F5F Stay Refreshed Power Users Overclocking Would you like to confirm if this approach is suitable?

Would you like to confirm if this approach is suitable?

Would you like to confirm if this approach is suitable?

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CiscoMiner
Senior Member
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12-09-2016, 09:03 PM
#1
Can I push this i5-6600k to 4.2 ghz using an ASETek-550LC?
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CiscoMiner
12-09-2016, 09:03 PM #1

Can I push this i5-6600k to 4.2 ghz using an ASETek-550LC?

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Barney_420
Member
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12-09-2016, 09:34 PM
#2
if you already possess the cooler, the focus shifts to your temperatures—it's a single liquid cooler solution. What are your temperatures under full load? Install Prime95 and perform a Small FFT test for 10 minutes; you can analyze your temperatures using RealTemp. Both tools are free. Just ensure you're using Prime95 version 26.6.6, not a newer release. Once you understand your CPU's stock performance, you can proceed with overclocking.
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Barney_420
12-09-2016, 09:34 PM #2

if you already possess the cooler, the focus shifts to your temperatures—it's a single liquid cooler solution. What are your temperatures under full load? Install Prime95 and perform a Small FFT test for 10 minutes; you can analyze your temperatures using RealTemp. Both tools are free. Just ensure you're using Prime95 version 26.6.6, not a newer release. Once you understand your CPU's stock performance, you can proceed with overclocking.

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kaaskotskikker
Posting Freak
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12-10-2016, 03:54 AM
#3
if you already possess the cooler, the focus shifts to your temperatures—it's a single liquid cooler solution. What are your temperatures under full load? Install Prime95 and run a Small FFT test for 10 minutes; you can analyze your temperatures using RealTemp. Both tools are free. Just ensure you're using Prime95 version 26.6.1, not a newer release. Once you understand your CPU's performance at stock speeds, you can proceed with overclocking.
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kaaskotskikker
12-10-2016, 03:54 AM #3

if you already possess the cooler, the focus shifts to your temperatures—it's a single liquid cooler solution. What are your temperatures under full load? Install Prime95 and run a Small FFT test for 10 minutes; you can analyze your temperatures using RealTemp. Both tools are free. Just ensure you're using Prime95 version 26.6.1, not a newer release. Once you understand your CPU's performance at stock speeds, you can proceed with overclocking.

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Blurbberry
Junior Member
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12-10-2016, 10:24 AM
#4
Aladdad:
if you already have the cooler then it all depends on your temperatures, it's a single liquid cooler. What are your temps under full load? Download Prime95 and run a Small FFT test for 10 minutes; you can read your temps using RealTemp. Both are free. Just ensure you're using Prime95 version 26.6. If you understand how your CPU performs at stock speeds, you can then attempt to overclock. I'll give it a try because I don't want to make a mistake.
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Blurbberry
12-10-2016, 10:24 AM #4

Aladdad:
if you already have the cooler then it all depends on your temperatures, it's a single liquid cooler. What are your temps under full load? Download Prime95 and run a Small FFT test for 10 minutes; you can read your temps using RealTemp. Both are free. Just ensure you're using Prime95 version 26.6. If you understand how your CPU performs at stock speeds, you can then attempt to overclock. I'll give it a try because I don't want to make a mistake.