4690k overclocking.

[calebr28]

currently just got a 4690k and msi Krait motherboard with kraken x61. just wondering the boundries of safezone i read one article saying 4.6ghz @ 1.25v is about the average chip i've tried that and works perfectly stress tested never broke 60C just wondering how much head room i have for more just want opinions before i fry it trying to do something dumb lol.

[incarnate]

With that cooler you can go up to 1.32v and be ok. Just be ready for some loud fans at that voltage. Also make sure to stress test for a couple hours. I do two hour runs with occt, and any oc that I had that passed that hasn't blue screened.

 

Other than that keep temps lower than 85°C and voltage under 1.35 or so and you're fine.

 

Honestly, you probably won't get much better than 4.7 or 4.8 ghz. Voltage requirements shoot up in that range for haswell. You're probably better off using 4.6 to keep temps low and the fans quiet. A couple hundred mhz won't even be noticeable. Trust me, there's a reason my 24/7 oc is 4.4ghz lol

[2FA]

4.6 @ 1.25 is a bit above an average chip, that suggestion is to test whether or not you you have a chip in the top 50 percentile.