Want to comment? Please log in. April 23, Intel has announced the pilot launch of the Performance Tuning Protection Plan. January 19, There are some scenarios where an overclocked Core i7 K will lag noticeably behind modern Skylake processors Crysis 3 on the K easily bests the K with a 20fps leap in minimum frame-rate - and that was tested with MHz DDR4, not the "good stuff" but overall it's good to see that there is still a viable upgrade path available to K owners. Crysis 3 aside, you won't see a revelatory boost to general performance in most titles, but in areas where your CPU is truly struggling, there is an appreciable lift that makes for smoother, better gaming.
Five years on, the K is indeed still a perfectly viable choice for most triple-A titles if 60fps is your specific target, though to power the likes of the GTX and the R9 , overclocking is mandatory in order to avoid stutter. We topped out at 4. Now, the chances are that many of you who own the chip will have already pushed the envelope in terms of overclocking - our best advice here is to consider faster memory as a potential route forward, though do check that your motherboard will actually support it.
The raw boost to performance in overclocking a K system is quite remarkable, and it's no mistake that this processor has such a dedicated legion of fans. A stock K paired with slow memory slugs it out with a modern dual-core i3, but once the veteran system has been pushed to its limits, performance is very closely matched to a modern Core i5 - a much more efficient, leaner processor, but still a creditable performer overall that works well with most modern games.
And if that level of performance still isn't quite good enough, it's good to know that further options are available: a socket system can support a Core i7 K, and with the vast majority of the latest games using all eight threads, the uplift is palpable where you need it most - in delivering improved minimum in-game frame-rates. Also worth considering is the upcoming arrival of the next-gen DirectX 12 and Vulkan graphics APIs: both of them are designed to scale over multiple threads, again giving an i7 a theoretical advantage.
Of course, there is a ceiling to performance using an older processor - overclock a Skylake i7 and you'll push on to a new tier of CPU power, but we suspect that in many titles, it will require a dual-GPU set-up to make the most of that.
But in the meantime, pushing the Core i5 K to it limits, or upgrading to a more recent i7 is a perfectly viable option in extending the life of your system - even if it does mean trading away a certain degree of energy efficiency. In an age where consumer technology barely lasts a year or two, the fact that older CPUs can still produce great results when paired with more modern graphics kit can only be a good thing for those looking to get maximum value from their gaming hardware.
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Feature Black Twitch UK and the importance of visibility. I'm in Aus, would you happen to know they best place to shop for PC parts these days? It's been a while since I've bought anything like this. I have an Intel i5 k 3.
Basic fans and set up nothing special. I went to over clock at 4. So i gave up temporarily and put the CPU clock at 40x which Ive read, automatically does the rest. I finally got it to work!
But my GPU is running at 94degrees. Your hardware is quite old, that means some parts of it wont run as spec anymore, specifically the thermal solutions. I first recommend that you disassemble the Gpu Cooler and replace the thermal interface you will need thermal paste. Consider delidding your CPU. You can drop c by doing this. Edit: 5. Google search for average clocks per voltage settings for your CPU. The thing about the GPU randomly getting hot is it was running 4.
This is me trying to do a simple overclock to 4. Hey guys! Today I tried overclocking my i5 k to help lower the bottleneck to my Rx I managed to get to 4. I can't get a higher cpu ratio with this voltage, but when I try to increase the voltage the PC doesn't even boot into Windows. I also tried upping the load line calibration but no effect.
I've turned power saving mode off and I haven't touched anything else. Are there other settings that can help me get more out of my CPU or is this the max that the motherboard can do. The temperatures aren't the problem, I have a very decent cooler on it. You might have gotten an old heavily overclocked chip. This might be the max. I bought this cpu new in and this is the first time I tried overclocking it.
I tried overclocking my i5 k for the first time and I've only managed to get to 4. If I try upping the voltage or the clock it doesn't boot.
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