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Should I Overclock?

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I have a 4790k, I want to know if it is worth over clocking?

| CPU: Core i7-4790K  |  Motherboard:  MSI Gaming Z97 GAMING 5 LGA 1150  |  CPU Cooler:  NZXT Kraken X61 |
| GPU: Single 8GB EVGA GTX 1070 FTW |  RAM: Corsair Vengeance 16GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR3 1600 MHz |  Case: Corsair 330R Titanium Edition

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Yeah why not?

 

EDIT: You also have a maximus VII ranger. WHY THE HELL NOT.

Any guide on this?

| CPU: Core i7-4790K  |  Motherboard:  MSI Gaming Z97 GAMING 5 LGA 1150  |  CPU Cooler:  NZXT Kraken X61 |
| GPU: Single 8GB EVGA GTX 1070 FTW |  RAM: Corsair Vengeance 16GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR3 1600 MHz |  Case: Corsair 330R Titanium Edition

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Any guide on this?

 

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I have a 4790k, I want to know if it is worth over clocking?

You have an overclockable cpu with a great motherboard....

 

You have lungs, should you breath?

 

Use things what they are meant for! lol

Ryzen 3700x -Evga RTX 2080 Super- Msi x570 Gaming Edge - G.Skill Ripjaws 3600Mhz RAM - EVGA SuperNova G3 750W -500gb 970 Evo - 250Gb Samsung 850 Evo - 250Gb Samsung 840 Evo  - 4Tb WD Blue- NZXT h500 - ROG Swift PG348Q

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You have an overclockable cpu with a great motherboard....

 

You have lungs, should you breath?

 

Use things what they are meant for! lol

i over clocked to 4.4 ghz and i was using aida and i was getting 60C in temps fine?

| CPU: Core i7-4790K  |  Motherboard:  MSI Gaming Z97 GAMING 5 LGA 1150  |  CPU Cooler:  NZXT Kraken X61 |
| GPU: Single 8GB EVGA GTX 1070 FTW |  RAM: Corsair Vengeance 16GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR3 1600 MHz |  Case: Corsair 330R Titanium Edition

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You have an overclockable cpu with a great motherboard....

 

You have lungs, should you breath?

 

Use things what they are meant for! lol

Whats your specs on your over clock? I want to be at 4.6 ghz

| CPU: Core i7-4790K  |  Motherboard:  MSI Gaming Z97 GAMING 5 LGA 1150  |  CPU Cooler:  NZXT Kraken X61 |
| GPU: Single 8GB EVGA GTX 1070 FTW |  RAM: Corsair Vengeance 16GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR3 1600 MHz |  Case: Corsair 330R Titanium Edition

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i over clocked to 4.4 ghz and i was using aida and i was getting 60C in temps fine?

Ummm? 4790k turbos to 4.4ghz anyways. Wouldn't really consider that an overclock. 

 

Whats your specs on your over clock? I want to be at 4.6 ghz

It's actually running at 4.7ghz the last couple weeks. It's running at 1.34v stable. 

Ryzen 3700x -Evga RTX 2080 Super- Msi x570 Gaming Edge - G.Skill Ripjaws 3600Mhz RAM - EVGA SuperNova G3 750W -500gb 970 Evo - 250Gb Samsung 850 Evo - 250Gb Samsung 840 Evo  - 4Tb WD Blue- NZXT h500 - ROG Swift PG348Q

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i over clocked to 4.4 ghz and i was using aida and i was getting 60C in temps fine?

So long as the temps are lower than 85 then you're fine

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CPU: i5 4690k 24/7 @4.4ghz (1.165v) Max 4.7ghz (1.325v) COOLER: NZXT Kraken X61 MOBO: Asus Z97-A   RAM: 16GB Crucial Ballistix Tactical   GPU: EVGA GTX 970 SSC   PSU: EVGA GS 650W   CASE: NZXT Phantom 530 HDD: WD Caviar Blue 1TB + WD Black 2TB

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