Overclocking Help

[Spyd3r52]

I need some tips on overclocking and the best program to use for overclocking.

 

Also would like to know how high I could clock my i5 4670k.

 

*I have a after market cooler*

[SharpY]

I have my 4670k to 4.2  

I used my bios OC stuff

[Archangel1994]

1. You should always OC in the bios, not via a program in windows

2. How high it goes depends on your thermals and how good your chip is

3. What aftermarker cooler do you have?

[nj4ck]

Always use the bios for overclocking. There's no way to tell how high your chip will go, it all comes down to the silicon lottery. I have a 4670k which happens to be a crap chip. It'll do no more than 4.4GHz on a ridiculous voltage, so I've currently turned it down to 4.2 @ 1.33V, which even with custom loop watercooling and a delidded chip is quite a lot of voltage. That being said, my chip is about as bad as it gets. It ranges anywhere from 4.2 to 5 GHz maximum, although silicon capable of 5 GHz is only about 1-5% of all Haswell CPUs. Just keep pushing yours to until your cooler can no longer handle the heat output, you'll definitely get over 4GHz, even if your chip is crap.

[Albatross]

• Use the BIOS. Also, what is your motherboard?
• All CPUs OC differently. I may get 4.4GHz but you could get a lousy 4.0GHz OC or a better one at 4.6GHz.
• Which after market cooler do you have? The Cooler Master Hyper EVO 212 is a great cooler, real cheap too. If you got that, awesome, if not I would suggest it.

 

To overclock your raise the voltage and clock until stress testing yor PC is stable (there are other options you should or can fiddle with as well). I would suggest reading through the official threads here. They are incredibly helpful. You can also look up videos of people using the same mobo to get get an idea of where everything is etc etc.

 

Thread to get  you started:

 

http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/41234-intel-haswell-4670k-4770k-overclocking-guide/

[Spyd3r52]

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1. You should always OC in the bios, not via a program in windows

2. How high it goes depends on your thermals and how good your chip is

3. What aftermarker cooler do you have?

 

I have a Cooler Master Hyper T4 but I'm buying the Phantek 140mm UFB CPU Cooler in the next few of weeks

 

 

• Use the BIOS. Also, what is your motherboard?
• All CPUs OC differently. I may get 4.4GHz but you could get a lousy 4.0GHz OC or a better one at 4.6GHz.
• Which after market cooler do you have? The Cooler Master Hyper EVO 212 is a great cooler, real cheap too. If you got that, awesome, if not I would suggest it.

 

To overclock your raise the voltage and clock until stress testing yor PC is stable (there are other options you should or can fiddle with as well). I would suggest reading through the official threads here. They are incredibly helpful. You can also look up videos of people using the same mobo to get get an idea of where everything is etc etc.

 

Thread to get  you started:

 

http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/41234-intel-haswell-4670k-4770k-overclocking-guide/

 

 

^^   and my mother board is a MSI-z87-gd65 

[Spyd3r52]

Also another quick question if some can answer. 

 

Will the Phantek 140mm UFB CPU Cooler fit with my G.Skill Trident X series RAM?

[nj4ck]

Also another quick question if some can answer. 

 

Will the Phantek 140mm UFB CPU Cooler fit with my G.Skill Trident X series RAM?

depends on your motherboard and how far away from the socket the ram slots are located. Just by eyeballing it I'd say it should fit, though. You'll probably need to configure it with the fans blowing vertically though.