My 4790k isn't stable at 4.6ghz at 1.275v?

[Tahab_1]

So with the help of a friend, I OCed my CPU to 4.6ghz at 1.275v, but it didn't get passed the stress test, is it because I crapped out in the silicon lottery? Also C states were enabled, as was eist and turbo mode. I got my RAM back up to 1600mhz, which is what I bought it at. Am I doing something wrong here? I'm not comfortable raising the voltage higher than 1.3. Should I not OC? 4.5ghz isn't really worth it in my opinon, also I was getting 34 degrees on idle when I was at 4.6ghz and when I stressed it, the PC just restarted.

 

UPDATE:

 

Alright! Alright! Sorry guys forgot to mention I have a h100i! I didn't expect this much attention on this post! I'm new here and usually on PCPP, where getting more than 2 replies is amazing! Thanks for the replies! I'm not really comfortable going over 1.275v unless someone can disuade me. 

 

Build:

 

i7 4790k

asus sabertooth z97 mark1

1600mhz Corsair venegance 16gb

r9 290 (sapphire tri-x)

Corsair h100i.

Corsair Obsidian 450d

[Enderman]

What are your temps?

I hope you have been monitoring those while overclocking...

[Cokeman]

go to 1.3v thats safe voltage.

[Cokeman]

Hey @AlwaysFSX we got a 4790K over here.

[Faceman]

Most importantly, what cooling solution are you using?

[SAV1OUR]

Hey @AlwaysFSX we got a 4790K over here.

whats so important about fsx? 

[Cokeman]

whats so important about fsx? 

He hates that CPU for some reason

[AlwaysFSX]

whats so important about fsx? 

Apparently I'm an idiot.

 

He hates that CPU for some reason

I'm buying one, lol. You're hilarious.

[flibberdipper]

Hey @AlwaysFSX we got a 4790K over here.

First off, fucking drop it.

 

Second, bump the voltage up to 1.3v, monitor the temps, and see how far you can push it.

[AlwaysFSX]

First off, fucking drop it.

That ain't happening any time soon. It's like Sarcasm's evil fucking twin.

[Cokeman]

Apparently I'm an idiot.

 

I'm buying one, lol. You're hilarious.

BUT FSX THE 4790K ISNT FOR GAMING SAVE THE MONEY AND BUY A 4690K AND OVERCLOCK IT

[Cokeman]

First off, fucking drop it.

 

Second, bump the voltage up to 1.3v, monitor the temps, and see how far you can push it.

I siad to go to 1.3v

[flibberdipper]

That ain't happening any time soon. It's like Sarcasm's evil fucking twin.

At least I got along with Sarcasm.

 

I siad to go to 1.3v

I know. Getting tired of you carrying on like a broken record whenever someone has a different point of view on something than what you do.

[harrynowl]

BUT FSX THE 4790K ISNT FOR GAMING SAVE THE MONEY AND BUY A 4690K AND OVERCLOCK IT

Yes. That's exactly what you should do.

[AlwaysFSX]

BUT FSX THE 4790K ISNT FOR GAMING SAVE THE MONEY AND BUY A 4690K AND OVERCLOCK IT

I'm not just going to be gaming.

 

At least I got along with Sarcasm.

I think most of us did.

[Faceman]

This is the Tech Talk with the Intel Engineer, with a question specifically from me on June 20th of this year:

 

Start listening at minute 24:30

 

--"Game developers have been telling us for years that Hyperthreading and more cores will have a more linear effect on performance, and for years this has remain untrue.  Do you think Hyperthreading will soon show more profound performance gains when it comes to gaming in the near future?  If so, how long?  It seems like it has been 3 or more years that recommended specs have been telling us to buy i7s, yet the performance difference is negligible when comparing an i5 and i7.  Does it make sense to try and "future proof" by going with an i7 over an i5."

 

--"Realistically what game developers do is develop to the lowest common denominator, which is still 2 cores."

 

Another soundbite at Minute 33:30:

 

"Why would we release a consumer grade chip with 6 cores when software is not taking advantage of it?"

 

He says that rhetorically.

 

"Dual core is the bottom of the stack....We are moving forward as the software calls for it, but until we see demand for 6/8/10/12 cores in the mainstream world, what advantage would Intel have at releasing these parts, that can't really be utilized, it is really a niche place for 8 threads to be utilized."

 

The most telling moment of the stream starts at minute 60, there is too much to list word for word so I will summarize:

 

Intel wants more thread utilization, they want to push us up the stack because technology is there.  They are frustrated that software hasn't caught up, but when you look on Steam, and you see what kind of systems people have, the vast majority is dual core.  So if I'm a game developer I am designing the game for dual core because that is where the money is.

 

Listen to the stream starting from minute 60, and you will understand that games are not being made for more than 4 threads.

[Faceman]

Stop telling him to increase his voltage, you don't even know what cooler he has, he could be on the stock cooler and you are all trying to kill his chip.  Stop talking until you have more information.  And @Cokeman, your talking privileges have been revoked from your last failed post.

[AlwaysFSX]

-snips-

What are your temperatures while stress testing the system.

 

Stop telling him to increase his voltage, you don't even know what cooler he has, he could be on the stock cooler and you are all trying to kill his chip.  Stop talking until you have more information.  And @Cokeman, your talking privileges have been revoked from your last failed post. That's a cold day in hell.

It would help if the OP could give us a bit of information?

[Jodomcfrodo]

My 4770k isn't stable at 4.5 at 1.4v. ( I don't run that voltage). So it is a possibility you lost the lottery.

[AlwaysFSX]

My 4770k isn't stable at 4.5 at 1.4v. ( I don't run that voltage). So it is a possibility you lost the lottery.

Chips can be stable moving the voltage up just a little bit. So it's always up in the air.

[Faceman]

We don't know what cooling he is using, everything is irrelevant until the OP provides us that information.

[AlwaysFSX]

@Tahab_1 What's your cooler? We must knooooooooooow.

[Jodomcfrodo]

Chips can be stable moving the voltage up just a little bit. So it's always up in the air.

Yea, but just pointing out it is a possibility. My chip is like this:

4.0 stock

4.1 stock

4.2 1.2v

4.3 1.37v

4.4 won't run at 1.4v

Big jump between 4.2 and 4.3.

The temps are also terrible at those voltages.

[AlwaysFSX]

Yea, but just pointing out it is a possibility. My chip is like this:

4.0 stock

4.1 stock

4.2 1.2v

4.3 1.37v

4.4 won't run at 1.4v

Big jump between 4.2 and 4.3.

The temps are also terrible at those voltages.

Aw that sucks

 

But as with your chip, there are others where you can go from 1.2 unstable to 1.22 and it's stable.

[Jodomcfrodo]

Aw that sucks

 

But as with your chip, there are others where you can go from 1.2 unstable to 1.22 and it's stable.

I never knew until I dumped a ton of money into watercooling. But it's luck I guess. My GPU isn't great either. But I haven't overclocked it seriously since I reverted to the stock bios. I've also been considering asking my parents for a 4790k for my birthday. Don't know if they would go for that. Also I want so much other stuff and I don't know if 800mhz is worth it.