I7 2600K ON 4.6GHZ should i go higher ?

[Tadziunia]

my temperature while rendering stays below 70C on air , could i go higher something like 4.8ghz or 5GHZ ? 

[SeanBond]

my temperature while rendering stays below 70C on air , could i go higher something like 4.8ghz or 5GHZ ? 

You should go to 12ghz as long as voltage and temps don't get too high. The important question is how high is the voltage right now?

[SkilledRebuilds]

my temperature while rendering stays below 70C on air , could i go higher something like 4.8ghz or 5GHZ ? 

Is your GPU usage dropping from 97-100% to below that value in gaming?

If no, then NO,.. your CPU clocks are fine,.. wait until it's slowing down the GPU usage in games until you push further, extend the life as much as you can.

 

This is your CPU cooler,..

You could probably go to 4.8Ghz as I did as I had a Hyper212 (the first ever released Hyper 212 cooler they made,.. the v1.0 without all the future improvements they did) as long as voltage and temps were under control,...Most were known for up to 4.6Ghz easy, which you've done,.. but I'd wait for GPU usage to be an issue before you bother trying for more.

[Tadziunia]

You should go to 12ghz as long as voltage and temps don't get too high. The important question is how high is the voltage right now?

i added just 0.025+ volts on cpu voltage , i don't think so it's a lot 

[Tadziunia]

Is your GPU usage dropping from 97-100% to below that value in gaming?

If no, then NO,.. your CPU clocks are fine,.. wait until it's slowing down the GPU usage in games until you push further, extend the life as much as you can.

 

This is your CPU cooler,..

You could probably go to 4.8Ghz as I did as I had a Hyper212 (the first ever released Hyper 212 cooler they made,.. the v1.0 without all the future improvements they did) as long as voltage and temps were under control,...Most were known for up to 4.6Ghz easy, which you've done,.. but I'd wait for GPU usage to be an issue before you bother trying for more.

there are some games like watch dogs i got shuttering, fps dropping from 50 , but it's probably because game isn't optimized well. I ran watch dogs on ultra with TXAA x4 , if i just walk in game i get around 40fps, but if i try to do some action game unstable shutter , freezing and hanging everythere 

[KirbyTech]

Is your GPU usage dropping from 97-100% to below that value in gaming?

If no, then NO,.. your CPU clocks are fine,.. wait until it's slowing down the GPU usage in games until you push further, extend the life as much as you can.

 

This is your CPU cooler,..

 

You could probably go to 4.8Ghz as I did as I had a Hyper212 (the first ever released Hyper 212 cooler they made,.. the v1.0 without all the future improvements they did) as long as voltage and temps were under control,...Most were known for up to 4.6Ghz easy, which you've done,.. but I'd wait for GPU usage to be an issue before you bother trying for more.

He said while rendering in the OP ,so I don't think he is worried about gaming as much as rendering. And in that case it more cores is better but since he is talking about clock speed then higher is always nicer, but not as big of a difference as in gaming.

[SeanBond]

i added just 0.025+ volts on cpu voltage , i don't think so it's a lot 

That depends entirely on where your voltage was before you added .025 I am not sure exactly what the maximum safe voltage is but I think it's a little higher than haswell at 1.35v with adequate cooling. I could be wrong though.

[SkilledRebuilds]

there are some games like watch dogs i got shuttering, fps dropping from 50 , but it's probably because game isn't optimized well. I ran watch dogs on ultra with TXAA x4 , if i just walk in game i get around 40fps, but if i try to do some action game unstable shutter , freezing and hanging everythere 

TXAA , let alone 4x is a hog,.. if you use something lesser than that, it may just shine with great performance.

He said while rendering in the OP ,so I don't think he is worried about gaming as much as rendering. And in that case it more cores is better but since he is talking about clock speed then higher is always nicer, but not as big of a difference as in gaming.

Oop,.. early morning eyesight on my part... but instead of editing the post above,.. I'll add more below.

Even still.... IMO of course,..., 4.6Ghz to 4.8Ghz wouldn't be much of a jump from what he already achieves,.. a small improvement yes,.. but worth it considering the voltage jump needed may be higher than he expected to get it stable. I made the gaming remarks because thats also a decent point,.. if not GPU limited,..and CPU is having great temps,.. may as well prolong the life of the CPU.

 

/I had a 2600K for 4 years,.. 4.8Ghz daily,.. with speedstep enabled,. was top notch,.. and Gamed/Recorded via CPU and also edited video's for Youtube, the jump in voltage may not be worth it for the gain. This was on my Hyper212 REV1.0

/I killed it (rare I know) going for 5.0Ghz (with watercooling) after 4 years of 4.8Ghz and I wasn't even pushing extreme voltages.

Hence my 'beware' posts.

[Shotgun]

I did a 4.9 run on one using a hyper 212x.Was fun just keep a tab on those voltages 

[KirbyTech]

/I had a 2600K for 4 years,.. 4.8Ghz daily,.. with speedstep enabled,. was top notch,.. and Gamed/Recorded via CPU and also edited video's for Youtube, the jump in voltage may not be worth it for the gain.

/I killed it (rare I know) going for 5.0Ghz after 4 years of 4.8Ghz and I wasn't even pushing extreme voltages.

Hence my 'beware' posts.

With rendering CPU is the single most important thing so I think he is asking if it is worth it to push further within safe limits. The processor is old and aging as it is so pushing might kill it but it also might give that last bit of life in it. I know I ran my 660 ti at stock for the first while because I wanted to have a certain experience then as games got harder to run I over clocked more and more until I got to where I am now. It really comes down to performance. Does he need more from his CPU then yes overclock it but if he doesn't then it is a bad idea to push further

[SkilledRebuilds]

With rendering CPU is the single most important thing so I think he is asking if it is worth it to push further within safe limits. The processor is old and aging as it is so pushing might kill it but it also might give that last bit of life in it. I know I ran my 660 ti at stock for the first while because I wanted to have a certain experience then as games got harder to run I over clocked more and more until I got to where I am now. It really comes down to performance. Does he need more from his CPU then yes overclock it but if he doesn't then it is a bad idea to push further

If he does decide to do it,.. it will let him know first hand if it's worth it,..

If he renders using 4.6 and then 4.8/higher and sees not much gained, and had to use more steps of voltage and got more heat, then no doubt he'd back off again.

Most people would,.. If it was gaming only,.. GPU usage drops would be the telltale sign to OC.

Rendering,.. I saw great gains from 4.0GHZ (first OC) to 4.8Ghz (second OC), but after that I don't think the gain from 4.6>4.8 is much at all, wished I tested the incremental clocks myself.

[Tadziunia]

TXAA , let alone 4x is a hog,.. if you use something lesser than that, it may just shine with great performance.

Oop,.. early morning eyesight on my part... but instead of editing the post above,.. I'll add more below.

Even still.... IMO of course,..., 4.6Ghz to 4.8Ghz wouldn't be much of a jump from what he already achieves,.. a small improvement yes,.. but worth it considering the voltage jump needed may be higher than he expected to get it stable. I made the gaming remarks because thats also a decent point,.. if not GPU limited,..and CPU is having great temps,.. may as well prolong the life of the CPU.

 

/I had a 2600K for 4 years,.. 4.8Ghz daily,.. with speedstep enabled,. was top notch,.. and Gamed/Recorded via CPU and also edited video's for Youtube, the jump in voltage may not be worth it for the gain. This was on my Hyper212 REV1.0

/I killed it (rare I know) going for 5.0Ghz (with watercooling) after 4 years of 4.8Ghz and I wasn't even pushing extreme voltages.

Hence my 'beware' posts.

i still have warranty this cpu was bought in 2014-08-12 in one shop for just 150eur , best deal i have ever seen , meanwhile 3-4th i5 cpu's were much more expensive than it. Am happy with this cpu, do you really think that cpu might die at 4.6ghz ? if so, i gonna downclock it

[SkilledRebuilds]

i still have warranty this cpu was bought in 2014-08-12 in one shop for just 150eur , best deal i have ever seen , meanwhile 3-4th i5 cpu's were much more expensive than it. Am happy with this cpu, do you really think that cpu might die at 4.6ghz ? if so, i gonna downclock it

I think where you are now is fine,.. and you could no doubt push further.

But it may require more voltage than acceptable to do so,.. you won't know until you try.

I'm just saying the voltage increases (if needing to be done) maybe too high of a jump to warrant such a small OC on top of your existing one.

Temps at 70*c are GREAT for that OC, but the MAX I'd let it go is 80*c for whatever OC you can pull off.

[vembutech]

You can little bit increase the voltage.It won't damage your processor.