i7-4770K - Antec h20 620 - 72C / Good enough to try Overclocking for the first time?

[Sigge_Sandstrom]

Hi

So I´m looking to get into CPU overclocking, already done some on my GPU, and I´m wondering if my specs/temps are decent enough to even bother.

 

I´m running the i7-4770K liquid cooled by the Antec h20 620 120mm rad.

 

After running Prime95 for an hour my temps were maxed out at 72C.

 

Is it worth trying to Overclock or should I get a better AIO cooler if I want to dabble in that stuff?

 

 

Many Thanks!

[Labeled]

I'd say you'd probably want something better first, every voltage or multiplier bump is going to push that 72 up really quick. I think you could get a small overclock out of that at least though.

It depends on you though, if you want to push your temps the cpu will throttle if its getting too hot.

[DoctorZeus]

10 minutes ago, Sigge_Sandstrom said:

Hi

So I´m looking to get into CPU overclocking, already done some on my GPU, and I´m wondering if my specs/temps are decent enough to even bother.

 

I´m running the i7-4770K liquid cooled by the Antec h20 620 120mm rad.

 

After running Prime95 for an hour my temps were maxed out at 72C.

 

Is it worth trying to Overclock or should I get a better AIO cooler if I want to dabble in that stuff?

 

 

Many Thanks!

120mm AIOs are good for GPUs and quiet stock computing on CPUs. 

 

72c is the max for a 4th gen i7 I believe.

 

You will definitely need a better cooler to OC here.

 

Edit: T_CASE72.72°C

 

From ark.intel.com on the 4770k

[Sigge_Sandstrom]

2 minutes ago, DoctorZeus said:

120mm AIOs are good for GPUs and quiet stock computing on CPUs. 

 

72c is the max for a 4th gen i7 I believe.

 

You will definitely need a better cooler to OC here.

I think the official max temp is 105C if i remember correctly.But you might be right in that i need a better cooler

[Sigge_Sandstrom]

11 hours ago, DoctorZeus said:

120mm AIOs are good for GPUs and quiet stock computing on CPUs. 

 

72c is the max for a 4th gen i7 I believe.

 

You will definitely need a better cooler to OC here.

 

Edit: T_CASE72.72°C

 

From ark.intel.com on the 4770k

Is Tcase the same as Core temps?