X4 860k hitting a wall
X4 860k hitting a wall
Good morning fellow overclockers! I've hit a wall with my x4 860k: 4.2ghz. Now I've read plenty of cases where people can hit 4.4 or 4.5ghz. It seems no matter how much voltage I throw at it, I can't get it stable.
At 4.2 I'm stable at 1.3625v. I've gone as high as 1.4250v for 4.3 and can't go for more than 30 seconds in Prime95 without a crash. Can I chalk this one up to a silicone lottery loss?
Specs:
GA F2A88XN WIFI
X4 860K
16GB Gskill Sniper 2400mhz
R9 380 4gb
EVGA 750W G1 PSU
Edit: Also using a modded H100i
Other adjustments might be necessary beyond just the multiplier and voltage settings. You could also attempt to bypass 4.3 and proceed to 4.4 to observe changes. Return to your stable 4.2 values and then move directly to 4.4, fine-tuning for stability afterward.
Other adjustments might be necessary beyond just the multiplier and voltage settings. You could also attempt to bypass 4.3 and proceed to 4.4 to observe changes. Return to your stable 4.2 values and then move directly to 4.4, fine-tuning for stability afterward.
Thanks for your quick response! I attempted to go directly to 4.4ghz and check stability, but didn't succeed. I was quite busy yesterday, so I didn't test many voltage settings, though I should be able to try again today. Maybe if the maximum I can get is 4.2ghz, it should be fine. I also considered that perhaps setting the load line calibration only to medium might have caused the issue.
What's up, it was the LLC. It was configured to auto in the BIOS, so I switched it up to Extreme, and it performed perfectly! I reached 4.4ghz and managed to lower the voltage to 1.33750, all while keeping a solid 59C during Prime95. Thanks again for your assistance!