Wow, talk about a golden chip.  Very nice.  I get those peak temps of 65c on custom water @ 4.4Ghz. lol

silentoption
What the best overclock setting for 5930K I have hard time keeping it stable at 4.5ghz. I'm currently stuck at 4.4ghz

Some chips just aren't as good as others. I'm in the same boat - I can almost get my 5820K stable at 4.5GHz, but it eventually BSODs my PC. So back down to a perfectly stable 4.4GHz I went.

arestavo

silentoption
What the best overclock setting for 5930K I have hard time keeping it stable at 4.5ghz. I'm currently stuck at 4.4ghz

Some chips just aren't as good as others. I'm in the same boat - I can almost get my 5820K stable at 4.5GHz, but it eventually BSODs my PC. So back down to a perfectly stable 4.4GHz I went.

My 5820K's stable till 4.6, but my chip is a very leaky chip, 190w at just 4GHz, 265w at 4.4GHz, and Prime95 is too hot to run on 4.6 but even non-avx2 loads were pushing it well over 250w.
 
• Core is still king, so keep XMP off (leave memory at auto 2133 C15 etc).
• Disable C-States (i cant seem to run any OC above about 3.8 with them on).
• Put the voltage to either as high as you're willing to risk (id say dont go too far above 1.3v, you'll be cooking the poor chip above that).
• Then dial up the multi till you hit the limit.
• Once you've hit the stability wall or temp wall, drop back to the highest stable multi, and lower the voltage till it becomes unstable, then raise it a little bit (if you were stable at 1.275v but not at 1.270v, 1.280v will give it a little freedom for varying conditions in the room etc).
• Once you've got your max Core clock set, try bumping your cache up, you won't get any higher than 3.6GHz unless you're lucky, since EVGA boards don't have the OC Socket.
• Once your core/cache are set, try setting XMP, if it boots up alright etc, run memtest for a while (sometimes you will still have slight issues with higher speed ram that aren't necessarily caused by the ram itself)
• If you can't get XMP running, try lower the memory by a multi or two, and test again, lower the timings once you get it booting.
• If it bluescreens after leaving the pc off for a night (cold boot), then your IMC is on its limits, try dropping your memory down a multi and get the timings as low as possible.

arestavo

silentoption
<p>What the best overclock setting for 5930K I have hard time keeping it stable at 4.5ghz. I'm currently stuck at 4.4ghz</p>
 
The 5930K that I had previous which KIA when my PSU blow out on me back this winter.  That previous overclock to 4.5ghz with no issues.

It's called the lottery. The silicon lottery.
 
Some chips just aren't as good as others. Your old 5930K was better than your new one.
 
Adding / tweaking voltage settings is your option. Increasing your Vcore might, or might not, help.

so I guess a slight processor upgrade won't do me as well

I'm pretty much in the same boat as many others.  Rock solid at 4.4 but when pushed to 4.5, I can run it but will eventually become unstable when folding after a couple of hours.  Granted the voltage is under 1.3v and the temps aren't an issue.

silentoption

gtxjackbauer
I'm pretty much in the same boat as many others.  Rock solid at 4.4 but when pushed to 4.5, I can run it but will eventually become unstable when folding after a couple of hours.  Granted the voltage is under 1.3v and the temps aren't an issue.

sigh I wish my old 5930K didn't die on me. So not amount of custom waterloop can fix the overclock ceiling? Or even using the pricey 5960x?

The only way to fix the "ceiling" is to:
 
A) Get lucky and get a great chip new out of the box.
B) Buy a used chip that someone already knows can overclock to the level you want.
C) Keep adding millivolts in the hopes that it will get stable before getting too hot.

What board do you have?  Find the latest BIOS rev's here  >>  http://forums.evga.com/New-X99-BIOSs-9216-m2543420.aspx
 
Note that the Classified uses rev 2.03, while the others are use rev 2.02.

Potentialism
Hi,
 
Should I disable EIST and CPU C-States before following this guide?
 
 

It's up to you.  I don't.
 
Welcome to the forums...

Iceman2733
OK I am having some weird problems want to see if I can get some help, computer is listed in sig.  I have been running it at 4.4 at 1.360 and Corsair 32gig DDR4 3200, I was randomly getting some issues with memory error with memtest86 after a bios reset and redoing setting all good I passed it 5 passes. (i did change memory from a 16gig kit to 32gig kit and I think I forgot to reset bios so I think that was the issue) After fixing all of this and a fresh install of windows I am getting random Application not responding such as COD IF and Firestrike test.   They are completely random with this issue and it is multiple issues. I have ran memtest86 again multiple times and passed.  I reinstalled windows and drivers again so I think I am missing something with my OC i need to do.  All I have done is Set volt to adaptive at 1.360 volts (i think I can bring it down) and than set memory to XMP.   Can you guys tell me where I should be looking to tune next, I have left the rest of settings on auto or default. 

Is your RAM set to factory voltage - manually ?
 
You may get better results - asking for help with your own post

Iceman2733
When using adaptive voltage, I see it gives you the option to use either CPU Voltage Target or CPU Offset Target.  I have been using CPU Voltage Target to set my voltage but I notice in your guide you are saying to use offset.  Is there any benefit using offset vs target?  OR should I be using offset only?
 
Thanks

I don't know if there is any "benefit" using one vs the other.  Whatever works for you and what you're most comfortable using.  Personally, I use adaptive with the offset.

HarryD
I tried following the guide in the first post and my computer wont even turn on. I had to use the clear CMOS button to be able to get the computer running. Following the guide I set Voltage Mode to Adaptive. What do I set "CPU Voltage target" and CPU Offset Voltage" to? Do I change one or both? Should I set offset voltage to +125 as shown, or is this just an example? After I changed the settings on the CPU tab I went to the Memory tab and enabled XMP and the CPU went back to 38 instead of the 42 I had it set at. I changed the memory back to Auto. Saved, restarted and my computer wouldn't turn on. I'm on BIOS v2.03
 
I presently have my CPU running at 3.80 GHz by setting XMP profile #1, nothing else was changed.

You can set a voltage target if you want, I leave mine at 0 and just set the offset voltage.  Keep in mind there is no "set standard" offset voltage for a specific frequency setting.  It's a trial an error thing with stress testing in between.  Every chip will vary in how much vcore it may need to be stable.  +125mV offset may be an ok starting point, but if you have crashes or blue screens, up it 10mV and try again.  Rinse & repeat...
 
When you make a change in your memory settings, the mulitplier automatically goes back to 38.  I don't know if this is a bug or intentional for some reason, but it's done this on every bios rev I've tried.  So if you make a change to mem settings, go back and reset your multiplier and verify your voltage is still where you want it.
 
If you have trouble getting your PC to boot after making any changes, shut down, then press and hold (~5 seconds) the "clear cmos" button on the board or on the I/O panel in back.  That should allow you to get back into your bios.

Worse score compared to stock CPU clocks?  GPU clock speeds the same in both comparisons?

Sounds like you're on the right track now HarryD...

Heaven

Hi there,

Pretty new to OC on the X99 platform, and I'm struggling to oc my 5820k on the EVGA Micro (V1, bios 2.02). I have more or less same problems as HarryD had.
I just can't go higher than 3.8 no matter what I do (max temp 63°C), while the first owner could reach 4.5 with 1.18mV.

Start to wondering if the mb is faulty or not (ram is ok) :(

Here are my components:

MB : EVGA X99 Micro V1
CPU : i7 5820K with a Corsair H80i for cooling
Ram : 2 * 8Go Kingston hyperX 2133MHz
Gpu : SLI EVGA 980Ti Classified
PSU : Seasonic Xseries 1250 Gold

Can i test my MB or try something else ?

Let me know if you need more detail.

Thanks a lot.

Funk