4670k - what should I expect ?

[hayate adil]

Hi guys !

 

Do you own a 4670k, or did you own one ?

 

Tell me what is it like; it would be great if you could share your experiences on overclokcing with the 4670k.

 

Recommendations and tips are welcome!

 

Huge thanks !

 

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[nsyedhasan]

Depends on your chip.

[FireFox]

'4670k - what should I expect ?'

 

A fast CPU maybe

[Panda of the Shadow]

Also it depends on what kind of cooling you use. But if you have a average ocing chip with adequate cooling then 4-4,5 ghz shouldn't be to hard.  

[flibberdipper]

Decent overclocking, and ball-blazing performance.

[Imabigmac]

My 3570k is awesome so I guess a 4670k would be just as good, aside from a slightly higher heat output. 

[flibberdipper]

My 3570k is awesome so I guess a 4670k would be just as good, aside from a slightly higher heat output. 

And a miniscule performance increase.

[deathjester]

Board matters not. Chip is everything Yoda told me.

 

On air unless you have dual tower (like a NH d-14) you are looking at 1.25v as about a max. 1.3v is considered safe. Need dual rad water for that if you don't delid.

 

You might have to play with other voltages. Dial in max clock before uncore/cache. Test cache with just cache checked in Aida 64 when you dial that in later.

 

Stay below 2400mhz on ram til clock is dialed in. 

 

Aida 64, Asus real bench, 3d mark vantage are all nice as short 10 min stability tests. H264 in realbench is your real max temp (you will ever see). Aida adds a few degrees. Keep rendering (h264) in the low 70's.

 

You will get between 4.2-4.7 ish at or before 1.3v. Some people have to run cache/uncore at 3500. Most can run it at 3900, some can supposedly come close to 1:1. 

 

Don't use adaptive voltage in a stress test. Ever... Prime is "ok" for one round (short test) on BLEND. Temps go bonkers past that. 

[Commander_Z]

You could expect anything in the 4.3-4.6 range if you're lucky

[Stevenfrodo23]

its fantastic!

[AHaskin14]

Expect what I did being it was my first build. Expect the magnificent little blue box to come from Newegg with that beutiful little chip that will totally blow away your other friends' crummy laptops. But be prepared, as the box is a major let down, and that expensive little chip is protected by a thin layer plastic on the side of the box, ready to be damaged from the slightest drop. Expect that facinating little box to hold no more than the chip, a fan you keep because it adds a techy look to your room, and a pointless manual. Expect overclocking to be not only a stress test on the chip itself, but a stress test of your mind. Expect it to pass each trial of Prime 95 that you throw at it, only to find your pc reset a few hours later when you come back to it. Expect an overclock between 4.3 and 4.6. But dont expect anything, other than the expectations that the chip you get wont be as good as some other peoples. Expect some hate from AMD fanboys about buying an "Overpriced" chip that performs just as well as others, but also expect to not care. Expect great things my friend, expect great.

[Faa]

Expect what I did being it was my first build. Expect the magnificent little blue box to come from Newegg with that beutiful little chip that will totally blow away your other friends' crummy laptops. But be prepared, as the box is a major let down, and that expensive little chip is protected by a thin layer plastic on the side of the box, ready to be damaged from the slightest drop. Expect that facinating little box to hold no more than the chip, a fan you keep because it adds a techy look to your room

Intel cpu's don't have pins but the socket does. I don't see any reason why it would get damaged unless someone steps on the box right on the cpu. And the stock cooler cools perfectly & surprisingly quiet. Theyre even quieter than a H60/H80i/H100i for stock settings so I'm again not seeing the point of why you should use it as a souvenir.

[AHaskin14]

Cause I got an aio cooler

[bob345]

the 4670k is a good chip in my experience. im overclocked at 4.6 ghz at 1.275 vcore. i am using an h100i though. Haswell does tend to run hotter than ivybridge

[LDG]

Currently running @ 4.0Ghz aircooled cpu max temp @ 61C.

[Alex780]

Just got 4.5GHz @ 1.27V with mine.

[meneervent]

the 4670k is a good chip in my experience. im overclocked at 4.6 ghz at 1.275 vcore. i am using an h100i though. Haswell does tend to run hotter than ivybridge

I overclocked to 4,7Ghz with 1,408vCore, 2VCCIN,42x cache with 1,32v cache voltage, and I am using a Dark Rock Pro 2. WHY USE SYNTHETICS? X264 works just as well if not better than prime or aida. And the temps and usage are just a bit higher than normal 100%. I don't get higher than 72C when playing a 64player BF4 map on 1440p ultra with 114% Res scale.

[iamthecpu]

i love my 4670k with no video card I was able to get it to 4.1ghz on stock volts 

[hayate adil]

Expect what I did being it was my first build. Expect the magnificent little blue box to come from Newegg with that beutiful little chip that will totally blow away your other friends' crummy laptops. But be prepared, as the box is a major let down, and that expensive little chip is protected by a thin layer plastic on the side of the box, ready to be damaged from the slightest drop. Expect that facinating little box to hold no more than the chip, a fan you keep because it adds a techy look to your room, and a pointless manual. Expect overclocking to be not only a stress test on the chip itself, but a stress test of your mind. Expect it to pass each trial of Prime 95 that you throw at it, only to find your pc reset a few hours later when you come back to it. Expect an overclock between 4.3 and 4.6. But dont expect anything, other than the expectations that the chip you get wont be as good as some other peoples. Expect some hate from AMD fanboys about buying an "Overpriced" chip that performs just as well as others, but also expect to not care. Expect great things my friend, expect great.

 

Nice reply, thanks

 

However, cpu's don't get damaged that fast

[AHaskin14]

 

Expect what I did being it was my first build. Expect the magnificent little blue box to come from Newegg with that beutiful little chip that will totally blow away your other friends' crummy laptops. But be prepared, as the box is a major let down, and that expensive little chip is protected by a thin layer plastic on the side of the box, ready to be damaged from the slightest drop. Expect that facinating little box to hold no more than the chip, a fan you keep because it adds a techy look to your room, and a pointless manual. Expect overclocking to be not only a stress test on the chip itself, but a stress test of your mind. Expect it to pass each trial of Prime 95 that you throw at it, only to find your pc reset a few hours later when you come back to it. Expect an overclock between 4.3 and 4.6. But dont expect anything, other than the expectations that the chip you get wont be as good as some other peoples. Expect some hate from AMD fanboys about buying an "Overpriced" chip that performs just as well as others, but also expect to not care. Expect great things my friend, expect great.

 

Nice reply, thanks

 

However, cpu's don't get damaged that fast

 

can never be too sure.

[hayate adil]

[mgsstar]

If you plan on overclocking the 4670K, make sure you have a decent cooler and use AIDA64/Intel XTU (safest) for a couple of hours for stability. Didn't overclock my 4670K yet but I load at stock at around 50C on a LQ310 cooler which is not bad imo.