How to Overclock Your CPU: Intel 6700K, Asus VIII Hero: Tutorial

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[@firstnamelastname5701]

11.10. 2018, This guide still relevant. Help me a lot.

[@wkduffy]

Joanne puts the other dozen "OC your 6700k" KZbin videos I watched to utter shame. Great work.

[@lonelybullet1]

Best overclock tutorial I've ever watched on youtube.

[@__Mr.White__]

Did the steps in the video and now games crashes after 5-10 minutes to desktop. What to adjust first? Lower clock speeds? More voltage on the ram or CPU? Both?

[@Xpliven]

Mr White she just said that in the video near the end

[@Paultimate7]

5.18.2019 Direct and to the point. 4 min packed with condensed knowledge that actually worked, some humor, made me hungry, and easy on the eyes. Are you real? Subscribed.

[@bradleyd8359]

Great video. The only thing you forgot was to go back into bios and select adaptive mode when you find a stable clock and voltage. All you need to do is plu in whatever voltage you had during manual tests. I use LLC 5 personally. This video helped me because I was trying to OC and for the longest time, I felt like my voltages were really high. Changing the rest of these settings (I only had llc, voltage and clocks done) gave me 4.7 @ 1.35 (kicks up to 1.36 with adaptive) vs. the OC I did @ 4.5 with 1.35! So yes, the rest of these settings really do matter. The asus enhanced one just messes with the default intel setting and there is no need for it when OCing. To anyone saying there is too many steps, you should have gotten a non k cpu or stuck to consoles. There is more to your PC than just plug and play gaming. You would be wise to find stability vs. the auto settings that motherboards are set to to prevent failure on initial boots and always supply way too much voltage by default. Take the time and learn this stuff. If you have no desire to OC, don't bother with a K series chip or it's components. Is it worth it? yes. from my experience finding stability, not necessarily ocing, is definitely worth it. You should expect to learn this stuff when building PC's or you may just end up with an unstable rig running too hot and the lifespan decreased (however much it may be).

[@jverheul2]

Smoov Operator Thanks! I found your comment useful. Vacation started for me today so I'm going to spend tomorrow on overclocking my cpu:)

[@kttiger666]

in a maximus IX Hero i have to use the same values? im runing the 6700k with a sli 1080

[@victorcampbell1852]

cant get mine to show 4.8 to test when run the stress test

[@DocHolliday69]

Isn’t the the 6700k hace in chip Voltge control so it doesn’t stays at max voltage while clocks are low?

[@edub1894]

Concise and by far the most in depth 6700k overflowing guide I have watched so far (excluding anything over 20.00 minutes). Great work!

[@g14online]

June 07, 2024 it still helped me on my 8 year old workhorse :)

[@theoriginalrabbithole]

Joanne, I'm not sure if you're still reading these comments but thank you so much for such a comprehensive tutorial. Most of the others just say "increase core clock, increase voltage and reset the RAM setting" Your video is so much more in-depth and helpful. Keep up the good work and best wishes. :-) *subscribed and liked

[@rledur]

Thanks Johan. Yes, you talk fast, but your instructions were clear. I just had to stop the video and take notes at the proper moments. Was able to get my 6700K to 4800 with 1.35 volts. Very stable on AIDA with water cooling (max 72C). Maybe will try to get 4900, but not for now.

[@baska-]

Damn, now I am considering changing my 4790k + MO-BO to the Skylake series. Great guide Joanne, thanks a lot.

[@JoanneTechLover]

+BaSkA No problem! Will you be switching? haha

[@TheBeastLukester]

you explained it so fast and without and distractions or off-the-wall distracting comments. Love you orange too. Thanks!

[@ThePbrown777]

I have the same components with a be quiet 600 case. I found that the standard settings were running the CPU at over 1.4v at 4ghz. So, I followed your instructions and now I have it running at 1.31v at 4.5ghz. I did have it at 4.6 but it said hardware problems so I stopped it and set it to 4.5. So far, so good. Thank you for your help!

[@ace_of_spadesgaming9674]

Thank you, Joanne! One could find videos like this all over the place, but not so much for Skylake! I know you are busy with real life, but thank you for posting...months ago lol. I just upgraded yesterday and been looking for this style video!!

[@designanthology12]

My go to overclocking tutorial, thank you! BTW please add option to use "adaptive" setting otherwise won't your tutorial make the system overclocked 100% all the time

[@SoundsFy75]

Hi i have one question if i have viii extreme not hero it s same settings?

[@No_OneV]

Straight to the point with great articulation and clarity. Best oc guide so far

[@thatvo9324]

Running the stress test right now and on a Maximus VIII Extreme 6700K. Saved it as 4.6ghz JTL :D Thanks JTL.

[@MerolaC]

None of the other videos I saw touched the other settings. So, thank you so much. This video helped me a great del. I am at 4.8Ghz at 1.41 llc 4.

[@170adamb1]

This video was a great help. I know nothing about oc,ing and have been using the mb's default ez tune which was applying about 4.5v and running way too hot. With these exact settings I've a completely Stable oc at not much higher than standard temps. Brilliant vid.

[@paft]

Thanks for sharing the settings in a fast manner without ANY excessive chitchat.

[@DRLEEPARK]

thank you it was really helpful. i bought same spec as your computer 2 years ago and hasn't overclocked yet. i was using 3000mhz ram as 2133... thank you! happy new year.

[@vandit6354]

Thanks Joanne! This is the first overclocking video ive seen thats actually got straight to the point and explained it well with actual useful information! I'm gonna give this a try.

[@zacharyschneider6238]

Beautiful in every way

[@mashrien]

I don't understand why this channel isn't growing much, much faster. The content is concise and well thought out, studio's clean and she provides accurate information.. There's also the bonus of this being the internet and her being exceedingly attractive. Hope your channel grows, love your style, you and Jay are the inspiration for starting my own channel in the near future. :)

[@JoanneTechLover]

+Mash Rien Eh, not everyone likes my style :D, but I do, so I'm going to keep it up lol. Thank you for your kind words :). Good luck with your channel!

[@mashrien]

+Joanne Tech Lover You are most welcome Joanne and I look forward to many more videos and your quirkiness. Thank you in turn, mayhaps if I'm successful I can direct some traffic your way. :D PS; Have you considered a collaboration with Jay or AwesomeSauce?- It would generate an incredible amount of exposure that, imo, you deserve. Just my 'twocents' ;)

[@Fieldy6984]

Never did create that channel did u?

[@joshelm]

Did it yesterday and it's working SO F***ng nice!! Thanks for the tutorial Joanne, love it!! My new machine loves you!! :D

[@Briguy1027]

Really nice overclock there -- ahh, memories of having a great CPU. Keep up the good work Joanne!

[@njjx8800]

I have the exact same motherboard and cpu. I followed the guide and when I pull up "system" under control panel, it says the cpu is at 4ghz. Is this because we selected the option dow own clock the cpu when not under load?

[@wolfspawn89]

Learnt something new today, and it helped my current OC on my 6700K. Good and quick guide this :)

[@hakugman7319]

Exactly the type of video I was looking for. Very concrete, simple and no unnecessary Jargon discussion. I loved this tutorial! If possible, could you give us a another for OC'ing GPU such as GTX 980 Ti with either populars Precision X or Afterburner? that would be so awesome. Thanks Joanne! Great work.

[@JoanneTechLover]

+HakuGman I'm glad you liked this video! I like to keep things simple lol. Yeah, I'll work on that eventually, with Afterburner that is!

[@danvercillo]

Wow Joanne, thanks for making that clear and to the point. The Asus bios menus can be bewildering if your not sure what to tweak.

[@JoanneTechLover]

+Dan Vercillo Bewildering- cute haha.

[@destruct1214]

Joanne, I have a 6700k and the ASUS VIII Hero so I decided to try out your settings. When I used the Min CPU Core Cache ratio set to 8, this caused pretty bad lag on my desktop. Just moving around icons and windows was very laggy on my normally buttery smooth 150hz monitor. While monitoring the cpu clock speed with CPUID as I moved the icons/windows around and the cpu clock rose, the lag would go away and would return as soon as I stopped dragging them around and the cpu clock lowered. Raising the min core cache ratio to 41 made the lag go away.

[@xhizornl3204]

The way you explain things is so good! I have the same setup and thanks to you it works great! Keep up the good work!!

[@jboomhauer]

This is the only guide which worked for me. You have a new sub!

[@pali2944]

Blue screen of death right at first Windows start

[@FaceI3ss]

How in the holy F*** have you not got 2m subs. Amazing tutorial, thank you

[@TomTingBennett]

Don't even have a 6700k - but a man can dream right? - Just watched this video to show my support - Keep up the good work - and hopefully one day I'll have a reason to come back to this one :-) xx

[@JoanneTechLover]

+Tom 'Ting' Bennett Thanks for the support :D And, best of luck!

[@robble69]

thank you soo much! i just got a i7 6700 and ROG VIII formula. i followed your instructions exactly and im running happy at 4.6ghz cpu and 3600 16cas mem. my fps in borderlands presequel at 4k max setting went from a bad ~45fps to an awesome 125 fps. i had no idea my i5@4.3gz was such a terrible bottleneck. i can hold og purchasing a gtx 1080 until i finish borderland snd start witcher3. thank you again! p.s. you need a husband? lol, its hard to find smart, cute, computer nerdy gals! some guy is going to have quite the catch with you!

[@uchiicemaru]

A very very absolute video tutorial hoping to see more for other mobo's, proc's and gpu. new subscriber !

[@fishface6247]

PLEASE HELP. I have had my build with this processor and this motherboard since March. I never messed with any settings in the BIOS. SO I load up CPUID and it says my CPU is running at 4636mhz. Or 4.63GHZ! I don't know how to just go to default. I want it to just be it's normal 4.00ghz. I'm going for longevity with this processor. Please help! I don't see a defaults button in the BIOS!

[@menno763]

Michael Jenkins a overclocked 6700k at 4.6 ghz will last at least 4 years so dont worry

[@brekizer]

Quick, In-depth, very nice video and thanks for showing all the steps.

[@JoanneTechLover]

+Bruce Kizer No problem! Thanks for watching :D

[@NELzane9999]

This video is so good, it helped me a lot to understand some additional important options in the BIOS, thanks a lot! :)

[@gabumoh]

Awesome and very detailed video. Great job Joanne.

[@caymandiver75]

I just got the 6700k and the same ASUS VIII Hero MB and found your tutorial very helpful. I set out for 4.5ghz instead of 4.6 and found for me my stable voltage is 1.295v and I then set to adaptive with 1.295 entered for additional turbo mode CPU core voltage. Room temp of 26C and my CPU idles around 28C! On default settings and clock speeds my idle was at least 5 degrees warmer and my peak temps are around 10c less! Peak temps are high 60's for any stress test or game I throw at it. The only part of the video I didn't adjust was keeping load line calibration set to auto. I also did not change CPU VCCIO from auto and kept CPU system agent voltage to auto. Thanks again!!!

[@matics28]

Hey man I have an asus maximus viii hero on the way this tuesday and I have a question. Due to all the current bad reviews of this specific motherboard, was the overall installation and setup good without too many issues?

[@caymandiver75]

This board is great if you ask me. Not sure what issues you've read about but I'm happy with it. Install, setup is a breeze.

[@matics28]

caymandiver75 Awsome good to know :)!. And the main issues I heard we're mainly a lot of different error codes people we're getting and the motherboard stuck in a constant bootloop as well as the mobo dying in about 4-6 months of use, but I guess most of these issues are user error more than anything haha.

[@TulipEddy]

I also have 6700k and asus viii hero mb. I recently wanna oc it. but how do I find the stable voltage for specific frequency?

[@bbbbBEOTCH]

ive got the max VIII hero alpha and it works np and booted on first try

[@ooooFOXoooo]

Many thanks for instructions. Works great for me (Intel 6700k, ZALMAN CNPS10X Performa+, Kingstone HyperX DDR4 2x8GB 2133Mhz)

[@glennhvaal5642]

An awesome guide ,this works with other asus z170 motherboards as well

[@danielredman9721]

very nice video. thank you very much. had huge fps boosts in my games and can now run settings on max with 70+ fps

[@ChristopherFennell85]

Subbed. One of the best tutorials on this. And the scenery is great too! ;)

[@FJZ528]

Does this work the same with ASUS maximus VIII ranger?

[@Ragefire79]

yes, it´s the same Board, only with less Features.

[@MrRaivokasMagma]

Asus' BIOS interface sure looks nicer than in my Gigabyte's....

[@JoanneTechLover]

+MrRaivokasMagma It's easy enough to navigate!

[@meemz1]

perfectly good working on the ranger too thank you

[@Jaythe89th]

So I did the OC and it's showing 4.6 in aida64 but still shows 4.0 in the Asus bios main overview, is that normal?

[@gladosadoree]

Very nice tutorial! And you're the first one to mention disabling VRM Spread Spectrum. Oh, and you're drop-dead gorgeous! :)

[@ExtremeTaco]

Joanne I love you and your videos :D always get happy when I see a new video from you on my sub box

[@JoanneTechLover]

+Taco San Thank you! I appreciate the support :D

[@JamminGIJames32]

yay! Thank you for more GREAT information Joanne :)

[@JoanneTechLover]

+Jammin GI James No problem :D

[@Terry.W]

As usual clear snd simple. .you make it seem so easy thanks.

[@JoanneTechLover]

+TERRY. W I do my best! Thanks for watching :D

[@gabriele1495]

i followed the steps but when i type the desired cpu voltage and press enter it returns to be "auto".... i dont know why

[@TheBlackIdentety]

Use level 5 load line! That's the one where your preset voltage sticks under stress testing. At higher voltages you may need a bit of trickery with offset. For example I had to set mine at 1.41v but with minus 0.01v offset to get a stable 1.408v which is the voltage my 6700k needed for 4.6ghz. Also you can run up to 1.45v 24/7 if you want as long as you have the cooling. This is Asus's recommendation. The board actually says up to 1.5v is ok though it'll run VERY HOT. lol

[@nuruddinpeters9491]

+TheBlackIdentity Yea... I have to hit 1.39~1.41 vcore for 4.6 stability and it really pisses me off since I'm stable with 4.5ghz at 1.29~1.31vcore. So much voltage just for 100mhz, makes me sad. I'm using 4.5ghz for now... I"m glad to read you have a similar situation to achieve 4.6ghz as I do. Would be nice to be as lucky at this video-girl, lol. 4.6ghz @ 1.31~1.34ghz vcore

[@TheBlackIdentety]

Nuruddin Peters I've seen worse samples. We all play the silicon lottery. I'm satisfied with mine. 46 multi with 45 cache is more then good enough for anything and I can still run this setting at minimum fan speed(600rpm) on my h110i gt so it's also quiet.

[@nuruddinpeters9491]

+TheBlackIdentity That's amazing! I was thinking about upgrading my Hydro-Cooling from H80i GT, but not sure if it will be a massive cooling difference if I upgrade to H100i gtx [my thermaltake lv10gt should fit this exactly, not sure about h110i] Coming from an AMD setup for over 20yrs, I see the massive leap on Intel already... I feel like, I didn't see the whole world correctly now that I'm here. Lol

[@nuruddinpeters9491]

+Jonathan Jung depends... Aida64 wasnt enough for me.@4.5 oc stability was OK with 1.32vcore and playing "some games"... 2-3 weeks later, Rise of Tomb Raider would occasionally crash. Pumped my vcore to 1.33v. RISE OF tombraider was still randomly unstable (especially around the Soviet Installation area, strannnge.) I ran realbench utility, noticed some tests wouldnt complete for a full score. (This was especially telling that my pc was still unstable, although normal use wouldnt lead to crashes and Aida64 would succeed with stability test.) i pumped 1.36vcore into cpu, aida is good, normal computer use is good, rise of tombraider 13hours in, (no more random bluee screen crashes), and, realbench would complete all tests with a finall score.) So please note. aida64 isnt enough, and some pc games wont crash as they just dont stress cpu enough. (e.g. The Witcher 3 didnt crash my pc once, nor did Wolfenstein: The Old Blood) if you think youre really stable, run Realbench utility, and see if it completes all 4 stability tests. (if you have rise of tomb raider, i suggest playing that too, soviet installation area has great stress points apparently!)

[@funkynova5487]

Great work Joanne! Keep ii up!

[@SgtGnome]

My cpu is ass. I cant even get it to get stable at 4.4. I have a 6700k mind you. Keeps blue screening

[@Roughpaws_Studio]

Great tutorial, concise and to the point. Thanks for this! 😁

[@MakaveliThaDonKilluminati]

What if you dont eat ham?

[@TheObiShinobi]

good job Joanne

[@JoanneTechLover]

+Obi Shinobi Thanks!

[@serconjonnington3542]

Still amazing video. Thank you.

[@miguela.wilder6533]

Great job Joanne, as always. Will these setting work for most Asus Motherboards? I have the Saber-tooth Mark 1

[@urbanelemental3308]

This is extremely thorough. Thank you.

[@benkroon3862]

On the Asus ROG guide they recommend keeping core voltage below 1.45, and 1.40 if you want to play it safe. Why does this differ so much from your recommendation of staying below 1.35?

[@Snicklefritz_76]

I recently threw one of these together and used the AI3 5-Way Opt tool to OC and it bumped my core voltage to around 1.43. The higher the voltage the more heat your components are going to generate. I prefer this manual method and doing some testing to find the lowest possible voltage necessary to run at a stable OC.

[@xiexiefrank2]

awesome video. I just happen to be running a 6700k and the same motherboard, so it helped alot.

[@JoanneTechLover]

+xiexiefrank2 Thanks! Glad it helped :D

[@marchofsaints]

This is my setup, so I'm glad I came across the vid. :D

[@graffiti73]

Great and simple tutorial. Love it, great work!

[@JoanneTechLover]

+Grazer-One I'm glad you think so!

[@llKaiserx0ll]

Thank you very much for this guide you are so knowledgeable and it is the most complete guide out there. Got my i5 6600K to 4.6ghz using your settings, I only disabled the intel power management during testing as someone mentioned on the comments how it could potentially damage the CPU.

[@gc-xv8bl]

more videos like this, they're incredible

[@DittoGod]

I was waiting for this

[@NWGR]

Quick, concise and to the point. :-) Well done.

[@Bruno_Amaro]

Nice video Joanne, this is handy.

[@JoanneTechLover]

+Bruno Amaro Glad you like it!

[@DavidWagelmans]

thanks joanne, really enjoy your videos s and this one really helped me out , you should do weekly videos :)

[@Legionempire1]

Great video tutorial Joanne.I have a question , I used the Ai suite 3 to overclock and got 4.8 but that's not on all cores ,Would it be better to use your method of overclocking or is the Ai suite 3 good enough ?

[@CherryHenry-dv1sn]

Thank you so much!

[@fishface6247]

Thank you so much for this video! I'm tempted to try this. But it is my first build, and would be my first OC. IDKKKKK

[@EJPower215]

I did EXACTLY as she demonstrated in the video, yet my Aida CpuID only shows "4.000 Mhz" and "40x Multiplier".

[@KostasLio]

I have problem with my usb headset i have spikes any help??

[@BFKILLER]

Thanks Joanne. great video.

[@dannykim1462]

Hey I have a quick question. I am using the same motherboard and CPU. I have a 16 gb ddr4 and 1070 ftw gpu. I am doing a clean window 10 install. There are way too many drivers on asus website. When you build yours, what drivers did u install and in what order do u recommend? It's too confusing.

[@user-mw4jb7yl3l]

using CPU Load-line calibration 6 brought my voltage to 1.49 and temps to high 90s

[@jalavenyos6234]

super informative video, i can finally run crysis on my potato clock

[@shoiabrigana]

im running my cpu voltage 1.390v 4.6mhz im running fine ,if i will do 1.350v it will crash why is that?

[@jetcity7156]

Thank you very much, that was a big help

[@TheRatchet4234]

You can go past 1.35 volts. Most people say you can go up to 1.45 volts if you got a high end cooler which you should have if your wanting to overclock any chip.

[@v1rusking]

1.45 is max for skylake, if you don't want to burn your 14nm unless you are going for extreme cooling

[@TheRatchet4234]

VirusKing Peaple are running 1.55 volts on water cooling.

[@RiffHarvester]

Excellent, detailed video!

[@JoanneTechLover]

+Doug Plaisance Thank you!

[@itsduuy]

can you make a video of disabling motherboard settings on this motherboard to make the post boot up faster? it takes pretty long for me, and then after that it boots up in like 4-5 seconds.

[@sermerlin1]

Wow a girl that actually knows this shit and owns it. Thank you joanne. Learned alot from 4 minutes of your time even 3 years later! ***update*** I have managed to strike on my 6600k 4.7ghz with LLC at 6 and as well 1.31 volts. I have also tried reaching for 4.8 but not even at 1.4 will it stay stable (even with LLC at 8) Most likely would have to reach for 1.43 in order to hit the stable mark but it isn't worth it. If it was 5ghz... maybe. I think I will setle for 4.7ghz @ 1.31v or realistically speaking 1.34 due to LLC at 6.

[@neildowthwaite]

Great Vid thank you, covered some more indepth options others dont, at a very proficient speed. It is a video so pausing/rewinding easy where necessary. Waffle Free.

[@madokaonline]

I want to have adaptive so that my core voltage isn't high all the time. How do I do this correctly?

[@luigizanna]

Hello. I put all the settings as you did you see in the video and a 4.6 ghz is fine. a question if I wanted to try to bring it to 4.8 or 4.9 to tell me what values I should try to change. Thank you.

[@indglow007]

Thanks always great videos!

[@JoanneTechLover]

+Chef “indiglow007” Knowitall Thanks for watching!

[@cheeriomartinez]

What would happen if I just use the asus overclock settings?

[@NoobNoob1986]

decent video I have an Asus z170 gaming Mobo is it any different from these steps

[@24LeoTheLion24]

Would this apply to the 6600K? I have mine running at 4.6Ghz with a max voltage of 1.328v.

[@dmytrocherginets3429]

Hi Joanne. What you best recommendation for Intel Core i5 6600K 3.50 GHz Quad Core Skylake Desktop Processor, Socket LGA 1151, 6MB Cache. On same motherboard. If possible can you do video for that. Thanks

[@benshivd]

Im geekin out.

[@JoanneTechLover]

+benshivd Lol good!

[@OfficialYakeet]

When looking at the temperatures, one of my cores spiked at 83'C but on average all cores stayed below 70..... is this an issue that it spiked that high or am good?