Some concerns regarding my overclocking
Some concerns regarding my overclocking
Hello everyone,
This is my first time with an overclocker setup, and I have a few queries. I'm using an i5-8600k on an Asus Z370-F board with Corsair H115i Pro cooling. I achieved a 5GHz boost by adjusting the adaptive voltage to 1.325v, enabling LLC5, Speedstep, AVX -2, and setting C-States to auto. After running AIDA64 at 1.285v for an hour without issues, I tried P95 and it crashed until I reached 1.325v for stability. I’m curious if using 1.285v instead of 1.325v would be more effective, given that P95 isn’t ideal.
Additionally, my HWMonitor is constantly updating, showing the CPU jumps from 800Mhz to 5GHz at 1.285v to 1.325v during browsing on YouTube. Although SpeedStep is adjusting, it still reaches 5GHz at 1.325v with only about 10% utilisation. It only lasts a brief moment before returning to lower settings. This happens frequently.
My final question is, should I monitor VCORE or VIN? My VCORE indicates a maximum of 1.312v on HWMonitor, while VIN shows 1.325v.
You have to make your system absolutely stable. There's a chance you might crash midway during a game, while encoding video or etc. While I was adjusting my offset, it crashed during shut down even though it had passed prime95. BTW, you're fine till 1.4v. You should be worried about keeping your temps below 80c.
Your CPU might be using 5.0GHz but it's not maxing it utilization or power usage. Also, when programs are opening, (like a youtube video) they use everything possible to speed it up. So...
You have to make your system absolutely stable. There's a chance you might crash midway during a game, while encoding video or etc. While I was adjusting my offset, it crashed during shut down even though it had passed prime95. BTW, you're fine till 1.4v. You should be worried about keeping your temps below 80c.
Your CPU might be using 5.0GHz but it's not maxing it utilization or power usage. Also, when programs are opening, (like a youtube video) they use everything possible to speed it up. So you hit the max speed for a sec. No need to worry about it. It's normal. You can also lock it at max frequency using performance mode from power options.
You should look at VID under CPU > Voltages tab. VCore, VIN or ... on HWMonitor are related to Mobo voltages.
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You have to make your system absolutely stable. There's a chance you might crash midway during a game, while encoding video or etc. While I was adjusting my offset, it crashed during shut down even though it had passed prime95. BTW, you're fine till 1.4v. You should be worried about keeping your temps below 80c.
Your CPU might be using 5.0GHz but it's not maxing it utilization or power usage. Also, when programs are opening, (like a youtube video) they use everything possible to speed it up. So you hit the max speed for a sec. No need to worry about it. It's normal. You can also lock it at max frequency using performance mode from power options.
You should look at VID under CPU > Voltages tab. VCore, VIN or ... on HWMonitor are related to Mobo voltages.
Thanks for the helpful information. I fixed my CPU hitting 1.325v when browsing by going to my power plan in Windows and setting it from "Balanced" to "Power Saver". Now it only runs at 800Mhz.