CPU Overclock - Help needed

[Guest]

Hello! I need help choosing a balanced core speed for my i7 4930k to run at. Stock speed is 3,4GHz, and I even tried overclocking it all the way to 4,6GHz (everything ran smooth without crashes/problems, but temps reached high). I'm thinking 4,0 or 4,2GHz is a sweet spot. What do you guys think?

 

Specs:
MOBO: ASUS X79 Deluxe

GPU: ASUS GTX 970 Strix

RAM: 24GB DDR3 @ 1866MHz

 

Below is a picture of all the information you need. Voltage is not set manually, but in an "Offset mode". Extreme overclock setting disabled (can't overvoltage). All cores are obviously synced. 

Extra info: Crap old case that doesn't allow cable management. Also, I think the PSU fan exhausts hot air upwards, not downwards as drawn on paint

 

 

[The Falcon]

I may be mistaken but that looks like that gpu is pushing hot air into your case which may be why you are experiencing such high temps. Other than that go with 42x Multiplier or even 40x if you experience some thermal throttling at 42 

[Shubham Yadav]

Both 4.2 and 4.4 GHz look good. But the temps on the 4.4 look a tad too high. I would personally go for 4.2 GHz, or maybe try for 4.3 and see where the temps are at. 

[Imakuni]

Let's start with the easy (and unrelated part): the airflow. For starters, every single PSU I've ever seen sucks air from that fan hole and outputs it to the back, so the arrow in your picture is reversed. Next, that fan on the right; in the vast majority of cases, the fan sucks air from the open part and spits it out towards the supports. If that's the same as yours, then it means you have an exhaust; flip it over so it becomes an intake.

 

With that out of the way, onto OCing. ALWAYS use manual settings when trying to find out your max OC. You can set offset mode later, but while doing tests, make sure it is running at a constant voltage rather than bouncing around.

 

Anyhow, I'd stick to the 4.4 numbers. Maybe even try to reach 4300, perhaps you'll get lucky.

[Guest]

3 minutes ago, The Falcon said:

I may be mistaken but that looks like that gpu is pushing hot air into your case which may be why you are experiencing such high temps. Other than that go with 42x Multiplier or even 40x if you experience some thermal throttling at 42 

Nono, the GPU fans push air down. The blue arrow on the side that aims at the GPU, is an intake case fan on the side panel (which you can't see because I removed the side panel for that picture)

[Guest]

6 minutes ago, Imakuni said:

Let's start with the easy (and unrelated part): the airflow. For starters, every single PSU I've ever seen sucks air from that fan hole and outputs it to the back, so the arrow in your picture is reversed. Next, that fan on the right; in the vast majority of cases, the fan sucks air from the open part and spits it out towards the supports. If that's the same as yours, then it means you have an exhaust; flip it over so it becomes an intake.

 

With that out of the way, onto OCing. ALWAYS use manual settings when trying to find out your max OC. You can set offset mode later, but while doing tests, make sure it is running at a constant voltage rather than bouncing around.

 

Anyhow, I'd stick to the 4.4 numbers. Maybe even try to reach 4300, perhaps you'll get lucky.

1x 120mm rear case fan (exhaust)

2x 92mm case fans (side + front. Both are intake). The one on the side you can't see, because I removed side panel for that picture, but is symbolized with the blue arrow pointing towards the GPU)

[The Falcon]

2 minutes ago, mohi95 said:

Nono, the GPU fans push air down. The blue arrow on the side that aims at the GPU, is an intake case fan on the side panel (which you can't see because I removed the side panel for that picture)

Hot air rises. If it is not blower style (blowing our the exhaust in the IO) it is blowing air into your case that will rise and warm up the air going into your cpu cooler which isnt helping you cool that overclock.

[Guest]

Just now, The Falcon said:

Hot air rises. If it is not blower style (blowing our the exhaust in the IO) it is blowing air into your case that will rise and warm up the air going into your cpu cooler which isnt helping you cool that overclock.

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