i5 4690k Overclocking

[Alexcalibur]

This is my first time overclocking the chip, and I want to know how hot is too hot. I currently have it at 4.0Ghz, 1.3v and it is capping out at about 69 Celsius at 100% load on all cores. How much more can I push it before it is "too hot"?

 

Thanks

[Skiiwee29]

That is 100% fine. As long as you can keep the chip cool, under 80c during synthetic stress tests and not crash you are good. 

 

IIRC I had my 4690k at 4.5ghz at 1.35v 

[cj09beira]

4.5/6 should be easy to get

[WereCat]

4.0GHz at 1.3V is terrible.

You should be able to get at the very least 4.4GHz at that voltage.

Temperature is fine.

[Alexcalibur]

25 minutes ago, WereCat said:

4.0GHz at 1.3V is terrible.

You should be able to get at the very least 4.4GHz at that voltage.

Temperature is fine.

I have been messing with it a bit, I am getting 4.8Ghz 1.38v and 86 @ 100% load. Is that too high? @cj09beira @legacy99

[Skiiwee29]

I personally feel 86 is to high. try and keep it at or under 80 under synthetic stress test like Aida64.

[Alexcalibur]

Just now, legacy99 said:

I personally feel 86 is to high. try and keep it at or under 80 under synthetic stress test like Aida64.

I benched it a few times and it only capped out at 86 the first time, every other time it stopped at like 78. I think I will just keep it at 4.8 because I am not playing too demanding games anyway

[WereCat]

10 minutes ago, IskanderEXC said:

I have been messing with it a bit, I am getting 4.8Ghz 1.38v and 86 @ 100% load. Is that too high? @cj09beira @legacy99

 

 

 

While the temperature is fine and you achieved very nice OC, I really wouldn't recommend 1.38V on Haswell for daily use. As long as you have adaptive voltage turned ON and your voltage adjusts automatically to match the clocks and is not pinned at 1.38V all the time, I suppose it is alright-ish. Personally, I would try to stay within 1.3V at most... +-25mV.

 

The temperature is not really what causes degradation rather than the high voltages, even at low temperature.

[Alexcalibur]

35 minutes ago, WereCat said:

While the temperature is fine and you achieved very nice OC, I really wouldn't recommend 1.38V on Haswell for daily use. As long as you have adaptive voltage turned ON and your voltage adjusts automatically to match the clocks and is not pinned at 1.38V all the time, I suppose it is alright-ish. Personally, I would try to stay within 1.3V at most... +-25mV.

 

The temperature is not really what causes degradation rather than the high voltages, even at low temperature.

Yea I was messing around with it more, and I was just trying to see how high it would go. I decided to just relax and I am at 4.5  with a 1.26 or something like that. Silicone lottery was a win I would say lol

[cj09beira]

1 hour ago, IskanderEXC said:

I have been messing with it a bit, I am getting 4.8Ghz 1.38v and 86 @ 100% load. Is that too high? @cj09beira @legacy99

thats perfect :-)