Core i7 4770K OC Voltage?
Core i7 4770K OC Voltage?
Theonerm2 shared that they purchased a used 4790K and plan to sell their 4770K. They wished them luck and mentioned getting tired of overclocking.
TechyInAZ responded by saying overclocking isn't certain, but the 4790K should be fine. They also shared personal experience with pushing their 4690K to 4.7ghz at 1.35v.
They advised having a Z-97 motherboard and warned against using a Z-87 one, as it could lead to trouble.
I own an Asus Z97-A. I purchased the 4790K today. Attempted overclocking, but 4.5GHz doesn't work. It runs smoothly at its default speed. I haven't tried 4.4GHz yet. My experience with CPU overclocking has been very poor. I'm considering stopping altogether now. I've had this machine running nonstop for two years. I plan to switch to a Hyper 212 evo. The cost of overclocking is too high. I spent around $200 on extra components—motherboard, CPU, cooler—and still ended up at stock speed. I regret my choices and wish I could have bought a cheaper board and an older Xeon E3 1231 V3 instead. That would have avoided all the stress of overclocking.
Hey, don't worry. It's normal. My 1700X was around 3.8ghz at the time.
I own an Asus Z97-A. I purchased the 4790K today. Attempted overclocking, but it didn’t work at 4.5GHz. It runs smoothly at its default speed. I haven’t tried 4.4GHz yet. My experience with CPU overclocking has been very poor. I’m considering stopping overclocking altogether. I’ve had this machine running nonstop for two years now. I plan to upgrade to a Hyper 212 evo. The cost of overclocking is too high—$60 extra for the motherboard, $50 for the CPU, and $80 for the cooler, totaling nearly $200. I prefer keeping it at stock speed now. I wish I could have bought a cheaper board and an older Xeon E3 1231 V3 back in 2014 to avoid all this hassle. If I send an RMA to Intel, they should send me a brand new 4790K. It’s still under warranty until November 2018! Just let them know it has temperature problems and don’t mention overclocking. I managed to hit 4.6GHz at 1.35V with the original unit straight from Intel’s factory.
4.5ghz is acceptable, increasing it further won't significantly boost performance.