Rebirth of this thread now that the 17R4 / 15R3's are out.
As the thread states, 4.3GHz Stable. It passes the necessary benches that it needs to pass. Everything else like normal day to day tasks, gaming and even encoding does fine without issues.
43X Test Run - wPrime - (Preliminary run.)
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* Mileage may vary. Try the settings below, but if they don't work for you then adjust accordingly. To be frank, if those settings don't work then it might be that you'll need to do a lot of trial and error to find the sweet spot and/or it is an indicator that your chip probably isn't a lucky winner in the Silicon Lottery. Don't be sad though as you may just need some more fine tuning. Not all chips are created equal. Use the settings below as a base and work form there. Good luck!
::iunlock:: Project 6820HK:
So can the 6820HK hold 4.6GHz? - Kind of. It's still in the tuning process, but it's getting there. Right now it's dipping, but it does not go below 42x from monitoring the apps while testing. It's been about 5 days already of just pure tuning. Hoping to get it there soon as the goal is to get it 46x stable for a daily driver.
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Still turning to get it registered at 46x. In due time...but for now...
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Greetings Everyone,
For those of you with the i7-6820HK; if you're lucky enough to have a winning chip in the silicon lottery, you may be able to successfully run at 4.3GHz (stable) with the following settings (as a base to work from) provided here in this thread.
(I'm still testing it extensively so please make sure to check back.)
This thread is intended to provide an organized list of what has "worked," for me along with clearing up a lot of confusion on overclocking the 6820HK's.
Not all silicon are created equal so mileage may vary.
(My OCD kicks in a lot when things are scattered...I'm sure some of you with OCD as well will appreciate this, so lets keep things organized.)
Should I use BIOS or XTU to OC?
Both. The BIOS will take precedence over XTU, rather it'll set a base. Keep in mind that whatever you set in BIOS is what you'll be limited to with XTU,
kinda. The reason for this is because BIOS sets a max/ceiling to the settings. ie...XTU is good for tweaking the multipliers in the BIOS to your desired settings. It is a bit confusing I know, but just roll with it as the BIOS is strange to begin with.
So use your BIOS to OC set to your desired settings that works for your silicon, then fine tune i
t.
Try these settings in the
BIOS to set a base:
(~Mileage my vary.)
Tip: Do not bother with the preset OC Level 1, Level 2 and Level 3 settings found in BIOS. It's a waste of time and worthless (Shame on Dell). Instead, try this...
[Select Default, the Reboot, Enter BIOS again... -> Then select Custom and enter the following values.]
For 4.3GHz
1-Core Ratio Limit Override:
43
2-Core Ratio Limit Override:
43
3-Core Ratio Limit Override:
43
4-Core Ratio Limit Override:
43
Core Extra Turbo Voltage:
1150 to
1200
(It holds stable for me at 1150, while it holds steady for my buddy 15R2 at 1200. Try both and the values in between.)
Power Limit 1:
100000
Power Limit 2:
100000
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For 4.2GHz
1-Core Ratio Limit Override:
42
2-Core Ratio Limit Override:
42
3-Core Ratio Limit Override:
42
4-Core Ratio Limit Override:
42
Core Extra Turbo Voltage: Left this at
1200
Power Limit 1:
100000
Power Limit 2:
100000
Update: 4.2 runs very stable for me with gaming and other resources intensive tasks like Photoshop (large files) etc...however, I can not tell a difference really compared to 4.1 or even 4.0, as expected.
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For 4.1GHz
1-Core Ratio Limit Override:
41
1-Core Ratio Limit Override:
41
1-Core Ratio Limit Override:
41
1-Core Ratio Limit Override:
41
Core Extra Turbo Voltage: Left this at
0
Power Limit 1:
100000
Power Limit 2:
100000
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The OP will be updated with any new info.
To be continued...
Problems? See this thread at archive.org.
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