4690k cooling

[1234516]

>Cool my 4690k

>Want to reach 4.5 -ish

>Cheap cooler

 

>Cooler in minds

>Noctua NH-D14

>Cooler master evo hyper 212

 

Question- can the CM evo 212 oc to 4.5 or even a bit higher with the cheap but budget cooler?

I can afford both but i want to keep my budget low and reasonably price-effective.

 

other specs

Gigabyte g1 970

Gigabyte z97mxgaming 5 atx

prodigy m

[Enderman]

The frequency you can reach depends on your processor.

Just because you have a good cooler on it doesnt mean you can get to 4+GHz.

It depends if you get lucky or not with your CPU.

 

The NH-D14 is much better than the 212 evo if you can afford it.

[Fate]

As long as you don't throw more volts at it all day (depends on how lucky you get with your processor's overclocking ability) it should be just fine, assuming you have adequate air flow in your case and your ambient temps aren't too high.

[TheKDub]

the 212 evo is a great choice for the price and might be able to get you to 4.5GHz depending on how well your 4690K overclocks.

As enderman said, the NH-D14 is a better option if you can afford it.

[1234516]

@Fate

@TheKDub

@Enderman

 

i know that each chip is subject to the silicon lottery or whatever but what about temperature wise? obviously the noctua beats it. higher price and all but how different are the temperatures? temperature affects the oc-ability right?

[eelnico09]

You can have the best cooling system and you might not achieve 4.5

 

Thermaltake Frio Advance is the cooler i have for a 3570k and it's beautiful, you can have it nice and slow, or you can have a boeing 747 turbine right next to you, it keeps my cpu, which can go high as fuck in terms of temps, around 60ºC overclocked at 4.3Ghz with stock voltage.

 

Anyways, the 212evo was my choice, it was not available and got the TT Frio and i couldn't be happier, so i'd say the 212 is going to handle your cpu at 4.5Ghz if it reaches that.

[SeanBond]

>Cool my 4690k

>Want to reach 4.5 -ish

>Cheap cooler

 

>Cooler in minds

>Noctua NH-D14

>Cooler master evo hyper 212

 

Question- can the CM evo 212 oc to 4.5 or even a bit higher with the cheap but budget cooler?

I can afford both but i want to keep my budget low and reasonably price-effective.

 

other specs

Gigabyte g1 970

Gigabyte z97mxgaming 5 atx

prodigy m

212 evo is going to be lucky to get to 4.5. However if you buy some mx-4 with it you are surely going to get at least 4.3 out of it because you can hit 1.275v before temps become an issue. A cooler does not tell you what overclock you will obtain, it only clarifies what kind of voltages your cpu can take before overheating.

[gilm0re3]

It really depends on the silicone lottery. One cpu you might hit 4.6 with the 212 evo, while another cpu of the same type may struggle to reach even 4.3. If you want to get the most potential out of your 4690k, you're gonna wanna get the noctua, just because you never know how "cooly" your cpu will overclock.

[Enderman]

@Fate

@TheKDub

@Enderman

 

i know that each chip is subject to the silicon lottery or whatever but what about temperature wise? obviously the noctua beats it. higher price and all but how different are the temperatures? temperature affects the oc-ability right?

yes, lower temps = more potential for overclocking

so you have a much higher chance of reaching 4.5GHz with the NH-D14 than the 212 evo.

[Gix7Fifty]

Your case does not have the best air flow. I would go with a 120mm liquid cpu cooler.

[1234516]

yes, lower temps = more potential for overclocking

so you have a much higher chance of reaching 4.5GHz with the NH-D14 than the 212 evo.

I see, so in a ideal condition, the nh-d14 would oc higher.

 

It really depends on the silicone lottery. One cpu you might hit 4.6 with the 212 evo, while another cpu of the same type may struggle to reach even 4.3. If you want to get the most potential out of your 4690k, you're gonna wanna get the noctua, just because you never know how "cooly" your cpu will overclock.

 

Yeah i understand.

212 evo is going to be lucky to get to 4.5. However if you buy some mx-4 with it you are surely going to get at least 4.3 out of it because you can hit 1.275v before temps become an issue. A cooler does not tell you what overclock you will obtain, it only clarifies what kind of voltages your cpu can take before overheating.

but if i get the noctua i dont need any artic silver right? since it comes with some noctua thermal paste which is pretty good.

 

You can have the best cooling system and you might not achieve 4.5

 

Thermaltake Frio Advance is the cooler i have for a 3570k and it's beautiful, you can have it nice and slow, or you can have a boeing 747 turbine right next to you, it keeps my cpu, which can go high as fuck in terms of temps, around 60ºC overclocked at 4.3Ghz with stock voltage.

 

Anyways, the 212evo was my choice, it was not available and got the TT Frio and i couldn't be happier, so i'd say the 212 is going to handle your cpu at 4.5Ghz if it reaches that.

but thats because you didn't turn the voltage too right?

 

& a question since everyones here, is there an video or an simple dumbed down explanation on how to OC, and which programs to stress test it?

[TheKDub]

Your case does not have the best air flow. I would go with a 120mm liquid cpu cooler.

 

a 240mm or 280mm rad would be better, but a thick 120mm could be just as good in some situations.

[1234516]

a 240mm or 280mm rad would be better, but a thick 120mm could be just as good in some situations.

the thing about aio's are the problems with them. like they just aren't as reliable and when they fail, it'd be pretty ugly. even though they're self maintenance and all, and most people having luck with their aio's. some are doa, pump fails etc. theres just too much problem imo to deal with and i prefer something that'd work along time without any fault.

[TheKDub]

the thing about aio's are the problems with them. like they just aren't as reliable and when they fail, it'd be pretty ugly. even though they're self maintenance and all, and most people having luck with their aio's. some are doa, pump fails etc. theres just too much problem imo to deal with and i prefer something that'd work along time without any fault.

 

Yeah, thats just one of the things you have to deal with for watercooling, better cooling and an extra point of failure, or go with air cooling and have worse cooling with one less point of failure...

[airdeano]

a question since everyones here, is there an video or an simple dumbed down explanation on how to OC, and which programs to stress test it?

 

this this guide from @ProKoN (LTT Member): http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/41234-intel-haswell-4670k-4770k-overclocking-guide/