Overclocking?

[Zackslay3r]

Hey guys,

I was just wondering if i should overclock my 4790k and/or GTX970 at all. ive heard alot of negative things about overclocking but dat performance increase though....

 

If i should, how should i go about doing that? I have a Z97X Gaming 3 mobo if that helps. 

 

Thanks,

Zack.

[aeroencychris]

Yes, more important on CPU than GPU

 

[HPWebcamAble]

You probably won't see a significant performance increase by OCing your CPU, but you might get 5-10 FPS in games if you OC your 970

(If your main use for your computer is gaming)

[suchamoneypit]

27 minutes ago, Zackslay3r said:

Hey guys,

I was just wondering if i should overclock my 4790k and/or GTX970 at all. ive heard alot of negative things about overclocking but dat performance increase though....

 

If i should, how should i go about doing that? I have a Z97X Gaming 3 mobo if that helps. 

 

Thanks,

Zack.

there really isn't a lot of negatives if any unless you go crazy with the voltage.

[Guest]

35 minutes ago, Zackslay3r said:

Hey guys,

I was just wondering if i should overclock my 4790k and/or GTX970 at all. ive heard alot of negative things about overclocking but dat performance increase though....

 

If i should, how should i go about doing that? I have a Z97X Gaming 3 mobo if that helps. 

 

Thanks,

Zack.

Don't go above 1.4 volts unless your stupid.

Like me. 

 

[Zackslay3r]

15 minutes ago, Ronnie76 said:

Don't go above 1.4 volts unless your stupid.

Like me. 

 

How do i go about the process of overclocking though?

[ANewFace]

50 minutes ago, cdsboy2000 said:

Yes, more important on CPU than GPU

 

 

2 minutes ago, Zackslay3r said:

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[Zackslay3r]

2 minutes ago, ANewFace said:

 

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is the exact same process even though i dont have the same mobo?

[ANewFace]

1 minute ago, Zackslay3r said:

is the exact same process even though i dont have the same mobo?

You just need to find those same setting in your BIOS, but either than that yes

[Zackslay3r]

1 minute ago, ANewFace said:

You just need to find those same setting in your BIOS, but either than that yes

okay, and with overclocking, will i see a noticeable improvement or is it only minor?

[ANewFace]

1 minute ago, Zackslay3r said:

okay, and with overclocking, will i see a noticeable improvement or is it only minor?

Depends, if the game is SUPER CPU intensive, something like DayZ, Arma 3, GTA 5, BF4, Crysis 3, etc... Then yes you will see a pretty big increase, but if the game densest use much CPU then not really. Of not I have my 4790K OCed to 4.8ghz at 1.3V, I wouldn't go over 1.3V unless you are running custom water loops

[Zackslay3r]

4 minutes ago, ANewFace said:

You just need to find those same setting in your BIOS, but either than that yes

and i shouldnt run into any issues in terms of killing either components or not having enough power to deliever or anything like that?

 

[ANewFace]

1 minute ago, Zackslay3r said:

and i shouldnt run into any issues in terms of killing either components or not having enough power to deliever or anything like that?

 

Nope as long as you don't go over 1.3V unless you go something stupid like try a 6ghz+ overclock then you are fine. If you are running at 240mm AIO, most 4790Ks will do between 4.6-4.8ghz at 1.3V or less if you did pretty good on the silicone lottery, some people will get ones that can do 4.9 or even 5ghz, you will have to see how you did

[Zackslay3r]

okay sweet, and what will happen if my overclock fails on either my cpu or gpu? What do i do?

[Guest]

10 hours ago, Zackslay3r said:

is the exact same process even though i dont have the same mobo?

Pretty much. 

 

10 hours ago, Zackslay3r said:

okay sweet, and what will happen if my overclock fails on either my cpu or gpu? What do i do?

the CPU will pretty much send you back to the bios, GPU drivers will crash and automatically restart. No big deal. If something acts up with the GPU drives (Ex. GPU boost not working) restart your PC.