i5 6500 Overclocking...

[l_o_l_i_l_i_k_e]

OK, I hands itchy again today. Read that you could oc the i5 6500 CPU. Decide to go SLS to get an Asrock Z170M board to test.

The BIOS is a little buggy and somewhat lack of options. But I managed to OC it to 4.26GHz and RAM 2660MHz. I have to say it makes quite a big difference in gaming.

In Hitman

3.2GHz 72.1fps
4.26GHz 91.3fps

In AotS

3.2GHz 51.8fps
4.26GHz 56.8fps

Looks like CPU is the bottleneck here.....

 

[ksrokiller]

What cpu cooler you are using? How many voltage you put to cpu and ram

 

[ZrE0_Cha0s]

ur cpu is non k and beside that i believe that ur mb is bios locked for non k to oc though.

 

[White dawn]

How u oc non k series cpu? Pls teach me

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[ksrokiller]

How u oc non k series cpu? Pls teach me

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What motherboard you are using? Need to be z170 board

 

[monikernemo]

How u oc non k series cpu? Pls teach me

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Asrock skybios

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[l_o_l_i_l_i_k_e]

Hi yes, I am using the skybios on the Asrock Z170M Extreme 4.

Version 1.50. It works fine. I managed 4.4GHz on 1.4V and RAM is valueram 2400 oc to 2750.

Its about the max I can hit. Using silverstone TD-02-lite cooler.

 

[ksrokiller]

Hi yes, I am using the skybios on the Asrock Z170M Extreme 4.

Version 1.50. It works fine. I managed 4.4GHz on 1.4V and RAM is valueram 2400 oc to 2750.

Its about the max I can hit. Using silverstone TD-02-lite cooler.

Whats the temperature of the cpu after oc

 

[monikernemo]

Whats the temperature of the cpu after oc

sky bios cannot read temp

 

[Koenig168]

Hi yes, I am using the skybios on the Asrock Z170M Extreme 4.

Version 1.50. It works fine. I managed 4.4GHz on 1.4V and RAM is valueram 2400 oc to 2750.

Its about the max I can hit. Using silverstone TD-02-lite cooler.

1.4V is quite high.

 

[lalalalalala]

4.4ghz @ 1.4v quite high tbh. Normal o/c for 6600k is 4.5ghz@1.3v just for a comparison.. 1.4v can probably get 4.6ghz & above

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[zephyr11]

so just up the voltage can liao?

 

[l_o_l_i_l_i_k_e]

4.4ghz @ 1.4v quite high tbh. Normal o/c for 6600k is 4.5ghz@1.3v just for a comparison.. 1.4v can probably get 4.6ghz & above

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I need 1.4V to be stable. I guess the CPU is not good thats why need such high voltage. This CPU cannot be compared with the K series since its binned to be overclockable.

 

[l_o_l_i_l_i_k_e]

so just up the voltage can liao?

No, more than that. You need to set your RAM speed as well.

 

[ksrokiller]

4.4ghz @ 1.4v quite high tbh. Normal o/c for 6600k is 4.5ghz@1.3v just for a comparison.. 1.4v can probably get 4.6ghz & above

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Whats your ram voltage?

 

[l_o_l_i_l_i_k_e]

Whats your ram voltage?

1.3V, I oc my Gskill valueram DDR4 2400 to 2750 CL15 (default settings).

 

[hlots123]

The BIOS is a little buggy and somewhat lack of options. But I managed to OC it to 4.26GHz and RAM 2660MHz. I have to say it makes quite a big difference in gaming.

In Hitman

3.2GHz 72.1fps
4.26GHz 91.3fps

In AotS

3.2GHz 51.8fps
4.26GHz 56.8fps

Looks like CPU is the bottleneck here.....

wow nice fps improvemts after cpu ram oc!

 

[zephyr11]

interesting...

 

[ksrokiller]

1.3V, I oc my Gskill valueram DDR4 2400 to 2750 CL15 (default settings).

I see, what stress test do you use and test for how long.

 

[lalalalalala]

Whats your ram voltage?

default, see no purpose in o/cing ram