My new rig and "soft" overclock

[CCCPBera]

Sooo... After some years without touching the interior of my PC, I decided to upgrade it. So now I have:

 

- i9 10900K processor

- ASUS Tuf Gaming Z490+ Mobo

- 32gb RAM

- Nvidia Geforce 3080

 

I´m interested in doing a "light" or "soft" overclock, without going too high on temperatures and voltages (I don´t have a watercooler or something like that). I´ve watched some videos on youtube, but most of them about the i9-9900K. Anyone here can give me some tips?

 

Thanks!!

[marcost]

Doesn't the 10900k have a turbo mode? That will give you a reasonable overclock 'automatically' when under load (if set up correctly in bios). You can check the core frequency with something like cpu-z, then put the cpu under stress (see below) and you should see the clock speed increase.

 

To start with a simple overclock above stock turbo frequency, I would download a temperature monitor like coretemp, a cpu stress test like heavyload and then increase the core speed (all cores) by 0.1 ghz, check temps when running  heavyload, rinse and repeat. 

 

HWMon is a good all-in-one tool for monitoring as well.

 

Regards,

 

M

 

 

[CCCPBera]

8 minutes ago, marcost said:

Doesn't the 10900k have a turbo mode? That will give you a reasonable overclock 'automatically' when under load (if set up correctly in bios). You can check the core frequency with something like cpu-z, then put the cpu under stress (see below) and you should see the clock speed increase.

 

To start with a simple overclock above stock turbo frequency, I would download a temperature monitor like coretemp, a cpu stress test like heavyload and then increase the core speed (all cores) by 0.1 ghz, check temps when running  heavyload, rinse and repeat. 

 

HWMon is a good all-in-one tool for monitoring as well.

 

Regards,

 

M

 

 

 

Thank you! I think that the stock turbo frequency (5.3GHz) is enough. Will check if it´s enabled!

[Sokol1]

At least in  MSFS 2020 an 10900k oveclocked give little FPS gain (blue bars).

 

 

The "overclock" for these "Chernobyl" Intel's  is Ryzen 5000 series. ?

[Bernard_IV]

Turn off hyperthreading and turn AVX offset to zero.  Bump up your clocks until it starts to crash and then go back.  You won't damage your system assuming you have a reasonable cooling solution.

[CCCPBera]

I just finished playing Microsoft Flying Simulator 2020 for 3 hours with my new rig (without overclock, just with the turbo mode), and, HOLY COW, I can play with max graphic settings (1920x1200) and my CPU temperature was below 75!!!!!!

 

I´m amazed!!!!

[dburne]

6 hours ago, CCCPBera said:

I just finished playing Microsoft Flying Simulator 2020 for 3 hours with my new rig (without overclock, just with the turbo mode), and, HOLY COW, I can play with max graphic settings (1920x1200) and my CPU temperature was below 75!!!!!!

 

I´m amazed!!!!

 

 

Congrats! New builds are always quite exciting!

[marcost]

Yes, congratulations!

[jollyjack]

With my now 'old' i7 9700K and 2080ti (no OC) i run IL2 at 120 fps, 144kHz 4k monitor. CPU averages around 50 Celcius, and the GPU around 55 Celcius ....

Game settings as high as possible BTW. Only an occasional stutter when Ai Bombers are loaded.

Edited January 12, 2021 by jollyjack

[BP_Lizard]

How much is the average cost for a new build nowadays? My rig is a 2015 dinosaur. ?

Edited January 13, 2021 by BP_Lizard

[RAAF492SQNOz_Steve]

30 minutes ago, BP_Lizard said:

How much is the average cost for a new build nowadays? My rig is a 2015 dinosaur. ?

This request deserves a topic of it's own and has a lot of "How long is a piece of string to it"

 

As a very general guide, look at what some specialist PC build shops are charging for the build specification that you are interested in.

If you are prepared to build it yourself and shop around for components you should be able to save 20 - 25%.

 

In my case, I was able to build a good mid range Intel Z490, I7 10700Kf with a RTX 3090 GPU setup for just a tad more than a PC shop pre-built 3080 rig would have cost.

This was using quality components, case and 850W Gold Spec PSU.

 

Building it yourself can either be "Good Fun" or an absolute nightmare. I certainly enjoyed doing my build.

[Algy-Lacey]

9 hours ago, RAAF492SQNOz_Steve said:

As a very general guide, look at what some specialist PC build shops are charging for the build specification that you are interested in.

If you are prepared to build it yourself and shop around for components you should be able to save 20 - 25%.

 

I just finished collecting components for a mid-range IL-2 / MSFS 2020 PC build. I managed to get the following spec for about £650... then the graphics card cost a further £660 but if you wait a while then prices on Nvidia cards will come down, been crazy high prices of late.

 

Intel Z390, i5 9600k (k denotes overclockable, I'll be boosting mine to around 5 GHz for good VR performance), 32Gb DDR4 RAM, 480Gb M.2 NVMe SSD, 700w PSU, Coolermaster Processor cooler and a Fractal Designs ATX case with lots of cooling fans, all for £650

 

When it comes to graphics cards, if you wait till mid february you might be able to bag a RTX 3080 10Gb for around £800, I opted for a used RTX 2080 ti 11Gb off of Ebay and paid £660 but again, prices will probably come down in Feb. I have no idea about AMD stuff, might be a better option.

 

So my total build cost was £1310

 

On Ebay there were pre-built PC's with the same processor and graphics card but less RAM (16 Gb) and a rubbish case and PSU, for something like £1450. A PC build shop would probably use a 10th generation Intel processor and be more 'future proof' but like RAAF492SQNOz_Steve said, expect to pay 20% more.

 

Regards,

Algy