i5-4690k i5-4690k Help!

[joew2207]

Hey i was wondering if anyone knows if my cpu is running good, my i5-4690k is running around 4.2 ghz idle and boosting up to 4.7 when gaming, my temps are 36 c idle and 65 c max. im using a evo 212 with artic mx-4 thermal spunk, iv run adia and prime95 both say the same thing. this is my first pc build iv done and i would be happy with any feed back i can get. i just dont want to fry my cpu

[79wjd]

How many volts are you putting to the CPU? As long as it's <= 1.30v~ then it's fine. Based on your temps, i'm going to guess you're around 1.15v~, so...fine. 

[joew2207]

On 12/3/2017 at 6:01 PM, djdwosk97 said:

How many volts are you putting to the CPU? As long as it's <= 1.30v~ then it's fine. Based on your temps, i'm going to guess you're around 1.15v~, so...fine. 

mine shows 1.2/1.3v i cant remember, the reason why im asking is because i was having really bad heat fluxuating my temps were going nuts it was hitting 90 at max load and moving up and down 10 degrees on idle yesterday, i was using stock evo 212 thermal paste that it came with but when i first applied artic mx-4 my temps were going nuts

 

 

Also i havent oc my cpu or gpu

 

[79wjd]

Just now, joew2207 said:

mine shows 1.2/1.3v i cant remember, the reason why im asking is because i was having really bad heat fluxuating my temps were going nuts it was hitting 90 at max load and moving up and down 10 degrees on idle yesterday, i was using stock evo 212 thermal paste that it came with but when i first applied artic mx-4 my temps were going nuts

 

You should manually overclock it and set the voltage yourself (the lowest voltage that is stable at the highest overclock with acceptable temps -- anything <= 80ºc under stress testing load is good).

[joew2207]

Just now, djdwosk97 said:

You should manually overclock it and set the voltage yourself (the lowest voltage that is stable at the highest overclock with acceptable temps -- anything <= 80ºc under stress testing load is good).

i want to but i have no idea how and i dont want to screw my system up, i think i have enough power but im using a evga 1070 ftw and i only have a 600w psu

[79wjd]

Just now, joew2207 said:

i want to but i have no idea how and i dont want to screw my system up, i think i have enough power but im using a evga 1070 ftw and i only have a 600w psu

What PSU is it? 

[joew2207]

4 minutes ago, djdwosk97 said:

What PSU is it? 

thermaltake TR2 600w

[79wjd]

2 minutes ago, joew2207 said:

thermaltake TR2 600w

Well, 600w is more than enough to overclock a 4690k and 1070 (even a good 450w psu would be enough, although far from ideal), however the TR2 is a bad excuse for a PSU and you should replace it regardless of whether or not you overclock (something >=500w from tier 1-3 from the PSU tier list in my signature would do).

[joew2207]

1 minute ago, djdwosk97 said:

Well, 600w is more than enough to overclock a 4690k and 1070 (even a good 450w psu would be enough, although far from ideal), however the TR2 is a bad excuse for a PSU and you should replace it regardless of whether or not you overclock (something >=500w from tier 1-3 from the PSU tier list in my signature would do).

yea i know not the best but it was free, my buddy gave me his old case with the psu and motherboard i had to buy everything else. 

so i would be ok to oc my cpu 

[mitchpman13]

Those speeds are pretty good. I had a 4690k and I was getting 4.6 GHz with 1.3 volts.

[joew2207]

On 12/3/2017 at 6:41 PM, mitchpman13 said:

Those speeds are pretty good. I had a 4690k and I was getting 4.6 GHz with 1.3 volts.

What could i get it to without hitting 80c max load

[79wjd]

1 hour ago, joew2207 said:

What could i get it to without hitting 80c max load

Try and see, it comes down to the specific chip and motherboard. But anything <=80ºc is fine. 

[mitchpman13]

8 hours ago, joew2207 said:

What could i get it to without hitting 80c max load

Well if you're hitting 4.7Ghz with an air cooler, and staying max 80, you're golden. Most games won't push you to max load anyways, so you'll stay below 80C