i5 4690K OC help

[Ariona]

Using MSI EUFI click bios 4 ( Classic edition ) 

 

i5 4690K @stock 

 

CM Hyper T4 Air cooler - Artic Silver compound

 

 

How, should I OC ? What settings do I change?  I want something Really safe Nothing over 4.5GHz 

 

My Specific MB is the MSI G55-SLI Z97  

 

 

Also should I upgrade my Bios before or after OC?

[AlRayes_BRN]

You should always update your bios

 

Hopefull experienced members with overclocking will help, give them sometime

[Ariona]

You should always update your bios

 

Hopefull experienced members with overclocking will help, give them sometime

Okay idk if you reccemend it but would it be safe to upgrade the BIOS via MSI's LiveUpdate tool ? Or do I need to do it more... Manually 

[SeanBond]

Using MSI EUFI click bios 4 ( Classic edition ) 

 

i5 4690K @stock 

 

CM Hyper T4 Air cooler - Artic Silver compound

 

 

How, should I OC ? What settings do I change?  I want something Really safe Nothing over 4.5GHz 

 

My Specific MB is the MSI G55-SLI Z97  

 

 

Also should I upgrade my Bios before or after OC?

12ghz is safe if it's stable. If you are looking for saftey all you need to do is make sure your temps don't go over 84ish during a stress test. As it will be much lower in real world scenarios and don't push voltage past 1.3V

[SeanBond]

Okay idk if you reccemend it but would it be safe to upgrade the BIOS via MSI's LiveUpdate tool ? Or do I need to do it more... Manually 

live update is probably safer.

[Ariona]

12ghz is safe if it's stable. If you are looking for saftey all you need to do is make sure your temps don't go over 84ish during a stress test. As it will be much lower in real world scenarios and don't push voltage past 1.3V

12GHz ? eh? You mean 4.2GHz ?  That sounds good I was wanting 1 of a few options, 4.0GHz, 4.4 or 4.5  with voltages and hopefully an MSI screenshot if possible I have no clue what to click and change inside the bios. 

[SeanBond]

12GHz ? eh? You mean 4.2GHz ?  That sounds good I was wanting 1 of a few options, 4.0GHz, 4.4 or 4.5  with voltages and hopefully an MSI screenshot if possible I have no clue what to click and change inside the bios. 

No I meant 12ghz, it was a hyperbole. More ghz won't cause cpu or gpu damage, voltage and heat will. Vcore is your voltage, every cpu comes slightly different, basically up that to 1.25 and set your cpu core multiplier to 42. That's all your will ever need to touch for a simple overclock. But a better idea instead of using the bios is download XTU intel extreme tuning utility. 

 

https://downloadcenter.intel.com/Detail_Desc.aspx?DwnldID=24075

[vlkn´]

use the auto oc function if you can, easiest way and stable too.

Edit: update bios before overclocking****