- Joined
- Apr 17, 2019
- Messages
- 16
- Motherboard
- Gigabyte Z390m Gaming | AORUS Z390I Pro Wifi
- CPU
- i5-9600K
- Graphics
- RX 570 8G
- Mac
- Mobile Phone
This is my build: https://www.tonymacx86.com/threads/...gaming-i5-9600k-asus-rx570-8gb-mojave.277462/
In short: 9600k+ Gigabyte Z390M + 120mm AIO cooler with Noctua fan
I don't game much and the performance I really care about is video editing. Here's my OC situation:
- all core 4.8G ran Handbrake overnight without an issue: 82 degree/120W drawn/all else BIOS settings (voltage, offsets) auto/actual voltage shown in BIOS ~1.30V/AVX Offset auto but I learned that MacOS ignores that anyway
- 4.9G and leave all else auto in BIOS - MacOS will crash 90% of the time at the end of a Handbrake task or DaVinci export, no obvious temperature build up before the crash
- at 4.9G increase voltage to 1.34V MacOS appears to crash even earlier during exports
Should I just be happy about the 4.8G and not try to push harder? I guess under AVX that's reasonable however I want to understand the constraint here so I know what to upgrade in the future:
- temp? I know 120mm AIO is not sexy but mine crashes without a clear sign of temp build up. At 4.8G Prime95 can run for several minutes at 95C before I quit it manually without crashing. So I don't think temp is the issue.
- voltage? should I try to hit it harder?
- power drawn? In Prime95 it can easily draw 150W without crashing. But in Handbrake it will crash at 120W.
- incorrect Intel Power Gadget reading? That's the one I used for CPU power and temperature reading. Please let me know if there's a better tool to use (including reading voltage). I have iStat Menus but it doesn't provide per core temp reading for my motherboard. MacFanControl doesn't either.
Thank you!
In short: 9600k+ Gigabyte Z390M + 120mm AIO cooler with Noctua fan
I don't game much and the performance I really care about is video editing. Here's my OC situation:
- all core 4.8G ran Handbrake overnight without an issue: 82 degree/120W drawn/all else BIOS settings (voltage, offsets) auto/actual voltage shown in BIOS ~1.30V/AVX Offset auto but I learned that MacOS ignores that anyway
- 4.9G and leave all else auto in BIOS - MacOS will crash 90% of the time at the end of a Handbrake task or DaVinci export, no obvious temperature build up before the crash
- at 4.9G increase voltage to 1.34V MacOS appears to crash even earlier during exports
Should I just be happy about the 4.8G and not try to push harder? I guess under AVX that's reasonable however I want to understand the constraint here so I know what to upgrade in the future:
- temp? I know 120mm AIO is not sexy but mine crashes without a clear sign of temp build up. At 4.8G Prime95 can run for several minutes at 95C before I quit it manually without crashing. So I don't think temp is the issue.
- voltage? should I try to hit it harder?
- power drawn? In Prime95 it can easily draw 150W without crashing. But in Handbrake it will crash at 120W.
- incorrect Intel Power Gadget reading? That's the one I used for CPU power and temperature reading. Please let me know if there's a better tool to use (including reading voltage). I have iStat Menus but it doesn't provide per core temp reading for my motherboard. MacFanControl doesn't either.
Thank you!