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Now i want to share basic guide how to overclock Intel Core i5 6600K 'Skylake' using Asus Z170i Pro Gaming. I just do some basic overclocking here, so i hope new overclockers can understand. In this basic gude, i will explain how to overclock Intel Core i5 6600K to 4.5GHz using Asus Z170i Pro Gaming Motherboard (should be aplicable to other Asus Z170 motherboard).
My System Specification :
Hardware :
Processor Intel Core i5 6600K
Motherboard Asus Z170i Pro Gaming
Memory DDR4 Patriot Viper 8GB (2x4GB) 2400MHz CL-15
PSU Enermax Naxn 450 Watt
SSD Kingston HyperX 128GB
AIO Water Cooling Corsair H110
Software :
Official BIOS from Asus
OS Windows 7 64Bit
CPU-Z 1.77 ROG
Cinebench R15
1. Power on your PC and press 'Del' immediately to enter BIOS.
2. Press F7 to enter Advance Mode
3. Go to 'Ai Tweaker' menu
set 'Ai Overclock Tuner' to 'Manual',
set 'BCLK Frequency' to '100' (Default)
set 'CPU Core Ratio' to 'Sync All Cores'
set '1-Core Ratio Limit' to '45'
* so we set Core ratio 45 and BCLK frequency 100 will make 45 x 100 = 4500 MHz = 4.5 GHz
4. Scroll down 'Ai Tweaker' menu
set 'DRAM Frequency' to 'DDR4-2800MHz'
5. Scroll down 'Ai Tweaker' again
set 'Min CPU Cache Ratio' to '43'
set 'Max CPU Cache Ratio' to '43'
set 'CPU Core/Cache Voltage' to 'Manual Mode'
set 'CPU Core Voltage Override' to '1.300' (1.3 Volt)
set 'DRAM Voltage' to '1.500' (1.5 Volt)
* or you can leave voltage to auto if not sure
6. Go to 'DRAM Timing Control' sub menu and press enter
set 'DRAM CAS# Latency' to '13'
set 'DRAM RAS# to CAS# Delay' to '18'
set 'DRAM RAS# ACT Time' to '28'
set 'Command Rate' to '2'
*we set Primary Timings to 13-18-18-28 2T. Or if you not sure, you can leave all primary timings to 'Auto'.
7. Go to 'Advanced' menu > 'CPU Configuration' > 'Q-Fan Configuration'.
Disable 'CPU Q-Fan Control'
Disable 'Chassis Fan 1 Q-Fan Control'
Disable 'Chassis Fan 2 Q-Fan Control'
* we disable fan control to get maximum performance from our Fans
7. Go to 'Advanced' menu > 'CPU Configuration' > 'CPU Power Management Configuration
Disable Intel(R) SpeedStep(tm)
Disable CPU C states
Disable CFG lock
* we disable power management to optimize overclocking
8. Press F10 to save and exit BIOS and enter Operating System.
After entering Windows, check your current overclocking result using CPU-Z.
9. Do some benchmark to compare your PC performance when running on default and when running after overclocking.
I'm using Cinebench R15 (Multithreads image rendering benchmark) to compare default performance with overclocked performance of my system.
On default, i got 605 point, after overclocking, i got 756 point. Thats mean i got about 25% faster performance on my light overclocked PC (on multithreads image rendering scenario / Cinebench R15).
* to set your system to default setting after overclocking, enter BIOS, press F5, press F10
So, how about your PC Performance? Keep pushing it!!!