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Adjusting the i5 4690k to 4.6 ghz

Adjusting the i5 4690k to 4.6 ghz

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EuropeanUnion
Senior Member
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08-12-2016, 10:44 AM
#1
Hi, I recently got an i5 4690k and an MSI Z97 Gaming 5 mother board. Naturally, I'm looking to oc and have a goal to achieve a 4.6 ghz stable oc. So far I'm at 4.5 ghz stable at 1.24 volts. Everytime I go for 4.6 ghz I get instability with bsod's. I've tried numerous fixes. I started out at 1.25 volts and moved to 1.26 and then 1.27. Still got bsod at 1.27 volts. I've had 0 issues posting and booting. So with that I'm at a crossroads of whether I should try 1.28 volts or if I'm missing something else.
Anyone have any ideas?
Thanks
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EuropeanUnion
08-12-2016, 10:44 AM #1

Hi, I recently got an i5 4690k and an MSI Z97 Gaming 5 mother board. Naturally, I'm looking to oc and have a goal to achieve a 4.6 ghz stable oc. So far I'm at 4.5 ghz stable at 1.24 volts. Everytime I go for 4.6 ghz I get instability with bsod's. I've tried numerous fixes. I started out at 1.25 volts and moved to 1.26 and then 1.27. Still got bsod at 1.27 volts. I've had 0 issues posting and booting. So with that I'm at a crossroads of whether I should try 1.28 volts or if I'm missing something else.
Anyone have any ideas?
Thanks

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Cqristopher
Member
241
08-13-2016, 09:42 AM
#2
Generally, after overclocking, once the system crashes you add 0.025 volts to the CPU core. That’s what most people do. I followed the same steps as you, but it didn’t work, so I started again. I began at 1v at 4.0ghz and increased to 4.1ghz where it was stable. Then at 4.2ghz it crashed, so I increased the voltage to 1.025v and it stabilized. I should also note I’m using a 4790K, and currently I’m at 4.6ghz stable, nearing 4.7 at 1.29v.
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Cqristopher
08-13-2016, 09:42 AM #2

Generally, after overclocking, once the system crashes you add 0.025 volts to the CPU core. That’s what most people do. I followed the same steps as you, but it didn’t work, so I started again. I began at 1v at 4.0ghz and increased to 4.1ghz where it was stable. Then at 4.2ghz it crashed, so I increased the voltage to 1.025v and it stabilized. I should also note I’m using a 4790K, and currently I’m at 4.6ghz stable, nearing 4.7 at 1.29v.

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Hitscher
Member
203
08-13-2016, 02:29 PM
#3
Generally, after overclocking, once the system crashes you add 0.025 volts to the CPU core. That’s usually what people do. I followed the same steps as you, but it didn’t work, so I started again. I began at 1v at 4.0ghz and increased to 4.1ghz where it was stable. Then at 4.2ghz it crashed, so I raised the voltage to 1.025v and it stabilized. I should also note I’m using a 4790K, and currently I’m at 4.6ghz stable, nearing 4.7 at 1.29v.
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Hitscher
08-13-2016, 02:29 PM #3

Generally, after overclocking, once the system crashes you add 0.025 volts to the CPU core. That’s usually what people do. I followed the same steps as you, but it didn’t work, so I started again. I began at 1v at 4.0ghz and increased to 4.1ghz where it was stable. Then at 4.2ghz it crashed, so I raised the voltage to 1.025v and it stabilized. I should also note I’m using a 4790K, and currently I’m at 4.6ghz stable, nearing 4.7 at 1.29v.