Massman Posted September 16, 2015 Share Posted September 16, 2015 (edited) In this thread we maintain a list of helpful overclocking guides for overclocking Z170 and Skylake CPUs. The list consists of English and international languages, written and video, general and detailed overclocking stuff. Feel free to post a message with links to other guides! English Guides - General Skylake Overclocking ROG Maximus VIII Series Guide by Coolice: http://forum.hwbot.org/showthread.php?t=142991 & http://www.mediafire.com/view/s1d3wtulam1bku7/ocguide0722c.pdf Xtremesystems Official ASRock z170 OC Formula guide by Splave: http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/showthread.php?292331-***Official-ASRock-z170-OC-Formula-Finger-Pop-OC-Bonanza-UKNOWDAT-Edition-FTW-ETC*** Skylake Overclocking Power Consumption and Voltage Scaling by Overclocking.guide: http://overclocking.guide/skylake-overclocking-power-consumption-and-voltage-scaling/ Skylake Overclocking Guide at Overclock.net: http://www.overclock.net/t/1570313/skylake-overclocking-guide-with-statistics Intel SkyLake Overclocking Guide by Myce.com: http://club.myce.com/f184/intel-skylake-overclocking-guide-339700/ Overclocking Support Thread for MSI Z170A XPOWER GAMING TE: http://forum.hwbot.org/showthread.php?t=146382 TweakTown's Ultimate Intel Skylake Overclocking Guide: http://www.tweaktown.com/guides/7481/tweaktowns-ultimate-intel-skylake-overclocking-guide/index.html English Guides - Specific and Advanced Overclocking Advanced Skylake Overclocking: Tune DDR4 Memory RTL/IO on Maximus VIII by Alex@ro: http://forum.hwbot.org/showthread.php?t=144618 MSI Z170A Xpower Titanium Cold Hynix by Strat: http://forum.hwbot.org/showthread.php?t=144758 International Guides [Guide] Intel Skylake Overclocking Anleitung 6600K 6700K by Der8auer (Germany): http://extreme.pcgameshardware.de/overclocking-prozessoren/400253-guide-intel-skylake-overclocking-anleitung-6600k-6700k.html Intel Skylake Basic Overclocking Guide Part 2: Intel HD Graphics 530 OC by JagatOC (Indonesian): http://www.jagatoc.com/2015/09/intel-skylake-basic-overclocking-guide-part-2-intel-hd-graphics-530-oc/ Video Guides LinusTechTips (Vessel): https://www.vessel.com/videos/OjS4Bp5kU Edited December 23, 2015 by Massman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zeropluszero Posted September 16, 2015 Share Posted September 16, 2015 Splaves Asrock guide at XS. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Massman Posted September 16, 2015 Author Share Posted September 16, 2015 Link? NVM, found and added Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zeropluszero Posted September 16, 2015 Share Posted September 16, 2015 Probably useful as well. http://forum.hwbot.org/showthread.php?t=144618 http://forum.hwbot.org/showthread.php?t=144758 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sin0822 Posted December 23, 2015 Share Posted December 23, 2015 Here is mine: http://www.tweaktown.com/guides/7481/tweaktowns-ultimate-intel-skylake-overclocking-guide/index.html I aimed to make it much more basic in the beginning, and then offer more pertinent information later, and then try and offer something different. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Massman Posted December 23, 2015 Author Share Posted December 23, 2015 Thanks @sin0822. I saw the guide pop by on Facebook - looks very nice! Request: can you have a look at the relationship between the AVX instruction set and power management for Skylake? I recall AVX performance increasing the Vcore on Haswell-E CPUs and based on the Skylake non-K unlocking it seems there is a direct relationship. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sin0822 Posted December 23, 2015 Share Posted December 23, 2015 Thanks @sin0822. I saw the guide pop by on Facebook - looks very nice! Request: can you have a look at the relationship between the AVX instruction set and power management for Skylake? I recall AVX performance increasing the Vcore on Haswell-E CPUs and based on the Skylake non-K unlocking it seems there is a direct relationship. So I plan to add a section on non-K OC using Supermicro's C7Z170-OCE since it's an OC board and Supermicro did have that BIOS first. I will look at it there. I know that AVX does seem to have a pretty big impact. A quick glance at the LLC results (each boards' page has LLC tests) I test maximum load with CINEBENCH R11.5 (I don't think it has AVX) and then I also do Intel Burn Test with AVX. Of course the load of IBT itself could just raise or lower voltages more, but obviously there is a large increase in power considering the increases in voltages when utilizing positive LLC and decreases with negative LLC levels. I will look into a more consistent way to test this out and the impacts on power management. There might also be an impact depending on the voltage mode used, but i would think that with non-K OC you would use manual mode instead of adaptive or offset since the frequency doesn't drop. Using LLC on manual is there, but can be negated depending on the LLC of the board. You want to know whats really crazy, all the five boards I used in the article (and including the Supermicro #6) all use the same PWM! lol, you would think their LLC would be quite similar, but its greatly differs between brands (two brands are quite close tho). BTW thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Massman Posted December 23, 2015 Author Share Posted December 23, 2015 FYI, this is what I was referring to regarding AVX and Haswell (not -E). Adaptive Mode: Adaptive voltage affects voltage for Turbo multiplier ratios only. Unlike Offset, using Adaptive does not affect idle/light load Vcore. Therefore, Adaptive mode is the preferred method for overclocking Haswell processors if one wishes to retain dynamic voltage changes according to processor load without running into issues with idle Vcore becoming too low.. There is one issue with Offset and Adaptive Mode that needs to be taken into account. The processor contains a power control unit which requests voltage based upon software load. When the PCU detects AVX instructions, it will ramp Vcore automatically beyond normal load voltage. There is no way to lock Vcore to prevent this if using Offset or Adapative Mode. This is pre-programmed by Intel into the PCU. As an example, a CPU is perfectly stable at 1.25V using a manual voltage (static), if Adaptive or Offset Mode is used instead, it is impossible to lock the core voltage when running software that contains AVX instruction sets – stress tests such as AIDA and Prime contain AVX instruction sets. When the AVX instructions are detected by the PCU, the core voltage will be ramped an additional ~0.1V over your target voltage – so 1.25V will become ~1.35V under AVX load. If you intend to run heavy load AVX software, we recommend using Manual Vcore, NOT Adaptive or Offset Mode. Most of us do not run AVX related software, so this is a non-issue. Either way, dialing in an overclock using Manual Vcore to determine how much voltage the processor needs under full load is best - Adaptive or Offset mode can be used to match the stable voltage later on. Simply type the target load voltage into the entry box Additional Turbo Mode CPU core voltage to set adaptive voltage. ~ http://rog.asus.com/242142013/labels/rog-exclusive/maximus-vi-series-uefi-guide-for-overclocking/ PCU interfering when AVX is detected my be related to the non-K OC issues as the power management is disabled and AVX performance in XTU is low. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sin0822 Posted December 23, 2015 Share Posted December 23, 2015 Ahh, Okay I haven't tried a non-K chip yet, but one should be in my hands tomorrow. I will check to see if AVX instruction increase the voltage Thanks for the tip! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turbobooster Posted March 11, 2016 Share Posted March 11, 2016 I See a lot of tutorials about overclocking your cpu on motherbords from the extreme versions, like rog bords, msi gaming 5/7 and hiher, but are there also tutorials about like in my case a msi gaming pro motherbord. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flanker Posted March 11, 2016 Share Posted March 11, 2016 Roman did OC guide at ROG Hero "only" But with some mainstream segment will be similar (as Z170 Pro Gaming etc) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Massman Posted March 11, 2016 Author Share Posted March 11, 2016 I think MSI had put up some guides on their blog? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crew Leeghoofd Posted March 11, 2016 Crew Share Posted March 11, 2016 Principles remain the same Turbobooster. In your case start of with a safe Vcore and slowly up your multiplier. Check your stability with eg XTU and monitor temps. Normally for daily clocks no fine tuning of voltages and co is needed, usually the auto setting is quite fine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
electron libre Posted July 27, 2016 Share Posted July 27, 2016 (edited) SPAM link to Z170 Skylake Overclocking Guide List on asrock OC FORMULA is no longer valid ?? Edited July 27, 2016 by electron_libre Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators websmile Posted July 28, 2016 Administrators Share Posted July 28, 2016 XS was hacked, when it went online again, an older backup was used, so the content is lost Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OC Nub Posted July 31, 2016 Share Posted July 31, 2016 I'm a little late starting, been on a long break from overclocking forums (three years or so) 6700k batch# L549B993- 4800/4500 1.35v , 2400 mem, XTU stability test 5hrs pass 5000mhz takes a lot of vcore just to get to windows batch# X610B350- 4700/4500 1.375v, 2400 mem, XTU stability and AIDAX64 stress test stable 5000mhz laughs at the chip :\ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators websmile Posted July 31, 2016 Administrators Share Posted July 31, 2016 Delidding might help (if not done already, it is recommended also for cold use to swap the thermal paste) because these are very temp sensetive, 4,8 ghz 1,35 with avx prime on xtu is not too bad Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OC Nub Posted July 31, 2016 Share Posted July 31, 2016 just got the L chip yesterday, haven't delidded it, temps with h100i aren't bad at 4.8 - 72c max in xtu, but trying 4.9 hit mid 80s just running the bench. I need to put it on good water cooling and maybe try delidding. makes me nervous, I did it back on ivy though with no problems, but I'm a gun shy noob again after being away from this for so long Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OC Nub Posted August 1, 2016 Share Posted August 1, 2016 CB r15.0 - 4800 1.34v crappy 2400 mem, looking for a new kit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GtiJason Posted September 25, 2016 Share Posted September 25, 2016 (edited) SPAM link to Z170 Skylake Overclocking Guide List on asrock OC FORMULA is no longer valid ?? I've got the main post saved as a PDF, and made .jpg images to share here. If HWBot wants file you know where to find me ASRock Z170 OC Finger Pop - Album on Imgur Edited September 28, 2016 by GtiJason Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
electron libre Posted September 25, 2016 Share Posted September 25, 2016 Thank you very much Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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