How to OVERCLOCK the i7 10700K to 5.2Ghz

Here we are with a simple overclocking tutorial for the LGA 1200 socket, the principles will work for every K CPU of this socket, but especially for the i7 10700K and 11700K

I also give a couple presets that you can simply copy, they will work out of the box even if you don't really wanna fine tune them. Remember: the i9 11900K is pretty much the same CPU, so this will work for that one as well, simply with a bit lower voltages. It's gonna be as if you had a 10700K but won the silicon lottery.

Hardware used:
Intel Core i7 10700K (Obviously)
Motherboard Asus RoG Strix Z490-A (Obviously it's gonna be the same for every Z490 and Z590 mobos)
32GB of 3600Mhz RAM (Cheap RAM, not Corsair Dominators or high overclock oriented RAM, so this is gonna work for everybody)
Arctic Freezer 360 AIO (To get the 5.2Ghz OC, you WILL need a 360mm AIO or a custom loop. The 5Ghz OC can be achieved by pretty much everybody)

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[aholmeset]

Seriously, every How-to-Youtube video should be like this. Straight to the point, no bs

[Lucas_Guit]

Absolute legend, my first time oc and running 5.0 GHz stable at 70 c for 10700k. Still a perfect tutorial in 2024!

[challeboy]

Thank you so much. This was first time I overclock my cpu. You explained it so well and easy to understand. ❤

[deathmankiller]

You are the BEST, my PC was in the cage for 3 years
Lucky for me i had watch your tutorial
My game run smooth as possible than beforw❤❤

[schonsospaet]

after a few instability problems I found out it's better for gaming to keep it on 5 GHz but with variable, not the fixed core ratio

[klucha_fpv]

Thank you for this. After following your recommendations, I got rid of all the micro stuttering I had!

[jameslai]

I follow your rule, setting my 10700k over locking is ok, many thanks for you

[dannyjensen]

Hey mate. thanks for the guide. What's your max temp recommendation?

[LeodoJC]

Obrigado cara, nunca vi meu computador tão rápido e suave, vi vários vídeos e tentei várias configurações e só essa eu vi diferença, acabou totalmente com as travadinhas, stuttering, você é o

[skymox]

I did exactly what you said and now my PC freezes approx. 1-3 mins after starting it, every time. Have an idea what's happening ?
I have 3080ti, Asus Z490 E gaming, i7 10700K

[alexfrideres]

Important to note: only 20% of the available stock of these chips are capable of achieving a 5.1ghz all core turbo, so if yours can push this high of a clock speed you hit the silicon lottery

[jhomcostadev]

Really great video, never done OC before and this one helped me alot. One little issue im having is that when gaming, sometimes, the game get frozen for a few seconds. Any recomendations to get more stable ?

[Bentakill]

Should I have Intel Adaptive Boost Technology turned on?

[jaredwong]

Why xmp 1 over xmp 2? Isn’t xmp 2 better and faster?

[mht-]

Whats the safe temperature of the cpu u recommend?

[MigatteNoJack]

i have a 240mm aio. I'm getting temps as high as 100 degrees on prime 95..i have a MSI MPG Z490 Gaming Plus and i can't overclock because of temps... Rip

[MrRAM]

If I use this overclock will all my cores always be running at max speed or will they clock down when not needed?

[mrWILLAZZ]

hi, based on ur video, you are showing how to clock to 4.9 Ghz? how to push to 5.2 GHz?

[Vraixen]

How can i follow this guide with a gigabyte mobo… every setting have a different name

[eeeFloww]

i OCed to 5.0ghz and got around 12k multi core on cinebench but 93c on cinebench :( was too scared to run it for 10 min. so i stopped it lol. is that temp normal for cinebench? also i have MSI z490A Pro. I put 1.350v in bios but when i’m running windows it’s using 1.382v for some reason. LLC was set to 4 and lite load mode to 5. thoughts on how to fix/what i did wrong? temps in games are fine though thankfully. 60-70c. also i have arctic 280 AIO.