Overclocking & Tweaking

"Per-Core Overclocking Setting" in Intel XTU

I configured my overclock through the BIOS, but when I was looking through the Intel Extreme Tuning Utility I saw a section I don't understand. There's a section called "Per-Core Overclocking Setting" with "Ratio Limits" for each core. All the value...

Is 0.01 AC/DC Load Line still recommended?

I've seen a lot of older guides say that when using adaptive voltage you should set "ia ac load line" and "ia dc load line" to 0.01, but is that still recommended for z390 boards with up to date BIOS?I think I remember reading somewhere that needing ...

i76850k/asusx99-aii overclocking to 4.5 Help!

okay so im trying to overclock my i76850k with asusx99-aii moboI used this video and copied his settings and got to 4.2https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2h8jWBd0XL4I am trying to reach 4.5 and not sure what i need to do.. i tried changing the cores fro...

Why cant I overclock?

Im trying to overclock my i7 6850k w/ asus x99-aii mobo and when i change the cores and what not nothing changes.. im trying to get to 4.5 but no matter what i do it still stays at 3.6??

702 BIOS for the Maximus XI Hero (WiFi) made a huge difference

Over the last month I was trying all sorts of tweaks to get a stable system. The AI tuning didn't like my CPU at all, throttling me back to 4.7GHz on 6 of 8 cores.Updated to the new BIOS, set the XMP profile and it booted at 5 GHz on 8 cores, did 24 ...

8700k temp issues

My 8700k came out of the box at 4.4ghz all cores synced @ 1.25v. I'm using a thermaltake 240mm liquid aio and i'm getting maximum 85c on some cores using Hwinfo64 while gaming. Isn't this a little high for such a low clock speed? It's still winter...

I7-8700k 5ghz 1.250V is it possible? how long should i stress test my cpu?

Im new to overclocking i want to know how can i find out if my OC settings is stable, do i need to fry my CPU doing 24hrs stress test or is there any other way?it feels like theres something wrong , Did the Silicon God blessed me with a good chip ? ...

ROG Strix Z390-H + i9-9900k instability when overclocking

Hi Guys,Here is my build:ROG Strix Z390-Hi9-9900KCorsair H100i liquid coolerCorsair Vengeance LPX DDR4-3200ASUS ROG Strix OC Nvidia RTX 2080Samsung 970 EVO 2TBI built the system last weekend and flashed the latest BIOS (1202) on the board. When I use...

3DMARK Port Royal Ray Tracing benchmark

3DMark benchmark for those who have Nvidia RTX cards is now available if you have the Advanced version of 3DmarkMy score with following hardware and no Windows tweaksCPU 9900K @ 5.2 AVX -2 AIO coolingMemory @ 4266GPU 2080ti @ GPU +115 Mem @ +700 St...

Help overclocking Z370-E and 8700K.

Hello.I have been watching videos on YouTube, read a lot of forums but at the end all I got was more confused and confused.My goal is to get the 8700K to 4.9ghz or 5.0ghz in all cores 24/7 with air-cooling (I will Delid this week). But all this weeke...

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