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Is This A Good Overclocking CPU?

ChillKyle
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Hi guys. So I have recently gotten my NZXt Kraken x60 and decided to overclock my CPU at 4.2GHz with a VCore at 1.173. I was wondering how good my CPU (Meaning how did I do for silicone lottery)? Should I overclock it even more? I'm a little scared that in a year or so it would break on me.

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it seems alright. Stay below 1.3v and 85c and just push it to what it can take. 

What would you suggest for a starter on 4.4GHz for VCore?

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What would you suggest for a starter on 4.4GHz for VCore?

Keep the v-core where it is now, then see if it's stable.  If not, increase from there, but don't go higher than 1.3.

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What would you suggest for a starter on 4.4GHz for VCore?

1.25v

 

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What would you suggest for a starter on 4.4GHz for VCore?

Set voltage to the max voltage you're comfortable with, raise the clocks until it's unstable or your temperature is too high. Now you know your maximums.

From there you can set to desired clock and reduce voltage to have most efficient voltage to clock ratio and ideal temperatures.

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Is it stable to overclock under 1.3 volts for long periods of time?

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yes

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Nothing to brag about, but not shameful. Like many of my exgfs...

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The best overclock on a 4770K that I have seen is a 4.6Ghz at 1.2v so your overclock on your 4670K isn't bad. I would also recommend you to not use Prime95 because it is not validated for Haswell. I would either use AIDA64 for a couple of hours and Intel XTU for 24 hours for stability test.

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The best overclock on a 4770K that I have seen is a 4.6Ghz at 1.2v so your overclock on your 4670K isn't bad. I would also recommend you to not use Prime95 because it is not validated for Haswell. I would either use AIDA64 for a couple of hours and Intel XTU for 24 hours for stability test.

Ran IntelBurn and got max Temp of 69

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Nothing to brag about, but not shameful. Like many of my exgfs...

hahahahaha classic

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