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So, I'm playing with my i7 4770k, and can't get 4.4Ghz with 1.25V. Is this normal or did I end up with a bad chip? And what is the max safe voltage, considering I plan on staying with this processor for a few years and don't want it to degrade much faster for a few Mhz more... 

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From what I've heard of Haswell to be honest mate 4.4GHz sounds pretty good. I'd stick with it.

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I m getting 4.16Ghz on 1.3v... :(

You have medium CPU, it is not the worst one posssible to get :)

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From what I've heard of Haswell to be honest mate 4.4GHz sounds pretty good. I'd stick with it.

He just said he can't get 4.4GHz. I got 4.4 at 1.2V. 4.4 is a fairly common OC. Try lowering Vs, maybe it's too high. Also set the other power settings to auto until you can find your settings.

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What is the cooler you're using? Generally 1.3 is the max safe voltage.

Noctua NH-D14. Crashed at 4.3Ghz and 1.25V, got 40min on AIDA with 4.2Ghz and 1.2V. I'm almost settling for 4Ghz and the lower voltage possible, since the performance in games won't increase that much

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So, I'm playing with my i7 4770k, and can't get 4.4Ghz with 1.25V. Is this normal or did I end up with a bad chip? And what is the max safe voltage, considering I plan on staying with this processor for a few years and don't want it to degrade much faster for a few Mhz more... 

 

Yes it is normal. Even Origin PC would only guarantee 4.1 ghz on water cooling (1.3v is prob what they maxxed at). If you can get 4.3 out of it? That is perfectly normal and better than some people on water (I imagine you are on air). Not the worst overclocker. Not the best. Prob right in the middle. Some people can do 4.6 on air with decent temps, but it is very rare I would say. 

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