Intel i7-5960x cpu help with overclocking?

[Hoick]

I need help with overclocking my cpu.

[Omega]

Sure. You already know the basics of overclocking or is this your first time?

[Hoick]

Originally posted by Omega:

Sure. You already know the basics of overclocking or is this your first time?

Possible if you could help me over voice chat? I’ve done it before but I recently factory reset my comp so totally forgot and I was looking for guides online but it was overwhelming.

Can anyone help me please? If you need additional info I can find them, I just don’t know what info you need.

[Sapph]

Step 1: go into BIOS
Step 2: set the multiplier
Step 3: set voltage
Step 4: enjoy overclock
Step 4.5: if not stable, repeat steps until it's stable.

[Hoick]

Originally posted by Sapph:

Step 1: go into BIOS
Step 2: set the multiplier
Step 3: set voltage
Step 4: enjoy overclock

I’m not sure if that’s the safest way to overclock. I’m trying to find the most safest and stable way to overclock. I don’t want to put random numbers in to test it then my computer gets ♥♥♥♥♥♥ over.

[Sapph]

Originally posted by phread6:

I’m not sure if that’s the safest way to overclock. I’m trying to find the most safest and stable way to overclock. I don’t want to put random numbers in to test it then my computer gets ♥♥♥♥♥♥ over.

There is no "safest way". You just need to understand the limits of the cpu.
Which is temperature. The better cooling you have, the more voltage and multiplier you can set.
And then there is of course the silicon lottery side. At some point, you just hit a wall in the clockspeed.

Of course, there is a limit to what is safe voltage. But you should already know what the cpu limits are if you own a cpu like that.

[Hoick]

Exactly my point. Obviously there is a safe way to overclock, it just takes more time and I’m willing to take more time to do it more safe

[Sapph]

Originally posted by phread6:

Exactly my point. Obviously there is a safe way to overclock, it just takes more time and I’m willing to take more time to do it more safe

"safest way" is:

Step 1: set voltage to 1.4V
Step 2: increase multiplier until it's not stable and turn it down to last stable one.

Step 2.5: if temperatures are high, turn down the voltage and repeat Step 2.

[Omega]

It's more or less as simple as Sapph says.


What I always do is first run Prime95 on the system running at stock for 5-10 minutes to see what the temps are like.

Then I do a few Google searches to see what people recommend as the maximum voltage for a 24/7 overclock.

Based on the outcome of those two things I decide what to set the voltage to. If the CPU already running rather hot at stock I will not bump up the voltage as much or not overclock the system at all.


Then go in to the BIOS and set that voltage and do a guess on what clockspeed would be doable.

Start the machine and see what it does:
- If it does not POST remove the CMOS battery for a few minutes to reset the BIOS. Set the voltage again, lower the clockspeed by 100Mhz and try again.
- If it manages to get in to Windows start Prime95.

If it crashes during Prime95/AIDA64 increase the voltage or lower the clockspeed. If it does NOT crash after 1 hour or so of testing increase the clockspeed by 100/200Mhz.
- If the chip overheats lower the voltage or forget about overclocking until you have a better cooler.

Then just keep playing with it until you find the highest possible clockspeed at which the PC manages to get through a 6-24 hour stress test without crashing.



These X99 chips will run out of cooling before they run out of voltage. So 1.25v might be the max you could really go.

Originally posted by phread6:

Originally posted by Omega:

Sure. You already know the basics of overclocking or is this your first time?

Possible if you could help me over voice chat? I’ve done it before but I recently factory reset my comp so totally forgot and I was looking for guides online but it was overwhelming.

Sorry I don't add people for various reason. Been too many trolls in the past who wasted my time or thought it was funny to call me names.

Originally posted by Sapph:

Originally posted by phread6:

Exactly my point. Obviously there is a safe way to overclock, it just takes more time and I’m willing to take more time to do it more safe

"safest way" is:

Step 1: set voltage to 1.4V
Step 2: increase multiplier until it's not stable and turn it down to last stable one.

Step 2.5: if temperatures are high, turn down the voltage and repeat Step 2.

I would consider that unsafe. I myself wouldn't run these X99 chips any higher then 1.3 volt.

[TehSpoopyKitteh]

Originally posted by Sapph:

Step 1: go into BIOS
Step 2: set the multiplier
Step 3: set voltage
Step 4: enjoy overclock
Step 4.5: if not stable, repeat steps until it's stable.

Only adjust voltage if it is absolutely necessary. I'm at 4.4GHz on a Core i7-6700k without changes to voltage.

[Hoick]

What I’m trying to get help with is specifically my cpu, cause there aren’t much guides or info regarding my CPU. Does no one like to use 5960x?

[Omega]

Originally posted by The Spoopy Kitteh:

Originally posted by Sapph:

Step 1: go into BIOS
Step 2: set the multiplier
Step 3: set voltage
Step 4: enjoy overclock
Step 4.5: if not stable, repeat steps until it's stable.

Only adjust voltage if it is absolutely necessary. I'm at 4.4GHz on a Core i7-6700k without changes to voltage.

It's like all the other X99 chips, I own one as well.

Drop voltage on 1.25v (or 1.3v if you like to live dangerously) and start playing with the clockspeed.

[The Rock God]

Originally posted by phread6:

What I’m trying to get help with is specifically my cpu, cause there aren’t much guides or info regarding my CPU. Does no one like to use 5960x?

First result when Googling "5960X overclock":
https://rog.asus.com/articles/overclocking/rog-overclocking-guide-core-for-5960x-5930k-5820k/

That was easy.

If you have a halfway decent mobo overclocking it is as easy as selecting a preset, then tweaking from there if desired. That's all I did with my 5960X.