Uploaded August 2023 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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In today's video, I overclock the Intel Core i9-11980HK Tiger Lake CPU up to 5.2 GHz with an 尔英 (ĚR YĪNG) motherboard and EK custom loop water cooling.

While this may not be the most interesting video for most of you, I'm excited to bring you along on this overclocking adventure for several reasons.

First, while I did overclock a mobile CPU a long time ago, I never overclocked a Tiger Lake CPU. Second, this is my first time trying a motherboard from a non-Taiwanese manufacturer. Lastly, the BIOS options give us a great insight into how Intel CPU overclocking works behind the scenes.

I hope you enjoy watching the video as much as I enjoyed putting it together!

00:00 Intro
05:45 Stock Performance
07:12 OC Strategy #1: Unleash Power Limits
15:57 OC Strategy #2: Memory Overclocking
21:51 OC Strategy #3: Core Overclocking
40:54 Further Tuning Opportunities
46:41 Let's Wrap Things Up

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Hardware list:
- Intel Core i9-11980HK
- 尔英科技 POLESTAR G613 PRO Z590
- EK-Quantum Velocity² D-RGB - 1200 amzn.to/47czt9u
- EK-Pro QDC Kit P360 ekwb.com/shop/ek-pro-qdc-kit-p360-lga-4189
- G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4-4266 amzn.to/457QNdR
- Antec HCP 1000W Platinum
- ASUS ROG Strix RTX 2080 TI amzn.to/3OA2K6P
- Kingston 120GB SSDNow SSD amzn.to/3OysJeN
- Open Benchtable V2 openbenchtable.com
- ElmorLabs EFC-X9 elmorlabs.com/product/elmorlabs-efc-x9-easy-fan-controller-for-9-fans

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Check out more videos to learn how to overclock:
- Arc A770 to 2.8G: youtu.be/S-iHEqu3ZHw
- Xeon w5-3435X to 5.2G: youtu.be/5w82T00taHU
- Ryzen 7 7800X3D to 5.4G: youtu.be/90UBUq1mLGY
- Xeon w7-2495X to 5.2G: youtu.be/qvAm2ORIT-o
- Ryzen 9 7900X3D to 5.8G: youtu.be/NzNflofJufY
- UHD Graphics 770 (13th Gen) to 2.5G: youtu.be/gN73ri7cSBQ
- Arc A380 to 2.9G: youtu.be/CIDQrNdfABA
- Radeon Graphics (Ryzen 7000) to 3.1G: youtu.be/aohuBCWwQUA
- Ryzen 9 7900 to 5.6G: youtu.be/I5ZpKsKWw8U
- Core i9-13900K P-core to 6.5G: youtu.be/v4V7LN48mks
- Core i9-13900K to 6.0G: youtu.be/ecdrKZ0GVr8
- Core i5-13600K to 6.2G: youtu.be/A_bonaev1RQ
- Core i7-13700K to 6.0G: youtu.be/popQrxK5_nU
- Ryzen 5 7600X to 5.5G: youtu.be/sEWYcpcZ2Zo
- Ryzen 7 7700X to 5.75G: youtu.be/0E0Z4ieo7nw
- Ryzen 9 7900X to 5.9G: youtu.be/o_AMxVcS2DM
- Ryzen 9 7950X to 5.95G: youtu.be/JcyVgTUvQEc
- Ryzen Threadripper 5990X to 4.85G: youtu.be/KNKdZ5WxXYw
- GeForce GTX 1650 to 2.2G: youtu.be/tZZtieXZHEs
- Radeon RX 6500 XT to 3.0G: youtu.be/JTdvfHGCDQU
- GeForce GT 1030 to 2.05: youtu.be/dx3lTnA_nVg
- Ryzen 7 5800X3D to 4.7G: youtu.be/kUyPTBVNXF0
- UHD Graphics 730 to 1.8G: youtu.be/qFLn5hELsXE
- Core i5-12400 to 5.3G: youtu.be/mtKkZKURTS8
- Ryzen Threadripper 3990X to 4.5G: youtu.be/8BAe1iymQH4
- Ryzen 3 5300GE to 4.6G: youtu.be/c6ReuV6K8hw
- Core i9-12900KF to 5.7G: youtu.be/T8EePIhDOvI
- UHD Graphics 770 to 2.4G: youtu.be/Sihfywr0gy0
- Core i5-12600KF to 5.5G: youtu.be/jzPu0QzJyr4
- Core i7-12700K to 5.4G: youtu.be/c_ceb82008s
- Core i9-12900K to 5.6G: youtu.be/AndOG5YkXrI
- Ryzen 9 5900 (B2) to 5.15G: youtu.be/2ZW36TPhFz8
- UHD Graphics 750 to 1.75G: youtu.be/pfeXO4J-0gs
- Ryzen 9 5900X to 5.2G: youtu.be/bxsDScbQJGA
- Core i9-11900K to 5.6G: youtu.be/9Jxjr8vifBg
- Ryzen 7 5700G to 4.85G: youtu.be/4gDfMwOBnoE
- Core i5-11600K to 5.1G: youtu.be/56LcLLSUmfk
- Core i7-11700K to 5.3G: youtu.be/PXMNgxM8RLE
- Core i9-11900K to 5.5G: youtu.be/uNVPBH0bgQU
- Core i9-10850K to 5.4G: youtu.be/Dr3jYa44ric
- Core i9-10900K to 6.0G: youtu.be/I_3BuCNZvGM
- Ryzen 5 5600X to 4.85G: youtu.be/D_606HoHhas
- Ryzen 7 5800X to 4.775G: youtu.be/gDLuwNp06-Q
- Ryzen 9 5900X to 4.75G: youtu.be/bXyyESN87iM
- Ryzen 9 5950X to 4.65G: youtu.be/nJZIGUaEXvU
- Ryzen 7 3800XT to 4.6G: youtu.be/Gw-0DAAnlR8
- Ryzen 9 3900XT to 4.55G: youtu.be/GMNfDldl3Tk
- Core i5-10600K to 5.2G: youtu.be/g4pq2az9U34
- Core i7-10700K to 5.3G: youtu.be/wsDvsC7Fo9E
- Core i9-10900K to 5.4G: youtu.be/cssbWlpmTho

Any questions on our overclocking, ask in the comments! If you wish to help us add subtitles to this video, please contact us via twitter @skatterbencher