overclocking limit

[Mitrailleuse]

hey,

should i set myself an overclocking limit with voltage or heat?

because i have an h100i cooler and it keeps my cpu below 85C with about 1.4v(during stress tests,during gaming is much lower),

or should i limit myself by voltage?

[Shroomster]

Id say temp.

[Phllips]

1.4 volts is pretty high

[Shroomster]

As the voltage will go down when not max usage. If you stress test much then maybe voltage limit.

[Scouten]

aslong as your temps dont hit into the 90s frequently you are fine. for haswell i would not go further than 1.4v. i cant even use 1.4 because of my personal thermal limit on the cpu lol i run 1.35v and get to to 90-95 in benchs

[LukaP]

1.4 is quite high for haswell... id maybe limit the voltage to that, or even 1.375 rather

[Sauron]

I'd stop where you are, 1.4v might already be too high

[Mitrailleuse]

i imagine myself changing platform in 3 years or so,

i'm pretty sure that 1.4v would not kill the cpu until then,

i game 4-5 hours a day and rest of the day the c-states take down the voltage anyways...(i shutdown the pc at night)

more thoughts?

[Queek]

1.4V is pretty high, but if you have adaptive voltage on, it should be fine.  I'm betting that your voltage doesn't go that high during most usage (even gaming), so it should last for 3 years.  In your case it might be pushing it, but I've heard very few people posting on this forum that their overclocked cpu died (even though it supposedly reduces lifespan).  

e.g. my Q6600 overclocked by 1GHz is now 7 years old and still going strong, although I rarely use it now.  

[Mitrailleuse]

1.4V is pretty high, but if you have adaptive voltage on, it should be fine.  I'm betting that your voltage doesn't go that high during most usage (even gaming), so it should last for 3 years.  In your case it might be pushing it, but I've heard very few people posting on this forum that their overclocked cpu died (even though it supposedly reduces lifespan).  

e.g. my Q6600 overclocked by 1GHz is now 7 years old and still going strong, although I rarely use it now.  

yes i do have my c-states on that makes my voltage go down up to 0.132V(pretty loooowww)on idle

[WildChickenNutz]

hey,

should i set myself an overclocking limit with voltage or heat?

because i have an h100i cooler and it keeps my cpu below 85C with about 1.4v(during stress tests,during gaming is much lower),

or should i limit myself by voltage?

im running 1.432 at 4.9 stable and its my 24/7 oc and runs very cold so i would say temps stay under 90c and mine never go above 80 or unless im doing very extreme testing and it goes up to 85 and this is all done with an air cooler  My cpu is an i7 4790k

[Mitrailleuse]

im running 1.432 at 4.9 stable and its my 24/7 oc and runs very cold so i would say temps stay under 90c and mine never go above 80 or unless im doing very extreme testing and it goes up to 85 and this is all done with an air cooler  My cpu is an i7 4790k

well that sounds like a golden chip...(well more like a diamond chip  :lol: )

[WildChickenNutz]

well that sounds like a golden chip...(well more like a diamond chip  :lol: )

she goes alot higher to but i dont know much about ocing to make its more stable everything is on auto but core voltage 

[puthearith]

I'm at 48 multiplier and 101.4 bus clock right now on a 4790k. 4.867GHz @1.340 vols and still fine tuning it. I really want 4.9GHz tho. Should I increase more voltage? I'm running a custom loop with 2 quart rad. Temps at 75C at 4.867GHz. Thanks

[Mitrailleuse]

I'm at 48 multiplier and 101.4 bus clock right now on a 4790k. 4.867GHz @1.340 vols and still fine tuning it. I really want 4.9GHz tho. Should I increase more voltage? I'm running a custom loop with 2 quart rad. Temps at 75C at 4.867GHz. Thanks

well this is what this thread is about...

heat limit or voltage limit...