Should I overclock further

[Diceair]

Hi there

 

I'm running the following system.

 

4790k @ 4.6ghz 1.26v adaptive voltage

Corsair h100i (Balanced mode)

Adata 16GB 2400mhz ram

Asus z97 vii ranger

980 ti HOF overclocked to 1430 core 3703 memory

Windows 10 64 bit

 

 

In some games I still get some fps drops when cpu is not being maxed and gpu as well. Now I've tested and nothing is wrong with my system. Maybe it's the games and most probably is.

 

Anyway my temps is about 85C with aida completely stressed. Memory, fpu, cache and cpu. In games the highest I've seen was about 73C and that was only for a second or 2 anyway so I think thermals is ok, On average I see about 60-70C max so cooling is not an issue yet. 

 

I know it's a simple question and I probably know I should try a bit more on same volts vir to see if I can get stable 4.7 then go 4.8 until it's unstable then up voltage. Anyway what is a max safe volts I should run for 24/7 usage and is their any other tips for reducing temps without reducing voltage. I don't want to do the Washers mod on my h100i cause I already broke a motherboard that way and temps seems fine. 

 

Also the other thing is. Is it worth overclocking more if let's say I have to increase voltage to much more let's say I need 1.3V-1.32V for 4.7 do you think it's worth the effort I need to put in or should I just be happy with this overclock because it's super stable. 

 

This is how I overclocked. I remember on my old mobo it was about 1.26V that I got stable but had other issues as well with that motherboard that has been solved with the new one so maybe the old mobo was indeed not 100%. So other thing I can do is trying to reduce the voltage till I get it stable and get even lower temps and make my cpu last longer. 4.6ghz is no slouch and between 4.4 and 4.6 I can definitely say I saw increase in performance. Less FPS drops and higher minimum fps.

 

Hope this post was not to long and sorry if it is.

 

 

[Clubconsoles]

Hi there

 

I'm running the following system.

 

4790k @ 4.6ghz 1.26v adaptive voltage

Corsair h100i (Balanced mode)

Adata 16GB 2400mhz ram

Asus z97 vii ranger

980 ti HOF overclocked to 1430 core 3703 memory

Windows 10 64 bit

 

 

In some games I still get some fps drops when cpu is not being maxed and gpu as well. Now I've tested and nothing is wrong with my system. Maybe it's the games and most probably is.

 

Anyway my temps is about 85C with aida completely stressed. Memory, fpu, cache and cpu. In games the highest I've seen was about 73C and that was only for a second or 2 anyway so I think thermals is ok, On average I see about 60-70C max so cooling is not an issue yet. 

 

I know it's a simple question and I probably know I should try a bit more on same volts vir to see if I can get stable 4.7 then go 4.8 until it's unstable then up voltage. Anyway what is a max safe volts I should run for 24/7 usage and is their any other tips for reducing temps without reducing voltage. I don't want to do the Washers mod on my h100i cause I already broke a motherboard that way and temps seems fine. 

 

Also the other thing is. Is it worth overclocking more if let's say I have to increase voltage to much more let's say I need 1.3V-1.32V for 4.7 do you think it's worth the effort I need to put in or should I just be happy with this overclock because it's super stable. 

 

This is how I overclocked. I remember on my old mobo it was about 1.26V that I got stable but had other issues as well with that motherboard that has been solved with the new one so maybe the old mobo was indeed not 100%. So other thing I can do is trying to reduce the voltage till I get it stable and get even lower temps and make my cpu last longer. 4.6ghz is no slouch and between 4.4 and 4.6 I can definitely say I saw increase in performance. Less FPS drops and higher minimum fps.

 

Hope this post was not to long and sorry if it is.

 

4.6Ghz is the most you will get with a I7. You MIGHT be able to get 4.7Ghz.

[Fictionvl]

Hell yes, you only have 1.26v going through that thing, you can push more

[Fictionvl]

4.6Ghz is the most you will get with a I5. You MIGHT be able to get 4.7Ghz.

 

its a 4790k... not a 4690k

[Nacho Marco Segui]

4.6Ghz is the most you will get with a I5. You MIGHT be able to get 4.7Ghz.

Cmon,read the post

[Benji_w]

SNIP

 

Is overclocking worth it? That depends on you, we can't answer that it's too subjective.

[Diceair]

Is overclocking worth it? That depends on you, we can't answer that it's too subjective.

 

Yes but maybe someone else can tell me how this cpu might react on a higher clock vs voltage. I know I should try and see for myself and that I must just keep an eye out for temps but will going from 4.6GHz to 4.7GHz or 4.8GHz really be that much better. I might get less dips and I know if I'm gpu limit nothing that a faster cpu can do then. it's just in some games I get low cpu usage coupled with low gpu usage. I'm not telling something like 20% cpu 50% gpu but more like 30-50% cpu usage and 80% gpu usage but I don't get the fps I need meaning that the game is not optimized properly and might actually benefit from the faster speed. 

 

This is what I'm thinking should happen but could be wrong and the extra speed might yield me like 1-2 fps or actually nothing. So far extremely happy with my 4.6GHz cause it's super stable with lowish temps this is what made me think of pushing more.

[Benji_w]

Yes but maybe someone else can tell me how this cpu might react on a higher clock vs voltage. I know I should try and see for myself and that I must just keep an eye out for temps but will going from 4.6GHz to 4.7GHz or 4.8GHz really be that much better. I might get less dips and I know if I'm gpu limit nothing that a faster cpu can do then. it's just in some games I get low cpu usage coupled with low gpu usage. I'm not telling something like 20% cpu 50% gpu but more like 30-50% cpu usage and 80% gpu usage but I don't get the fps I need meaning that the game is not optimized properly and might actually benefit from the faster speed. 

 

This is what I'm thinking should happen but could be wrong and the extra speed might yield me like 1-2 fps or actually nothing. So far extremely happy with my 4.6GHz cause it's super stable with lowish temps this is what made me think of pushing more.

 

Not sure what to tell you, you would need to try it for yourself then decide if the extra heat etc is worth it for the performance, I have a 5ghz AMD CPU so more speed and performance is worth it for me. Overclocking is my hobby, I might not do it to an extreme like others but I like to push what I can.

[Lays]

Not sure what to tell you, you would need to try it for yourself then decide if the extra heat etc is worth it for the performance, I have a 5ghz AMD CPU so more speed and performance is worth it for me. Overclocking is my hobby, I might not do it to an extreme like others but I like to push what I can.

 

 

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@OP if you're doing 1.26v for 4.6, 4.7 will most likely take 1.295-1.33v.  Temps will go up a bit and you won't gain much at all, but you're still in safe voltage ranges for 24/7 use.

[Guest]

100 mhz is literally going to do little to nothing in noticeable performance.

 

If you're on the verge of getting 60 stable FPS (or whatever you're trying to hit) and you're only a slight margin off from that, then sure. But a stable overclock is way more fun then 1-5 FPS IMO. (just an example)

 

But, hey, there could be a lot of headroom still. From what I've experienced, It could have been ridiculously easy to hit 4.6, but to get to 4.7 it might require .05 more volts and raise temps by 10c. Not really worth it IMO. (just an example) 

[Diceair]

:wub:  :wub:

 

 

@OP if you're doing 1.26v for 4.6, 4.7 will most likely take 1.295-1.33v.  Temps will go up a bit and you won't gain much at all, but you're still in safe voltage ranges for 24/7 use.

 

 

I just got 1.26v stable acording to what I remember. I know 1.26v is stable and can maybe lower volts a bit. maybe I should first try lower volts and get lowest stable then try to go higher. Or maybe I should just set 47x multiplier and leave everything else as it is and see if it's stable. I have nothing to loose except some time   . if it works and temps is still fine then it's a win. So I have almost nothing to loose but if I have to increase the voltage then not worth it.