A late find, good Core i7 8700K from Skalas80

[Gouhan]

I must have gone through a number of 8700K CPUs in their day.
None of which was as good as the 8700K's Skalas80 is selling right here on the forum. Not just hearsay but take a look for yourself.
As a side note, CPU has been delided and had the paste replaced by TH Kryonaught.
That said, this was done to all previous 8700K CPUs as well, so that's not what makes these better than average.
Pay attention to the CPU-z voltage reading. It's correct (actually reads a little higher as load is 1.159v) , as it confirms direct reading from ASP1405 VRM controller & probe-it points.
Using Loadline Calibration Level 6
Manual CPU Voltage @ 1.2v
SVID disabled.
Power draw under AVX load is 110W measured with HWInfo

Not a tutorial but letting anyone who may be interested in his CPUs that they are really good, (at least this batch).
Thread for the 8700K sales is here - [Sale] - Intel 8700K Brand new and sealed *R5500.00 | CPU

 

[Gouhan]

Increased Vcore naturally for a higher core clock
5.3GHz requires far too much juice to be remotely usable, but 5,200MHz needs only 1.234v (ASP1405 reading). Would still not run this 24/7 only because it consumes quite a bit of power at 151W under AVX loads. Far too much for an everyday use CPU I believe.

That said, above is the 5,200MHz run at a low voltage (some CPUs have a higher VID than this out the box). For context some 8700K CPUs need 1.325v for 5GHz. These are of course the poorest samples, but just as a comparison between what was considered above average and an average to poor sample.

For reference if you do buy a CPU from @skalas80 (whom I'll be buying from again), the Batch # is L840D898.