New to overclocking

[jerom717]

Hi all

 

I just built my frist pc in awhile(like 5 or 6 years).

My set up is:

Mobo: asus z97-ar

CPU:   i5-4690k

Gpu:   Gigabyte 970 G1 gaming.

ram:   8gb single stick kingston hyper furry 1866

PSU:  corsair cx750m

cooler: corsair h75

 

Over clocking seems so easy but I have it at stock settings now

and performance seems so good.

 

Would over clocking be worth it?

 

I did do LINX stress test and it hit like 67c on cpu, Is that about right?

 

I know no 2 cpus over clock the same but what should the H75 & 4690k be able to achieve at what temperature?

[soaringchicken]

I reckon you would do alright, those temps are pretty good

[Octavialicious]

Overclocking is definitely worth it, It's basically bumping voltage along with the CPU core speed

[TheFalseHuman]

In the applications you are currently running and wanting to run, do you see a need of a slight increase of performance?

 

if no -> then no need to overclock

if yes -> then overclock

 

Depending on the overclock, you may or may not see a significant difference in performance.

[jerom717]

Did a quick test @ 4.5 92C(stress linx) 62(BF4) max with V 1.275(Mobo controlled)

Now I have looked at many over clocking guides and I could under volt to get lower temps right?

run prime95 to ensure stability? 

[Darel]

If everything is running ok.. why would you even overclock?? that is the question

[jerom717]

I forgot to mention in the original post but When playing BF4 and running plex server while steaming content i notice a little blip every once in awhile. 

[jerom717]

Does this seem reasonable?

Ran AIDA64 for 15 minutes 

4.5 @ 1.225V

Highest temp core #0 =73 #1=72 #2=69 #3 =60

GPU over clocked also at 1300 but i believe it was hitting 1540 @68 C