i7 4790K OC to 4.2Ghz make any noticeable difference?

[AsrielDreemurr]

I need to know the basics of the above overclock:

 

1. Will it make a difference in temps?

2. Do I need to increase voltage?

3. Will it decrease life expectancy of the chip? (if so, by how many months/years?)

4. Is there enough of a difference in gaming to justify the effort needed to OC?

5. Is there enough of a difference in editing to justify the effort needed to OC?

 

Thanks :3

[mikat]

you will not need to increase voltage i think, i got mine up to 4.2 without adding any voltage.

(stock voltage is 1.088 V)

it's just tapping the up button on your keyboard twice and voila free performance, it's worth it imo

and it will not degrade your cpu any faster

 

1. No, only if you need to bump up the voltage

2. Probably not, the silicon lottery decides though

3. No

4. it's a 5% overclock for free, and it doesn't take much effort (<5mins)

5. it's a 5% overclock for free, and it doesn't take much effort (<5mins)

[Godlygamer23]

1.) Temperatures will increase.

2.) I don't think so.

3.) It might, but not by much.

4.) Since you're only increasing the clock by 200MHz, not much effort. Probably just a "dial in 42 multiplier" deal.

5.) Reference above.

[TheRandomness]

I got my non k 4790 to that So I'm sure you can go farther. Just add a little voltage.

[Aniallation]

I need to know the basics of the above overclock:

 

1. Will it make a difference in temps?

2. Do I need to increase voltage?

3. Will it decrease life expectancy of the chip? (if so, by how many months/years?)

4. Is there enough of a difference in gaming to justify the effort needed to OC?

5. Is there enough of a difference in editing to justify the effort needed to OC?

 

Thanks :3

 

1. Under load, yes.

2. Depends on your specific chip and how well you did in the silicon lottery. There's no way we can tell you a definite answer.

3. Yes, but not really by an amount that you'll notice. OC'd or not, the chip will last longer than you need it to.

4. By 200MHz, not really.

5. By 200MHz, not really.

[AsrielDreemurr]

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Thank you c:

[airdeano]

1. depends on the silicon lottery

depends on the silicon lottery

depends on the voltage/heat abuse

in some games the extra CPU speed can make a difference

prolly no in editing, but rendering it could if a larger speed gain was made.

[Amazingasian]

I need to know the basics of the above overclock:

 

1. Will it make a difference in temps?

2. Do I need to increase voltage?

3. Will it decrease life expectancy of the chip? (if so, by how many months/years?)

4. Is there enough of a difference in gaming to justify the effort needed to OC?

5. Is there enough of a difference in editing to justify the effort needed to OC?

 

Thanks :3

1) Yes.  But not much.  If you have an aftermarket cooler, you should be fine.

2) You might, you might not.  It's all about silicon lottery.  Chances are you'll be able to go above 4.5Ghz anyways.

3) Yes but you'll probably stop using the chip before it dies.

4) You can probably squeeze a few more FPS out of the chip if you do a major overclock but it depends on the game.  Since you're only increasinng by .2Ghz, It won't do much.

5) Same as the gaming question.  You'll need a bigger OC to notice a difference.

[runit3]

I need to know the basics of the above overclock:

 

1. Will it make a difference in temps?

2. Do I need to increase voltage?

3. Will it decrease life expectancy of the chip? (if so, by how many months/years?)

4. Is there enough of a difference in gaming to justify the effort needed to OC?

5. Is there enough of a difference in editing to justify the effort needed to OC?

 

Thanks :3

1. Unlikely as you can probably reach 4.2 with the voltage you currently have. Temp scaling due to clock alone is minuscule (nearly non-existant for low tdp chips).

2. Maybe, every chip is different.

3. No, not unless you're throwing 1.4v+ at it and have it pinned at 90C

4. Yes, depending on the game

5. Yes

[DXMember]

1) Yes

2) Yes

3) Yes (rule of thumb is 3.1416 days for every 100MHz)

4) No

5) Yes

[BigDay]

I need to know the basics of the above overclock:

 

1. Will it make a difference in temps?

2. Do I need to increase voltage?

3. Will it decrease life expectancy of the chip? (if so, by how many months/years?)

4. Is there enough of a difference in gaming to justify the effort needed to OC?

5. Is there enough of a difference in editing to justify the effort needed to OC?

 

Thanks :3

 

you can easily get that chip up to 4.8 ghz on the core. read my oc guide. link below.

[crystal6tak]

I need to know the basics of the above overclock:

 

1. Will it make a difference in temps?

2. Do I need to increase voltage?

3. Will it decrease life expectancy of the chip? (if so, by how many months/years?)

4. Is there enough of a difference in gaming to justify the effort needed to OC?

5. Is there enough of a difference in editing to justify the effort needed to OC?

 

Thanks :3

I'm not sure why nobody has pointed out yet but...to your title. You have no need to "OC" to 4.2. It's stock turbo boosts all core up to 4.4.

[Dabasepc]

4.2 what? the boost is 4.4. uhhh

[Godlygamer23]

4.2 what? the boost is 4.4. uhhh

Intel advertises the boost as working fully on one core. Some motherboards may enable the ability to have the turbo function on all four cores, but I do not consider it to be guaranteed.

[AsrielDreemurr]

Intel advertises the boost as working fully on one core. Some motherboards may enable the ability to have the turbo function on all four cores, but I do not consider it to be guaranteed.

Msi Z97s Sli Krait. Would it be able to boost all four cores to 4.4?

[Godlygamer23]

Msi Z97s Sli Krait. Would it be able to boost all four cores to 4.4?

That's dependent on the CPU as well. You can try overclocking the CPU to 4.4GHz, but as far as the motherboard is concerned, I cannot answer that question.

[AsrielDreemurr]

That's dependent on the CPU as well. You can try overclocking the CPU to 4.4GHz, but as far as the motherboard is concerned, I cannot answer that question.

Okei. Thanks for the help 8)