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Good one Mike!
Try setting your system to a good high contrast them(recommendation : Windows 10 Themes created by Ten Forums members Solved - Page 210 - Windows 10 Forums )
Then set Windows advanced settings to adjust for best performance, then run Passmark's tests one by one, flip flopping between the different tests.
i.e.: one Graphic 3D, then a RAM test, then a disk test, Graphics 2D, CPU, and so on, so no one thing gets too warm too fast, and has time to cool. redo any test at the end you are not satisfied with.
Actually Cliff, I've been doing that .....last part. Have not done setting to High contrast them ....also have done setting to windows high performance mode many times.....I am also running today at 5.0GHz and rig is very stable. Only at this speed because its cold outside this morning. :)
Thanks Andrew, you have given me some ideas to think about. :) The only one I don't like is using any overclocking utilities, IE: Software. I only use my bios settings. But like I said you have given me some food for thought. :)
I set in to the BIOS a very safe OC of 4.7GHz with a safe Voltage of 1.45v which I know for my system is OK.
I use the ASUS OC tools to clock up to 5.0 GHz to 5.1 GHz for the benchmarking. If all goes bottoms up when chasing that highest score and the system BSOD or freezes, then the reboot brings me back to 4.7GHz without the extra clearing the CMOS and entering the OC values again. Also a very time saving too lol.
Another plus side is for example if you run the CPU tests say at 5.0GHz you can re-run some of them after changing the OC through the tool to say 2 - 4 cores @ 5.1GHz and the Cache speed also to achieve a better score on the CPU/2D/RAM sections because if you need to reboot you'd have to run them all again. As above some sections of a test don't do well with extreme OC's