i5 4690k overclocking

[Tiwaz]

Hey community,

So I am considering buying a NZXT X61 280mm rad cooler for my i5 4690k, i would also use the cooler on future Intel cpus as well. Now what kind of ocs can i be expecting? I currently do 4,2 ghz on stock voltage stable. Is 4,5Ghz on 1,3V gonna work with the better cooler? (I know that u also need to have luck with the silicon lottery)

 

thanks in advance!

[CostcoSamples]

Yes, I think most people can do 4.5 pretty easily.  4.6 to 4.7 requires more luck.

 

Check the LTT CPU overclocking database to see what others are getting and voltage used.

[vorticalbox]

14 minutes ago, CostcoSamples said:

Yes, I think most people can do 4.5 pretty easily.  4.6 to 4.7 requires more luck.

 

Check the LTT CPU overclocking database to see what others are getting and voltage used.

there is a database?

[Gix7Fifty]

My steam box does 4.6 at 1.26v with an H80i cooling it. 30c idle/65c load.

[Terryv]

You won't be temperature limited with the x61.

 

What will limit you is silicon lottery. Like others have said, most chips hit 4.6 anything above lucky. Some chips despite great cooling just don't go past a certain point.

 

Dial it up in small increments and see what you can achieve.

[CostcoSamples]

9 hours ago, vorticalbox said:

there is a database?

https://linustechtips.com/main/topic/17646-ltt-forums-cpu-overclocking-database/

[Imakuni]

10 hours ago, Tiwaz said:

Hey community,

So I am considering buying a NZXT X61 280mm rad cooler for my i5 4690k, i would also use the cooler on future Intel cpus as well. Now what kind of ocs can i be expecting? I currently do 4,2 ghz on stock voltage stable. Is 4,5Ghz on 1,3V gonna work with the better cooler? (I know that u also need to have luck with the silicon lottery)

 

thanks in advance!

1.3 is a bit too high for a Haswell Chip. I'd expect 4.5 at around the 1.2v mark, which you can most likely go over anyway.

 

At any rate, just find your max voltage and then see what frequency you get with it.

[Tiwaz]

On 28.3.2017 at 9:48 PM, Terryv said:

You won't be temperature limited with the x61.

 

What will limit you is silicon lottery. Like others have said, most chips hit 4.6 anything above lucky. Some chips despite great cooling just don't go past a certain point.

 

Dial it up in small increments and see what you can achieve.

I ARCTICMX4 good enough for thermal paste?

[Terryv]

Just about every thermal paste operates within a degree or two from each other. As long as you don't use toothpaste, you'll be fine

 

Short answer: yes, that one is fine