The Complete i9 9900K Overclocking Guide - Maximus XI Z390 and Others

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Description: Looking for a quick guide to achieve 5GHz on your i9 9900K without a huge AVX offset? You've come to the right place!

In this video I take you through all the settings to achieve a 5GHz overclock in your 9900K. Cooling dependent of course, these settings should have you well on your way to a stable overclock at 5GHz on all 8 cores.

Unlike many other guides, this video will give you a basic understanding of what the various settings actually do, and what the safe voltage ranges are for each parameter.

The video also discusses Manual vs. Adaptive voltage modes and the Pros and Cons of each.

See the system build and benchmarking here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CmsLGEfQFyQ

PARTS USED IN THIS BUILD:

CPU:
Intel i9 9900K CPU -
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Motherboard:
ASUS ROG Maximus X HERO -
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RAM:
Corsair Vengenace RGB Pro 32GB (2x16GB) 3200MHZ Cas16 -
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Power Supply:
Corsair AX860 -
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CPU Cooler:
Corsair Hydro Series H100i PRO RGB -
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NVMe SSD Storage:
512GB Samsung 970 Pro -
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Graphics Card:
MSI GTX 1070Ti -
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Case:
Be Quiet! Silent Base 801 -
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