You no read my article.

http://www.goldfries.com/hardware-reviews/...-asrock-sky-oc/

I got it to 4.5Ghz, no vcore adjustment.

ASRock one of the best board manufacturer at time
I really, really like their Z87 Fatal1ty series, fully build with premium caps

The SKY OC feature is removed in newer firmware BUT the function returns under the guise of HYPER BCLK Engine.

It's amazing how a Core i3-6100 (on stock already faster than i5-6400) can be overclocked to 4.5Ghz or more.

I could reach 4.6Ghz even but it wasn't stable so I had to back down to 4.5Ghz. Might be able to reach beyond 4.5Ghz if I were to boost voltage but my test was based on stock cooler, going vcore boost meant I'll likely go beyond the limit of the stock cooler.

What you see in CPU-Z is not 100% accurate. That's the reason why oc boards have voltage check points.

Wow.. thank you ...

hi,

i want to build a new mini itx pc.
planning to get i5 6400 non K and do mild overclock.
Any m-itx mobo you can suggest?

Btw ... no Vcore adjustment means you just set it to Auto ?

want to ask do u need to update bios or anything to oc i3 using msi z170

Yes it's on AUTO.

Im not an expert or anything .. but have a look at MSI .. they have this DDR4 Boost feature which is pretty good ...
It gives you plenty of options for DDR4 speeds ... not limited to 2133 2400 2666 3000 only ...

Easier to tune the right timing for your RAM.. can get high speed and good latency ..

It allowed me to OC my cheap Kingston Valueram 2133 up to 2928 (CAS 15, CR 1) with slight increase in Voltage (1.3).
Actually can go up to 4000 Mhz, but not stable lah

This post has been edited by luqmanz: Apr 22 2016, 03:59 PM


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Im using MSI z170m mortar (the cheapest Z170 around) ... the latest official bios (version A3) have that non-K OC feature ...

This post has been edited by luqmanz: Apr 22 2016, 05:33 PM

What ic cip that kvr you oc

Its Valueram with Hynix chips... I think most in Malaysia is Hynix..check before u buy ...

Me Micron d9tgg so sad

No harm trying.. Look at my signatures for my ddr4 3100 OC RAM settings.. RAM is very hard to break .. Even if it break got lifetime warranty... LOL


I think this is the best OC guide for gaming rig..
If u use your system for scientific processing..maybe not suitable..

http://www.ronwoods.us/2014/06/how-to-safe...s-test.html?m=1

This post has been edited by luqmanz: May 1 2016, 09:46 PM

Nvmd, fixed

This post has been edited by gengstapo: May 15 2016, 01:28 PM

custom watercooling but still 80 when full load


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Max 80 celcius for overclocked cpu is ok lor... as long as the voltage isnt high... seems like your voltages is good

do i need to stress test when successful enter window after OC?
if yes, how long do i need to stress test?
mine is 6700k, AIO ID cooling 240, below is test result on xtu n realbench
xtu (benchmark)
4.6g@1.325 = result pass temp 86c (temp result in xtu app itself)
4.7@1.375 = result pass temp 93c (temp result in xtu app itself)

real bench (benchmark)
4.6g@1.325 = pass (temp hwdinfo 86c)
4.7@1.375 = pass (forgot)

I have run stress test using realbench 4.6g@1.325 for 1 hour, and it pass (before I install GC). then i try 4 hours test (after GC install) and go sleep. next morning, my pc was restart. So i dont know whether my OC is good or not. i use my pc 24/7 run at 50% load on CPU and RAM (16gb corsair lpx 3000). is something wrong with my setup?

another thing is, i'm consider to invest in custom water cooling, but i want to know, whether i can achieve below 80c when do benchmark or stress test? currently max temp around 86-88c on AIO cooling. please advise. thanks!

What do you do with your PC ? Just gaming ?

If just gaming...

Run Realbench (Benchmark) 6 times .
Then Cinebench CPU test.. 1x time.

If the system survives these (not crashing and temperatures are ok) .. its good enough for gaming ..