better overclockers than the earlier batches. I've had 3: First one did [email protected] and hit a wall above 4.5; next did [email protected] and hit a wall above 4.7, and the third does [email protected], hits a wall above 4.8. What's interesting is that on my current chip, each individual core can do [email protected], but with all cores enabled, [email protected] is impossible. My second chip had the best cache - it was the only one that could run at 1:1 at any speed I tried.
Thanks for the update. I've also noticed similar mentions. The newer batches appear to offer better overclocking potential. I'm using a cache at 4Ghz as well. I thought about the i7 6800k Broadwell-E, but after reviewing the feedback, it seems it might end up with less OC than my current setup based on average results. Even with the higher performance per clock, I don't believe it would be worth it unless I matched the frequency there.