4690k Devil's Canyon OC'ing question

[SaulHeno]

Hey all,

 

So im planing on overclocking my 4690k in the next few weeks, i'm just waiting on a new power supply to arrive.

 

I had a look over this video from Linus about it from 2014 and was just curious, he mentions bumping up the voltage if a test fails up to about a max of 1.3v. What increments should i do these voltage bumps in? Is increments of 0.05v too much? Not enough? 

 

On a related note, does ASUS' Ai Suite still pump too much voltage to the CPU with its auto overclocking feature or have they fixed it since this video aired? I already use Ai Suite for my fans.

 

Any other tips for an overclocking noob is appreciated too

 

Thanks

[Shiv78]

3 minutes ago, SaulHeno said:

does ASUS' Ai Suite still pump too much voltage to the CPU with its auto overclocking feature or have they fixed it since this video aired

Most auto OC tools pump too much voltage in order to maximize OC yields for all chips.

[SaulHeno]

1 minute ago, Shiv78 said:

Most auto OC tools pump too much voltage in order to maximize OC yields for all chips.

Yeah, so nothings changed then, guess i'm spending a weekend doing it manually

[Guest]

Keep in mind haswell can't take higher voltage as compared to kaby-skylake I'd stick to 1.3v or less I was able to achieve 4.7ghz on my 4790k at just 1.225v was a great chip

[SaulHeno]

Thanks, ill keep that in mind

[xchaotic]

Also, for longevity's sake, and to keep power usage low, I'd see how far can you go on lower voltage, for example if you can get to 4.7GHz on 1.225v and 1.3v only gets you another 100MHz, I'd stay on the lower frequency and lower voltage.

If you're messing inside the case to replace the PSU anyway, I'd check the CPU cooler and reapply the the thermal paste if it's been there for a while - should help to squeeze a few extra MHz, just make sure it's a thin layer.