i7 4770k OC help!?

[Peter MTB]

Hi guys I'm trying to OC my 4770k. I use coretemp and prime95 for stresstest and monitoring.

My results are:

-4.3ghz core clock 4.3ghz ring ratio 1.265v Stable with 80 degree max temp

with 1.28v it goes to 90 degree anything above 4.3ghz becomes unstable. Does my cpu fall into the lower end pool? What can i do to improve the CPU OC?

 

My PC:

-4770k

-1000w EVGA platinum PSU

-Msi z97 MpowerMax OC Board

-Corsair H100i with silent Corsair SF120 fans running full speed at 1300RPM

-840 pro 512 gb SSD

-Positive air pressure case with 7 fans

-2.4ghz Gskill Trident X ram

 

 

Help Please!!!

[killerdann12]

its probably in the low end as all the 4770k's are. 

[Enderman]

you should not be using prime95 on that CPU

stress test using intel XTU

[Peter MTB]

its probably in the low end as all the 4770k's are. 

What are you talking about? What is with the hate of 4770k? I'm talking about the lower end of the lottery. I bought this when there was no 4790k. Please stop if u don't try to help.

[moderategamer]

Is 1.265v not a bit high for 4.3ghz? plus those temps are quite high aswell.

[Peter MTB]

Is 1.265v not a bit high for 4.3ghz? plus those temps are quite high aswell.

I don't know. That is why i am asking for help sir.

you should not be using prime95 on that CPU

stress test using intel XTU

Where can i find intel XTU? Please help provide a link sir.

[Dabombinable]

That cooler has mounting issues on LGA1150

[Enderman]

Where can i find intel XTU? Please help provide a link sir.

did you not even bother googling it?

wow how lazy can some people be that they need everything typed into google for them...

http://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/motherboards/desktop-motherboards/desktop-boards-software-extreme-tuning-utility.html

[moderategamer]

I don't know. That is why i am asking for help sir.

Where can i find intel XTU? Please help provide a link sir.

 

I don't know as I don't have an i7 I was just saying it seams high for such a small OC which would explain the high temps you just need to keep dialing back the V untill it stops running stable then go back a bit you should really do it in the opposite order. I've got a stable 4.2ghz OC running 1.206v and even that's a bit high I think just added some room for overhead. 

[JamGorby]

I don't know as I don't have an i7 I was just saying it seams high for such a small OC which would explain the high temps you just need to keep dialing back the V untill it stops running stable then go back a bit you should really do it in the opposite order. I've got a stable 4.2ghz OC running 1.206v and even that's a bit high I think just added some room for overhead. 

High temps are from using Prime95 on Haswell which, as Enderman stated, he shouldn't be using. Prime95 and Haswell don't like each other. 

[Peter MTB]

High temps are from using Prime95 on Haswell which, as Enderman stated, he shouldn't be using. Prime95 and Haswell don't like each other. 

 

 

I don't know as I don't have an i7 I was just saying it seams high for such a small OC which would explain the high temps you just need to keep dialing back the V untill it stops running stable then go back a bit you should really do it in the opposite order. I've got a stable 4.2ghz OC running 1.206v and even that's a bit high I think just added some room for overhead. 

 

 

That cooler has mounting issues on LGA1150

 

 

did you not even bother googling it?

wow how lazy can some people be that they need everything typed into google for them...

http://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/motherboards/desktop-motherboards/desktop-boards-software-extreme-tuning-utility.html

Well i tried intel XTU and Aida 64 1.26v with 60 max temp at 4.4ghz. I'm going to up the ghz and also lower the voltage.

My question> are Aida 64 and Intel XTU enough for stability test?

[Abir Vandergriff]

Well i tried intel XTU and Aida 64 1.26v with 60 max temp at 4.4ghz. I'm going to up the ghz and also lower the voltage.

My question> are Aida 64 and Intel XTU enough for stability test?

Intel XTU stress test can be run for as long as about 31 days. For stability, just do a 24 hour stress test. I personally only use AIDA for a fast stress test rather than a true stability test, but then use XTU for a 24 hour stress.

[Enderman]

Well i tried intel XTU and Aida 64 1.26v with 60 max temp at 4.4ghz. I'm going to up the ghz and also lower the voltage.

My question> are Aida 64 and Intel XTU enough for stability test?

yes you definitely have room to overclock more

xtu and aida64 are the best stability tests, never use prime95

[JamGorby]

Well i tried intel XTU and Aida 64 1.26v with 60 max temp at 4.4ghz. I'm going to up the ghz and also lower the voltage.

My question> are Aida 64 and Intel XTU enough for stability test?

For what the average Joe needs as far as stability is concerned, sure. 

Burn in =/= stability testing. 

While stability testing causes chips to heat up by the nature of the work being done, and it stands as a good indicator of what a worst case scenario can be, making more heat doesn't equal more stable. 

 

[Dabombinable]

Well i tried intel XTU and Aida 64 1.26v with 60 max temp at 4.4ghz. I'm going to up the ghz and also lower the voltage.

My question> are Aida 64 and Intel XTU enough for stability test?

Look, the temps shouldn't be that high in the first place, which is why I'm re-iterating: The CPU cooler has mounting issues with LGA1150, which means it doesn't contact the CPU properly meaning it can't cool that well.

[Queek]

I'm going to up the ghz and also lower the voltage.

The ratio and the voltage are both supposed to go up.  You won't get far doing it the way you're talking about.

[Bensemus]

The ratio and the voltage are both supposed to go up.  You won't get far doing it the way you're talking about.

he's doing that as it looks like 95 was forcing him to use an unnecessarily high voltage to get it stable. Now he can get the same oc with lower volts or a higher oc with the same volts.

[Bensemus]

You will hit a barrier where no matter the volts it won't boot. I can run 4.7 on 1.25v but 4.8 requires 1.35v to boot and fails after a few minutes of XTU and even with 1.5v 4.9 won't boot into windows. 60C is fine. My oc hovered around 65-70 when testing which will always be hotter then real world tasks... except rendering.

[Queek]

I don't see what the hubbub is all about with his voltage.  I wouldn't be worried until he was above 1.3V if voltage is the concern.  

[silencerbob]

I have a 4770k and can't get a stable over clock above 4.4ghz. I use the h100i and get temps around 55c on all cores. I only changed the CPU freq. Makes a big difference.. Pair that with 2x 780's in ski and its damn good.

[killerdann12]

What are you talking about? What is with the hate of 4770k? I'm talking about the lower end of the lottery. I bought this when there was no 4790k. Please stop if u don't try to help.

im saying the 4770k for the majority of them have a horrible trim making it sucky when it come to overclocking, I have one myself.