4670k is constantly increasing its speed.
4670k is constantly increasing its speed.
Hello,
I'm using a 4670k on an Asrock Fatal1ty Killer board. I'm still running the stock cooler since I haven't been overclocking, but today I decided to upgrade to an 212 EVO and give it a slight boost—definitely ahead of the curve.
After updating in the F-Stream utility and using the auto tune feature, the clock speed increased from 3.4Ghz to 4.3Ghz. OCCT also reflected this change. I kept the cooler on standard power mode, and the clock settled back down to around 800Mhz, which is normal.
However, when I ran a bench test in OCCT, it still returned the same speed despite being in standard mode. This made me wonder: why does OCCT allow such high speeds while the stock cooler can't keep up? Shouldn't the K chip automatically boost even without an explicit overclock? I'm concerned that unlocking something might cause the clocks to spike during gaming, potentially damaging the cooler before I can install a better one.
I searched online for ways to disable auto overclock in F-Stream, but it seems that switching back to Standard mode from Performance mode didn't achieve the desired result.
EDIT: After rebooting and running the OCCT benchmark again, it only reached 3.8Ghz (likely already boosting further), so I'm hoping things will return to normal.
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Based on my experience, auto tune offers the simplest and most secure method for overclocking. The motherboard decides which clock speed your CPU can reach and adjusts accordingly without needing higher voltage. This is why many beginners, like myself, prefer using non-K versions and letting the motherboard handle the process. My i5-2320 at 3GHz can reach up to 3.5GHz with an MSI z77a-g45 board without any trouble.
Based on my experience, auto tune offers the simplest and most secure method for overclocking. The motherboard decides which clock speed your CPU can reach and adjusts accordingly without needing higher voltage. This is why many beginners, like myself, prefer using non-K versions and letting the motherboard handle the process. My i5-2320 at 3GHz can reach up to 3.5GHz with an MSI z77a-g45 board without any trouble.
212 Evo serves as a decent heatsink, but if you're not aiming for professional overclocking, it's probably not worth the effort right now—especially since you could have achieved that in the past three years. Still, it's a solid heat sink and can be used again for future upgrades, fitting well with Kabylake boards.
The stock cooler fan is malfunctioning, so I'm opting for the 212 Evo instead. I thought overclocking would help if I had the K chip, but I want to avoid it until the new cooler is installed to maintain stable temperatures. After using the auto-tune feature, does it shut down when you close the F-stream tool and restart, or are the adjustments saved in the BIOS requiring a manual override?