I need some overclocking help

[Eldon3379]

So I'm trying to  overclock my 4770k and I'm not sure if its a bad chip or something else but here are the results.

The max (stable) core clock I can boot the system with is 4.3Ghz (1.7v) (corretion 1.170v lol)

I'm using Intel Burn Test for stability testing and I'm well within my thermal threshold, the highest temperature being 75°c.

This may also be happening cause of my motherboard(G1.Sniper M5) given its not made for overclocking.

Or this may just be quite a bad chip given that Linus said that he would recommend 4.7Ghz on all 4770k's in his 4th gen intel CPU OC guide

If you need to know something more on this just ask, I'll be active here for the next few days

 

any help on what I can do to get higher clock speeds or just tell me that this is a bad chip would be much appreciated =)

[nsyedhasan]

Sorry to say but, you don't have a great overclocker. The voltage you are running it at is too high. I would say the max voltage you should run it at about 1.3V. Having a high voltage means that your chip may not last as long.

[Freaky_spider]

another one loses the silicon lotery

 

we feel for your loss...

[tedjani]

yeah the chip is not great stop the overclocking 4770k is good chip why would you overclock it

[Liam-McShane]

1.17 isn't that high, you can go higher. I would say max 1.35-1.4 at the very most.

[Eldon3379]

yes its good but there is always room for more performance

[Eldon3379]

Ok I'll try that but i have tried 1.185v @4.5Ghz is that a logical balance? Or more voltage?

[das affe]

I'd say moaar voltage! i've a bad overclocker... can't get higher than 4.3 without insanely high voltages.

[Eldon3379]

 

Ok I've tried 4.5Ghz and 1.195v and it wont I just get an error (WHEA_UNCORRECTABLE_ ERROR) when normally I would get the log in screen

is the voltage still too low?